Obituaries

Henry E. Schindler, age 76, passed away July 10, 2023, at the University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend, Kan. He was born April 16, 1947, in Hays, Kansas, to Ray and Vera (Arrington) Schindler.

Joe Milton Fetterolf III, 68, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born May 7, 1955, in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Joe “Sunny” and Dorothy Loree (McLaughlin) Fetterolf, Jr. Joe and his sister, Jolene, grew up in Plainville.

Rebecca Wellman, age 61, of Stockton, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. She was a fierce, resilient, family and friends-first type of Mississippi Queen.

Patricia A. “Pat” (Kollman) Middleton, 88, passed away June 17, 2023, in Magnolia, Texas, where she had made her home for several years. She was born December 18, 1934, to Henry and Laura Kollman in Woodston, Kan.

Arthur Lee “Art” Wilkens, of Stockton, passed away on July 7, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 87. He was born on April 2, 1936, the third son of Charley and Jessie (Herren) Wilkens at the family farm home in Cheyenne County, Kansas.

Roy Ballard passed away on July 6, 2023, at his home in Alton, at the age of 70. He was born on May 31, 1953, to William George and Marjorie (Boland) Ballard in Osborne.

Kenneth McClure, age 82, of Stockton, died July 5, 2023, at the McPherson Hospital in McPherson. He was born on August 3, 1940, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Woodrow and Beulah Leota (Meracle) McClure.

Randall R. “Randy” Schmidt, 67, Hays, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. He was born January 15, 1956, in Hays, the son of Alfred L. and Mary K. (House) Schmidt.

Janet Sue Dombroski, of Plainville, passed away on July 3, 2023, at Rooks County Health Center, in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 83. She was born on April 3, 1940, to Henry Charles and Lois Rowena (Doty) Cooley in Ottawa, Kansas.