Leonard Lester Karst, age 95, passed away Dec. 5, 2021, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born Aug. 22, 1926, on the farm near Galatia, the eldest of three children to Siegmund and Pauline (Miller) Karst. He was baptized on Aug. 26, 1926, and confirmed on June 22, 1941, at the Evangelical Immanuel Lutheran Church in Milberger, Kan.