Edward Lambert Penka, 83, died October 17, 2007, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Edward was born August 10, 1924 at Beaver, Kansas, the son of Frank and Anna Kultgen Penka. On October 15, 1947, he married Evelyn J. Stoss at Olmitz, Kansas. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1967, coming from Beaver, Kansas. Mr. Penka was a retired Co-op Manager at Boyd and a farmer. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of the home; a son, Kenneth Penka and wife, Rhonda of Great Bend; two daughters, Karen Wallace and husband, Ken of Wichita, Kansas and Kathy Penka of Lenexa, Kansas; three sisters, Mary Frances Penka of Derby, Eleanor Huddleston of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Phyllis Hashman of Glendale, Arizona; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Penka was preceded in death by a son, Dale E. Penka. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 19, 2007 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend, with Father Reginald A. Urban officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 p.m., October 19, 2007 at St. Joseph Cemetery, Beaver, Kansas. A Vigil Service will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 18, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Holy Family School Endowment Fund, in care of the funeral home.