Lillian A. “Lil” Basgall, age 85, Hays, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026.
She was born on June 27, 1941, in Hays to Clarence and Regina (Degenhardt) Basgall. Her parents preceded her in death.
Lil graduated from Girls’ Catholic High School in 1959 and from Wichita Business College in 1960. After graduation, she worked as Deputy Clerk of the Ellis County District Court for five years. Her career as a Federal Civil Service Employee started in 1966 with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., and she also worked for the Department of Defense in Fort Riley, Kansas. Lil retired in 1992 from the Social Security Administration in Hays.
She was a devout 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 four brothers, Alfred “Fritz” Basgall of Denver, Colorado, Theodore “Ted” Basgall of Hays, Kansas, Thomas “Tom” Basgall of Salina, Kansas, and Darrell Basgall and wife Carelyn of Lewisville, Texas; 10 nieces and nephews, 11 grand nieces and nephews, 5 great grand nieces and nephews, and 1 great-great grandniece.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Bernice Herrman and husband LeRoy, and her niece Tiffany Basgall.
She was a wonderful sister and aunt.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Fr. Nick Parker officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time with a Daughters of Isabella Rosary at 10:30, all on Thursday at the church. There will be a private inurnment for immediate family only in St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials are suggested for masses at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, to the Senior Companion Program at Fort Hays State University, or to Immaculate Heart of Mary Adoration Chapel. Services are entrusted to Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home and condolences and memories of Lil may be shared with her family at www.haysmemorial.com