Donald Dwight Schloemer, 82, died November 25, 2009 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born November 17, 1927 at Bison, Kansas, the son of Harvey David and Maude (Hall) Schloemer. He married Nadine Marie Kottwitz August 19, 1949 at Linn Creek, Missouri. She died August 14, 2004. Mr. Schloemer was a resident of Great Bend, Kansas, since 1950, coming from Bison. He worked at Kottwitz Motors and later was the shop manager at Dove Buick Olds Cadillac, Inc. He served four years in the United States Navy as Yeoman Third Class. Mr. Schloemer was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3111, and the Larned Historical Society. He was a past member of the Apache Chapter of the Kansas Anthropological Association. Survivors include three sons, Darwin Schloemer and wife Marty, Great Bend, Kansas; Denton Schloemer and wife Becky, Ulysses, Kansas; Darren Schloemer, Great Bend; one daughter, Karen Shaner and husband Dale, Great Bend; six grandchildren: Damon Schloemer, Devin Schloemer, Brandon Schloemer, Megan Schloemer Tammen, Courtney Bortz, and Tanner Schloemer; four great-grandchildren: Deborah Schloemer, Darian Schloemer, Breanne Schloemer, and Maxton Schloemer; and two nephews: Gordon Weltmer, Wichita, Kansas; and Mark Schloemer, Bison, Kansas. He was preceded in death by one son, Douglas Schloemer; two daughters, Debra and DeLila Schloemer; one brother, Millard Schloemer; two sisters, Trilby Weltmer and June Miller; and one grandson, Cody Schloemer. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Reverend James A. Strasen will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorials in Mr. Schloemers name have been established with the Barton County Historical Society, American Cancer Society, or Trinity Lutheran Church, in care of the funeral home.