Obituaries - Wednesday, November 4
Lillian A. “Lil” Basgall
June 27, 1941 - November 2, 2026
Lillian A. “Lil” Basgall, 85, of Hays, died Monday, November 2, 2026.
She was born June 27, 1941, in Hays to Clarence and Regina (Degenhardt) Basgall. She graduated from Girls’ Catholic High School in 1959 and from Wichita Business College in 1960, and worked as Deputy Clerk of the Ellis County District Court for five years. Her federal civil service career began in 1966 with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., included the Department of Defense at Fort Riley, and ended with her 1992 retirement from the Social Security Administration in Hays.
She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, a coordinator of the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel, an Associate of the Sisters of St. Agnes and a member of the Daughters of Isabella Circle #254.
Survivors include her brothers, Alfred “Fritz” Basgall of Denver, Colorado, Theodore “Ted” Basgall of Hays, Thomas “Tom” Basgall of Salina, and Darrell Basgall and wife Carelyn of Lewisville, Texas; 10 nieces and nephews; 11 grandnieces and grandnephews; five great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews; and one great-great-grandniece. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Bernice Herrman, and husband LeRoy; and her niece, Tiffany Basgall.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2026, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine, Hays, with a Daughters of Isabella Rosary at 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. at the church, with Fr. Nick Parker officiating. Inurnment will be private in St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for masses at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, the Senior Companion Program at Fort Hays State University, or Immaculate Heart of Mary Adoration Chapel.
Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home
