Obituaries

William Coats
Mar 22, 2002
William C. 'Bill' Coats, 82, a rural farmer, of 2770 N. Liberty Ave., Juniata, Nebraska, died Monday, March 18, 2002 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Friday, March 22, 2002; 10:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Thomas Murray officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, Nebraska. William C. 'Bill' Coats was born February...

Doris Sahling
Mar 21, 2002
Former Hastings resident, Doris M. Sahling, of 225 N. 56th St., #515, Gateway Manor, Lincoln, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 21, 2002 at BryanLGH Medical Center East, Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Tuesday, March 26, 2002; 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Carl W. Utley officiating. Private family interment at a later date. Memorial service at Gateway Manor...

Lila Pritchard
Mar 21, 2002
Lila M. Pritchard, 88, of Perkins Pavilion, died Thursday, March 21, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Graveside services and burial will be Saturday, March 23, 2002; 10:30 A.M. at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska with Rev. Arthur Schakat officiating. Family and friends may meet at Butler-Volland Funeral Home 10:00 A.M. Saturday. Lila M. Pritchard was born February 6, 1914 in Campbell, Nebraska...

Merle Erickson
Mar 17, 2002
Former Hastings resident, Merle A. Erickson, 91, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, March 17, 2002 at Manly Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Manly, Iowa. Services will be Wednesday, March 20, 2002;10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church, 401 N. Lincoln, with Rev. Mark Farris and Rev. Thomas Murray officiating. Burial will be in Hordville Cemetery, Hordville, Nebraska at 2:00 P.M....

Robert Stiner
Mar 15, 2002
Robert L. Stiner, 67, of 515 Lane 'F', died Friday, March 15, 2002 at his home. Services will be Wednesday, March 20, 2002; 10:00 A.M. at Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Donald E. Boeschen officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Robert L. Stiner was born October 22, 1934 in Gilman, Missouri, to Nelson & Bessie (Roiston)...

Harry Schmidt
Mar 13, 2002
Hastings resident, Harry L. Schmidt, 88, of Perkins Pavilion, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Friday, March 15, 2002; 1:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel, Hastings, Nebraska, with Rev. Doug Griger officiating. Burial will be in Minden Cemetery, Minden, Nebraska. Harry L. Schmidt was born December 13, 1913 in Red Oak, Iowa to Henry & Elizabeth...

Zella Farnsworth
Mar 13, 2002
Zella (L'Heureux) Farnsworth, 83, of Perkins Manor, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, March 16, 2002; 10:30 A.M. St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Larry Gyhra officiating. Private family interment will be at a later date. Zella L. Farnsworth was born December 23, 1918 in Campbell, Nebraska to Hector & Elizabeth...

Esther Jackson
Mar 11, 2002
Esther H. Jackson, 89, of 1711 Bateman, died Monday, March 11, 2002 at her home. Services will be Monday, March 18, 2002; 1:00 P.M. at the Church of The Nazarene with Rev. David Speicher and Rev. Dick Tschetter officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Esther H. Jackson was born October 1, 1912 in Columbus, Nebraska to Gustav...

Lorance Doyen
Mar 11, 2002
Lorance 'Red' Doyen, 78, of 504 So. Kansas, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Monday, March 11, 2002; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Stacey Nelson officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Lorance 'Red' Doyen was born August 12, 1923 in Bloomington, Nebraska to Carl &...

Thyra Hulsker
Mar 10, 2002
Former Hastings resident, Thyra A. Hulsker, 85, of 10101 Palmeras Dr. #234, Sun City, Arizona, died Sunday, March 10, 2002 at John C. Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Services will be Saturday, March 16, 2002; 10:30 A.M. at First Presbyterian Chapel with Rev. Matt Nieman officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Thyra A. Hulsker was born October 9,...

Connie Price
Mar 4, 2002
Connie Ann Price, 57, of 1400 N. Hastings, died Monday, March 4, 2002 at Beverly Healthcare at Lakeview, Grand Island, Nebraska. Services will be Thursday, March 7, 2002; 11:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Matt Nieman officiating. Burial will be Thursday, March 7, 2002; 1:00 P.M. in Davenport Cemetery, Davenport, Nebraska Connie Price was born February 2, 1945 in...

Mary DeVaney
Mar 3, 2002
Hastings resident, Mary V. DeVaney, 93, of 1400 N. Kansas, died March 3, 2002 at Good Samaritan Center, Nelson, Nebraska. Memorial services will be Thursday, March 7, 2002; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Barry Rempp officiating. No visitation or viewing. Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Mary V. DeVaney was born May 24, 1908 in Hastings, Nebraska to...

Irene Benker
Mar 3, 2002
Irene Benker, 77, of Perkins Pavilion, died Sunday, March 3, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Wednesday, March 6, 2002; 10:30 A.M. at Faith Lutheran Church with Rev. Carl H. Rehwaldt officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Blue Hill, Nebraska, Wednesday, March 6, 2002; 1:30 P.M. Irene Benker was born March 10, 1924 in Webster County,...

Dr. Victor Young
Mar 1, 2002
Dr. Victor J. Young, Physicist, Professor Emeritus of CUNY and Queensboro College, a Sperry-Rand research engineer and former Vice-president of Hazeltine, died March 1, 2002 at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, NY. He was 88 years old and a resident of Greenport Village and Hastings, Nebraska. Born in Albion, Michigan on April 11, 1913 to Dean C. Young and...

Ella Hahlweg
Feb 25, 2002
Ella Hahlweg, 91, of RR#1, Hastings, Nebraska, died Monday, February 25, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Thursday, February 28, 2002;11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Donald E. Boeschen officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Ella Hahlweg was born January 15, 1911 in Adams County, Nebraska to August & Hulda (Einspahr) Hahlweg. She attended...

Elva Aufenkamp
Feb 24, 2002
Elva M. Aufdenkamp, 95, of Perkins Pavilion, died Sunday, February 24, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Thursday, February 28, 2002; 1:30 P.M at Zion Lutheran Church (Wanda) with Rev. Harold King officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (Wanda). Elva M. Aufdenkamp was born July 24, 1906 in Reemsville, Kansas to Clarence E. & Eda (Witzel)...

Robert Johnson
Feb 23, 2002
Robert D. Johnson, 55, of 444 Sunset Dr. died Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Saturday, February 23, 2002; 10:30 A.M. at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Juniata, Nebraska with Rev. Greg Volzke officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery, rural Juniata, Nebraska. Robert D. Johnson was born November 20, 1946 in Hastings, Nebraska to...

Donald Runcie Sr
Feb 20, 2002
Donald Lee Runcie Sr., 75, of 2410 West 5th Street died Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at his home after a long illness. Services will be Saturday, February 23, 2002; 2:00 P.M. at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Miller & Rev. Dean Joy officiating. Private family interment at a later date. Donald Lee Runcie Sr. was born March 20,...

Velma Korgan
Feb 19, 2002
Former Hastings resident, Velma A. Korgan, 91, of Harvard Rest Haven, died Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, Nebraska. Graveside services will be Thursday, February 21; 11:00 A.M. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings, Nebraska. Velma A. Korgan was born November 1, 1910 in Eustis, Nebraska to Charles R. & Nellie (Stark) Wyatt. She graduated from Hastings High...

Helena Onken
Feb 15, 2002
Helena 'Lena' Onken, 96, of Perkins Pavilion, died Friday, February 15, 2002 at Perkins Pavilion. Services will be Tuesday, February 19, 2002; 2:00 P.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Glenvil, Nebraska with interim ministers Bonnie & Les Larsen officiating. Burial will be in Glenvil Cemetery, Glenvil, Nebraska. Helena 'Lena' Onken was born May 29, 1905 in Glenvil, Nebraska to Klaus &...