Anita Marie Keast Behnke, 56, died Sept. 16, 2011, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Kenneth and Verna Mae Graber Keast.

She was a lifetime Hutchinson resident, graduating from Hutchinson High School in 1973, and attended Hutchinson Community College. She had been a medical professional, CNA, CMA and Home Health Aide for Wesley Towers and Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. Anita was a member of Grace Bible Church and the Christian Motorcycle Association.

She is survived by her children and spouses, Cyndi and Jeff Jones of Pratt, Randy and April Richards of Emporia; her father; two brothers, David and Cindy Keast, and Fred Keast, all of Hutchinson; and five grandchildren, Mattheu, Kyrie and Katheryn Richards, Owen and Madisyn Jones. She was preceded in death by her mother.

Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at Grace Bible Church, 1221 East 33rd Ave., with Pastor Rick Goertzen officiating. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorial gifts may be made to the church or to the American Diabetes Association, in care of the mortuary. Please visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave a personal message for Anita's family.