Donald Wayne Schlegel, 73, died October 4, 2022, at his home in Otis, Kansas. He was born November 9, 1948, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Margaret (Lebsack) Schlegel. Don served in the United States Army, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War.
A lifetime resident of Otis, Don was a farmer and a truck driver. He worked for H & K Trucking, Westcott Trucking and Old Dominion Freight Line.
On December 14, 1983, he married Donna L. Moore-Evans in Otis, Kansas. She preceded him in death on January 4, 2009.
He is survived by his mother, Margaret Schlegel; and a sister, Connie Galusha, both of Otis; three stepsons; Gerald Evans and wife Brenda of Naperville, Indiana, David Evans of New Creek, West Virginia, and Steven Evans and wife Deanna of Scherr, West Virginia; and six grandchildren, Justin and Cody Evans, Luke and Louise Evans, Deprise Evans-Hawk and husband Logan, and Desire-e Evans.
He was preceded in death by his father and a nephew, David Galusha.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday at the funeral home.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Lyle Knebel presiding. Burial with military honors will follow at Hoisington Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Golden Belt Humane Society or Relay for Life in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.