Taylor Grace Gardea, age 4 years, of Chase, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas after a brief illness. Taylor was born on August 24, 2017 at Salina, Kansas to Juan Gardea III and Gina Arevalo. She loved riding her bike, Hot Wheels cars, playing in the dirt, and especially loved Spiderman and going to Grandma’s house.
Survivors include her parents, Juan Gardea III and Gina Arevalo, two twin brothers Juan and Ismael and two sisters Tori and Yazlenny all of Chase, Kansas; her grandparents: Anita (& Marin) Loya of Great Bend, Kansas, Judy (& Louis) Marceca of Topeka, Kansas and Juan Gardea, Jr. (& Blanca) of Earth, Texas; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Taylor was preceded in death by her great-grandparents: Rudy Campos, Juan Gardea Sr., and Romelia Venzor; her great-aunt Patty Reynolds, her great-uncle Ricardo Arevalo, and cousins Marla Elizabeth Garcia and Marcy Garcia.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Charter Funerals in Great Bend, Kansas with Father Aneesh Parappanattu officiating. Interment will follow in the Great Bend Cemetery North in Great Bend, Kansas. Visitation will be at Charter Funerals in Great Bend from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, December 30, 2021 with a Rosary Service at 7:00 PM on Thursday. Memorials may be directed to the family in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left for the family and a complete obituary notice may be viewed at http//www.chartergreatbend.com.