Alfred A. Rieschick
November 27, 1939 ~ April 17, 2024
Alfred A. Rieschick, 84, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Graveside Service will be at 11:30 am, Friday, April 26, 2024, at Downs Cemetery, Downs, KS. Alfred was retired from the family business, Osborne Auto Service, and from Rusty Eck in Wichita. Preceded in death by his wife, Deanna Rieschick; parents, Omer and Neva Rieschick; sister, Opal Rexroat. Survived by his children, Dennis (Gwen) Rieschick of Augusta, Denise Fumagalli of Bel Aire; grandchildren, Brittany (Austin) Farmer of Augusta, Shelby (Blair) Hedges, Ashley (Blaine) Hedges of Wichita, Austin (Savanna) Rieschick of Augusta; great-grandchildren, Langston and Henry Farmer, Theodore and Magnolia Hedges, Otto and Riot Rieschick; sister, Dorcas (Robert) Schweitzer; brother, Darrell Rieschick; brother-in-law, Dick Rexroat; nephew, Justin (Heidi) Rexroat; great-nephews, Jackson, Jerek, and Joel Rexroat. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with: WAAL (Wichita Animal Action League), P.O. Box 21401, Wichita, KS 67208.
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Sorry to hear ! Loved hearing about him!
Such a lovely man. I have great memories of him and his wife. It was always great fun and such a pleasure to see them when they would come visit Denise in Dallas. Prays and love to family. My sincere condolences. Love, MB
I had known Alfred since I was sixteen years old and am now seventy four years old. I lived next to the shop in Osborne and spent a lot of time chatting with Alfred or watching him work on a vehicle of mine. Alfred was a great person and friend.
Rex Brown
There aren’t enough words to say all Alfred meant to me – my dad, mom, uncle ALL thought the world of Alfred.
A nicer human I’ve NEVER met
He was the epitome of what a true gentleman is to me – kind – strong – huge heart
Never a bad word to say about anything or anyone – always the glass has plenty of water in it to share
He had a bit of a mouth on him though
He could rip off a fury of swear words
Such as – mmm Lordy – oh wow
And some times with a finger over his mouth
Golly
I met him thru his son Dennis 35 years ago
He and I became great friends, I valued his opinion and friendship on all matters as I knew he wasn’t braggadocios and would never fail me with quality advice
Many times I drove my car to him from Kansas City or Tulsa to have him work on it just to hang out with him
When he and his wife Deanna first moved to Wichita – I took him to Rusty Eck and introduced him to my brother David who introduced him to to the hiring Mgr and we turned him into a ford guy lol
If we touch one soul in our life – we’ve done a good job
I’m willing to bet Alfred touched everyone that knew him very long
With what dignity and Grace looked like
Surely Heaven has a special new Angel
I could go on forever
I’ll miss my friend the rest of days
Yet I rejoice in the fact he’s reunited with our loved ones on the other side
If there’s coffee in heaven
I’m sure he and my dad have drank a few pots
Gawd speed to his family
Will Hatfield