Bruce Everett Wendt, Sr., 79, died January 4, 2007 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born the son of William Wendt, Sr. and Berniece Gallagher Wendt, Sr. on April 30, 1927 at Lewistown, Montana. He married Oletha Fern Christiansen on October 25, 1950 at Willistown, North Dakota. Mr. Wendt was a warehouse foreman for Midwest Energy and a seismographer for Amerada Exploration. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1970. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Wendt served with the Army Medical Corps. Mr. Wendt was a member of Cheyenne Bottoms Sportsman Club, and was an avid bowler, fisherman, hunter, and pilot. Survivors include his wife, Oletha Wendt, of the home; one son, Teven Wendt and wife, Sandy, Wichita, Kansas; one daughter, Janell Michel and husband, Dennis, Brownell, Kansas; two brothers, Adrian Wendt, Tulare, California, and Ronald "Dutch" Wendt, Tulare, California; one sister, Louise Thompson, Sioux Ste. Marie, Canada; four grandchildren, Scott Dean, Jeffrey Dean, Carrie Ruppe, and James Christopher Wendt; six great-grandchildren, Daylon Dean, Jacob Dean, Teagan Dean, Adison Wendt, Emma Wendt, Hunter Ruppe and Reese Ruppe. He was preceded in death by a son, Bruce "B. J." Wendt, Jr.;a grandson, Bobby Dean; three brothers, William Wendt, Jr., Vern Freddie Wendt, and Donald Wendt, and a sister, Harriett Pierce. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend, Kansas. The Reverend Dick Ogle will preside. Military rites will be conducted by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call Monday, January 8, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be scheduled at a later date. A memorial has been established with the Great Bend Humane Society, in care of the funeral home.