Posted August 27, 2018 10:57am
(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man has died from injuries received in a motorcycle crash late last month.
According to an obituary from the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 55-year-old Richard “ Rick” Siebenmorgen died Thursday evening, August 23rd at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.
Siebenmorgen was injured the morning of July 28 in a motorcycle crash on U.S. 36 Highway in Brown County, just west of Kestrel Road.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reports he was eastbound when his Yamaha motorcycle rounded a corner and left the roadway where it struck a sign.
Siebenmorgen, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected.
He was initially transported to the Hiawatha Community Hospital and later flown to the Kansas City hospital.
At his request, Siebenmorgen has been cremated. A visitation will be held Friday evening from 5 until 8 at the Fisher Community Center in Hiawatha.
Among survivors are a son, Bryan, four brothers and two sisters.