Floy Ann Pettit, 79, Hill City, passed away Friday, August 4, 2023.

Floy Ann Lay was born on October 22, 1943, to Ninuel Blevins and Helen Lola (Newman) Lay in Fallbrook, Calif.

Her faith in Christ helped her through life’s ups and downs. Floy Ann married Larry J. Holbrook in 1960, and they were blessed with three daughters: Laura, Diane, and Katy. In 1969, Floy Ann and Buster McKnight were blessed with a daughter whom she gave her mother’s middle name, Lola.

Harlan "Hal" Melvin Kasselman Jr., age 65, rural Larned, passed away in Indiana on Monday, August 7, 2023, on his way to visit his brother.

He was born June 12, 1958, in Axtel, Kansas, the firstborn son of Harlan and Alice Kasselman (both deceased).

He served as a mechanic in the United States Armed Forces (Army) in Germany. Hal returned home early from the Army to help care for his father, who was in a serious accident. He spent over 30 years working for the Larned State Hospital, initially working as an aide, earning his RN degree, and finishing his nursing career.

Robert E. “Bob” Look of Ringwood, Okla., passed away on July 26, 2023, at the age of 84 in Enid, Okla.

He was born on July 5, 1939, to Bryan and Mary Ethel Look in Stockton, Kansas. He met the love of his life, Barbara Jean Clary, while working at the Park Drive-In Theater.

Cindy Jackson, Phoenix, Ariz., passed away on March 23, 2023, at her home at the age of 65.

She was born June 21, 1957, in Loveland, Colo., the daughter of Ronald and Robin (Larken) Jackson.  

She graduated from Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg.

She was united in marriage to Larry Gwennup in 1975. The couple later divorced.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald.

Frances Marie Michaelis, age 98, passed away July 13, 2023, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Long-Term Care in WaKeeney.

Elda Hamit passed away on Monday morning, July 17, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center at the age of 100.

he was born on May 17, 1923, to Leo and Eva (Atkinson) Elliott in Torrington, Wyo.

She spent the first two and one-half years of her life in Wyoming before moving to Kansas, where she enjoyed growing up on the farm in northern Rooks County. She attended country school in Bow Creek Township for the first six years of grade school, and then two more years in Phillips County.

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.

Henry grew up on the family farm in Greenfield Township in Rooks County, Kan., where he learned the value of hard work.

He attended the Elm Creek Country School and Stockton High School.

Henry married Bernadine Schultz; to this union were two sons, Don and Rick. They later divorced. 

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.

He married Debra Carter on April 20, 1974, in Liberal, Kansas, and was her best friend for 49 years.