Name of Deceased: August W. “Gus” Werhahn
Date of Death: August 10, 2012
Place of Death: Sterling House of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: July 12, 1920 at Great Bend, Kansas
Parents Name: August H. & Anna (Gagelman) Werhahn
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Elynor Mae Brancato June 19, 1943 at Great Lakes, Illinois. She died October 23, 2003.
He was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Williams Institute of Mortuary Science in Kansas City. He worked for Burgat-Hulme Mortuary in Great Bend prior to his military service. He was Barton County Sheriff from 1947 to 1951. For most of his life, Mr. Werhahn was a self-employed realtor and insurance agent, later working for the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Mr. Werhahn was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.
He was a United States Navy veteran serving on the USS Solace as a Pharmacist’s Mate First Class during World War II.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, American Legion Argonne Post 180 where he was past commander, and A. F. and A. M. Lodge #15, Great Bend.
SURVIVORS
One Daughter: Judy Boyle and her husband Jim of Olathe, KS
One Sister: Mabel Hiss of Great Bend, KS
Grandchildren: Two
Great-grandchildren: Four
He was preceded in death by one infant brother, Walter Werhahn; and three sisters, Mildred Mull, Elfrieda Walker, and Margaret Werhahn.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Monday, August 13, 2012
Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.
Place of Service: First Presbyterian Church in Great Bend
Officiant: The Reverend Dr. Scott V. Solether
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas with military rites by U. S. Navy Honor Guard
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: First Presbyterian Church, 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