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Wayne E. Kloppenborg

Wayne E. Kloppenborg

Dec 16, 2023

Hastings resident Wayne E. Kloppenborg, 84, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, December 22, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be at Inland Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Thursday, December 21 at...

Duane E. Devitt

Duane E. Devitt

Dec 14, 2023

Hastings resident Duane E. Devitt, 77, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, December 14, 2023, with his loving wife by his side after a courageous battle with cancer.

 

Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 21, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain Lisa Ewald officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings....

Joan Rose Schneider

Joan Rose Schneider

Dec 14, 2023

Hastings resident Joan Rose Schnieder, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska.    

 

Rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, December 18 with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will...

Mary S. Giesler

Mary S. Giesler

Dec 11, 2023

Hastings resident Mary S. Giesler, 63, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at her home.    

 

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 14, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett and Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, December...

Regina Marie Simpson

Regina Marie Simpson

Dec 8, 2023

Hastings resident Regina Marie Simpson, 72, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.     

 

There will be no services held per Regina’s wishes. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be held at a later date.

 

Regina was born September 7, 1951, in rural NE...

Roberta F. Lloyd

Roberta F. Lloyd

Dec 8, 2023

Hastings resident Roberta F. Lloyd, 88, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.     

 

Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 19, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date. A book signing will be held 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with the family present 11 a.m....

Patricia Ann Schmidt

Patricia Ann Schmidt

Dec 6, 2023

Hastings resident Patricia Ann Schmidt, 82, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, December 11, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. with family present 2-4 p.m. Sunday, December 10, and one hour...

Joyce M. Halbmaier

Joyce M. Halbmaier

Dec 6, 2023

Hastings resident Joyce M. Halbmaier, 77, passed away after an 8-month-long courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, December 11, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Benjamin Siebert officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m....

Thomas Richard Zaroban Sr.

Thomas Richard Zaroban Sr.

Dec 5, 2023

Thomas Richard “Tom” Zaroban, Sr., a resident of Princeton, TX, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 68.  He was born on August 24, 1955, in Hastings, Nebraska, and spent his childhood years not only in his hometown but also in diverse locations like Japan, Morocco, and Belgium.

 

Tom graduated...

Terri Siebrass

Terri Siebrass

Dec 4, 2023

Hastings resident Terri Siebrass, 65, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023, at her home.Memorial Services with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at 2 p.m. Friday, December 8, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. There will be no burial held at this time. Memorials may be given to the family for a...

Colleen A. Dedrick

Colleen A. Dedrick

Dec 2, 2023

Hastings resident Colleen A. Dedrick, 78, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023, at her home.    

 

Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 12, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain Lisa Ewald officiating. There will be no burial at this time. Memorials may be given to Crossroads Mission Avenue. The service will be live-streamed on...

Cheryl L. Hoban

Cheryl L. Hoban

Dec 2, 2023

Hastings resident Cheryl L. Hoban, 75, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 6, at Butler Volland Chapel with visitation with family from 5-6 p.m. Funeral Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch...

Elton G. Hughes

Elton G. Hughes

Dec 1, 2023

Hastings resident Elton G. Hughes, 93, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family.    

 

Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 9, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. There will be no burial held at this time. Memorials may be given to the family for a...

Peggy M. Thaut-Holdeman

Peggy M. Thaut-Holdeman

Dec 1, 2023

Hastings resident Peggy M. Thaut-Holdeman, 95, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 7, at North Shore Assembly of God in Hastings with Pastor Chris Johnson officiating. A private burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 9 a.m....

Edward J. "Ed" Schlachter

Edward J. "Ed" Schlachter

Nov 30, 2023

Edward J. Schlachter died on November 30, 2023, in Hastings at age 89 and in the company of his loving family. 

 

With his beloved spouse Margaret, Ed lived, worked, and prospered in Hastings for nearly 60 years.  For much of that period, Ed served Hastings as a pharmacist and was the longtime business owner of Ed’s Pharmacy and Village...

Noreen M. Salisbury

Noreen M. Salisbury

Nov 29, 2023

Hastings resident Noreen M. Salisbury, 92, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at her home.    

 

Rosary will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 3, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, December 4, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Ryan Salisbury officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery...

Evelyn M. Horton

Evelyn M. Horton

Nov 28, 2023

Former Hastings resident Evelyn M. Horton, 89, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at CHI Health-St. Francis, Grand Island, NE.   

 

Rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, December...

JoAnn C. (Placke) Boom Mertens

JoAnn C. (Placke) Boom Mertens

Nov 28, 2023

Hastings resident JoAnn C. (Placke) Boom Mertens, 91, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center, Grand Island, NE.    

 

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 1, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 1, at Blue Valley Cemetery...

Francis A. "Fran" Gruba

Francis A. "Fran" Gruba

Nov 27, 2023

Fran Gruba was born June 19, 1948, in Webster, South Dakota, to Frank and Helen (Pekron) Gruba. He died November 27, 2023, at The Oaks, a nursing facility in Central City, Nebraska, at the age of 75. He was the sixth of nine children. He grew up on a beef and dairy farm near Lake Pickerel in South Dakota. He...

Helen R. LaPorte

Helen R. LaPorte

Nov 23, 2023

Hastings resident Helen R. LaPorte, 83, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE.    

 

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, November 30, at Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene in Hastings with Pastor Krystal Kennard officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. with family present Wednesday, November 29,...

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