Hays, Kansas – Joyce Ann Hertel, age 65, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas.

She was born April 5, 1951, in Hays, Kansas to Virgil J. and Laverna (Freitag) Pfannenstiel. She married Donald Hertel on September 7, 1970, at Hays, Kansas.

She was a homemaker, a member of St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church and a 1969 graduate of Ellis High School. She enjoyed cooking, puzzles, needlepoint and spending time with her family and grandsons.

Survivors include her husband, Don Hertel, of the home; one son, Troy Hertel and wife, Rebecca, Andover, KS; two grandsons, Kegan and Ethan Hertel; two brothers, Dale Pfannenstiel and wife, Donnell, WaKeeney, KS; Rick Pfannenstiel, WaKeeney, KS; six sisters, Carol Rumback and husband, Lonnie, Union, MO; Judy Klaus and husband, Jerry, Munjor, KS; Diane Buchholz and husband, David, Ellsworth, KS; Vera Murphy and husband, Ed, WaKeeney, KS; Susan Pfannenstiel, Great Bend, KS; Kathy Pfannenstiel and David Meier, WaKeeney, KS.
She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services are 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 8, 2016, at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church Hays, Kansas. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery Hays, Kansas.

A vigil service is at 7:00 P.M. Thursday at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, and from 9:00 to 10:45 A.M. Friday, all at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.

Memorial to St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]