Obituaries
Nancy L. Wengler
Mar 23, 2023
Hastings resident Nancy L. Wengler, 64, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral...

Kenneth Vance Shuck
Mar 22, 2023
Hastings resident Kenneth Vance Shuck, 92, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial with military rites will be at 1 p.m. Monday, March 27, at Kearney Cemetery...
Ted L Van Fossen
Mar 21, 2023
Hastings resident Ted L Van Fossen, 70, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Damen Jensen-Heitmann officiating. The family requests casual attire be worn to the service in honor of Ted. Burial...
Thomas E. Griffith
Mar 20, 2023
Hastings resident Thomas E. “Tom” Griffith, 75, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at his home.
Memorial Services with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Liam O’Shea-Creal officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family....
Gayle Lee Schlachter
Mar 19, 2023
Hastings resident Gayle Lee Schlachter, 79, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March...
Sharon Kay (Fisher) Johnson
Mar 18, 2023
Blue Hill resident Sharon Kay (Fisher) Johnson, 70, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.
Graveside services will be held at a later date at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family c/o Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home, 1225 North Elm Avenue,...
Ronald Alan Psota
Mar 17, 2023
Former Hastings resident Ronald Alan Psota, 79, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, in Overland Park, KS.
Rosary will be 7 p.m. Friday, April 14, and Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 15, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch, Father Thomas Brouillette, and Father James Meysenburg officiating. Burial will...
Londyn Rian Buss
Mar 17, 2023
Blue Hill resident Londyn Rian Buss, 14, entered heaven on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE, following her courageous twenty-two month battle with Diffused Intrinsic Pontine Glioma brain cancer.
Friends and family are invited to attend Londyn’s Celebration of Life at North Shore Church, 100 W. 33rd St., Hastings, NE on March 31st...
Vicki A. Griffin
Mar 16, 2023
Hastings resident Vicki A. Griffin, 69, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.
A celebration of life will be held at a date to be determined.
Vicki was born on April 10, 1953, in Hastings, NE to Carl and Marie (Johnson) Williams. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1971. Vicki married...
David D. Goodenkauf
Mar 14, 2023
Hastings resident David D. Goodenkauf, 57, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.
Celebration of Life will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. There will be no burial at this time. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral...
Christi Mae Gilbert
Mar 12, 2023
Hastings resident Christi Mae Gilbert, 57, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.
Rosary will be 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial...
Mary "Susan" Rundle
Mar 9, 2023
Hastings resident Mary “Susan” Rundle, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Azria Health-Blue Hill, NE.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Butler Volland Chapel with Father Douglas Daro officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. with family present 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, and...
William R. Mitchell
Mar 9, 2023
Glenvil resident William R. Mitchell, 89, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 9 a.m. –...
Robert J. Kehn
Mar 8, 2023
Hastings resident Robert J. “Bob” Kehn, 92, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at CHI Health-St. Francis, Grand Island, NE.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 13, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7...
Dorothy E. Largent
Mar 5, 2023
Former Hastings resident, Dorothy E. Largent, 98, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Mother Hull Home, Kearney, NE.
Private family services and burial will be held in Hildreth, NE. There will be no visitation or viewing. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family to be designated for ALS research or cancer research.
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Juanita Charlene Sears
Mar 4, 2023
Hastings resident Juanita Charlene Sears, 90, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at her home. She sustained a fall several days before her death. The fall exacerbated conditions of her already fragile health.
Memorial Services will be 12 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the Celebration Center of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating....
Gloria Jean Weber
Mar 3, 2023
Hastings resident Gloria Jean Weber, 74, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at her home.
Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for...
Marlyce R. Brown
Mar 1, 2023
Hastings resident Marlyce R. Brown, 85, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE, surrounded by her family.
Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 8:30 a.m. –...
Kevin W. Brannagan
Feb 27, 2023
Hastings resident Kevin Wayne Brannagan known to his friends as “Woody”, 64, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 27, 2023, at his home.
Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery...
Jarrett J. Dittmer
Feb 26, 2023
Fairfield resident Jarrett Jacob Dittmer, 25, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, in Hastings, NE.
Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Butler Volland Chapel with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no burial at this time. A book signing will be 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the funeral home. Memorials may...