Obituaries
Anna Fitz
May 15, 2014
Hastings resident, Anna "Madeline" (Jensen) Fitz, 89, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Rosary will be Monday, May 19, 2014; 7:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, May 20, 2014; 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will...
Jon Buscher
May 13, 2014
Jon E. Buscher 24, formerly of Hastings, passed peacefully from his earthly life into Eternal Life on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Saturday, May 24, 2014; 11:00 A.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, May 24, 2014; 10:00...
Theodora Letts
May 12, 2014
Omaha resident, Theodora "Teddy" Letts, 87, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. There will be no services or interment. Memorials may be given to Alzheimer's Association or Arthritis Foundation. Teddy was born January 31, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois to Fritz & Gertrude (Buettner) Janusch. She graduated from Eagle River High School in Eagle...
Jerold Kinley
May 12, 2014
Hastings resident, Jerold Lee Kinley, 54, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be Friday, May 16, 2014; 10:30 A.M. at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings with Rev. Dr. Samuel R. Rathod officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, May 15, 2014; 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. with family present at the funeral...
Dalbert Pittman
May 11, 2014
Hastings resident, Dalbert R. Pittman, 87, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be Thursday, May 15, 2014; 10:00 A.M. at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014; 1:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. with family present...
Berdina Strayer
May 11, 2014
Hastings resident, Berdina E. Strayer, 91, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Haven Home, Kenesaw, Nebraska. Book signing will be Thursday, May 15, 2014; 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. with family present at Butler Volland Funeral Home. Family services and burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the...
Donna Sears
May 7, 2014
Hastings resident, Donna Jean Sears, 63, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Monday, May 12, 2014; 1:00 P.M. at Peace Lutheran Church, Hastings with Rev. Marcus J. Mackay and Rev. Benjamin Siebert officiating. Burial will be in Our Redeemer Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, 3743 Marysville Road, Staplehurst, Nebraska with Rev. Marcus...
Dale Sears
May 7, 2014
Hastings resident, Dale Laverne Sears, 83, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona. Services will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014; 1:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel with Rev. Dr. William Nottage-Tacey officiating. Masonic service will be by Mid-West Lodge #317 A.F. & A.M. Burial with military rites will be in Cedarview Cemetery, Doniphan, Nebraska. Visitation will be one...
Richard Friend
May 5, 2014
Hastings resident, Richard I. Friend, 40, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Grand Island, Nebraska. Memorial service will be Thursday, May 8, 2014; 10:00 A.M. at All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Village, Hastings, Nebraska, with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Private family interment will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials...
Jean Aiken
May 3, 2014
Hastings resident, Jean L. Aiken, 90, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Mary Lanning HealthCare. Memorial service will be Tuesday, May 6, 2014; 2:00 P.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska, with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no visitation or viewing. Private family burial at a later date. Memorials may be given to the...

Elizabeth Trenchard
May 1, 2014
Hastings resident, Elizabeth "Betty Jo" Trenchard, 89, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Monday, May 5, 2014; 11:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church, Hastings with Rev. Dr. William Nottage - Tacey officiating. Private family interment will be at a later date. Book signing will be Saturday,...
Roger Hawthorne
Apr 30, 2014
Roger Lee Hawthorne was born December 13, 1928, in Giltner, Nebraska, the first child of Clarence and Nellie Hawthorne. He died April 30, 2014, in Hastings, with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Becky, at his side. He was 85 years of age. Service will be Saturday, May 3, 2014; 3:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Rev. Dr....
Carol Thibault
Apr 27, 2014
Hastings resident, Carol Ann Thibault, 62, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Wednesday, April 30, 2014; 11:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Matt Sass officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date in South Dakota. Visitation will be one hour prior...
Charlene Rutt
Apr 26, 2014
Hastings resident, Charlene Marie Rutt, 79, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Wednesday, April 30, 2014; 1:30 P.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 29, 2014; 1:00 P.M....
Connie Shriver
Apr 14, 2014
Hastings resident, Connie R. Shriver, 72, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Monday, April 21, 2014; at 11:00 A.M. at Juniata United Methodist Church, Juniata with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials...
Arleen Janssen
Apr 14, 2014
Hastings resident, Arleen (Hubl) Janssen, 86, died Monday, April 14, 2014, at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society - Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska, with family by her side. Rosary will be Wednesday, April 16, 2014; 9:30 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Hastings, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be follow at 10:00 A.M. with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating....

Marlene Palmer
Apr 11, 2014
Fairfield resident, Marlene J. Palmer, 78, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Celebration of Life will be Monday, April 14, 2014; 11:00 A.M. at Fairfield Community Church, Fairfield with Pastor Steve Deines officiating. Private family burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Nebraska. No viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Olin Underwood
Apr 11, 2014
Hastings resident, Olin Lee Underwood, 89, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at College View Assisted Living and Memory Support, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Tuesday, April 15, 2014; 10:30 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be...
Edward Lightner
Apr 7, 2014
Our best friend, father, grandfather, brother-in-law, father-in-law and uncle Edward H. Lightner, a lifelong resident of Hastings, Nebraska, 96, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 with many family members by his side. Services will be Saturday, April 12, 2014; 10:00 A.M. at Second Presbyterian Church, Hastings with The Rev. Dr. David B. McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in Parkview...
Helen Parker
Apr 4, 2014
Hastings resident, Helen R. Parker, 95, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Nebraska. There will be no viewing or visitation. Helen was born December 22, 1918, in Clarinda, Iowa, to Marie (Pontious) and Homer D. Williams....