Obituaries

Oct 15, 2018

Hastings resident Robert L. “Bob” Fitzke, 78, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018, at CHI St. Francis, Grand Island, NE surrounded by his family that loved him dearly. Services are 2 p.m. Friday, October 19, at All Saints Chapel-Good Samaritan Village in Hastings with Pastor Charles Johnson and Pastor Renee Johnson officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran...

Oct 14, 2018

Hastings resident Anthony Fredrick Epp, 27, was taken to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 14, 2018, as a result of a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to...

Oct 10, 2018

Harvard resident Larry L. Colwell, 61, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Harvard Cemetery in Harvard, NE. There will be no viewing or visitation. Larry was born on August 12, 1957, in Winterset, IA to William & Darlene (Marquardt) Colwell. Larry was...

Oct 10, 2018

Hastings resident Sandra D. Dittmer, 48, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE. Services are 11 a.m. Monday, October 15, at Masonic Temple – Ballroom, 411 North Hastings Avenue in Hastings with Wil Dittmer and Joe Marino officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to...

Oct 9, 2018

Hastings resident LaVern B. Muhleisen, 98, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 19, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial with military rites by Blue Hill American Legion is 1 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Blue Hill....

Oct 7, 2018

Glenvil resident Jerry Lee Troxel, Sr., 79, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Premier Estates, Kenesaw, NE. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, October 13, at the Town Hall in Endicott, NE with Darlene Novotny officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be...

Oct 5, 2018

Fairfield resident Charlene G. Hessling, 70, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018, at her home. Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Michigan. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date c/o Gary Stratton, 708 West 4 th , Fairfield, NE 68938. There will be no viewing...

Sep 30, 2018

Hastings resident Harrell “Butch” L. Waits, 70, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018, at his home. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 20, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Catholic Social Services. Book signing will be...

Sep 27, 2018

Doniphan resident Kurt Anderson Unger, 60, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Hastings College Foundation. Visitation will be Monday, October 1;...

Sep 26, 2018

Hastings resident Norman Louis Gartner, 80, passed away at his home. Graveside Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 4, at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil, NE with Pastor Rob Garton officiating. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be no viewing or visitation. Norman was born July 28, 1938, in Glenvil, NE to Herman & Ruby Gladys (Fraser)...

Sep 26, 2018

Hastings resident Jessica Rae Mohlman, 37, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 2, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Matt Sass officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the Jessica Rae Mohlman Memorial Fund. There will be no viewing...

Sep 26, 2018

Hastings resident Harold J. Hilger, 84, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at his home. Memorial service is 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 2, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be no viewing or visitation. Harold was born November 8, 1933, in Meire Grove, MN to John &...

Sep 24, 2018

Former Hastings resident Alberta Arlene Beckman, 88, passed away peacefully in her home in Leawood, KS on September 24, 2018 surrounded by her family. Graveside Services are 2 p.m. Friday, September 28, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Memorials may be given to Kansas City Hospice. Visitation is one hour prior to graveside service at...

Sep 24, 2018

Former Hastings resident Charles “Chuck” Theesen, Jr., 62, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018, at Manning, ND. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Ray Druckenmiller officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later...

Sep 24, 2018

Former Hastings resident, Marilyn Louise Schmidt, 82, passed away September 24, 2018, at her home in Lincoln, NE. Celebration of Life is 11 a.m. Saturday, September 29, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Andrea Paulson officiating. Private family burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to First St. Paul’s...

Sep 22, 2018

Hastings resident Kathleen A. Foote, 79, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018, at her home. Rosary is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 27, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 28, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Private family burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Consider memorials...

Sep 22, 2018

Hastings resident William A. “Bill” Ruby, 73, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Friday, September 28, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial with military rites is 3 p.m. Friday, September 28, at Maywood Cemetery, Maywood, NE. Memorials may be given to the family...

Sep 16, 2018

Doniphan resident R. Donald “Don” Treat, 84, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Tiffany Square Rehabilitation and Care Center, Grand Island, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Doniphan with Rev. Daniel Bremer officiating. Burial with military rites by Doniphan American Legion Post 300 will be in Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan....

Sep 13, 2018

Scotty William Duncan of Hastings, Nebraska, son of Kenneth & Vera (Ritchie) Duncan, was born on December 10, 1954, in Flagler, CO. He died of cancer on September 13, 2018, at the age of 63. He graduated from Superior High School in 1973. He married Pat Wilhelms in 1976. They had one daughter, McKayla, then adopted and guardianshipped nine...

Sep 12, 2018

Hastings resident Harold G. McKibben, 92, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 15, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Hastings Museum, Central Nebraska Veterans Home, or donor’s choice. Visitation...