WICHITA- Gregory Lee Burkhart, 75, died on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born April 18, 1948 at Concordia, Kansas, the son of Wilfred and Virginia (Heit) Burkhart. Greg graduated from St. Mary of the Plains High School in Dodge City, Kansas. He enlisted in the United States Army and served in Germany. He learned the value of hard work by spending summers on his uncle's farm, working as a certified arborist for the City of Dodge City, and finally as a ground's keeper at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Wichita, Kansas.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dodge City, Dodge City Round Up and a life member of Howard Gotschall VFW Post 1714 where he once held the position of Commander.

Survivors include: daughter, Heather Schnoebelen and partner Eddie Smith of Nevada, Texas; son, Kelly Burkhart, Wichita; brother, Gerald Burkhart and wife Rose Ann, Wichita; sisters, Barbara Straight, Wichita, Cindy Schaffer and husband Greg, Dodge City and Pam Polley, Wichita; granddaughter, Sloane Schnoebelen.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law, MJ Straight; and nephew, Robert Straight.

Rosary will be at 10:00am Friday, July 21, 2023 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dodge City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30am Friday at the church with Fr. Wesley Schawe presiding. Inurnment will follow at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Kansas with military honors by Military Honors for The State of Kansas and VFW Post 1714. There will be no public visitation as cremation has taken place. Book signing will be from 10:00am to 5:00pm Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or Leukemia-Lymphoma Society both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.