We are sad to announce that on December 10, 2023, at the age of 81, Richard Lee Lemken of Buckner, Missouri, born in Kansas City, Missouri passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Richard Lee Lemken to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Carl Richard Houser and Dorothy Jean Snyder; his birth father Carl Richard Houser; his adoptive father James Francis; his siblings, David Lemken, Jeffery Lemken and Kimberly; his brother-in-law Barrett Johnson; his grandson Jeremy Cooper; his sons-in-law, Leslie Cooper and Dennis Coxe; and his nephews, Michael Johnson and Little Jeff.

He is survived by : his wife Carolyn K. Lemken; his daughters, Janice Cooper and Julie Carpenter; his siblings, Beverly Rheuport, Carolyn McCormack (Jimmy) and James L. Lemken; his mother-in-law Betty Leach; his grandchildren, Jerri Cooper, Carol Jo Johnson (Cody), Charles Carpenter III and Richard Carpenter (Heather); and his great grandchildren, Skyler, Joseph, Alexia, Sammie, Heaven, Makayla, Kylie, Ava, Olivia, Brendan, Kenton, Isaiah, Tory, Betty and Brayden.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the DAV, Disabled American Veterans (https://www.dav.org).

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cullen Funeral Home, Inc. - Raymore