Dr. William M. Kane, age 88, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at The Willow House, Hays, Kansas.
He was born October 5, 1927, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to William Sr. and Mary (Fekete) Kane.
He married Shirley (Steeves) on August 26, 1950, at Fairfield, Connecticut. She preceded him on April 20, 2016.
The Kane family moved to Hays and he began practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology with The Eddy Clinic there in 1961. Dr. Kane was a World War II veteran who served in Japan, as a Sergeant.
He received his Bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1950, and his M.D. from The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., in 1954.
After one year of internship and four years of residency, he practiced on the east coast for two years before moving to Kansas. He was one of the first fully trained, board certified OB/GYN MD in western Kansas. He served the people of Northwest Kansas for over 30 years until his retirement in the early 1990s. He was very active in the community, associated with the Boy Scouts, The Ellis County United Way, and the Ellis County Historical Society. He was a member of and regular Lector for Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include: three sons; William Kane and wife, Deb, Grand Junction, CO; Dan Kane and wife, Linda, Clay Center, KS; John Kane, Denver, CO; three daughters; Claire Loughry and husband, John, Centennial, CO; Mary Kate Pickering and husband, Don, Bel Air, MD; Susan Kane and wife, Lanka Elson, Woodland Park, CO; one sister, Vivian Dobey and husband, Ron, Columbia, MO; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 20, 2016, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 18th and Vine, Hays, Kansas. Inurnment will follow at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at WaKeeney, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Friday, at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, The Willow House, and the Cancer Council of Ellis County.
Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601 are in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be sent to clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net.