Irwin Frank Alefs, 90, died July 21, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born January 11, 1925, in Great Bend, he was the son of Daniel and Minnie Rose (Lippoldt) Alefs. On October 28, 1945, he married Dorothy Marie Boatright in Great Bend. She died on July 12, 2012. He owned and operated Alefs and Sons Equipment, the John Deere dealership, with his father and brother. He later operated the business Irwin Alefs Equipment Company. During the 1970s, he had a custom hay cutting business at Moscow, and later operated a general repair business there. He moved back to Great Bend in 1989 where he was a public relations representative for Farmers Mutual Insurance. He served on the Farmers Mutual Insurance board of directors for more than 50 years. Mr. Alefs was a member of First Christian Church in Great Bend. Survivors include one son, John D. Alefs and his wife Sally of Wichita; two daughters, Karen Capell and her husband Bill of Casa Grande, Ariz., and Betty Livingston and her husband Gary of Wichita; four grandchildren, Heather West and her husband Mike, Robb Collins and his wife Corinne, Spencer Alefs and his wife Emily, and Maggie Alefs; three great-grandchildren, Anna West, Brandon West, and Charly Collins. He was preceded in death by one brother, Daniel J. Alefs, Jr.; and two sisters, Ruth Evers and June Shafer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 27, 2015 at the First Christian Church in Great Bend with the Rev. Joshua Leu officiating. Burial will be at the Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church, in care of the funeral home.