Richard Wayne Oetinger, born in Clay Center, Kansas on November 15, 1945, to Donald Marvin Oetinger and Muriel Marie Oetinger (Bowers), passed away on August 30, 2024.
Richard graduated from Clay Center Community High School on May 27, 1963.
He was preceded in death by his sister Judy and brother Mike. Richard married Holly Ann Cummins in Wakefield, Kansas on June 18, 1967, and they shared 49 years of marriage before Holly’s passing on April 4, 2017.
Richard proudly served in the Kansas Army National Guard along with being a lifelong farmer in Clay County, later working in various other lines of work after moving off the family farm.
He is survived by his children, Sean Oetinger (wife Trisha) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Stacy Schurle (husband Phil) of Clay Center, Kansas, and Shelly Rosenow (husband Dolan) of Clay Center, Kansas. Richard's legacy includes his beloved grandchildren, Meghan, Adelyn, Libby, Kylie, Tate, and Brody.