Dean Edwin Wiziarde, 86, died February 5, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 9, 1925 at Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Clarence August and Fleeta Grace (Faulconer) Wiziarde. He married Betty Jean Popp January 5, 1947 at Larned, Kansas. A resident of Little River and Great Bend most of his life, Mr. Wiziarde was an oilfield pumper for ARCO Oil Co. He was a United States Army veteran, serving during World War II. Mr. Wiziarde was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend; Grace Lutheran Church, Lyons; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Little River. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Wiziarde, of the home; four sons: Kenneth Dean Wiziarde and his wife Laurie, McPherson, Kansas; Daniel K. Wiziarde and his wife D'Ann, Independence, Kansas; James J. Wiziarde, McPherson; and Pastor Jon M. Wiziarde and his wife Sue, Zion, Illinois; one daughter, Ginger Christeson and her husband James, Plano, Texas; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. The Reverend James A. Strasen will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park with military honors by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012 and from 9:00 a.m. to service time Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials are requested to the Dean E. Wiziarde Funeral Expense Fund, in care of the funeral home.