Obituaries
James Jackson, Sr
Jan 28, 2015
Hastings resident, James "Jim" F. Jackson, Sr., 84, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Sunday, February 1, 2015; 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home, and one hour prior to rosary at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. Rosary will be Sunday, February 1, 2015; 7:00 P.M. and Mass of...
Mary Bermond
Jan 26, 2015
Former Hastings resident, Mary M. Bermond, 86, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at her residence in Lincoln, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be Friday, January 30, 2015; 1:00 P.M. in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Mary was born August 29, 1928 in Hastings, Nebraska to Henry & Bessie (Pottorf) Andrews. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1946. Mary married Laurence...
Dr. Leonard Spiker, Jr
Jan 26, 2015
Former Hastings resident, Dr. Leonard E. "Skip" Spiker, Jr. died at his home in Eagle, Idaho on January 26, 2015. A graveside service will be held at a later date. His ashes were returned to Hastings, Nebraska and he will be interred next to his parents at Parkview Cemetery. Dr. Leonard E. "Skip" Spiker, Jr., the son of Leonard...
Dr. Byron Brown
Jan 25, 2015
Former area resident, Dr. Byron Lester Brown, 97, passed away January 25, 2015, in Little Rock, Arkansas. A private memorial service was held in Little Rock on Saturday, January 31, and burial will be February 7, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, Nebraska, with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Those attending are asked to come to the...
Patrick Jacobsen
Jan 25, 2015
Hastings resident, Patrick "Jake" L. Jacobsen, 58, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Saturday, January 31, 2015; 11:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Jerry Hoff
Jan 22, 2015
Hastings resident, Jerry Jay Hoff, 64, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Alegent Lakeside Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Wednesday, January 28, 2015; 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the American...
Elizabeth Utter
Jan 21, 2015
Hastings resident, Elizabeth Ann Utter, 72, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at home with her family by her side. Services will be Saturday, January 24, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Eddie Goff officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to...
Gerald Frerichs
Jan 20, 2015
Hastings resident, Gerald F. Frerichs, 70, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday, January 24, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Royal Family Kids Camp...
Meredyth Osborn
Jan 20, 2015
Following a long struggle with the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease, Meredyth Speir Peters Osborn was freed from her earthly shell on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Meredyth was born in Fairbury, Nebraska to Morris and Helen Speir. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother, not to mention an accomplished pianist and a gifted writer. Throughout her...
Ralph Tomjack
Jan 19, 2015
Hastings resident, Ralph "Jewell" Tomjack, 86, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Sutton Community Home, Sutton, Nebraska. Rosary will be Friday, January 23, 2015; 10:30 A.M., Mass of Christian Burial will follow the rosary at 11:00 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in...
Gregory Wells
Jan 17, 2015
Omaha resident, Gregory Allen Wells, 59, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. Services with Masonic Rites will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Ken Breinig officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, rural Hall County, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M....
Earl Wolcott, Jr
Jan 16, 2015
Hastings resident, Earl S. Wolcott, Jr., 94, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be held on Friday, January 30, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at Livingston Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with the Rev. Steven Peeler officiating. Burial with military rites by Offutt Air Force Base Military Funeral Honor Guard and Hastings...
Marvin Bruntz
Jan 12, 2015
Rural Hastings resident, Marvin "Don" D. Bruntz, 90, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather,died January 12, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Thursday January 15, 2015; 2:00 P.M. at Grace United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Cindy Karges officiating. Private family burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be held in Parkview Cemetery,...
Louise Smith
Jan 12, 2015
Hastings resident Louise Smith, 97, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial service will be Saturday, January 17, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private family burial will be prior to the service in Parkview Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, January 16, 2015; 1:00...
Alan Jorgensen
Jan 12, 2015
Hastings resident, Alan Byron Jorgensen, 81, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Haven Home, Kenesaw, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Saturday, January 17, 2015; 2:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Committal with military rites will be in Minden Cemetery, Minden, Nebraska on Saturday, January 17, 2015; 10:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers,...
Harold South
Jan 10, 2015
Hastings resident, Harold D. South, 99, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Haven Home, Kenesaw, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Thursday, January 15, 2015; 10:30 A.M. at Second Presbyterian Church, Hastings with Rev. Dr. David B. McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Second Presbyterian Church or Hastings American Legion...
Dorothy Hederich
Jan 9, 2015
Hastings resident, Dorothy M. Hederich, 91, passed away, Friday, January 9, 2015 at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard. Private memorial service and burial will be held. Burial will be in Denver, Colorado at Fairmount Cemetery. Memorials may be given to First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings. Dorothy was born February 26, 1923 in Hastings to Phillip & Margaret(Eckhardt) Hahn. Dorothy...
Tamara Panker
Jan 9, 2015
Former Doniphan resident, Tamara S. Panker, 44, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska. There will be no services. Memorials may be given to Shriners Hospitals for Children or a charity of your choice. Tamara was born June 20, 1970 in Topeka, Kansas to Karla M. Norflis. She graduated from Grand Island High School....
Euteva Baker
Jan 8, 2015
Hastings resident, Euteva "Toby" Baker, 90, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015 at her home. Services will be Monday, January 12, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at Grace United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Cindy Karges officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Grace United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Sunday, January 11, 2015;...
Kenneth Morrison
Jan 6, 2015
Hastings resident, Kenneth L. Morrison, 93, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. The youngest of four children, Kenneth L. Morrison was born in Roxbury, Kansas, on February 8, 1921, to Lloyd and Alta Morrison. Along with his brother Milton, and sisters Lorene and Mildred, Ken started working on the family farm at an...







