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Francis James Lickteig, age 93, passed on August 28, 2016 at Overland Park, Kansas. Francis was born April 4, 1923, and recorded by the State of Kansas as April 5, 1923, near Greeley, Kansas. Francis was predeceased by his wife Mildred Esther Miller Lickteig in 2003. He is survived by his children Theodore (Ted) (Sheryl) Lickteig, Anne (Jerry) Lormis and David Lickteig. He is also survived by six granddaughters, Rebecca (Paul) Ledgard, Hannah Lickteig, Rachel and Kylie Lormis and Jessica and Grace Lickteig, and by two great-grandsons, Lucas Edward Ledgard and Remington Gage Lorimis. All of Francis' siblings predeceased him. He had five brothers: Raymond, Alfred, Dominic, Fabian, and Jerome. Fabian became Father Bernard of the Carmelite order. Jerome followed him into the order and became Father Fergus. They remain our holy ghosts. One brother, Lester, died before Francis was born. He had four sisters, Agatha, Beatrice, Irma and Elizabeth. The wake will be Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a rosary at 8 p.m. at Amos Family Funeral Home in Shawnee, Kansas. The funeral mass will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee, Kansas with burial to follow at Shawnee Memory Gardens in Shawnee, Kansas. The family hopes that those who loved, cared about him or enjoyed his friendship can attend. Freud said humans need love and work. Francis had both in abundance. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to the Good Shepherd council of the Knights of Columbus. The Amos Family Funeral Home, Crematory, Chapels. 913-631-5566 amosfamily.com
Published in Kansas City Star on Sept. 4, 2016
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1923 - 2016 (93 years)