Diana Lynn Kroeger, age 70, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, March 27, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born June 12, 1955 in Russell, Kansas to Donald and Hellen (Brown) Hodges.
Diana graduated in 1973 from Ellis High School. In September of 1973 she married Tim Kroeger in Ellis, and they had three sons, Tim, Matt and Jordan. Diana worked primarily as an office manager throughout her career, which included medical records at HaysMed, Saindon Law Office and Salina Regional as a transcriptionist.
Diana was a wonderful mother, grandmother and mother-in-law who loved her family dearly. She was a crafty type of person enjoying all kinds of crafts like cross stitching and making personalized wedding invitations.
Diana is survived by her fiancé, Pat Martin of Salina; her sons, Tim Kroeger and wife Aimee of Ellis, Matt Kroeger and wife Rachael of Ellis and Jordan Kroeger of Pinellas Park, Florida; Her sisters, Donna Honas and husband Verlin of Ellis and Denise Schwab and husband Rick of Norton; her grandchildren, Gavin, Grace, Trayton, Reece, Ashlyn and Korbyn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Donald Lee Hodges.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, April 4, 2026, with visitation starting at 10:00 AM until service time at St. John Lutheran Church located 7 miles north of Ellis. Burial will be at 1:30 PM at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ellis.
Friday visitation will be 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Keithley Funeral Homes - Ellis Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS 67637.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Humane Society of the High Plains.
Please share memories on Diana's tribute page at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com