Charles Leroy Buehler, 84, died April 21 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover. He was born July 7, 1926, at Claflin, the son of Charles Rudolph and Josephine Martha (Kooci) Buehler. He married Virginia Ruth Folck on Feb. 1, 1946, at Lyons. He was a Great Bend resident and served during World War II in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Buehler was a member of Claflin United Methodist Church, American Legion and VFW. He had a private law practice for 50 years in Claflin and Great Bend, and was a former member of the American Bar Association, Kansas State Bar Association and Barton County Bar Association.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Arthur Ray Buehler of Golden, Colo., and Howard Dean Buehler of St. Louis, Mo.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a half brother, Joseph K. Buehler, and a half sister, Flora Bortz.

At this time there are no memorial services planned.

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