Arlene A. Mingenback, 92, died January 10, 2013 at Great Bend, Kansas. Born December 21, 1920 at Springfield, Colorado, she was the daughter of Guy E. and Bertha (Hill) Finkle, M.D. She was a graduate of McPherson College with a degree in home economics and was a high school teacher prior to her marriage to John Joseph Mingenback, D. D. S., on March 4, 1944 in Denver, Colorado. He died April 15, 2001. A devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, Mrs. Mingenback was a Great Bend resident since 1950. She loved learning and had a wide range of interests from sewing, cooking, gardening, studying the stock market and investments, ballroom dancing and traveling. Never tiring of trying a new hobby or staying informed about local and national news, she was an avid reader and fan of national current affairs broadcasts. Mrs. Mingenback was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church Women, PEO Chapter DU, Progress Club, and Bloomer Girls, having held many leadership positions within the service organizations throughout her life. Survivors include one son, Mark G. Mingenback and his wife Leslie of Great Bend; one daughter, Marla Mingenback Sheiner of San Francisco, California; one daughter-in-law, Mary Fries Mingenback of Emporia, Kansas; one sister, Maryann Finkle Shutler of Lawrence, Kansas; five grandchildren, Patti Mingenback and her husband Wasim Zaman of Overland Park, Kansas; Andy Mingenback and his wife Tina of Great Bend; Matt Mingenback and his wife Brooke of Fort Worth, Texas; and Samantha Sheiner and A. J. Sheiner, both of Phoenix, Arizona; and three great-grandchildren, Alyvia Mingenback, Ravi Zaman, and Georgia Mingenback. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one son, Michael K. Mingenback. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Great Bend with the Reverend Phyllis Flory officiating. Burial will be at the Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., on Monday, January 14, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to St. John's Episcopal Church, in care of the funeral home.