Perennial Top 100 winner and the 2012 Dealer Of The Year City Cycle Sales will be closed on Thursday, January 19, 2023, due to the death of one of our City Cycle Sales Family Members. We will reopen on January 20 at our normal time. Thank you for your understanding.
Wayne A. Jaecke, 89 of Junction City, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, after a brief battle with cancer. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Johnson Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Junction City Church of the Nazarene at 10:00 a.m. with burial following at Highland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, Kansas 66604.
Wayne was born on August 22, 1933, in Junction City, to Leslie and Bethel (Stebbins) Jaecke. He graduated from Junction City High School, class of 1951. Wayne married Rosalie Larson on December 16, 1955. They had two daughters, Trudy (who shares the same birthday as Wayne), Melanie, and one son, Bradley. They divorced in 1979. Wayne married Rodella (Alford) Eder on May 1, 1992.
In his early years, Wayne worked for his father at Junction City Stone Quarry. In 1962, he opened his Harley-Davidson dealership, City Cycle Sales. He found a burned-out building and got the rent waived for a year in exchange for fixing it up. Over the years the business grew, finally settling into the current building on Goldenbelt Boulevard in 2005. He owned and operated the business for 60 years. City Cycle Sales was included in Dealernews Magazine’s Top 100 Dealers from 2006-2011. In 2012, City Cycle Sales was awarded Business of the Year by the Junction City Chamber of Commerce and awarded Dealer of the Year by Dealernews.
He enjoyed racing Harley-Davidson sprint motorcycles in his early adulthood. Wayne achieved the title of state champion in the 250cc hare scrambles. He attended events as far away as Daytona, Florida. He participated in the physically demanding Jack Pine Endurance Run three times. This was a 500-mile, two-day event, held in Michigan, where riders made their way through rivers, hills, deep sand, and thick underbrush. Wayne won first in his class twice and would have won a third time but made the decision to stop and assist a fellow competitor.
Wayne could frequently be seen tending the property and landscaping around his business and picking up trash along the road. Many people mistakenly thought he was the maintenance man. He didn’t mind that, as he was a very humble and modest man. Wayne was known for his honesty and integrity.