(KAIR)--A longtime Atchison leader, active in the local Catholic community, including longtime leadership at Benedictine College, has died.

According to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Elmer Fangman was 90-years-old at the time of his death on October 8.

He will be laid to rest Monday, with a Mass of Christian Burial at Atchison's St. Benedict Church.

According to his obituary, the Seneca/Axtell native attended Maur Hill Prep, in Atchison, in 1953, leading to his education at Benedictine College, a longtime marriage to his late wife, Anne, time as an educator, and eventually to his leadership at the college.

According to his obituary, Fangman, during the 30-years between August, 1970 to his retirement in August, 2000, held the position of Dean of Students and later also of Vice President of Student Affairs, with his responsibilities, at various times, including counseling, all athletic programs, all college facilities, financial aid, student activities, health services, career planning and placement, intramural programs, foreign student programs, student publications and housing. In addition, in 1982, he was selected as Administrator of the Year at Benedictine College, and he raised the money and sponsored the first Fellowship of Catholic University Students program on a college campus, a program that has grown to over 210 campuses.

He was a founding board member of Atchison Achievement Services and helped spearhead the mainstreaming of Down Syndrome children into the Atchison Public Schools, with recognitions of his service to others including the Kansas Monk Award from Benedictine College and the Lumen Vitae Medal from St Benedict- Abbey.

Upon retirement in 2000, Fangman became a licensed professional counselor at All-Faiths Counseling Center.