Gwini C. Delgado, 64, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 28, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born on Aug. 27, 1951 in Scott City, she was the daughter of John F. and Elaine Maxine (Shearmire) Graham. She lived in various places until 1975, when she moved back home to Great Bend, On Jan. 8, 1986, she married Frank Delgado at Winter Park, Colo. In 1978, She was co-founder and owner of Kiowa Kitchen Restaurant at Great Bend. She loved the outdoors and snow skiing, and was an avid fisherman.
Mrs. Delgado was a Past Madame President and longtime member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #646 Auxiliary of Great Bend.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Delgado of Great Bend; two daughters, Julie A. Fedosh and her husband, Robert, of Moore, Okla. and Dawn D. Buss of McPherson; one son, Mark W. Delgado and his wife, Shannon, of Edmond, Okla.; two stepsons, T. Aaron Delgado and his wife, LeAnne of Great Bend, and David D. Delgado of Larned; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Rick Francis and his wife, Johnnie Lee of Manhattan, and Todd Francis and his wife, Linda, of Great Bend three step-brothers, Michael Grover and his wife, Barbara of St. Francis, Dan Grover and his wife, Lenora, of Hays, and Sylvan Grover and his wife, Sharon, of Brownwood, Texas; four sisters, Penny Meintner and her husband, Gary and Sheena Thomas, both of Great Bend, and Mavis Vinsonhaler and her husband, Dana, and Tawana Berens and her husband, Todd, of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; and one step-sister, Cheri Weese and her husband, Leroy, of Chanute. She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather Clarence Grover; one step-son, Curtis L. Delgado; one granddaughter, Crystal Dawn Delgado-Harris; and one brother, Nava Rolli Graham.
It was Gwini’s wishes to be cremated following her death. A Memorial Service will be held in the near future at a date to be determined. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Online condolences may be left for the family and a complete obituary notice may be viewed at http://www.charterfunerals.com/locations/great-bend.php.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Charter Funerals*
2115 Washington St.
Great Bend, KS 67530
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Dec. 1, 2015
Gwini C. Delgado 1951 - 2015