LARNED — Mary Ann Schartz, 83, passed away Nov. 15, 2017, at Country Living of Larned. She was born June 25, 1934, in Larned, the daughter of Joseph Anthony and Cloe Bordewick Desemo. A lifetime area resident, she was a cattleman/farmer’s wife and assisted at Reed Pharmacy for 22 years.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Altar Society and Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary, all of Larned.
On Nov. 27, 1951, she married Vernon Lawrence Schartz in Larned. He passed away June 25, 1988.
Survivors include two sons, Michael (Jana) Schartz, Larned, and Matthew (Danita) Schartz, Great Bend; two daughters, Ann (Kelly) Meyer, Larned, and Laura (Scott) Dewerff, Great Bend; two sisters, Sue (Mike) McGurk, Larned, and Sarah (Bill) Knoche, Longmont, Colo.; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Patty Seeman and Mary Catherine Schartz, and a brother, Joe B. Desemo.
Vigil service will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned, with Father Bernard Felix presiding. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Mortuary. Burial will be in Larned Cemetery, Larned.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or Larned Ladies Golf in care of Beckwith Mortuary. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Beckwith Mortuary*
P.O. Box 477; 916 Main
Larned, KS 67550
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Nov. 17, 2017