Name of Deceased:Armella Margaret Bianchino Age: 92
Date of Death: August 30, 2013
Place of Death: Villa St. Joseph, Overland Park, Kansas
Date of Birth: December 1, 1920 at Schoenchen, Kansas
Parents Name: Alex & Regina (Gottschalk) Bieker
OBITUARY INFORMATION
She married Sal Bianchino September 18, 1945 at Hays, Kansas. He died April 25, 2012.
She was a florist for the Great Bend Greenhouse.
Mrs. Bianchino was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1945, living in Overland Park since 2012.
She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Altar Society, St. Patrick traditional choir for more than forty years, charter member of Daughters of Isabella, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, and the Barton County Chorale, all of Great Bend.
SURVIVORS
one son: Ed Bianchino and his wife Debbie of Overland Park, KS
four daughters: Elaine Howe and her husband Jeff of Lakewood, CO, Anita McKown and her husband Steve of Langhorne, PA, Jeanette McRoberts and her husband Dave of Brookfield, WI, and Marian Fields of Overland Park, KS
two sisters: Mabel Gross of Hays, KS, and Nita Lyhane of Marysville, KS
two brothers: Kenneth Bieker of Schoenchen, KS, and Willard Bieker of Schoenchen, KS
Eleven Grandchildren: Paul McKown, Jason McKown and Andrea, Brian McKown and his wife Ellen, Jill McRoberts, Marc McRoberts and his wife Kristen, Gina Centeno and her husband Javier, Zachary Ross, Rachel Patrum and her husband Mike, Nathan Fields, Chris Bianchino, and Alyssa Bianchino
Seven Great-grandchildren: Katherine McKown, William Johnson, Mac McRoberts, Cabriah Ross, Emmanuel Ross, Alassa Gevanni, and Maxwell Patrum
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Victor Bieker and Marvin Bieker; and three sisters, Alice Sauer, Lyla Bieker, and an infant sister.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Altar Society Rosary: 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home
Vigil Service with Rosary: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Great Bend
Officiant: Father Ted Stoecklein
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Holy Family School Endowment or Villa St. Joseph, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530