Roger Dunning, 92, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026, in Atchison, Kansas, to join his heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ.

He was born May 3, 1934, in Webster, Kansas, to parents Warren E. Dunning and Neva Bray Dunning. He attended school in Stockton, Kansas, and graduated in 1952. He graduated from Ft. Hays University with a BS degree in accounting and business administration in 1958. He earned an MS in accounting and management from Kansas State University, with Phi Kappa Phi honors, in 1960.

In 1954 and 1956, he was a Naval Sir Cadet and served on ships in the U.S. Navy. He started his business career as a certified public accountant with Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in Denver, Colo. He worked for Lockheed Martin Aerospace for 13 years, where he was responsible for rocket engines and other spacecraft hardware for communication satellites and landings on the Moon and Mars. He served as Vice President and General Manager of the Lincoln Family College Bookstore and corn milling operation in Atchison for 15 years. He served as President and General Manager of the state-owned North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association in Grand Forks, ND, for 8 years. It remains the largest wheat mill in the U.S., processing 80,000 bushels of wheat daily.

Roger married his soulmate, Lorrie Gerstner, on September 3, 1954, in Pensacola, Fla., while in the Navy Air Cadet Program. Roger was a man of many talents who could fix failing business operations and almost anything that required forward-thinking action and teamwork. He and Lorrie traveled many miles together to support customer conventions throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, parents, brother, Warren Lee, and sister, Gloria.

His love and spirit will live on in his sons, Bruce and David; grandchildren, Stephanie and Alex; and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Benedict Church in Atchison on October 8, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., with Fr. Bill McEvoy as celebrant, and interment of the cremated remains will be in Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home of Atchison, Kansas, is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials may be made to St. Benedict Parish, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or Disabled Veterans and may be left at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, 208 North Fifth Street, Atchison, Kansas 66002.