Obituaries

Feb 28, 2020

Hastings resident Celia A. (Madsen) Ganow, 82, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020, at Providence Place in Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 6, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Thursday with family present 5-7 p.m. at the funeral...

Feb 26, 2020

Hastings resident Dale L. Mattison, 64, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 2, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Kathy Uldrich 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...

Feb 26, 2020

Harvard resident Merril Todd “Pud” DeLap, 68, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at his home. Memorial service is 1 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Harvard United Church of Christ in Harvard with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be at First Evangelical Cemetery, north of Harvard, NE. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given...

Feb 24, 2020

Hastings resident Myrna Joyce Kramer, 88, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, after a courageous six-month battle with lung cancer at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. A Celebration of Life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 29, at the Dugan-Kramer Funeral Home in Scottsbluff, NE with Dennis Kramer directing the services. Myrna’s cousin, Nancy Severin, will be officiating....

Feb 23, 2020

Hastings resident Carolyn Jean “Corky” Luth, 72, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 28, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at Inland Cemetery in Inland, NE with a luncheon to follow at the DAV Club. Visitation is 1-8 p.m....

Feb 20, 2020

Hastings resident Kayla J. Ivey, 33, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.

Memorial service is 3 p.m. Monday, February 24, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Private family burial will be held at a later date. There is no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a...

Feb 19, 2020

Former Juniata resident Betty J. George, 88, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Edgewood Vista, Grand Island, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 25, at Juniata United Methodist Church in Juniata with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be at Juniata Cemetery in Juniata. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with family present, and...

Feb 18, 2020

Hastings resident Katherine Ann “Kathy” Hamburger, 71, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. At her request, no service will be held. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Kathy was born December 12, 1948, to Homer and Vivian (House) Arnold...

Feb 16, 2020

Hastings resident Jeffery Hoffart, 54, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life is 11 a.m. Friday, February 21, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Thursday with family present 5-7 p.m., and one hour...

Feb 16, 2020

Fairfield resident Judy L. Martin, 77, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at her home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, February 22, at Fairfield Presbyterian Church in Fairfield with Pastors Joyce & Ivan Dean officiating. Burial will be at Fairfield Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation is one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials may be given to the...

Feb 14, 2020

Hastings resident Anna Marie Meyer, 90, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 22, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Andrea Paulson officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery. Visitation is 1-8 p.m. Friday with family present 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home, and one...

Feb 13, 2020

Hastings resident Norman C. Krebs, 88, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. There will be no services at this time. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date c/o Joann Krebs, 622 Lane H, Hastings, NE 68901. Norman was born September 29, 1931, in...

Jan 31, 2020

Celebration of Life Service for Wilbur L. “Bill” Blunt will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Paul Ferrarone officiating.  Inurnment will be held in the Parkview Cemetery at Hastings, with military rites conducted by the Hastings Military Honor Guard in conjunction with the United States...

Jan 29, 2020

Hastings resident Marcia Klein, 52, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer. Memorial service with Elks rites is 3 p.m. Sunday, February 9, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Visitation...

Jan 28, 2020

Hastings resident Walter D. Heyen, 84, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE. Memorial service with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard is 11 a.m. Saturday, February 1, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date....

Jan 27, 2020

Hastings resident Elaine Lamski, 75, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, January 27, 2020. Memorial service is 11 a.m. Friday, February 7, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger and Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Book signing will be 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday...

Jan 26, 2020

Hastings resident Shirley Jean Hickman, 86, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 31, at Juniata United Methodist Church in Juniata with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be at Juniata Cemetery in Juniata. Visitation is one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials may be given...

Jan 25, 2020

Irene E. Utecht, 92, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Service is 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 31, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Warneke officiating. Burial is in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday, January 30, from 5-7 p.m. with family present at the funeral home and one hour...

Jan 25, 2020

Hastings resident Scott R. Opbroek, 63, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020, at his home. Rosary is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, at Butler Volland Chapel with Father James Meysenburg officiating. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 29, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat and Father James Meysenburg officiating.  Private family...

Jan 24, 2020

Ord resident Cory D. “Fuz” Powell, 47, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020, at Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul, NE with his family by his side. Services are 2 p.m . Friday, January 31, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Andrea Paulson officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will...