GREENWOOD COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after noon Thursday in Greenwood County
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1968 Chevy El Camino driven by Terrence Joseph Lucas, 53, Eucha, OK., was northbound on Kansas 99 three miles east of Eureka.
The driver failed to yield at the intersection of U.S. 54. An eastbound semi driven by Dusty Lane Booth, 64, Eureka, struck the Chevy.
Lucas and Booth were transported to the Greenwood County Hospital where Lucas died. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Benjamin David Ollenberger, age 42, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Hays, Kansas.
Ben was born July 29, 1976 in Ellsworth, KS, the son of David and Helen Ollenberger. The family moved to Herington, KS in 1979. Ben graduated from Herington High School in 1994.
Ben married Melissa Vignery in 1999.
They were blessed with three children, David, Adeline, and Amelia. They later divorced. Ben is survived by his children and Melissa, his mother, Helen and sisters, Liz Drennan and Wendy Wells. He was preceded in death by his father, David and brother, Jay. At the time of his passing, Ben was living in Hays with his significant other, Lesly Rupp.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 5th, 11:00am, at St John’s Lutheran church, 302 South 7th St, Salina, KS 67401. A fund in Ben’s memory will be established for his children.
To share a memory or to leave condolences, please visit www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be made via email at [email protected].
Arrangements are by Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel & Crematory, 2509 Vine St., Hays, KS 67601.
A promotional photo of Schlitterbahn’s waterpark in Kansas City, posted on the company’s website. courtesy SCHLITTERBAHN
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A public filing says a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated has cash flow troubles.
EPR Properties said Thursday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it agreed to advance Schlitterbahn additional amounts under the mortgage, which has an outstanding balance of nearly $180 million. The report noted an off-season shortfall and the cost of legal issues. It was released almost one week after a judge dismissed criminal charges stemming from Caleb Schwab’s 2016 death.
It’s unclear whether Schlitterbahn has received advances in previous off-seasons. EPR’s annual report from a year agomade no mention of advancing money.
Schlitterbahn hasn’t announced plans for the park in 2019. EPR and Schlitterbahn officials couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have made a second arrest.
Mora -photo Sedgwick Co.Bledsoe -from an earlier arrest in Crawford Co.
Just after 8:30p.m. February 6, police were dispatched to a shooting call at the Genesis Health Club parking lot in the 3700 Block of East 13th Street North, according to officer Paul Cruz.
A citizen discovered an injured victim and provided aid until EMS arrived. EMS pronounced the victim dead just before 9p.m., according to Cruz.
Investigators determined the victim identified as 22-year-old Lorenzo Wade of Wichita died from several gunshot wounds.
On Wednesday night police arrested 20-year-old Ashantis Bledsoe and booked him on requested charges of first degree criminal homicide, according to Police Captain Brent Allred.
Police believe drugs were involved and that the suspects and victim were known to each other.
On Tuesday night, police arrested 25-year-old Tanner Mora on a charge of first-degree murder, according Allred. They are the only two suspects believed to have been involved. Police were expected to present the case to the district attorney Thursday afternoon.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have made an arrest.
Just after 8:30p.m. February 6, police were dispatched to a shooting call at the Genesis Health Club parking lot in the 3700 Block of East 13th Street North, according to officer Paul Cruz.
A citizen discovered an injured victim and provided aid until EMS arrived. EMS pronounced the victim dead just before 9p.m., according to Cruz.
Investigators determined the victim identified as 22-year-old Lorenzo Wade of Wichita died from several gunshot wounds
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KWCH
On Tuesday night, police arrested 25-year-old Tanner Mora on a charge of first-degree , according to police captain Brent Allred. Authorities are expected to interview others in connection with the shooting as they continue their investigation, according to Allred.
Corizon Health, based in Tennessee, has a $68.8 million contract with Kansas to provide health care for state prisons. The company received reduced payments last year because it did not provide enough staff and did not meet compliance standards. MICHAEL COGHLAN / CREATIVE COMMONS-FLICKR
The company hired to provide health care in Kansas prisons is getting paid millions less than its contracted amount after failing to meet the agreement’s terms.
State officials reduced payments to Corizon Health because the company failed to hire enough nurses and other health workers. Corizon lost additional money after audits found it fell short of performance standards for a range of medical services.
Now, the Kansas Department of Corrections says the contractor has one more year to look after the health of 10,000 people in its prisons.
The department’s executive finance director, Keith Bradshaw, told lawmakers this month that for now, his agency intends to renew its contract with Corizon for only a year — rather than the two-year option included in the original contract.
“If things continue to improve, we’ll go ahead and pick up that second year,” Bradshaw said. “If we continue to have issues, then we’ll look at doing a rebid.”
The state currently has a $68.8 million contract with Corizon. Kansas penalized the company $534,880 for not meeting performance standards in 2018.
The state also cut $2.82 million from its payments to Corizon because the company didn’t deliver an agreed-upon number of employees and work hours last year.
Documents provided by the Kansas Department of Corrections show thousands of hours of missing work each month, due to unfilled jobs for nurses, behavioral health professionals and other medical staff.
Corizon currently faces 22 federal lawsuits regarding the care it provides to people in Kansas prisons. Complaints include inmates being refused medication and care for conditions such as hepatitis C. The state first awarded a contract to the company in January 2014.
The University of Kansas Medical Center audits Corizon’s performance for the state corrections department. KU Med tracks medical services such as intake health assessments, sick calls and group therapy and passes the information to the department. The state can deduct money from its payments to Corizon if the company does not meet performance standards.
According to an agreement provided by the Department of Corrections, the state penalizes Corizon $100 per incident when the company falls below 90 percent compliance with any of its 12 performance standards.
That penalty increases if the company doesn’t fix the problem within six months. It goes up again if the company doesn’t meet compliance standards in subsequent months.
Specialty services — X-rays, dermatology, chemotherapy, and obstetric and gynecological services — are penalized at a higher rate.
If the company doesn’t meet 90 percent compliance for those services, the state imposes a penalty of $300 per instance, with higher penalties the longer the problems persist.
In 2018, KU Med audited nine out of 12 performance standards. Out of those nine standards, Corizon was found to be 100 percent compliant on only one: specialty services. The company’s compliance rates for the other standards were well below the threshold of 90 percent.
Mental health groups, defined as group therapy and workshops on topics such as anger and addiction, were found to be nearly 70 percent compliant. But other services that were audited, including sick calls, intake health assessments and chronic care for conditions like diabetes and HIV, were compliant at rates of less than 10 percent.
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At a presentation at the Kansas Capitol this month, state officials said the audits reviewed a small sample of the total number of medical services and do not accurately represent the overall quality of inmate health care.
Bradshaw told lawmakers there were too few workers to conduct extensive evaluations for all 12 performance standards.
Much like its shortage of corrections officers, the state’s prisons also face a shortage of health care workers. It relies heavily on overtime and asking administrators to cover shifts.
Bradshaw said the state was having trouble hiring, despite offering signing bonuses of up to $7,000 for registered nurses and $10,000 for psychologists.
“Corizon is also facing the impact of low unemployment rates throughout the state,” he said, “as well as competition in the highly competitive health care industry.”
Documents provided by the Department of Corrections show that wages for nurses, psychologists and other health professionals working in Kansas prisons are similar to average and entry-level wages for those jobs throughout the state.
Registered nurses working for Corizon in Kansas make $25 an hour. On average, registered nurses in Kansas make an hourly wage of $28. Corizon pays dental assistants $15 an hour, while statewide average pay for the same job is $16.86 an hour. Behavioral health professionals working for Kansas prisons make $24 an hour, while average hourly wages for various mental health and counseling jobs in Kansas range between $16 and $24 an hour.
Registered nurses and behavioral health professionals comprise half of all health-related job openings, Bradshaw said.
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Inmates’ health needs can also be time-consuming for corrections officers, who must accompany inmates to expensive off-site medical appointments in pairs. Bradshaw said those appointments often add to officers’ overtime shifts and to vehicle costs.
“With the small staff that we have and the size of this contract and the services being provided,” Bradshaw said, “it’s not realistic to expect every facility and every outcome to be looked at every month.”
Bradshaw said the state didn’t penalize Corizon for noncompliance from June 2017 to December 2017 because the state was moving inmates between facilities and didn’t want to blame the company for any performance issues during that period.
In an interview, he said a better measure of health care quality was the number of medical grievances filed by inmates.
“We’re actually seeing that trend going down, while at the same time the population’s going up,” he said. “I think we have to look at it more holistically.”
People incarcerated in Kansas prisons can file a written grievance with their prison’s warden if medical issues aren’t addressed within 10 days. If the issue is still not resolved, the next step is an appeal to the secretary of corrections, Roger Werholtz.
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David Tatarsky, director of health services at the Department of Corrections, said KU Med frequently fielded calls from inmates, their family members and prison staff. He said those complaints and concerns informed where and when KU Med conducts audits of Corizon’s work.
Tatarsky told lawmakers that staff needed to be selective. “We look for trends. We try to get the most bang for our buck,” he said. “We try and focus where we think the need is greatest.”
In an emailed statement, Corizon spokeswoman Eve Hutcherson said the company was evaluating information from the state.
“We take all requirements very seriously in our mission to provide exceptional care to the patients we serve as the DOC’s partner,” she said. “Corizon remains committed as a strong partner with Kansas Department of Corrections and the patients we serve.”
NEW YORK — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Thursday because the agreement is subject to a successful physical.
A 26-year-old All-Star outfielder who had spent his entire big league career with the Washington Nationals, Harper topped the $325 million, 13-year agreement outfielder Giancarlo Stanton reached before the 2015 season with the Miami Marlins.
Harper’s agreement, first reported by the MLB Network, tops the previous high for a free agent, set last week when infielder Manny Machado signed a $300 million, 10-year deal with the San Diego Padres. Harper’s average annual value of $25.4 million ranks 14th in baseball history, well below the high of $34.1 million set by Arizona pitcher Zack Greinke as part of a $206.5 million, six-year contract that started in 2016.
Harper gets a $20 million signing bonus, a $10 million salary this year, $26 million in each of the following nine seasons and $22 million in each of the last three years. None of the money is deferred, and he gets a full no-trade provision.
Philadelphia has been among the most active teams this offseason, adding outfielder Andrew McCutchen for $50 million over three years and reliever David Robertson for $23 million over two years, and acquiring catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Jean Segura. They also gave ace Aaron Nola a $45 million, four-year deal.
After leading their division in early August, the Phillies went 16-33 over the final 49 games of last season and at 80-82 finished with a losing record for the sixth straight season. Harper will return to his old home in the season’s second week, when the Phillies play at the NL East rival Nationals on April 2 and 3.
San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers had also pursued Harper in recent weeks.
Harper has been an All-Star in six of seven big league seasons and was the unanimous winner of the 2015 NL MVP award.
An up-and-down defender and an unusual mix of popular and polarizing, Harper is known for the occasional contretemps with opponents, one particular exchange with a reporter about a “clown question,” and, most infamously, a dugout dustup in which he was choked by then-teammate Jonathan Papelbon during a game.
Washington took him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft and called him up to the majors less than two years later at age 19. He would go on to become the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year for a Nationals club that won its first division title and made its postseason debut.
Harper was also an integral part of the team that added NL East titles in 2014, 2016 and 2017 and never finished lower than second place in his seven seasons. Another key stat, though: The Nationals never won a playoff series in that span.
His best year was 2015, when at age 22 he hit .330 with 42 homers, 99 RBIs, 118 runs and 124 walks, amassing an OPS of 1.109.
Last year, he hit 34 homers and produced a career-high 100 RBIs while walking 130 times, although his batting average dipped to .249. He started more than a third of his games in center field instead of his usual spot in right, because of injuries to teammates.
With Washington’s Nationals Park hosting the 2018 All-Star Game, Harper stole the show the day before the Midsummer Classic by winning the Home Run Derby before an ecstatic crowd filled with folks wearing his No. 34 Nationals jersey. Harper wore a headband with the D.C. flag’s design, reflecting his oft-stated pride in playing for Washington.
But that eventually ran its course. The Nationals made an offer toward the end of last season — a $300 million, 10-year contract that was no longer on the table after free agency opened without an agreement.
A year after going 82-80 and missing the playoffs under rookie manager Dave Martinez, the Nationals will move forward without Harper.
Washington general manager Mike Rizzo would have loved to keep Harper in his team’s lineup but didn’t sit around and wait to find out whether that would happen. Instead, Rizzo spent such money elsewhere, adding lefty starter Patrick Corbin on a $140 million deal and righty starter Anibal Sanchez, along with second baseman Brian Dozier, a pair of catchers in Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki and two key bullpen pieces in Trevor Rosenthal and Kyle Barraclough.
Carolyn Jean Hoyer, 77, passed away February 15, 2019 at Diversicare of Hutchinson.
She was born March 18, 1941 in Great Bend, the daughter of John Allen and Esthel F. Nash Cook. She was a Registered Nurse.
A resident of the Hutchinson area for eighteen years, she was of the Methodist faith. Carolyn played piano and organ during church services, and enjoyed caring for people.
On August 19, 1962, Carolyn married Merl A. Hoyer. They later divorced, and he passed away August 24, 2012.
Survivors include daughters Jeanne A. Hoyer, Topeka, and Suzanne G. Hoyer Gray, Lansing; and four grandchildren: Amanda McCullough, Kirk McCullough, Jr., Aurora Gray, and John Ryan Faye; one great grandson, Brian Alexander McCullough.
Preceding her in death are her parents; former husband, and son John Andrew Hoyer.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019 at First United Methodist Church, Small Chapel in Hutchinson, with Pastor Jeff Slater presiding. Private family inurnment will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned, Kansas.
Memorials can be sent to the National Kidney Foundation, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking a 25-year prison sentence for a California man who made a hoax call that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between online gamers.
Barriss is now being held in Harvey County
The government argued in a filing Wednesday that 26-year-old Tyler Barriss has not shown sincere remorse. It called the scope, nature and deviousness of his criminal activity staggering, saying he risked innocent life each time he engaged in swatting.
Prosecutors contend some of the false calls to governmental entities were a form of domestic terrorism.
Barriss faces sentencing Friday in federal court in Wichita for making the false report resulting in a death. He has pleaded guilty to 51 charges related to fake calls and threats across the country.
Audrey Lynn Macke, 63 years old, ran out of time and left this earth to go Home to Heaven on Friday, February 22, 2019. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to everyone she met. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers from family, friends, and many supporters carried her through her final fight with cancer.
Audrey was born on September 18, 1955, in WaKeeney, Kansas, to Bob and Ruth (Nuss) Critser, being the youngest daughter in the family. Even as a child, she possessed a contagious smile that warmed the hearts around her. After graduating from Trego Community High School in 1973, she married Harlan Dinkel. From this marriage, her two greatest blessings were born, her children, Aimee and Steve.
A positive, hard worker, Audrey had various employment opportunities, including being a school bus driver, clerk at the Good Book Store in Hays, and manager at Best Western Hotel in WaKeeney.
She met her loving husband, Ed Macke, in 1994, and they were married on August 5, 1995, at Westview Church in Hays. Through this marriage, she gained another daughter, Anna Marie, and a son, Aron. To continue her belief in God’s work, Ed and Audrey graduated from Rhema Bible Training College in 1999. Then they became youth pastors, and influenced the lives of so many young people to carry on the Lord’s ministry. Possessing a true servant’s heart, Audrey faithfully cared for family and friends, and thought of others before herself. A woman of faith, and the heart of her family, Audrey shaped their spirituality by her tireless Christian example. With a real zest for life, she loved the out of doors, gardening, painting, reading, praying, and playing games (especially with her grandchildren), chatting with family and friends, and traveling to music concerts. She was a member of Hospital Auxiliary, Women’s Book Club, and was involved in Sisters in Christ Bible Study. She was actively engaged in Westview Church, in Hays.
Survivors include her husband, Ed; mother, Ruth Critser; daughter, Aimee Josette and companion, David Dwyer of Phoenix, Arizona; son, Steve and wife Jonna of Hays; stepdaughter, Anna Marie and husband Pete Juarez of Hutchinson; stepson, Aron Gray of WaKeeney; granddaughter Alexes Jordan and husband Gardner of Manhattan; grandsons Trayce Dinkel and Kaden Dinkel of Hays; granddaughter, Dilyn Staton of Hutchinson; sisters, Lorine and husband Jim Kuhn of Kingsland, Texas; Connie and husband Ron Herdt of Smith Center, Nancy and husband Ron Nichol of Hill City; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Audrey was preceded in death by her father, Bob Critser; baby sister, Pearl; brothers, Doug and John; grandparents, Kenneth and Audrey Critser, and Reinhold and Molly Nuss; aunts, uncles, and sisters-in-law.
The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support in many heartfelt forms from too many people to name individually. These included family, friends, and even total strangers providing random acts of kindness.
Audrey was truly A Light In Every Neighborhood.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.
There will be a short visitation one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, memorial contributions are suggested to Audrey Macke Memorial Fund. Donations to the fund may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.
Dale Francis Sauer Sr., 80, entered the arms of his heavenly Father on February 26, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.
Dale Sauer was born on November 27, 1938 in Hays, Kans. to very humble beginnings. His life epitomized the American Dream. After joining the Navy out of high school, he attended many of their electronic schools. He received his education from Regis College, Navy Post Graduate School, the Merchant Marines Academy, Air Force War College, and Air Force Comptroller School. He worked for Sperry Rand, in both Denver and Colorado Springs, before joining the government as a computer programmer. They had many duty stations throughout the world and lived in over 30 different households, including San Francisco for 2 years where he served as the database design and programming engineer. He was named the software architect for NATO War Fighting Systems while in Germany. He retired from Federal government service in 1991 at the rank of GM15 while serving as systems director for the Military Airlift Command at Scott AFB, Ill. He continued to work as a defense contractor until 1999. Dale continued his life of service in Fairview Heights, Ill. as an alderman for 6 years, as a trustee of the library board, and until his passing, as Chairman of the Board to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
Surviving is the love of his life, LouElla Elizabeth, nee Saindon, Sauer, with whom he celebrated First Holy Communion together before beginning to court at age 14 and eventually marrying for 62 years. Also surviving are his three children: Lail Roma’ (the late David) Manning of Vancouver, Wash., Christine Rene’ (Michael) Kilroy of Edmonds, Wash., and Dale Francis (Sutton) Sauer II of Shiloh, Ill. He felt incredibly blessed to have seven grandchildren: Kendra, nee Manning, Knaggs, Levi Manning, Erin Kilroy, Joshua Heuiser, Meredith, nee Heuiser, Jackson, Zachary Dale Sauer, and Jacob Sauer. He also had four great-grandchildren, Oliver and Harrison Manning, Colby and Jaxson Heuiser and was eagerly anticipating two more great-grandchildren this summer.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine, nee Schreiner, Kramer; brother Melvin and two sisters, Carolyn and Donna. He was cherished by family and friends for his love of Christ, gentle strength, integrity, humility, wisdom, selflessness, devotion to family, and unwavering kindness.
Memorial donations are suggested in the form of Masses.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 7:30 pm, Friday, March 1, 2019 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, 102 W. Washington St., O’Fallon, Ill. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm, Friday.
Funeral: Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1 pm, Saturday, March 2, 2019 at The Cathedral of Saint Peter, 200 West Harrison St., Belleville, Ill., with Reverend Monsignor John T. Myler presiding.
Grubb -photo Geary CountyBaker -photo Geary County
GEARY COUNTY —Charges have been dismissed against two of the three men initially accused in the case involving the Christmas time shooting death of Jenna Schafer, 31, and her unborn baby in Junction City.
A charge of capital murder against Mashaun Jay Baker, 33, Junction City, has been dismissed, according to Geary County District Court records.
A probable cause allegation of conspiracy to commit capital murder against 37-year-old Jeremiah Joseph Grubb has also been dismissed.
Dion Jamel Green, 33, Junction CIty, still faces two counts of capital murder. According to an earlier news release on or between December 24th and 25th Green was accused of killing Schafer with premeditation by a gunshot wound.
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A status check or motion hearing is scheduled in District Court for Green on April 11th. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in his case on August 14th.
Jesse L. Farber, 36, passed away at his home in Kearney, Nebraska on Monday, February 25, 2019.
Jesse, the son of Laura (Richmeier) Frickey and Rodger L. Farber was born April 24, 1982 in Hoxie, Kansas. He attended the Hoxie Schools graduating from Hoxie High School with the Class of 2000. During his Senior year of high school, he decided he wanted to enlist in the United States Marine Corp. Jesse committed February of his senior year of high school and left immediately after graduation to join the United States Marine Corp.
He was deployed and served his country overseas in Iraq. After serving in Iraq, he was stationed at 29 Palms, California where he served until he was discharged. Jesse was proud to be a United States Marine and earned a Rifle Marksman Badge, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, National Defense Medal , and a Presidential Unit Citation. After being honorably discharged after four years of active service,Jesse moved back to Hoxie for a short time before moving to Lawrence, Kansas where he worked as Supervisor for Time Warner Cable. He moved to Norton, Kansas and then to Kearney, Nebraska to attend school.
Jesse grew up in Hoxie, Kansas. While he was in high school, he was a wrestler and football player. He really enjoyed participating in History Days. One of the History Days topics he researched and presented and took to state was Iwo Jima. Jesse loved to ride motorcycles, dirt bikes and fishing. He was a very intelligent, quiet and observant young man who was a loyal, big-hearted friend.
Jessie is survived by his mother, Laura Frickey and step-father Doug of Norton, Kansas; father Rodger Farber and step-mother Rhonda of Hoxie, Kansas; brothers, Cody Farber and wife Hope of Phillipsburg, Kansas and Cale Farber & wife Shawna of Dighton, Kansas; sister, Kyla Frickey of Norton; Step-Brothers, Jeff Flavin and wife Amy, Lucas Flavin and wife Erlyn, and Matthew Frickey; Step-Sisters Carrie Seeger & Jamie Noone and husband Andrew, and Amber Frickey; Grandmother, Donna Mowry and husband Richard of Morland, Kansas; Nieces, Brook Farber, Ellie Farber and Emma Farber; Nephew, Austin Deal; and many relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Monte Farber, Nettie Richmeier, and Orville Richmeier; Uncles, Darin Richmeier and Rick Farber.
A Celebration of Life Service is planned for Monday, March 4, 2019, 11:00 A.M., at the Hoxie United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. with family receiving friends from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project and may be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas 67740. Online condolences may be left at www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com
Jesse was proud to be a United States Marine who loved and served his country. Some advice he would give would be “if you are in a crowd look forward but know what is going on behind you.” This quiet, intelligent, observant, loyal, big-hearted young man would ask you to celebrate his life and know he will live in your memory and heart for all time. Jesse go in peace! Your battle has been won, and you are the victor!!!
