Obituaries

Orville Johnson

Dec 16, 2021

Roseland resident Orville C. Johnson “OJ”, 84, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, December 23, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. The family requests masks to be worn by everyone attending the service. Burial will be at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. There...

Donald "Donnie" Svoboda

Dec 15, 2021

Hastings resident Donald G. “Donnie” Svoboda, 62, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his home. Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 18, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be...

Tom Singkofer

Dec 14, 2021

Hastings resident Tom Singkofer, 76, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his home. No services will be held at this time. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Tom was born August 15, 1945 in Mosinee, WI to Victor & Leona Singkofer. He served in the U.S. Army...

Mary "Mary Lee" Phelps

Dec 14, 2021

Hastings resident Mary Leah “Mary Lee” Phelps, 96, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Tiffany Square Nursing Home, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, December 20, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Sunday...

Katherine Sachtleben

Dec 14, 2021

Hastings resident Katherine M. Sachtleben, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. This will be followed by a graveside service at Stromsburg, NE. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church...

Tristen Owens

Dec 12, 2021

Hastings resident Tristen S. Owens, 18, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, as a result of an automobile accident. A Celebration of Life will be 2 p.m. Monday, December 20, at Harvard United Church of Christ in Harvard with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Harvard Cemetery in Harvard. Visitation and time of sharing with family and...

Lanada Krueger

Dec 11, 2021

Hastings, NE resident Lanada Louise Krueger, 53, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, December 16, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation.  Memorials may be given to the family. Lanada was born on March 21,...

Joan Lau

Dec 11, 2021

Doniphan resident Carol Joan Lau, 86, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 18, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hastings with Bishop Jim Bono officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Friday with family present 4-7 p.m. at...

Billy Elliott

Dec 11, 2021

Hastings resident Billy Don Elliott, 85, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 8, at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Holdrege, NE with Rev. Karen Watson officiating. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Billy...

Beverly Troxel

Dec 10, 2021

Hastings resident Beverly A. Whitlock Troxel, 80, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Premier Estates, Kenesaw, NE. Private family services will be held at a later date. Beverly was born October 30, 1941, in San Angelo, TX to Lloyd & Maebell (Welch) Matheny. She married James O. Whitlock; they later divorced. Beverly married Jerry Troxel on October 20,...

Kenneth "Ken" Fielder

Dec 10, 2021

Hastings resident Kenneth C. “Ken” Fielder, 75, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. Ken was born March 19, 1946, in Hastings, NE to George & Vonnie (Simnitt) Fielder. He graduated from Hollenberg High School, Hollenberg, KS....

Joyce Onken

Dec 10, 2021

Glenvil resident Joyce Lavone Onken, 84, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, December 16, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil with Pastor Patti Byrne officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Wednesday with family present 5-7 p.m. at the...

Doug Oeltjen

Dec 10, 2021

Glenvil resident Doug Alan Oeltjen, 60, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 8, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Carla Gunn officiating. Visitation with family present will be 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Book signing will be 1-4 p.m. Friday at the...

Michael "Mike" Peirce

Dec 8, 2021

Our loving husband and father, Michael D. “Mike” Peirce passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE. He was born on February 2, 1955 in Red Cloud, NE to Russel and Betty (Wert) Peirce. Michael was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Red Cloud, where he was a member...

Miles "Mick" Doyle

Dec 8, 2021

Hastings resident Miles Joseph “Mick” Doyle, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at his home. Rosary will be 10 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 11, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at Red Cloud Cemetery in...

Charles Fischer

Dec 4, 2021

Former Hastings resident Charles H. Fischer, 64, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at his home in Omaha, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 10, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Tyler Hauptmeier officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorials may...

George Sullivan

Dec 3, 2021

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of George William Sullivan on December 3, 2021, at the age of 71. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, December 6, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Robert "Bob" Hajny

Dec 3, 2021

Clay Center resident Robert J. “Bob” Hajny, 83, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Thursday, December 9, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday,  December 10, at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Deweese with Father Corey Harrison officiating....

Brian "Dusty" Kohl

Dec 2, 2021

Hastings resident Brian Alan “Dusty” Kohl, 71, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be at Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Tuesday with family present 5-7 p.m....

William "Bill" Hinrichs

Dec 1, 2021

Inland resident William T. “Bill” Hinrichs, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at CHI Health St. Elizabeth, Lincoln, NE. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings.