Frank Joseph Reitmeyer was
born April 19, 1929, on the family farm in rural Ellis County, KS to the late
Carl Wenzel and Mary (Schuster) Reitmeyer. He passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010, in the Highland
Manor of Elko, NV at the age of 81.
He attended schools in rural Ellis County.
Frank served in the United States Army from December
12, 1952 until October 23, 1954.
Frank worked on the Kent Howard ranch in Elko, NV
after leaving WaKeeney in 1969. He
retired there until his death.
Survivors include three sons, Frank and wife,
Jeanette, of Princeton, KS, Ricardo and wife, Kathy, of Wichita, Robin and
wife, Cheryl, of Topeka; a daughter, Johanna Musgrove of Hays; ten
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Anna Geschwenter of
WaKeeney, Josephine Pfannenstiel of Wichita, Minnie Pfannenstiel of Brighton,
CO, Betty Dietz and husband, Jerry, of Hays, Jenny Dreher of Woodlands, TX.
Frank's parents; a
brother, John Reitmeyer, and three sisters, Frances Mai, Mary Roberts,
and Matilda Williams preceded him in death.
A graveside service for Frank will be held Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM in the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at WaKeeney. No visitation is planned.