Name of Deceased: Don Whelan
Date of Death: January 27, 2014
Place of Death: Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: October 19, 1919 at Sharon, Kansas
Parents Name: Joe & Florence (McKeever) Whelan
OBITUARY INFORMATION
He was a 1938 graduate of Great Bend High School.
Married Phyllis Kay Niswonger in June, 1947 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died February 10, 2008.
He was vice president for First National Bank, was a partner in the JoDonCee Skating Rink, and was involved in ranching in Barber County, Kansas.
Mr. Whelan was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.
He was a United States Air Force veteran, serving during World War II.
He was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas Bankers Association, Elks Lodge #1127, American Legion Argonne Post 180, and an active member of Great Bend Chamber of Commerce.
SURVIVORS
two sisters: LaRaine McLeland of Great Bend, KS, and Theda Jo Wendel and her husband Jerry of Great Bend, KS
a host of nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by one brother, Cecil Whelan.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Great Bend
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: BCC Foundation to benefit the Don and Phyllis Whelan Academic Scholarship Fund, 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