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Former prioress dies; services set for Saturday

By Brian Hagen

08/20/2025

Sister Esther Fangman, OSB/Credit: Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison

(KAIR)--A former prioress of Atchison's Mount St. Scholastica will be laid to rest this weekend, following her death earlier this month.

According to obituary information from Atchison's Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Sister Esther Fangman, OSB, died August 11 at the age of 80, following a brief illness.

Sister Esther, a licensed clinical professional counselor, was elected Prioress in 2017, serving in the role for six-years, leaving the office in 2023.

According to the Mount St. Scholastica website, her biggest challenge during her term as prioress was dealing with the Covid pandemic, with her biography saying that by "working with others and making some hard decisions, she managed to help the Mount weather the pandemic with no loss of sisters’ lives," with Sister Esther "instrumental in working with the Atchison County Health and Emergency Departments in offering Sophia Center as a clinic for Covid vaccinations."

Prior to her role as Prioress, her obituary says she was, in 1998, "elected president of the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica, a mutual support organization of women- monasteries throughout the U.S. and Mexico," adding that "during the twelve years of her three successive terms, she was of assistance to Benedictine women not only in her congregation, but also around the world."

A Mass of Resurrection for Sister Esther Fangman, OSB, will be Saturday morning at 10:30 at the Monastery Chapel, in Atchison.

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