Twila Marie Grossardt Riebel, 89, died May 21, 2009 at Cherry Village Residential Care, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1919 at Selden, Kansas, the daughter of Reverend Milton H. and Jennie (Weir) Bisbee. She married Emery Grossardt August 2, 1938 at Claflin, Kansas. He died September 1, 1975. She then married Norbert Riebel July 19, 1977 at Great Bend. He died March 5, 2008. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Riebel was a retired Claflin Elementary School secretary. Mrs. Riebel was a member of the United Methodist Church and served several years on the Independent Library Board, Claflin. Left to mourn are her daughters: Ivonne (Ferdinand) Burmeister, Galatia, Kansas; and Darlene (Larry) Plymell, Hays, Kansas; step-son, Jim (Dee) Riebel, Lubbock, Texas; and step-daughter, Carol (Larry) Horton, Great Bend. Also surviving are grandchildren: Chris and Shahi Burmeister, Houston, Texas; Dan and Tammy Burmeister, Seattle, Washington; Kurt and Amanda Burmeister, Wichita, Kansas; Molly Jacobsen, Hays, Kansas; Sherry and Norman Kinderknecht, Colby, Kansas; Courtney Britton, Colby, Kansas; Laura and Scott Brown, Karla Rodie, and Kathy and Rick Schwager, all of Great Bend, Kansas; Kelsey and Monte Montgomery and Eric Riebel, Lubbock, Texas; and Kate Riebel, San Antonio, Texas; sixteen great-grandchildren: Zane, Jacob, Grant and Graham Burmeister; Cole Jacobsen; Bailey and Logan Britton; Justin and Cody Kelly; Brianna Brown; Nicole, Nicolas, and Trever Schwager; Kirsten, Brooklyn, and London Montgomery; and two great-great-grandsons: Hayden and Brogan. She was preceded in death by one brother, Willard Bisbee; and one sister, Opal Ingersoll. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the United Methodist Church, Claflin, with the Reverend Gene Langhofer officiating. Burial will be in Claflin Cemetery, Claflin, Kansas. Friends may call from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2009 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the church. Memorials are requested to the Independent Township Library or the United Methodist Church, both in care of the funeral home.