Glenn A. Ricke

November 11, 1938 - May 23, 2017

Glenn Arlen Ricke, 78, of Medicine Lodge, KS, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. He was born in Anthony, KS on November 11, 1938, the son of Theodore H. Ricke and Violet J. (Bowman) Ricke. On March 7, 1964 he married Jana (Sippel) Ricke in Medicine Lodge, KS. She survives. Glenn was the owner/operator of Ricke Service in Medicine Lodge, KS, which he started in 1980. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, KS the Medicine Lodge Fire Department, the American Legion, Isabel, KS, and the Jaycees, Medicine Lodge, KS. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving in addition to his wife, Jana Ricke, are two sons, Arlen (Leah) Ricke of Falls Church, VA & Kevin (Sharon) Ricke of Warsaw, MO; one daughter, Stacy (Ed) Doherty of Medicine Lodge, KS; five grandchildren, Tiffani (Matt), Casey (Abbi), Kathryn, Marissa, & Michelle; five great-grandchildren, Lakota, Chayce, Derrick, Tucker, & Thomas; three brothers, Jim (Juanita) Ricke of Medicine Lodge, KS; Frank Ricke of Medicine Lodge, KS, & Paul “Whitey” (Donna) Ricke of Hazelton, KS; two sisters, Wanda (John) Harding of Medicine Lodge, KS & Fonda (Ed) Lawrence of Norton, KS. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Joseph Ricke, two brothers, Bob & Ted “Boots” Ricke, and two sisters, Dottie Miller & Lois Ann Watt. Visitation will be on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family present from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, KS with Pastor Tom Walters officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa, KS with military honors by the U.S. Army Honor Guard. The family will gather at the Catholic Parish Hall in Kiowa, KS after the burial. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the First Christian Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.