James "Jim" M. Ricke

December 25, 1928 - November 17, 2019

James Martin “Jim” Ricke, 90, of Medicine Lodge, KS, died Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Ascension Via Christi-St. Teresa Hospital, Wichita, KS. He was born on December 25, 1928 in Hazelton, KS, the son of Theodore H. Ricke and Violet J. (Bowman) Ricke. On October 21, 1950, he married Juanita (Mills) Ricke in Mississippi. Jim was a welder and farmer/rancher. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medicine Lodge, KS and a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Juanita Ricke of Medicine Lodge, KS are three sons, Dennis Ricke of Medicine Lodge, KS, Donald (Cindy) Ricke of Medicine Lodge, KS and Jesse Ricke of Fullerton, CA; three daughters, Carolyn (John) Young of Irmo, SC, Linda Ricke of Las Vegas, NV, and Angela (David) Allen of Harper, KS; 15 Grandchildren and 26 Great-Grandchildren; two brothers, Frank Ricke of Kiowa, KS and Paul “Whitey” (Donna) Ricke of Hazelton, KS; two sisters, Wanda (John) Harding of Medicine Lodge, KS and Fonda (Ed) Lawrence of Norton, KS; two sisters-in-law, Jana Ricke of Medicine Lodge, KS and Marilyn Ricke of Hoisington, KS; Jim was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Bob, Ted “Boots”, and Glenn Ricke; two sisters, Dottie Miller and Lois Ann Watt; son-in-law, Malcolm Olin; granddaughter, Jennifer Olin-Sacia; and great-granddaughter, Orchid Young. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with rosary service following at 7:00 p.m. at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon, KS with Father Mark Brantley presiding. Burial with military honors will be at Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.