Charles Leroy Buehler, 84, died April 21, 2011 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, Kansas. He was born July 7, 1926 at Claflin, Kansas, the son of Charles Rudolph and Josephine Martha (Kooci) Buehler. He married Virginia Ruth Folck February 1, 1946 at Lyons, Kansas. A Great Bend resident, Mr. Buehler had a private law practice for fifty years in Claflin and Great Bend. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Buehler was a member of the Claflin United Methodist Church, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a former member of the American Bar Association, Kansas State Bar Association, and Barton County Bar Association. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, of the home; two sons: Arthur Ray Buehler, Golden, Colorado; and Howard Dean Buehler, St. Louis, Missouri; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one half-brother, Joseph K. Buehler; and one half-sister, Flora Bortz. There are no services planned.