Lynne Albers, 67, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM.

She was born October 11, 1948, in Hastings, NE to Frank and Donna Bradley. She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1966. Lynne went on to graduate with a degree in Science and Education in 1970 from Fort Hays State University.

She married Robert Albers on June 20, 1970 in Lawrence, KS.

Lynne was an active volunteer with such causes as Ellis County Environmental Awareness, was an All American City presenter in 1996, Dream Camp, Citizen Review Board and many others. In 1990, she received a Kansans Caring for Kansans volunteer award from Governor Mike Hayden. In 1996, she received Citizen of the Year Award from the Hays Chamber of Commerce, making her the first woman to receive the award.

A lover of writing, she has written and published several stories in CUP OF COMFORT and CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL.

Survivors include her husband, Albuquerque; one daughter, Jennifer Kysar of Luray, KS; one son, Wade Albers of Lenexa, KS; her parents, Frank and Donna Bradley of Hays, KS; and one brother, Bruce Bradley of Aurora, NE.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date at Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:30 pm until 7:00 on Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, and from 10:30 am until service time on Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions can be made to USD 489 – 323 W 12th Street, Hays, Kansas 67601 – www.usd489.com. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.