Karen Kay Wishnuck, age 63 of Medicine Lodge KS, passed away, Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 14, 1957, in Hays, KS to Joseph F and Lillian M (Kinderknecht) Wishnuck.
Karen attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from Ellis High School in 1975. She worked as a waitress and short order cook at Alloway’s Restaurant. While working there she was known for her generous portions of food she would serve and also for her incredibly tasty cinnamon rolls. She also worked as a CNA and a private duty assistant for nearly 30 years.
She is survived by her sisters, Diane (Mark) Boos of Ellis, Darlene Gottstine, of Wichita, Lenora (Tom) Staab of Hays, Vera (Lynn) Kinderknecht of Hays, Tammy Shelton of Harrison Arkansas, as well as a brother Joe (Dixie) Wishnuck of Norman, Oklahoma, her longtime companion, Chris Gronman, and her beloved fur baby, Pippin. She has countless nieces and nephews, all of which she adored.
She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, sister Karla, niece Nicole Morgan and a nephew, Lonnie Boos.
Due to the continuing pandemic a small visitation for friends is scheduled for Saturday, February 20th, from 10:00am to 11:00am . Masks will be required. A private service for family from-11:00am to 1:00pm at Brock’s Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 2509 Vine, Hays. Private family burial will take place in the St. Mary's Cemetery, Ellis.
Special thanks to her care taker Kelsey in Medicine Lodge, all of the doctors, nurses and hospice workers at HMC. Thank you for giving all you had and making her final days here like friends she didn’t know she had. May you all be BLESSED!
In lieu of flowers, please consider one of Karen’s favorite places for a memorial. Humane Society of the High Plains, 2050 E US highway 40, Hays, Ks 67601 or the Kiowa County Hospital, 721 W Kansas Ave, Greensburg, Ks 67054
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or by email at keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.