Karen Backowski, age 61, of Hays, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at North Care Hospice in Kansas City.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays.

Visitation will be Tuesday 4 PM – 8 PM and Wed. 9:30 AM – 10 AM all at Brock’s Keithley Funeral Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays, KS 67601

A parish vigil service will be 6:30 PM Tuesday at the funeral chapel. A complete obituary is pending.