Obituaries
Robert Loudon
Dec 26, 2019
Hastings resident Robert C. Loudon, 86, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, at his home. Memorial Services with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard are 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 30, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. The family requests casual or Husker attire to be worn if attending service. Burial will be held at a later date at...
Louis Helzer Jr.
Dec 24, 2019
Hastings resident Louis Helzer Jr., 93, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 10 a.m. and Funeral Rite is 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 30, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard is at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation...

Patricia Dasher
Dec 23, 2019
Harvard resident Patricia A. Dasher, 75, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE. Rosary is 10 a.m. and Funeral Service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 26, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial is 1:30 p.m. at Valley View Cemetery in Genoa, NE. There is no viewing or visitation....
Gayle McClure
Dec 22, 2019
Hastings resident Gayle E. McClure, 87, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Service with Masonic Memorial Tribute is 11 a.m. Friday, January 10, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private family burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation....
Joan Glassmyer
Dec 21, 2019
Hastings resident Joan Carnell Wallis Glassmyer, 82, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, December 27, at the Church of Christ (12 th & Laird) in Hastings with Minister Russ Dudrey officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE....
Marvin "Marv" Hughes
Dec 20, 2019
Hastings resident Marvin D. “Marv” Hughes, 98, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at his home. Services are 1 p.m. Friday, December 27, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Burial will be at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. Visitation is 1-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to Salvation Army...
Joanne Hinrichs
Dec 20, 2019
Hastings resident Joanne J. Hinrichs, 92, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Mass of Christian Burial is 1 p.m. Monday, December 23, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Thomas Brouillette officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for...
Gale Hagemeyer
Dec 18, 2019
Glenvil resident Gale E. Hagemeyer, 64, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial service is 10 a.m. Monday, December 23, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to Gale Hagemeyer Memorial Fund. There will be no...
Yvonne Mangers
Dec 17, 2019
Hastings resident Yvonne M. Mangers, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Bethany Home in Minden, NE. Rosary is 6 p.m. Sunday, December 22, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 23, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings....
Lenn Woods
Dec 14, 2019
Hastings resident, Lenn J. Woods, 67, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery...
Harry Nicolai
Dec 9, 2019
Hastings resident Harry Bernard Nicolai, 73, passed away peacefully Monday, December 9, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Sunday, December 15, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Hastings with Rev. Steven Peeler officiating. An Elks #159 Ritual Service will follow the Celebration of Life. There will be a Celebration of...
Edward Zach
Dec 8, 2019
Edward Michael Zach, 95, was called home to be with his Lord Sunday, December 8, 2019. Ed was born on September 5, 1924, in Humphrey, NE, and spent his childhood in Humphrey. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in World War II. After returning home, he married Beatrice Elaine Steinhoff on June 7, 1947. Throughout his...

Sawyer Keller
Dec 7, 2019
“The tiniest little feet leave the biggest footprints on our heart”, Sawyer Duane Thomas Keller was born with his angel wings on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE, to Robert Keller and Laura Schreiner of Cowles, NE. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in...
Judith "Judy" Hultine
Dec 4, 2019
Hastings resident Judith A. “Judy” Hultine, 74, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at her home. Memorial service is 2 p.m. Thursday, December 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Bart Hultine Altruism Fund, 101...
Elva Jacobitz
Dec 2, 2019
Former Blue Hill resident Elva June Caroline Emma Jacobitz, 89, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society-St. Luke’s, Kearney, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 6, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill with Pastor Jeffrey Kuddes officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Blue Hill. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday with the...
Wanga Wolf
Dec 1, 2019
Hastings resident Wanga Marie Wolf, 92, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at her home. Services are 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday with family present at the funeral home. In lieu of...
Steven "Steve" DeBraal
Dec 1, 2019
Hastings resident Steven “Steve” Richard DeBraal, 67, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Grand Island Lakeview Care and Rehabilitation Center, Grand Island, NE. The family is planning a celebration of life service at a later date. Steven was born July 12, 1952, in Neenah, WI to James and Rita (Grissman) DeBraal. Steven was preceded in death by his...
Darrel Lloyd
Nov 28, 2019
Hastings resident Darrel W. Lloyd, 85, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his home. Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Sunday, December 15, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to The Darrel...
Eugene "Gene" Weber
Nov 26, 2019
Hastings resident Eugene G. “Gene” Weber, 92, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at The Heritage at College View, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 2, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard...
Merna Urwin
Nov 20, 2019
Hastings resident Merna (Steiner) Urwin, 65, loving wife, mother of two and grandmother of four, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019, from cancer peacefully at home surrounded by family. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 25, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Burial will be held at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation is 1-5...