Edward Joseph Klug, 86, died at his Great Bend, Kansas residence on January 3, 2007. He was given the gift of life on August 24, 1920 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Wilhelm and Sidonia (Moeder) Klug. He was united in marriage to Gladys Schremmer on January 29, 1946 at Odin, Kansas. He was the manager of Parkview Service Station and later Truckin' Joe's Service Station. A Great Bend resident since 1945, he was originally from Odin. Mr. Klug was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima and the Knights of Columbus, both of Great Bend. Survivors include his wife, Gladys, of the home; one son, Tom Klug and wife, Rhonda, Great Bend, Kansas; one daughter, Karen Keenan, Overland Park, Kansas; two sisters, Dorothy Mayer, Massachusetts, and Cecilia McClure, Wichita, Kansas; four grandchildren, Troy Keenan, Amy Scavuzzo, Kelsie Klug, and Austin Klug; and three great-grandchildren, Jonathan Scavuzzo, Joe Scavuzzo, and Katie Scavuzzo. Mr. Klug was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Lane Keenan; three brothers, Joe Klug, Leo Klug, and August Klug; and eight sisters, Marie Demel, Ann Demel, Rose Jacobs, Ida Neises, Marie Beck, Helen Gerber, Hattie Stos, and Odee Murphy. Vigil service with Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2007 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend, with Father Reginald A. Urban officiating. Interment will follow in the Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. Friends may call at Bryant Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2007. A memorial fund in Mr. Klug's name has been established with the Central Kansas Medical Center Foundation for the benefit of Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of the funeral home.