Harris, Caroline A. 1945-2024 Atchison, Kan.

By NewsPress Now

ATCHISON, Kan. – Caroline Ann (Miller) Harris, of Atchison, Kansas, passed peacefully on Feb. 18, 2024.

Mass of Christian burial on, Feb. 21, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Church. Visitation: Wednesday, at 9:45 a.m. until the start of the rosary at 10:45 a.m. prior to mass. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Wathena, Kansas.

Memorials to St. Benedict Catholic School, Maur Hill-Mount Academy or Mount St. Scholastica.

Cremation care entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.

Caroline was born the daughter of Leo and Dorothy Miller on Dec. 18, 1945, in Wathena, one of eight children. She attended Randolph School and graduated from Mount St. Scholastica Academy in 1963. She moved to Santa Monica, California, where she married Michael J. Harris. They returned to Kansas after five years, settled in Atchison and raised their four children.

Caroline started Backroad Atlas, a local home decorating store in 2015, with her oldest daughter. Backroad Atlas was a perfect place for her to display her talents in bargain hunting and furniture rehab. She was a very creative, talented and loving soul who found her greatest joy in her grandchildren.

She is survived by her four children; Angela Harris-Spurlock; Mick Harris (Geri); Kelly Siebert (Jon); Charley Harris (Liz); and 11 grandchildren; four siblings, Ken Miller (Telly), Howard Miller, Mary Lea Krousa (Bill) and Margie Begley.

She is preceded in death by her parents, sister, Ruthie Miller; and two brothers, Omer Miller and Morris Miller. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.