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Missouri diocese abuse inquiry names 33 priests, brothers

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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Thirty-three priests or religious brothers in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, have been “credibly accused” and/or removed from the ministry over sexual abuse of minors, the bishop of the central Missouri diocese said Thursday.

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight released a complete list of the names that followed an internal investigation begun in February. The list includes 25 priests from the diocese, three priests from other areas who previously served in the Jefferson City diocese, and five members of a religious order.

Fourteen of the 33 men named are dead. Many of them are elderly. The diocese said the most recent case of physical sexual abuse found in the investigation occurred in 1997.

“Although the incidents are in the past, the pain caused is still a present reality for the survivors of abuse and their loved ones,” McKnight said in a statement. He apologized for the actions of the priests and brothers, “and the incomplete transparency we have lived under by not making all their names public.”
McKnight also encouraged any additional victims to come forward.

David Clohessy, St. Louis director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called the list “irresponsibly and painfully short on details.”

McKnight “should reveal where each of these men worked, when they were accused, when those allegations were deemed credible, why the years of secrecy, and where the men are now,” Clohessy said in a statement.

The internal investigation is unrelated to an investigation announced in August by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, in which the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the Diocese of Jefferson City, the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and the Archdiocese of St. Louis all agreed to open their records.

Hawley’s announcement came amid renewed concern about sexual abuse by priests that followed the release of a scathing report in Pennsylvania citing abuse of more than 1,000 children by hundreds of priests since the 1940s, along with cover-up by church leaders.

Mary Compton, a spokeswoman for Hawley, said that investigation is “active and ongoing,” but offered no timetable for when it will be complete.

“We are working as quickly as possible to carefully and thoroughly review all evidence obtained by our office,” Compton said in a statement. “The Pennsylvania Grand Jury completed its work in two years. Our Office believes Missourians deserve answers as soon as feasible.”

Hawley on Tuesday defeated incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill in the race for U.S. Senate. Gov. Mike Parson will name a replacement.

Jack Smith, spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, said the diocese also plans to release a list of names but will wait until the Attorney General’s investigation is complete.

SPONSORED: Eagle Marketing Solutions seeks traffic assistant

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INSIGHT KANSAS: Voters chose Kelly, reject brash partisan politics

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Shock and awe! Kansas voters nailed the coffin shut this week on the discredited Brownback era. They chose a bipartisan path forward by electing Democratic State Senator Laura Kelly as governor and soundly rejecting her opponent, Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

H. Edward Flentje is professor emeritus at Wichita State University.

Kobach was embraced by President Donald Trump, but campaign rallies on Kobach’s behalf by Trump, Vice President Pence, and Donald Trump, Jr., could not overcome Kelly’s disciplined campaign.

Kelly’s message to voters was consistent and focused: Support our public schools. Do not turn back to the brash partisanship of Brownback, as Kobach promised to do.

Kelly came across to voters as calm, reasoned, and understated, a dramatic contrast to bombastic Kobach. She also topped Kobach on fund-raising.

Kelly’s campaign showcased bipartisanship by assembling endorsements from an array of high-profile Republicans, including former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum, former Governors Mike Hayden and Bill Graves, and dozens of current and former state lawmakers.

Voters in the five large urban counties—Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte—gave Kelly a hefty 110,000 vote cushion that assured her statewide victory.

Kelly’s challenge in governing for the next four years will be to carry forward on her commitment to bipartisanship. Two years ago voters elected a legislative coalition that not only abandoned Brownback’s radical tax experiment but had the votes to override the governor’s veto.

The numbers for a potential bipartisan coalition have tightened due to the successful targeting of legislative seats by the Kansas State Chamber and its dark money ally, Americans for Prosperity. House Democrats will begin the 2019 legislative session with 39 seats, one short of the past two years, and centrist Republicans with roughly 35, a handful short. However, this coalition will not likely be confronted by a gubernatorial veto.

Republican lawmakers aligned with the Kansas Chamber will control the party caucuses in both the House and Senate, but their numbers fall way short of majorities in their respective chambers. To accomplish anything of substance their leaders would have to convince Democrats or centrist Republicans, as well as the new governor, to join them.

Kelly’s success will depend on working effectively with centrist Republicans and their leaders in both the House and the Senate. These centrists will face challenges in keeping their numbers together while navigating the legislative process with a friendlier governor and potential allies across the aisle.

However the legislative process unfolds, Kansans should expect Kelly to chart a more moderate course for Kansas:

In tone. Brownback’s rhetorical pomposities (“shot of adrenaline,” “a real live experiment,” “look out Texas”) will be retired to the dustbin of history.

School funding. Outstanding issues of concern to the Kansas Supreme Court will be addressed quietly and effectively. Talk of a constitutional amendment to stiff the court on school finance will fade.

Taxes. Tax policy will be guided by balance and diversity in taxes—assuring lower tax rates overall, reducing tax competition with other states, and promoting tax fairness based on income. Serious attention to cutting the sales tax on food will be underway.

Judicial selection. Any constitutional amendment proposing to replace merit selection of the Kansas Supreme Court judges with partisan selection will be dead. Consideration will be given to restoring by statute merit selection of judges to the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Federal aid. Federal funds of assistance to vulnerable Kansans will no longer be blocked by the governor’s office, as in the past. The expansion of Medicaid for low-income working Kansans will move ahead.

Kansas voters opted for a bipartisan path forward, and Governor-elect Laura Kelly has an extraordinary opportunity to point the way.

H. Edward Flentje is professor emeritus at Wichita State University and served with Kansas Governors Bennett and Hayden.

Ronald Wayne Ware

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Ronald Wayne Ware, 73, passed away November 6, 2018 at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley.

He was born June 16, 1945 in Aurora, Missouri, the son of Donald Eldon and Lady Sue Jackson Ware. A longtime area resident he worked at Halliburton and Venture.

He was of the Presbyterian faith and a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a member of the Eagles in Great Bend and he enjoyed building model cars and collecting Hot Wheels.

On May 14, 1992 he married Patricia Diane Murphy in Wichita Falls, Texas; she survives.

Other survivors include; four daughters, Wendy (Eric) Luck, Topeka, Michelle (Rodney) Hay, Liberal, Amanda Ware, Rebecca Ware, both of Texas; two step-daughters, Patricia (Jojuan) Clemons, Texas, Vicky (Alberto) Cortez, Missouri; son, Shawn (Cassandra) Ware, Liberal; four step sons, Michael (Ann) Davis, Oklahoma, Jessy (Cheryl) Davis, Larned, Robert (Tara) Spargins, Kyle Davis, both of Texas; two sisters, Mary (Jack) Roach, Oklahoma, Lady Ware, Wichita; two brothers, David (Doris) Ware, Osawatomie, Karl (Sue) Ware, Great Bend; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Harold Edward Ware.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2018 at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Aaron Withrow presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the mortuary.

Memorials may be given to the Ron Ware Memorial Fund, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.

UPDATE: Sheriff identifies body of man found in Kansas creek

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SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a rural Sedgwick County creek.

Just before 4:30p.m. Tuesday, sheriff deputies were notified about a body floating in a lake in the 6300 block of South Broadway, according to Lt. Tim Myers.

6300 Block of South Broadway in rural Sedgwick County -google map

Arriving units located an adult white male identified as 50-year-old Fabian Ray Ludlow.  He was pronounced deceased at the scene.  Authorities have not determined the cause of death.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances around the death and if anyone has information that might assist in the investigation please contact Sheriff’s Investigations at 316-660-5300, or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death and asking the public for help.

Just before 4:30p.m., sheriff deputies were notified about a body floating in a lake in the 6300 block of South Broadway, according to Lt. Tim Myers.

Arriving units located an adult white male that was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The man had not been identified Wednesday morning.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances around the death and if anyone has information that might assist in the investigation please contact Sheriff’s Investigations at 316-660-5300, or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

Leona Vsetecka

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Leona Vsetecka, age 82, of Victoria, KS, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Via Christi Village of Hays.

She was born on January 28, 1936 in Liebenthal, KS to Leo and Elizabeth (Burgardt) Herrman. On November 13, 1954 she married Adolph Schuckman. To this marriage, ten kids were born with four surviving children. Adolph passed away on May 15, 1975. Leona remarried to Charles E. Vsetecka on June 17, 1977. This union brought three step-children.

She was very active in her Catholic faith. She was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Daughters of Isabella, Christians Mothers and VFW Auxiliary all of Victoria. She had been a member of RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, to help lead prospective converts to Catholicism, a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and taught Catechism. Leona served the Victoria community while on the school board. Her hobbies included; singing, dancing, baking, sewing, quilting, cooking for her family and the Seminary. Her greatest joys were her faith, family and becoming a very successful and award-winning saleswoman in insurance.

Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Charles E. Vsetecka of Via Christi Village of Hays; two sons, Dominic Schuckman and his wife Michelle of Newton, KS, Samuel Schuckman of Ashville, NC; two daughters, Theresa Wasinger and her husband John of Hays, Martha Boardman and her husband Rob of Hays; one step-son, Charles F. Vsetecka of Almena, KS; two step-daughters, Michelle Schuckman and her husband Dominic of Newton, KS, Cheryl McNamara of Bonner Springs, KS; a sister, Lucy Herrman and here husband William “Bill” of LaCrosse, KS; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Leona was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Adolph Schuckman; six infant children; three brothers, Wendelin, Francis and Leon Herrman; four sisters, Cecilia Herrman, Dorothy Urban, Agnes Randa and Helen Meder; four half-brothers and three half-sisters.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday at 10:00 A.M., November 10, 2018, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria. Burial will follow at St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria.

Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 A.M. Saturday, all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main St. in Victoria.

A combined Daughters of Isabella, Christian Mothers and VFW Auxiliary rosary will be recited at 6:30 P.M. followed by a parish vigil service all at the mortuary.

Memorials are suggested in Leona’s loving memory to Capuchin Franciscans – Province of St. Conrad, 3613 Wyandot St., Denver, CO 80211. Contributions can be mailed or left with the funeral home.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671.

Condolences can be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].

Timothy Lee Sundgren

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Timothy Lee Sundgren, age 74, of Salida, Colo., passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in the arms of his wife at home.

Tim was born on August 5, 1944 in Ashland, KS to Paul Alvin and Evah Lola (Ellis) Sundgren. He grew up in Coldwater, Greensburg and Hugoton, KS and graduated in 1962 from Hugoton High School. He attended college at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS then returned to the family farm before taking his first job in banking in Wichita, KS in 1968.

Tim began his career selling MasterCard when it debuted, worked briefly in Winona, KS from 1971 to 1973, and then bought the People’s State Bank in Grinnell, KS in 1973. He owned and operated many banks throughout northwest Kansas and Colorado before his first retirement in 1994.

Retirement from banking just meant more time to pursue other interests, so Tim volunteered to serve his community and meet others. Heart of the Rockies Snowmobile Association, Central Colorado Political Divide, Chaffee County Search and Rescue, Restorative Justice, Heart of the Rockies Hospice and the Salida Regional Library board of trustees were among his favorites. Most recently, the Bridging the Political Divide group held a special place in his heart and provided him hope for the future of our country.

Tim married Paulette Marie (Boucher) Sundgren on October 16, 1999 in their home in Salida, Colorado. Together, they enjoyed riding their motorcycles around the world, traveling, among other places, to New Zealand, the Pacific Northwest, Canada and through Colorado and 24 more states in the US to put miles on their bikes. The only thing he loved more than planning the next great adventure was the person who went on the trips with him: Paulette.

Tim was preceded in death by his parents and his mother-in-law, Cecile Lebrun. He is survived by his wife, two children, Jen (Chris) Brull of Plainville, KS and Evan (Brenda) Sundgren of Gainesville, FL; two stepsons, Ken (Megan) Boucher of Aspen, CO and Kurt Boucher of Monterey, CA; one brother, Kent (Debbie) Sundgren of Colorado Springs, CO; seven grandchildren, Jacob Brull of Lawrence, KS, Paul Brull of Plainville, KS, Maggie Brull of Plainville, KS, Kassie Boucher of Snowmass Village, CO, Kyle Boucher of Denver, CO, Emma Boucher of Aspen, CO, and Norah Belle Boucher of Monterey, CA; and former spouse, Nan Sundgren of Hays, KS.

Tim is perhaps most famous for his outgoing and engaging personality; although it was rare for him to walk into a room and not know anyone, you can bet when that happened he never left without remedying the situation! His friends will tell you he was always good for a smile, great conversation and an invitation to dinner. His family describe him as the best husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend they knew. He will be incredibly missed.

Tim’s memorial service will take place on Friday, November 30, 2018 at 10:00am at the Salida United Methodist Church, 228 East 4th Street, Salida, CO. The family invites all to stay for a light lunch immediately following the services. Memorial contributions may be made to Chaffee County Search and Rescue South, PO Box 313, Poncha Springs, CO 81242. We celebrate his life, not mourn his death. He chose to be always “green and growing,” and we are forever blessed for having known him.

Captain in fatal duck boat accident charged with negligence, misconduct

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Charges have been filed against the captain of a tourist boat that sank in a southwest Missouri lake in July and killed 17 people, including nine members of an Indiana family, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Duck boat involved in the fatal accident- Photo courtesy NTSB

A federal indictment shows 51-year-old Kenneth Scott McKee is facing 17 counts of misconduct, negligence or inattention to duty by a ship’s officer resulting in death. The accident occurred when an amphibious vessel known as a duck boat sank when a sudden and severe storm rolled into the area.

McKee is accused of not properly assessing the weather before or after the boat went into Table Rock Lake near the tourist town of Branson, U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison said during a news conference in Springfield. McKee also allegedly failed to tell passengers to put on their flotation devices or prepare them to abandon ship as waves crashed into the boat, which was originally designed for military use in World War II but had been refurbished as a tourist attraction.

Ripley Entertainment, the company that operated the boats and suspended the operation following the accident, didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment on the indictment.

The U.S. Coast Guard had found probable cause that the accident resulted from McKee’s “misconduct, negligence, or inattention to the duties,” according to an August court filing. The U.S. attorney’s office added that the captain of a second duck boat that safely made it to shore during the storm acted in a “grossly negligent manner,” though the court filing didn’t elaborate on those findings.

The sinking killed nine members of Tia Coleman’s family, including her three young children and husband, who were vacationing from Indiana. The other people killed included two couples from Missouri, an Illinois woman who died while saving her granddaughter’s life, an Arkansas father and son, and a retired pastor who was the boat’s operator on land. Several lawsuits have been filed on behalf of victims and their survivors.

A spokeswoman for Ripley Entertainment has repeatedly declined to comment on the investigation but has said the company has cooperated with authorities.

Garrison said McKee violated conditions specified in the boat’s certificate of inspection by failing to tell passengers to put on personal floatation devices and not immediately increasing speed and driving to the nearest shore, according to the indictment.

The indictment also alleges McKee allowed the boat’s plastic side curtains to be lowered, which blocked the exits, and didn’t instruct passengers to put on flotation devices or prepare them to abandon ship even after the bilge alarm sounded twice.

The vessels first take tourists on a trip through Branson, a Midwestern destination for country music shows and entertainment venues about 170 miles (274 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas. The amphibious vehicles then travel to Table Rock Lake for a short excursion on water.

Weather was calm when the vessel known as a Stretch Duck 7 began its trip on July 19, but investigators have contended that operators had ample warning that a strong storm was approaching.

The vessel’s certificate of inspection issued by the Coast Guard in 2017 established rules and limitations on when it could be on the water. It states the boat “shall not be operated waterborne” when winds exceed 35 mph and/or wave heights exceed 2 feet.

Video and audio from the boat, recovered by divers, showed that the lake was calm when the boat entered the water. But the weather suddenly turned violent and, within minutes, the boat sank.

The wind speed at the time of the accident was more than 70 mph, just short of hurricane force, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Weather forecasts had warned of an impending storm with winds possibly exceeding 60 mph.

The wave height wasn’t known, but cellphone video shot by passengers on a nearby excursion boat showed waves that appeared to be far greater than 2 feet (0.61 meters) high.

In addition to the weather, the Coast Guard has said it was looking into regulatory compliance of the boat and crew member duties and qualifications.

Branson is among several places around the country where the amphibious vehicles offer excursions. Since 1999, 42 deaths have been associated with duck boat accidents .

On May 1, 1999, 13 people died when the Miss Majestic duck boat sank on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 2015, five college students died and more than 70 people were hurt when a duck boat veered into a charter bus on a bridge in Seattle. Two Hungarian tourists died in 2010 when a stalled duck boat was struck by a tugboat-guided barge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.

Rosalyn Wanita Bruntzel

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Larned – Rosalyn Wanita Bruntzel, 92, was born June 29, 1926, in Rozel; The daughter of Adlai Stevenson and Rosetta Edna Wormwood Umberger. She passed away November 6, 2018 at Country Living Memory Care, Larned.

On August 8, 1946 she married Eldred DeVerne Bruntzel in Larned. He passed away April 14, 2017. She was a resident of Ulysses from 1959-2010, where she was a bookkeeper for Bruntzel Oil Company; then moved to Larned in 2010.

She loved to crochet, do upholstery work, gardening, fishing, going garage saling, dancing and traveling with Eldred.

Survivors include; two daughters, Joyce Marie Klein, Salina and Jennifer Kay (Dennis) Kepka, Wilson; five grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by; a daughter, Janell Rose Bruntzel, three brothers, Dave Richard Umberger, Dean Albert Umberger, Lewis Cody Umberger; and three grandchildren, Teri Jo Klein, Troy Kelly Klein and Derek Shane Klein.

Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 17th at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Gene Price presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 16th at Beckwith Mortuary. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned.

Memorials may be given to the Rozel Baptist Church, in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.

Dwight E. ‘Ed’ Eakin

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Burdett – Dwight E. “Ed” Eakin, 75, died November 5, 2018, at his home in Burdett.

He was born December 8, 1942, in Great Bend; the son of Dwight M and Rita Ragle Eakin. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer.

He enjoyed trap shooting, fishing, fixing up pedal cars and pedal tractors, putting together puzzles, and traveling to Colorado.

On September 11, 1993 he married Dianne M. Courchaine. She survives.

Other survivors include; two sons Jason (Caroline) Klotz, Belton, TX, Shannon (Jackie) Eakin, Hays, four daughters Lisa-Marie (Tim) Eberl, Wichita, Kristy (Brian) McAninch, Kim (Trevis) Galliart, Rozel, Tina Owens, Larned; four sisters JoAnne Lewis, Burdett, Linda Schelhaas, Aurelia Dumler, and Elaine Barnes; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be held at Burdett United Methodist Church, Burdett on Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Rob Schmutz presiding. Inurnment will be at the Brown’s Grove Cemetery, Burdett.

Amelia ‘Mimi’ Raffelock

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Amelia “Mimi” Raffelock, 88, passed away November 6, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at Great Bend Health and Rehab Center, Great Bend. She was born August 26, 1930 at Kirksville, Missouri, to Dr. David L. & Lura Pearl (Hocker) Young. She married Ralph J. Raffelock, September 30, 1952, at Ottawa. He died July 11, 2008.

Mimi was a member of the Central Baptist Church and very active in her faith. She was a registered nurse at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and a Supervisor at CKMC for 27 years. She held memberships as past Girl Scout Leader and Cub Den Mother, Red Cross Board Member and past President, Barton County Food Bank Board member and past President, Barton County Health Advisory Board member and the Republican Committee Women.

Survivors include, one son, Troy Raffelock and wife, Melissa of Granger, Indiana; two daughters, Leslie Raffelock of Great Bend and Shelbi Raffelock of Colorado Springs, Colorado; twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Raffelock and son, Michael Raffelock.

There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Bryant Funeral Home, with Rev. John Grummon and Pastor Daniel Dugas presiding. Memorials are suggested to the Great Bend Public Library, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

Richard Lee Lamp

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Richard Lee Lamp, 58, of Colby, KS passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Swedish Memorial Hospital in Englewood, CO.

Richard was born January 27, 1960 to Robert and Geraldine (Mennenga) Lamp at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS. He was baptized on February 28, 1960 and confirmed on May 18, 1975 at
Zion Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg.

Richard attended Phillipsburg Public Schools, where he graduated in 1978. He remained in Phillipsburg after graduation and worked at Boogaarts grocery store. In 1981 he moved to Denver, CO where he worked for Skaggs, Walgreens and Franklin Services as an aircraft cabin cleaner. Returning to Phillipsburg in 1989, he became employed again at Boogaarts grocery store and eventually moved to Colby, KS to work for Boogaarts then Walmart. At the time of his death he was employed
at Dillons.

Survivors include his brothers, Rodney and wife Jill of North Platte, NE and Robert and wife Deena of Phillipsburg, KS, sister Rhonda Lamp of Hoyt, KS, three nieces and four nephews and his special friend, Robert Beitz and his family.

Richard was preceded in death by his father, Robert and mother Geraldine and his grandmother, Tena Mennenga.

Richard will be greatly missed by those he leaves behind. He will live forever in our hearts and memories.
Cremation was planned. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Friends may sign the book on Thursday and Friday, November 15th & 16th, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Olliff- Boeve Memorial Chapel in Phillipsburg, KS.

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