Obituaries
Thomas R. Cafferty
Dec 10, 2024
Hastings resident Thomas R. “Tom” Cafferty, 72, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 13, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hastings with Pastor Shelby Moock officiating. Private family burial at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. with the family present Thursday,...
Janice Carole Lukas
Dec 9, 2024
Janice Carole Lukas, 85 of Hastings, Nebraska passed away peacefully with her family by her side, December 9, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may...
Richard Bruce Mooers
Dec 9, 2024
Former Hastings resident Richard “Bruce” Mooers, 79, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 9, 2024, at CHI Health Creighton, Omaha, NE. He was at the airport ready to fly to Arizona for a week of golf with his brothers when he had a medical emergency before takeoff.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, December 13, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass...

Gena Douglas
Dec 3, 2024
Hastings resident Gena Douglas, 61, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at her home.
Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Steve Markle officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to...
Donald E. Hoban
Dec 1, 2024
Hastings resident Donald E. Hoban, 81, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the Department of Veteran Affairs, Community Living Center, in Grand Island, NE.Services will be Friday, December 6 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Visitation with family will be at 9:30 a.m., Rosary following at 10:00. Mass will begin at 10:30 with...
John Swan
Nov 27, 2024
John Swan, 85, of Hastings, NE, passed on to heaven on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at his home.Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Evangelical Free Church in Hastings followed by a luncheon. John has been interred at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings. John was born February 18, 1939, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to...
Merna M. Hanson
Nov 27, 2024
Juniata resident Merna M. Hanson, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 5, at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Hirsch officiating. The burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. with the family present Wednesday, December...
Patrick C. "Pat" Duggins
Nov 20, 2024
Hastings resident Patrick C. “Pat” Duggins, 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Monday, November 25, and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will...
Janice K. Amack
Nov 16, 2024
Roseland resident Janice K. Amack, 83, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 21, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, November 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseland with Father Corey Harrison officiating. Burial will be at Assumption Cemetery...
Jack Crowley
Nov 15, 2024
Jack Crowley, 86, peacefully passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, in Hastings.
Jack was born in Kearney on October 21, 1938, to Edward and Marie (Dougherty) Crowley. He graduated from Kearney High School, obtained his bachelor’s degree from Kearney State College, and an MBA from Ohio State University. Jack married Judith Hellman on June 6, 1960. Jack taught school and coached,...
Sharon Ann Blum
Nov 15, 2024
Hastings resident Sharon Ann Blum, 65, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, after a battle of cancer, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, November 22, at Butler Volland Chapel with Father David Bourek officiating. The burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given...

Merlin D. Gentert
Nov 12, 2024
Hastings resident Merlin D. “Shorty” Gentert, 90, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at his home. There will be no services held. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Shorty was born November 1, 1934, in Holstein, NE to Leslie and Emma (Einspahr) Gentert. He graduated from Holstein High School and Milford...
Dorothy McKinnis
Nov 10, 2024
Hastings resident Dorothy McKinnis, 95, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 16, at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Benjamin Hanne officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be given to Start Over...
Carol Ann (Yost) Kindig
Nov 9, 2024
Kenesaw resident Carol Ann (Yost) Kindig, 78, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024, at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 16, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Berke Landrum and Father David Oldham officiating. The burial will be at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Friday,...
Eleanor Wilcox Jorgenson
Nov 8, 2024
Hastings resident Eleanor Wilcox Jorgenson, 92, passed away Friday, November 8, 2024, at The Heritage at College View, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 23, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4 p.m....
Ralph A. Hert
Nov 3, 2024
Hastings resident Ralph A. Hert, 87, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be at 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 8, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Prageeth Chamara officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, November 8, at West Lawn...
Terry D. Ground
Oct 31, 2024
Hastings resident Terry D. Ground, 68, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Monday, November 4, and...
Ronald J. Roby
Oct 30, 2024
Hastings resident Ronald J. “Ron” Roby, 67, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 7, at Butler Volland Chapel with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial with military rites will be held at a later date at St. Mark’s Catholic Cemetery in Iowa Falls, IA. There will be...
Kenneth Allen "Ken" Stein
Oct 30, 2024
Hastings resident Kenneth Allen “Ken” Stein, 72, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, November 8, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Thursday, November 7,...
Brad A. Hucke
Oct 30, 2024
Hastings resident Brad A. Hucke, 62, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be at 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Scott Nemec officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Loveland, CO. There will...