Rick was such a kind man.  He had a great sense of humor and always seemed to go with the flow, and would always offer to help.
We are saddened and very sorry for your loss.
❤️Mike and Carrie Emmons and family

Rick, I still can’t believe your gone, it just doesn’t seem real. You’ve been in our lives for so many years, it just won’t be the same without you.  You were always so happy and never let anything get you down. You always had a smile on your face, and knew how to light up a room.

I’ll always remember how much you enjoyed giving Luis a hard time.  You were always flirting with me, and trying to make him jealous. We had such good laughs, I will treasure those memories forever.

RIP ,
Judy

I feel so lucky to have had what I consider the greatest, funniest, most loving grandpa around. I have so many wonderful memories with him I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I don’t know I’d be the person I am today without him. To me we all could stand to be a little more like him. So here are some lessons I learned from my grandpa:

-There is no such thing as a tool that’s not useful.
-At any given time be able to quote any of the memorable lines from The Lion King.
-If you pass gas in public walk away quickly.
-Remain the undefeated Pogo Stick Champion.
-Your never too old to flirt with your cute waitress.
-Rescue your favorite kitty. (Or just any kitty)
-Tell cheesy jokes and find yourself absolutely hilarious!
-Don’t mess with grandma.
-Accept and opportunity to defeat your grandsons in a game of horse shoes.
-Never lose hope in scratcher tickets.
-Do anything for your family.
-Know how much we all love and miss you.

Grandpa I like to think there’s still a part of you with me never that I can keep even though your gone now. I can’t put into words how much I love and will miss you. I will see you again one day.
Love Sammy 
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Rick,

The day I first got the pleasure to meet you Samantha had invited me over to a gathering with her intimidatingly large family. I can still remember how terrified I was to go. When I arrived quietly introducing myself to everyone and trying to not embarrass myself in front of my future wife’s family you were the first person to make me feel at home... while at the same time making it very clear that you were a veteran and would defend your family and grand baby above all else. From the day we first met you made me feel like a part of the family and I have grown to love you and your family so much. To the point that I consider you my grandpa as well, I can still remember the last conversation we had, discussing our cats for a solid 30 minutes (way to long for any normal person) You are one of the finest men I have ever met and I would consider myself lucky to end up being half the man that you were. 

R.I.P Rick.

William

I am at a loss for words. We can't believe your gone.  You were the best Grandpa and Great Grandpa to me  and my kids.  And all us grandkids. I remember when Arlin started teaching at NAU at night for tech classes. You said ," We can now say we have a professor in the family."  You will be missed at holidays, dinners , graduations and birthdays.  And so competitive with all the boys pretty much with any sport .  Made it fun for all of us and them . Hearing the stories of who won.  Many laughs shared with all of us.   You gave great advice and always the kindness person.  You were stubborn with a gentle soul.  When I  was younger I remember when you all had parties. I would dance with you on your boots  LOL as a kid.  Many many years ago.  So many memories with you and Grandma. I honestly have so many great memories would be impossible to remember them all.  We all love you and appreciated everything you did for everyone.  Used to loved to dance, play sports with the kids, get down on the floor with the little babies and toddlers and all your great grandkids think the world of you too.  You  loved to gamble and I decided to have a poker party at my house and BBQ for the guys so they could have a fun party too. I am SO thrilled how much you loved that and wanted to do that again in the man cave.  And Brenten and Dylan loved playing wii bowling with you . WE will be strong with the love and strength of our family to pull us all through this. 
You  will be missed more than words.  Every person that met you loved you and still do. 
It happened so fast. To my family hold your loved ones close, tell them you love them for every second  is precious! <3  To my family: I love you more! 



Rick,
            First of all I want to say how much I love you and always will until the lord calls me home to be with you. Its hard to put into words what you meant to me:
            You was a great step father to my girls, a great grandfather to our 12 grandkids, and also to our 25 great-grandkids. Our grandsons thought you was a really cool guy,  and so much fun to be around. But if they needed advice or just a shoulder to lean on you was there for them also.  They always had total respect for you, and was willing to lend a hand to you in turn. The 25 great-grandkids loved you also. You would get down and play with them, they really enjoyed it. 
             Rick words just cant say enough about how much I'm going to miss you. We did everything together. When my knee went out you took such good care of me. I am assured that we will get the chair lift that you was worried about. I'm sort of mad at you for leaving before me, but its ok...I'm a big girl and will do alright. I have this big wonderful family behind me and they will help me out. We all loved you so much and you will be missed, more anyone can say. Rest In Peace baby, I love you!

                                                                                                                                                      Your Loving Wife,
                                                                                                                                                             Dorothy

Still hard to believe you are gone. 
You were a wonderful brother-in-law,and the most kind hearted person.  When anyone needed help they could always count on you.  You will be deeply missed by everyone who knew you .

I’ll be lost without you Rick and Miss talking about things on the phone. Loved it when you guys came to Michigan and family would  come to our house to see you ,my little brother. Days of snipe hunting , garage saling,  never ending picking on me but I would always come back for more. You always made me laugh but now I cry . love you.  I have many fond memories of our childhood. Those memories will last forever. You were an important part of my life and I hope  to someday see you again someday.

Dear Rick
          You are the best thing that ever happened to my mom. You were a great step father to us girls. You were there for us anytime we needed you. My kids and grandkids loved you as their Papa. Kenzie walked around Saturday and said where is Papa? Kim told her you went bye-bye .Someday she will understand. Dewey is walking  around lost but we are taking good care of him. Mom is lost a little for now. But she is a very strong woman with a big family that will take great care of her also. So don’t worry about anything. Tell Shelly hi, and I will see you someday when it is my time. We love you and you will be missed greatly. 

What can I say about Grandpa...well he was so many things to so many people. For me he was my Grandfather, my friend, and an endless source of support, advice, and love. You could always count on having a good laugh when you spent time with grandpa. While I was going through rough times in my past when so many people had counted me out he never did! He never judged me or anyone for that matter, and always offered words of encouragement and let me know he believed in me.  Thats who he was...always willing to help where he could.  He was also probably one of the most competetive people I knew. Even competing in pogo stick contest...it was hilarious! Anyways, I love you Grandpa, I and so many others will miss you tremendously!

 I met Rick about 20 years ago when I married his sister Doree.  I liked Rick from day one.  I knew he was the real deal. He was my brother-in-law my marriage but my good friend by choice. I will miss him a lot. 

Rick, I am honestly at a loss for words!  It still feels so unreal!  Although we did not have an opportunity to say goodbye, I am very thankful for all the wonderful memories we shared!  As I write this, I think about all the vacations we spent together, especially the one when we all had to sleep in a van because all the hotels were booked up!  We all laughed so much that night, when we saw someone with their nose pressed to the window looking inside, and the next morning when we all showed up at a gas station looking a mess!  I can still picture you wearing Chad’s little cowboy hat into that gas station!  Every time we shared that story, we all laughed and agreed that this was one of our favorite vacations.  

Rick, I know you have said that if you pass before Mom, that you would not worry because you knew that her family would take good care of her.  I want you to know that you can rest in peace and that Mom will be okay.  We will take good care of her for you!

Thank you for all the memories! We love you and will forever remember you!
Love, Sherry


Rick welcomed me into the family right away and it felt like gaining another grandfather after mine passed years before. He always had amazing stories to share and I loved listening to them. I especially loved hearing his stories about his "rowdier" days. He had the biggest heart especially when it came to our two dogs. He would pick them up and hold them like babies and spoil them with tons of pets and love. That would always melt my heart! I always asked him when we could have a poker game in his man cave and I wish we could have had that. I will cherish splitting a lemon meringue pie (or two) together and playing pool. Rest in peace Rick!

There are so many reasons why I am going to miss my grandpa. 

For every Tae Kwon Do tournament he went to, every Birthday I ever had,  every family function that ever was,  his presence was always known and cherished.

He always had an amazing sense of humor and brought life to every gathering.

He is someone that I knew I could ALWAYS count on and has made me a better person for it.

I love you Grandpa, and I miss you.

Rick was always so kind and accepting of me. He loved taking care of stray cats and was a true animal lover. He will be missed my many. RIP, Rick!


Great-grandpa Krieger with baby Mackenzie the day she was born. 💝 

I REMEMBER WHEN MY DAD,[RICK JOHNSON] BROUGHT HIM OVER FOR A BAR B QUE AND I WAS SO SHY I RARELY TALKED..AND I WENT INTO OUR HOUSE TO DANCE SO KNOW ONE WOULD SEE,AND RICK WALKED IN AND CALLED ME,'TWINKLE TOES'...I JUST ABOUT DIED!!..HEE HEE..BUT HE SAID I SHOULDNT BE EMBARRASSED BECAUSE I DANCED GOOD...SUCH A KIND MAN.

I'm really going to miss you Grandpa you are one of the greatest people I know.  You were a great step father to my mother and aunts. And great grandfather for me and my cousins. And with me becoming a father/stepfather as along as I model myself after you I'll be great father/stepfather for my kids.  I wish you had the chance to meet my newest child. I love you rest well Grandpa.

Grandma's Birthday Dinner or Brandon Miller's grad party. This a great pic of many of us in our family. As always lots of laughter, hugs and good food. 

Went to breakfast when my mom came for a visit. Nikki took the pic for us. That is her shadow. Such a fun morning with great food and lots of laughs. 

We all surprised Grandpa so good for his 65th Surprise Party. I am so thankful for this pic of us.   💝

 A great memory that always comes in mind when I think of grandpa is the time when he asked me to help him with moving his good friend “The Colonel” that’s how he referred to him.  I never knew that guys real name.  Anyway,  you have to imagine that this guy lived in the third-floor of a luxury apartment building, so it was a long walk from his apartment door to grandpa’s truck. Well anyway it goes like any moving day, where you’re struggling but you’re getting it done. Then we come to the  Colonel’s mattress .Well let me just say it was a king size mattress that was made up of that extremely heavy and extremely malleable memory foam.  This is not the cheap memory foam, this is the quality stuff. So it’s like trying to carry jello or like slime wrapped in bedding material. It wasn’t just the mattress that took us so long to get moved to the truck. It was the fact that we literally could not get five steps without it melting out of our hands. Or we would get about five steps and start cracking up and drop it anyway. We laughed so hard that day. Still every time we brought it up, both of us would just crack up. We made up the “squeeze technique” that was the only way we could get 5 feet at a time. It was a great memory I’ll never forget. There are so many more  great stories but that one always stuck.
  He was great , I could tell him anything and he would listen and always give me advice . He was so damn awnery and would crack me up every time I was around him. I’ll miss you grandpa ,until we meet again....  I love ya Rest In Peace ..


I will never forget you Rick! You are a big part of my childhood and you were always so good to us! Say hi to Mom I know she's going to suprise to see you 



Christina Walters

April 23, 2018 | Wheatland, MO | Friend





Rick was very much a Family Man. He Reminded us of Denise's Family. Down to Earth Country Folk. Loved it when you all visited with us in Pennsylvania. Had a Great time. We will keep those memories close to our Hearts.
Our Thoughts and Prayers go out to Dorothy, Sherry, Jimmy and the rest of Ricks loved ones.



Mike & Denise Ebling

April 23, 2018 | Reading, PA | Family



Well my life is no longer complete and will never be the same. You and me have been best friends for over 30 years, weve seen and been through it all together. All of our ups and downs our laughs and our tears, our loss of family members on both sides, we have always been there for each other through it all. I dont know how I put my life together without you. I hope that you become my guardian angel, since you been mine for the past 30 years here on earth; you might as well continue up there, I dont know how to say goodbye, so I will say this: To my father in law, best friend and my brother, you cant be replaced, and I know God has a place in Heaven for you watching over his precious animals, what a great job for you. I love you Rick, and you will be greatly missed daily. God Bless you !!



Jim Bushmoyer

April 23, 2018 | Belton, MO | Family


Rick you have completed your mission. Brother you will be dearly missed. You have left a special warmth in the hearts of those you have shared your kindness with. We have a special bond, not just as brothers who served our country together. You have been a true friend. 

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Richard "Rick" Harman Krieger

December 20, 1947 – April 21, 2018

McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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