Obituaries

Body Steven Dale "Steve" Schindler, age 66, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at his home in Topeka. He was born on November 7, 1956, in El Paso, Texas, the son of Abe "Junior" and Shirley (Trible) Schindler. Steve graduated from Stockton High School in 1974.

Body Berdena Ruth (Veatch) Whisman, of Palco, passed away on January 8, 2023, at her home in Palco, at the age of 92. She was born on March 24, 1930, to Cletus and Lucy (Coddington) Veatch in Hays. She married George D. Whisman on May 27, 1948.

Body Dale Arpin was born in Hays on April 15, 1952, to Alfred and Marcella Arpin. Dale passed in the comfort of his home on December 13, 2022, with his loving family and friends by his side. He grew up in a small Kansas town harvesting wheat with his dad.

Body Betty Jane (Mayhew) Edson, age 93, Plainville, died January 6, 2023, at Brookdale Fairdale Assisted Living in Salina, surrounded by her loving family. She was born 10 February 1929 on the family farm outside of Plainville.

Body Kathleen Mary Brown, age 78, of Hill City, Kansas, passed away January 2, 2023. She was born Kathleen Mary Newell May 2, 1944, in Damar, Kansas. She was the second daughter born to Lawrence and Rita (Brin) Newell. As she grew so did the family—a total of nine children.

Body Richard B. “Dick” Cherry, age 95, Plainville, passed Friday, January 6, 2023, at Redbud Village in Plainville. He was born April 16, 1927, in Coldwater, Kansas to Blanche (Newton) Stanfield.

Body Daryl Lynn Novotny, age 81, of Stockton, passed away on January 4, 2023, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Neb., at the age of 81. He was born on June 15, 1941, to Ludvik and Zella “Sally” (Drennan) Novotny in Stockton.

Body Robert E. “Bob” McCall, of Woodston, Kansas, passed away on January 4, 2023, at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, Kansas, at the age of 100. He was born on November 29, 1922, to Henry and Emma (Vanderlip) McCall in Ash Rock Township north of Woodston.

Body Carol “Ann” Barnett, age 78, of Concordia, Kansas passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia.  She was born on March 2, 1944 in Superior, Neb., to Delbert J. and E. Carol (Gridley) Jeppesen. She graduated from Ruskin High School in 1963.

Body Refinna Ladean “Betty” Keyes, of Plainville, passed away on January 1, 2023, at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 75. She was born on February 27, 1947, to Levi Bassel and Mary Alice (Reynolds) Hoskins in Enid, Okla.