Frances Handke Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Frances Handke of Atchison, Kansas, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on February 22, 2026 at the age of 94. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Navinskey and Dorothy Marie Navinskey (Hampton); her daughters-in-law, Kathy Handke and Angela Handke; her siblings, Joyce Haupt (Richard), Dorothy Navinskey, Edward (Joan), William (Frieda), Gerald (Mary) and Richard Navinskey; and her brother-in-law Ronald Myers.
She is survived by: her husband Robert Handke; her children, Gary Handke, Wayne Handke (Terri), Robert James Handke, Glen Handke (Jennie), Phil Handke, Peggy Lutz (Ron) and Karen Birkinsha (Nelson); her sisters, Carol Erpelding (Dick), Ginger Schrick (Harold) and Janet Myers; and her sister-in-law Rita Navinskey. She is also survived by twenty-one grandchildren, thirty-seven great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Patrick's Cemetery Endowment Fund or St. Croix Hospice and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.
