Edwin "Butch" Schenk, 80, died March 7, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born June 22, 1928 at the family farm, Olmitz, Kansas, the son of William F. and Emelia (Spitzka) Schenk. He married Norma Jean Rose November 8, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died April 6, 2008. Mr. Schenk was a welder and retired supervisor for Natural Gas Pipeline Company, Great Bend, receiving recognition for thirty-seven years of service. He was the former fire chief and a former city council member at Olmitz, and loved hunting, fishing, and camping. Mr. Schenk was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council #2100 4th Degree and was a past Grand Knight. Survivors include four sons: Daniel E. Schenk and wife, Linda, Albert, Kansas; Gary J. Schenk and wife, Sharon, Blue Springs, Missouri; Thomas L. Schenk and wife, Julie, Granger, Iowa; and Steve R. Schenk and wife, Susan, Tonganoxie, Kansas; two daughters: Sandra K. Voertman, Moravia, Iowa; and Brenda J. Asebedo and husband, Sam, Thornton, Colorado; two brothers: Harold Schenk and wife, Jean, Great Bend, Kansas; and Bernard Schenk and wife, Mary Jo, Great Bend, Kansas; twelve grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William Schenk and Robert Schenk; and two sisters, Christina Steiner and Magdaline Steiner. A wake service with Knights of Columbus Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at St. Ann Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at St. Ann Catholic Church, Olmitz. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church. Additional visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to service time, Wednesday at the church. Memorials are requested to St. Ann Catholic Church or the Knights of Columbus Council #2100, both in care of the funeral home.