Mary Lou Schenk, 91, passed away Jan. 29, 2026, surrounded by family in Great Bend, Kan. She was born on Jan. 9, 1935, in Great Bend, Kan., to Henry P. and Augusta (Hlavaty) Lichter. On Sept. 28, 1955, she married Arthur Joseph Schenk at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Olmitz. He passed on April 10, 1997.