Obituaries

Wanda Frasier

May 28, 2022

Former Hastings resident Wanda Frasier, peacefully passed away at the age of 66, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Ingleside, TX. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, June 6, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the family...

Barbara "Barb" Buchholz

May 22, 2022

Hastings resident Barbara Ann “Barb” (Spady) Buchholz, 91, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE. Per Barb’s wishes for cremation there will be no viewing or services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Blue Valley Cemetery Association, c/o DeVeta Brader, 1885 East Monument Road, Glenvil, NE 68941. Barb was born May 12,...

Frank Larson

May 18, 2022

Hastings resident Frank Larson, 71, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Hastings, NE as a result of an automobile accident. Graveside Service will be held at a later date at Stromsburg Cemetery in Stromsburg, NE. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later...

Linda Sadd

May 17, 2022

Glenvil resident Linda L. Sadd, 75, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at her home. Memorial Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 23, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil with Pastor Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a...

Pamela Ferris

May 17, 2022

Pamela Ferris, 74, a Hastings resident, went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at her home. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings.

Wilma Jones

May 17, 2022

Wilma F. Jones, 96, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022, in Thornton, CO with her family by her side. Rosary will be 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 11, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Liam O’Shea-Creal officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In...

Luella Klein

May 15, 2022

Hastings resident Luella Mae Klein, 84, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Premier Estates, Kenesaw, NE. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseland with Father Nathan Hall officiating. Burial will be at Roseland...

John Knapp

May 15, 2022

Hastings resident John Michael Knapp, 54, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at his home. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no burial held at this time. A book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, and one...

Sandra Friend

May 14, 2022

Long-time Hastings resident Sandra Friend, 81, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Hillcrest Country Estates in Papillion, NE. Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Thomas Brouillette officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will...

Jerald Olson

May 13, 2022

Hastings resident Jerald K. “Jerry” Olson, 74, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at his home. Memorial services with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 3, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or...

Darlene "Tommy" Thomsen

May 12, 2022

Hastings resident Darlene “Tommy” Thomsen, 97, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to Mary Lanning Hospice. Tommy was born March 15, 1925, in Minden, NE to Thomas & Clara (Nelson) Tomsen. She graduated from high school in 1943. Tommy...

Brian Bottolfson

May 1, 2022

Hastings resident Brian Everett Bottolfson, 60, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will follow the service at Stockholm Cemetery in Shickley. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Friday, May 6, and one hour before the service...

Steven "Steve" Erickson

Apr 30, 2022

Hastings resident Steven “Steve” Erickson, 60, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 5,...

James Wray Jr.

Apr 29, 2022

James Edward “Jim” Wray, Jr. of Hastings, NE, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings at the age of 74.  Cause of death was kidney disease and Lewy Body dementia. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. There will be...

Marcella Krieger

Apr 26, 2022

Hastings resident Marcella H. Krieger, 98, passed to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at The Heritage at College View, Hastings, NE. A Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery Columbarium in Hastings. Visitation will...

Robert "Bob" Hohlfeld

Apr 24, 2022

Hastings resident Robert Wayne “Bob” Hohlfeld, 93, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at The Heritage-College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be...

Norma Penning

Apr 24, 2022

Norma J. Penning, a long-time Hastings resident, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Sonoma House in Plano, TX. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service at...

Shirley Carothers

Apr 19, 2022

Shirley Carothers passed away April 14, 2022 at her home in Loveland, CO. She was born August 5, 1924 and grew up during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl Days, on a farm near Holstein, Nebraska. She was one of 11 children born to John Joseph and Hannah Malzena Best Kral.  Life on the farm was primitive with no...

Si Binderup Jr.

Apr 17, 2022

Hastings resident Si W. Binderup Jr., 85, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Berean Bible Church in Hastings with Pastor Holden Barry officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery...

Deborah Schmitz

Apr 17, 2022

Omaha resident, formerly of Hastings, Deborah J. “Debbie” Schmitz, 69, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at CHI Health Lakeside, Omaha, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the...