Irene Dreiling, 81, died July 21, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1927 at Catherine, Kansas, the daughter of Anton and Anna M. (Sander) Schmeidler. She married Fred F. Dreiling January 9, 1950 at St. Severin, Kansas. A retired beautician, Mrs. Dreiling owned and operated the Beauty Center in Great Bend for thirty-six years. She was a Great Bend resident fifty-six years, coming from Hays, Kansas. Mrs. Dreiling was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick, the Altar Society, and Daughters of Isabella, all of Great Bend; and Kansas Cosmetology. Survivors include her husband, Fred Dreiling, of the home; one son, Daryl P. Dreiling and wife, Debra, Gardner, Kansas; two daughters: Florence M. Svoboda and husband, Olen, Holyrood, Kansas; and Janice E. Dreiling, Smithville, Missouri; four brothers: Edwin Schmeidler, Wakeeney, Kansas; Ralph Schmeidler, Ogallah, Kansas; Lawrence Schmeidler, Catherine, Kansas; and Anton Schmeidler, Hays, Kansas; four sisters: Sophie Walter, Catherine, Kansas; Lillian Fisher, Hays, Kansas; Ann Lessor, Great Bend, Kansas; and Gloria Ann VonLintel, Victoria, Kansas; eleven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m. and a Vigil Service with Daughters of Isabella Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2009 at the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Celebrant will be Father Reginald A. Urban. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Alzheimers Association, in care of the funeral home.