Leona A. Krmela, 88, died July 5, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 9, 1919 at Loretta, Kansas, the daughter of John J. and Margaret C. (Dinkel) Stegman. She married John F. Krmela September 30, 1941 at Loretta. He died October 21, 1989. A homemaker, Mrs. Krmela was a resident of Great Bend since 1984, moving from LaCrosse, Kansas. Mrs. Krmela was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima and the Altar Society, Great Bend. Surviving Mrs. Krmela are one daughter, Margaret Shauers, Great Bend, Kansas; two brothers: Hubert Stegman, Scappoose, Oregon; and Norbert Stegman, Wichita, Kansas; one sister, Lydia Schuckman, LaCrosse, Kansas; three grandchildren: James Crotinger, Rochelle Shauers, and Debra Shauers; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Linus Stegman; and four sisters, Armella Graf, Isabel Boucher, Rosaline McAfee, and an infant sister. Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m., and a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2008, both at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Celebrants will be Father Floyd McKinney and Father Edmound Kline. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the CKMC Foundation for the benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center or the American Diabetes Association, both in care of the funeral home.