A longtime resident of Great Bend, Kan., Marvin Karst, age 98, passed away on Oct. 15, 2026, in Mesa Ariz. He was born on March 7, 1928, in Galatia, Kan., to Benjamin and Freda Karst. He lived on a farm in Kansas and lived there until the age of 8, when his family moved to the town of Galatia.