Obituaries
Muriel Krull
Jun 7, 2021
Hastings resident Muriel Anna Marie Krull, 95, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, at The Heritage-College View Assisted Living & Memory Support, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour prior to service...
Evan Beitler
Jun 5, 2021
Hastings resident Evan W. Beitler, 92, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Graveside services will be held at a later date at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. There will be no viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Trumbull United Methodist Church or the...
Donald "Don" Warner
Jun 4, 2021
Hastings resident Donald D. “Don” Warner, 72, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at Bryan East Medical Center, Lincoln, NE. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, at Butler Volland Chapel. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 10, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Douglas Daro officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery...
Donald 'Don' Reynolds
Jun 4, 2021
Hastings resident Donald “Don” Reynolds, 85, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at Bryan West Medical Center, Lincoln, NE. Don was born June 29, 1935, on a farm near Palmer, NE to Oscar & Frances (Ewers) Reynolds. He attended grade school at District 39 in Pleasant Hill. Don graduated from St. Paul High School in 1953 and attended the...
Cecilia Sokolowski
Jun 4, 2021
Cecilia T. Sokolowski, 94, of Sioux City, IA, passed away in Hastings, NE on June 4, 2021. Cecilia was born to Frank and Katherine (Miasowicz) Rams on September 27, 1926, in Sioux City, IA. She married Vincent Sokolowski on August 25, 1946, in Sioux City where they made their home and raised their family in the house Vincent built...
Gretchen Lainson
Jun 4, 2021
Hastings resident Gretchen Hollman Lainson, 105, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 23, 2021, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, NE with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. A private family committal will be held at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. The service will be live-streamed on...
Linda Pierce
May 31, 2021
Holstein resident Linda K. Pierce, 48, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021, at Bryan East Medical Center, Lincoln, NE. A Celebration of Life will be held from 12-3 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the Holstein Fire Hall in Holstein. Private family burial will be held at the Holstein Cemetery. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be...
Priscilla "Percy" Maul
May 30, 2021
Hastings resident Priscilla Ellen “Percy” Maul, 90, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021, at her home. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Douglas Daro officiating. The family asks that you wear casual attire if...

Denise Hill
May 29, 2021
Hastings resident Denise L. Hill, 63, went home to our Lord Saturday, May 29, 2021, from her home. Memorial Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Burial will be at Juniata Cemetery in Juniata. Book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given...
Shirley Sheppard
May 29, 2021
Hastings resident Shirley R. Sheppard, 91, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 3, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Tamara Holtz officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Wednesday with family present 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home, and...
Lorene Colburn
May 26, 2021
Hastings resident Lorene Bertha Colburn, 99, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the funeral...
Gary Ellermeier
May 25, 2021
Gary L. Ellermeier, formerly of Hastings, NE, completed his earthly journey on May 25, 2021, at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Family graveside services will be held in June. Memorials may be directed to the Music Ministry at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64113. Condolences may be sent to the family at 9502 West 93rd,...
Steven DeBoer
May 25, 2021
Hastings resident Steven Con DeBoer, 67, loving husband and father of two sons, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at Evangelical Free Church in Hastings with Pastor Scott DeWitt officiating. Visitation will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday with family present at the funeral home. Memorials...
Donald Kleiber
May 23, 2021
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Donald Gene Kleiber of Sky Valley, GA, born in Hastings, NE, who passed away on May 23, 2021 at the age of 82. Don was born November 1, 1938 in Hastings to Rueben & Bernice (Erikson) Kleiber. After graduating from the University of Nebraska, Don served in the...
Francis Boudreau
May 21, 2021
Hastings resident Francis “Dale” Boudreau, 85, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. There will be no services held per Francis’s wishes. There will be no viewing or visitation. Dale was born July 29, 1935, in Hastings, NE to Phillip & Clara (Gruessing) Boudreau. He received his GED and attended a trade school in...
Jimmie Burrell Jr.
May 19, 2021
Former Hastings resident Jimmie Lee Burrell Jr., 53, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at CHI Health Good Samaritan, Kearney, NE from a cardiac arrest. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings, with Pastor Jerome Wilson officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Louisiana. Visitation will be 9 a.m....
Dr. Richard "Dick" Hutchins
May 17, 2021
Hastings resident Dr. Richard Arthur “Dick” Hutchins, 91, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021, at Providence Place Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 25, at Hillside Cemetery in North Loup, NE along Highway 22, with Thad A. Hegwood officiating. There will be a luncheon to follow the graveside service in Ord. In lieu...
Darlene Schliep
May 17, 2021
Hastings resident Darlene Schliep, 89, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021, at College View Assisted Living & Memory Care, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 21, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings, with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Faith Lutheran Church or Alzheimer's...
Tom Frerichs
May 15, 2021
Juniata resident Tom Frerichs, 72, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at his home in Juniata, NE. Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at the Juniata Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Tuesday with family present 5-7 p.m....
Gerald "Jerry" Daly Jr.
May 15, 2021
Juniata resident Gerald M. “Jerry” Daly Jr., 81, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at his home. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 20, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Douglas Daro officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m....