DONALD RIEK 1966 - 19?? STATION AGENT DEN MHK OBITUARY DONALD R. RIEK CLAY CENTER-- Donald R. Riek, 85, died Monday, June 6, 2011 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, Kansas. Mr. Riek was born April 6, 1926 at Green, Kansas, the son of Milo and Ruth (Easterberg) Riek. He grew up in Green and graduated from CCCHS in 1944. He farmed with his father before attending Airline School in Kansas City. He married Roma Liby on Feb. 21, 1961. He worked in ticketing and freight for National and Frontier Airlines. He then worked in the maintenance department at Gilmore-Tatge for several years. He also worked at St. Thomas Moore Hospital in Canon City, Colo. until he retired in 1989. He and his wife returned to Clay Center in 1993. He was preceded in death by one son, Chuck Carlson; one brother, Bill Riek; and one sister, Donna Schurle. Survivors include his wife, Roma Riek of the home at Clay Center; two sons, Alan Carlson and wife Kathy of Eudora and Dennis Riek and wife Arlene of Clay Center; two daughters, Terri Snyder and husband Brent of Wichita and Rita Alexander and husband Ross of Greeley, Colo.; one sister, Betty Faulconer of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 17 at the Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, with the Rev. Paul Tessaro officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to Clay Center Presbyterian Manor or Arthritis Foundation in care of the funeral home, 918 7th St., Clay Center, KS 67432. -Clay Center Dispatch on June 8, 2011 (Sent by Neil Wickstrum 6/14/11 - Clay Center, KS is NW of MHK) OBITUARY Donald Riek (Died June 6, 2011) DONALD R. RIEK died June 6, 2011 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 85. He was born on April 6, 1926 in Green, Kansas the son of Milo and Ruth (Easterberg) Riek. Donald was raised in Green and graduated from CCCHS in 1944. He farmed with his father before attending Airline School in Kansas City. Donald married Roma Liby on February 21, 1961, she survives of the home. He worked in ticketing and freight for National and Frontier Airlines. Donald then worked in the maintenance department at Gilmore-Tatge for several years. He also worked at St. Thomas Moore Hospital in Canon City, CO until he retired in 1989. Donald and Roma returned to Clay Center in 1993. He is preceded in death by a son Chuck Carlson, brother Bill Riek and a sister Donna Schurle. Survivors include: Wife: Roma Riek, Clay Center, KS Son: Alan and wife Kathy Carlson, Eudora, KS Daughter: Terri and husband Brent Snyder, Wichita, KS Daughter: Rita and husband Ross Alexander, Greeley, CO Son: Dennis and wife Arlene Riek, Clay Center, KS Sister: Betty Faulconer, Houston, TX 8 Grandchildren and 3 Great Grandchildren Graveside Services will be held on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the Greenwood Cemetery in Clay Center, Kansas. Officiating the service will be Pastor Paul Tessaro. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Kansas. Memorials can be made to Clay Center Presbyterian Manor or Arthritis Foundation c/o the funeral home -Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Thanks for the info, Neil. I don't find him in my files. Do you know where he worked and what years? -Jake Lamkins (6/14/11) I don't know for sure but I do know he did. He and Bill Fleming and I were originally from the Clay Center area. I'll see if I can find out any thing on years & locations. -Neil Wickstrum (6/15/11) Posted at the FL Club: Donald Riek has died His obituary is at http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1160&dept_id=190960&newsid=20462839&PAG=461&rfi=9 and he must have been a station agent since it says he worked in ticketing and freight. I cannot find any other info on him in my files. Does anyone have further info on him such as when/where her worked at FL? -Jake Lamkins (6/16/11) Neil Wickstrum called me a couple days ago and asked if I remembered Don working for FAL. I do remember. He came to us from NA and we put him on the afternoon counter because he knew airport codes. I can't remember the dates but I do remember his habit. After a bad experience at the counter he would come in the back room rubbing a pen between his hands and saying " Dirty sons of b----es". It caught on and from time to time we all did it. I think the customer services part is why he left; he just couldn't take it anymore. Nice Guy. We all loved MHK. -Jack Dailey (8/8/11) D R RIEK Station agent seniority date of 7/11/66 per the 8/1/66 FL/ALEA Seniority List. He is not on the 1/1/74 list. DONALD RIEK DEN station agent per the 7/15/66 FL Personnel Roster. He's not on the 6/1/70 DEN Station Roster -Jake Lamkins (2/23/12)