Obituaries

May 9, 2009

Hastings resident, Harriet 'Ruth' Rhodes, 90 of 405 Goldbeck Towers, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Saturday, May 9, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. John H. G. Curtiss officiating. Burial will be Saturday, May 9, 2009; 2:30 P.M. at the Stuart Community...

May 7, 2009

Grand Island resident, Lillian Rydberg Amick, 104, of Tiffany Square, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Tiffany Square.

Private family services at a later date. There will be no visitation or view as Lillian was cremated.

Mrs. Amick was born April 15, 1905 in Litchfield, Nebraska to Dr. Charles A. & Dora E. (Griffith) Rydberg....

May 5, 2009

Hastings resident, Winifred H. Kunkel, 88, of 721 So. 1st Avenue #412,Goldbeck Towers, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Tuesday, May 5, 2009; 2:00 P.M. at the All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Graveside service will be in Evergreen Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska, at a...

May 2, 2009

Hastings resident, Richard N. 'Dick' Gangwish, 60, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at his home.

Services will be Friday, May 8, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Tom Murray officiating. Burial will be in the Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 6, 2009; 1:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. and Thursday, May 7,...

Apr 29, 2009

Hastings resident, Todd Anthony Mans, 32, of 800 Creighton, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Haven Home of Kenesaw, Nebraska.

Rosary will be Friday, May 1, 2009; 7:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, May 2, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Hastings, Nebraska with Father Michael Houlihan officiating....

Apr 27, 2009

Gretna resident, Richard S. "Dick" Kieffe, 54, formerly of Hastings, Nebraska died Monday, April 27, 2009 in Gretna, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, May 1, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Hastings, Nebraska with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Gena...

Apr 27, 2009

Mark Steven Larreau, 48, of 742 Williams, Hastings, Nebraska died Monday, April 27, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. A celebration of Mark's life will be Saturday, May 2, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at a later date. In lieu of...

Apr 25, 2009

Hastings resident, Doris M. Sole, 74, of Hastings, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her home. Services will be Friday, May 1, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel with Rev. Harold Stromer officiating. Burial will be Friday, May 1, 2009; 3:00 P.M. in Superior Cemetery, Superior, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to The Nebraska Polio Organization. Visitation will...

Apr 23, 2009

Marvin Erland Nelson, 88, of Hastings, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Mary Lanning Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born January 29, 1921 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Arthur Nels and Hazel Rose (Olsen) Nelson, both of whom were children of Swedish immigrants. Raised on a ranch in the sandhills near Brady, Nebraska, Marv graduated...

Apr 23, 2009

Grand Island resident, Irline L. Plummer, 84, of 105 W. Ashton Avenue, died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island, Nebraska after a long struggle with kidney disease and also a stroke.

Services will be Monday, April 27, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska with Pastor Randy Fett officiating....

Apr 22, 2009

Wauneta M. Steely, a lifetime area resident, died peacefully at the Perkins Pavilion, Hastings, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

Services will be Friday, April 24, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene, Hastings or First Lutheran Church Organ Fund,...

Apr 21, 2009

Hastings resident, Rylee Jayne Meyers, 4 months 11days, of 1445 W. Assumption Road, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Rosary will be Friday, April 24, 2009; 7:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, April 25, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Joseph M. Walsh...

Apr 18, 2009

Hastings, resident, Frances G. 'Fran' Minich, 94, of 1127 N. Baltimore, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska.

Services will be Thursday, April 23, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Grace...

Apr 16, 2009

Lelia Lavene Robinson, 94, of Juniata, Nebraska, died Friday, April 10, 2009 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Thursday, April 16, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at Juniata United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 15, 2009; Noon - 9:00 P.M. with...

Apr 6, 2009

Former Hastings resident, Martha Marie Helzer, 56, of Wichita, Kansas, died Monday, April 6, 2009 in Wichita. Rosary service will be Friday, April 10, 2009; 6:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Services will be Saturday, April 11, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be...

Apr 5, 2009

Kenesaw resident, Larry A. Streff, 65, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Rosary will be Tuesday, April 7, 2009; 7:30 P.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 8, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church, both in Hastings, Nebraska. Father Ramon Decaen...

Apr 4, 2009

Hastings resident, Russell G. Rother Sr., 62, of 311 North Bellevue #3, died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at his home. Memorial graveside service will be Thursday, April 9, 2009; 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Alan Davis officiating at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska.

Apr 2, 2009

Hastings resident, Donna Lee Sharp, 79, of Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Perkins Pavilion. Memorial service will be Wednesday, April 8, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at Peace Chapel, Perkins Pavilion with Pastor Charles D. Johnson officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials may be given to Perkins Pavilion...

Mar 28, 2009

Hastings resident, Ashley J. Kulwicki, 17, of 810 Glenwood Avenue, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital as a result of an automobile accident.

Rosary will be Monday, March 30, 2009; 6:30 P.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, March 31, 2009; 2:30 P.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic...

Mar 27, 2009

Hastings resident, Larry C. 'Pete' Peterson, 71, of 505 South Rhode Island, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at his home.

Rosary will be Monday, March 30, 2009; 7:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, March 31, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial...