Obituaries

Phyllis Dirks
Mar 30, 2004
Former Hastings resident, Phyllis M. Dirks, 85, of Prairie Winds, Doniphan, Nebraska, died Friday, March 26, 2004 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Tuesday, March 30, 2004; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Richard Karohl officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Mrs. Dirks was born December 20, 1918 in Hastings, Nebraska to Louis H....

Joyce Hoffman
Mar 28, 2004
Hastings resident, Joyce J. Hoffman, 73, of 738 E. 2nd St., died Sunday, March 28, 2004 at Perkins Pavilion. Memorial service will be Thursday, April 1, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel, Hastings, Nebraska with Rev. Frank Kerkemeyer officiating. Private family interment at a later date. Mrs. Hoffman was born September 25, 1930 in Boelus, Nebraska to Ofelt & Mildred...

Anna Knepp
Mar 22, 2004
Anna Knepp, 91, of Perkins Pavilion, died Monday, March 22, 2004 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Thursday, March 25, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Ralph Ford officiating. Burial will be Thursday, March 25, 2004; 3:00 P.M. at Alma Cemetery, Alma, Nebraska with her grandson Rev. David Hoesch officiating. Mrs. Knepp was born July 15, 1912 in...

Norma Warrings
Mar 21, 2004
Norma Warrings, 87, of The Homestead, 1116 Sycamore, died Sunday, March 21, 2004 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Friday, March 26, 2004; 2:00 P.M. at Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Donald Boeschen officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Mrs. Warrings was born November 22, 1916 at Prosser, Nebraska, to Paul & Augusta Martha (Katzberg) Meyer. She...

Victoria Theesen
Mar 21, 2004
Victoria 'Liz' Theesen, 67, of 1602 Westwood Terrace, died Sunday, March 21, 2004 at her home. Rosary will be Tuesday, March 23, 2004; 7:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, March 24, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Mrs. Theesen...

Jeffrey Theis
Mar 12, 2004
Grand Island resident, Jeffrey R. Theis, 47, of 908 South Greenwich, died Friday, March 12, 2004 at his home. Rosary service will be Wednesday, March 17, 2004; 7:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, March 18, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Larry Gyhra officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery...

Else Rodehorst
Mar 10, 2004
Hastings resident, Else L. Rodehorst, 83, of 802 E. 3rd. St., died Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at her home. Graveside service and burial will be Saturday, March 13, 2004; 10:00 A.M. at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska, with Rev. Tom Murray officiating. Mrs. Rodehorst was born January 8, 1921 in Breslau, Germany, to David & Marie (Ehrich) Ruf. She and her...

Frederick Gordon
Mar 9, 2004
Frederick J. 'Tex' Gordon, 94, of 2121 N. Elm Ave., Hastings, Nebraska, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at his home. Services will be Friday, March 12, 2004; 2:00 P.M. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church west of Glenvil, Nebraska with Rev. Les & Bonnie Larsen officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, west of...

Ryan Pittman
Mar 6, 2004
Ryan Charles Pittman, 5 months, son of Jerry & Debbie (Kramer) Pittman of Lawrence, Nebraska, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Ryan was born September 9, 2003 in Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday, March 6, 2004; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Kent Clark officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Lawrence, Nebraska. Ryan...

Wayne Cook
Mar 2, 2004
Wayne Scott Cook, 45, of Roseland, Nebraska, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at his home. Services will be Saturday, March 6, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at Berean Bible Church with Pastor Paul Knott officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Mr. Cook was born February 19, 1959 in Superior, Nebraska to Ralph & Ina (Good) Cook. He graduated from...

James Kokesh
Mar 2, 2004
Hastings resident, Jim P. Kokesh, 56, of 427 Sunset Dr., died Tuesday March 2, 2004 at the Grand Island Veterans Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Rosary service will be Friday, March 5, 2004; 7:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, March 6, 2004; 10:00 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan...

Dr. George Welch
Feb 29, 2004
Hastings resident, Dr. George L. Welch, 70, of 303 West Lochland Rd, died Sunday, February 29, 2004 at his home. Memorial services will be Thursday, March 4, 2004; 2:30 P.M. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph Ford officiating. Private family burial prior to service at Parkview Cemetery both at Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. Welch was born April 3, 1933...

Grover Colter
Feb 26, 2004
Hastings resident, Grover E. 'Curley' Colter, 88, of The Kensington # 513, 233 N. Hastings, died Thursday, February 26, 2004 at his home. Services will be Thursday, March 4, 2004; 10:00 A.M.at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Judith Allen officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Parkview Cemetery, both in Hastings, Nebraska. Mr. Colter was born September 11, 1915 in...

Tammy Verbeck
Feb 26, 2004
Hastings resident, Tammy J. Verbeck, 35, of 205 W. 5th, died Thursday, February 26, 2004 at her home. Services will be Wednesday, March 3, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Harold D. Stromer officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Tammy J. Verbeck was born July 6, 1968 in Hastings, Nebraska to Orville C. & Donna...

Phillip Dudley, Sr
Feb 22, 2004
Hastings resident, Phillip Lee Travers Dudley, Sr., 81, of The Kensington, 233 N. Hastings Ave., died Sunday, February 22, 2004 at Perkins Pavilion, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Saturday, February 28, 2004; 11:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Dr. William G. Nottage-Tacey officiating. Private family burial in Parkview Cemetery, both in Hastings, Nebraska. Mr. Dudley was born May...

Armella Hoffman
Feb 20, 2004
Armella A. Hoffman, 97, of 2613 West 3rd, died Friday, February 20, 2004 at Perkins Pavilion. Rosary will be Thursday, February 26, 2004; 7:30 P.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, February 27, 2004; 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska....

Elias Timmerman
Feb 19, 2004
Elias W. Timmerman, 82, of Fairfield, Nebraska, died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at Rose Brook Care Center, Edgar, Nebraska. Services will be Monday, February 23, 2004; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Harold Stromer officiating. Burial will be in Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, Nebraska. Mr. Timmerman was born April 1, 1921 in O'Neill, Nebraska to John & Sarah (Clark)...

Herbert Kahookele
Feb 17, 2004
Herbert Keawehaku Kahookele, 73, of 1222 N. Saunders, Hastings, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at his home. Memorial service will be Friday, February 20, 2004; 10:00 A.M. at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Miller officiating. Private family interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Mr. Kahookele was born October 5, 1930 in Nahiku, Maui, Hawaii, the son of...

Dennis Kelly
Feb 15, 2004
Hastings resident, Dennis R. Kelly, 51, of 720 N. 5th Ave., died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at his home. Memorial services will be Wednesday, February 18, 2004; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Frank Kerkemeyer officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Dennis R. Kelly was born February 7, 1953 in Hastings, Nebraska to Bill & Dorothy...

Arthur Schifferns
Feb 15, 2004
Arthur H. Schifferns, 97, of Roseland, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Perkins Pavilion. Rosary will be Tuesday, February 17, 2004; 7:00 P.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Roseland, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, February 18, 2004; 10:00 A.M. also at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Thomas Au officiating. Burial will be in Assumption Cemetery,...