Barbara Jean Kaiser, 69, of Great Bend, died March 22 at Via Christi Medical Centers St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born March 15, 1941, at Barton County, to Alvin and Rosie (Schultz) Popp. She married Gerald Kaiser on February 11, 1994, at Great Bend. He survives. A Barton County resident most of her life, she was a homemaker and a truck driver for nine years. Mrs. Kaiser was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Altar Society, and Daughters of Isabella, all of Great Bend. She loved her dogs, Patches and Oreo, AKA Cookie, the outdoors, gardening, and cherry tomatoes. Survivors, in addition to her husband, of the home, include two sons, Craig Pangburn and wife Annette of Great Bend, and Steven Pangburn and wife Sandy of Hutchinson; two daughters, Yvonne Briney and husband Rick of La Crosse, and Rachelle DeGarmo and husband Jason of Hutchinson; one sister, Patricia Walker of Stilwell; one stepson, Todd Kaiser of Great Bend; two stepdaughters, Shelly Horyna of Salina, and Kim Geelan and husband Joe of Olathe; 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Eric Dustin Riley and Ruger DeGarmo. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2010 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Great Bend. Altar Society Rosary will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2010 followed by a vigil service with Daughters of Isabella rosary at 7 p.m., both at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend, with Father Peter Fernandez officiating. Interment will be at the Claflin Cemetery in Claflin. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association or Golden Belt Humane Society, both in care of the funeral home.