Emil Leonard "Johnny" Schrott, 88, died June 2, 2009 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born April 20, 1921 at Nekoma, Kansas, the son of Edward and Mary Agnes (Schinzel) Schrott. He married Prima Faye Jennings September 16, 1956 at the Church of God, Great Bend, Kansas. She died October 21, 1990. He was the owner-operator of Schrott Auto Repair, Great Bend, for fifty years, retiring in 1990. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1956, coming from Nekoma, where he owned and operated his mechanic shop, as well as working on the family farm. Mr. Schrott was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 646; and the Elks Lodge #1127, both of Great Bend. Survivors include his special friend, Lillian Hoffhaus and her family, Great Bend, Kansas; three nieces, Joyce Wittman, Meade, Kansas; Charlotte Wagner, Hutchinson, Kansas; Sharon Schneider, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; three nephews: Dwight Freuler, Hutchinson, Kansas; Craig Schrott, New York; and Brad Schrott, Federal Way, Washington; one step-grandchild, Melissa Furlow; and three step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Faye; one step-son, Roger Bourland; three brothers, Joseph Schrott, Frank Schrott, and Adolph Schrott; and three sisters, Adolphine Freuler, Marie Schrott, and Hilda Schrott; two nephews, Buddie Schrott and Charles Schrott, and one great-nephew, Mark Schrott. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 9:00 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2009, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Barton Community College Foundation to benefit the Automotive Department or the Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of the funeral home.