Rickey Lee Schaffer, 67, died December 22, 2020, in Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. He was born July 12, 1953, in La Crosse, Kansas the son of Christian John “Johnny” and Lorraine (Depperschmidt) Schaffer.
Rick attended La Crosse High School. He was owner and operator of Greensburg Oilfield Service and Eagle Environmental Services. Rick had served on the Greensburg City Council and was the past-president of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association.
He is survived by two sisters Debra Haas and husband Maurice, La Crosse and Sharon Staley and husband Henry, Concordia, Kansas, one daughter Kerri Ulrich and husband Douglas, Greensburg, one son Jason Schaffer and wife Shelby, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, five Grandchildren Morgen, Kaden, Hope, Keara and Grayson, and one Great-grandchild due any day now.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral Services and Celebration of Rick’s life will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church, Greensburg with Pastor Chu presiding. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg. A visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27 at the church. Masks will be required.
Memorials are suggested to Pratt Regional Medical Center-Dialysis Center Staff in care of Fleener Funeral Home, PO Box 41, Greensburg, KS 67054.