Obituaries
Arla Mae Herringer
Oct 30, 2024
Arla Mae (Brown) Herringer, age 94, of Hastings, NE, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Paul Knott officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. In lieu...
Christine M. Smith
Oct 25, 2024
Hastings resident Christine M. Smith, 68, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 9, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, west of Glenvil with Pastor Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul’s Churchyard Cemetery, west of Glenvil. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Linda S. Story
Oct 24, 2024
Hastings resident Linda S. Story, 84, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family for...
Dale L. Nitzel
Oct 21, 2024
Dr. Dale Nitzel, 90, went home to be with the Lord on October 21, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 26 at the Evangelical Free Church in Hastings, with a private burial to follow. Visitation will be 1-7 pm. with family present 5-7 p.m. Friday, October 25, at the funeral home, and one hour before...
Shirley Mae Storm
Oct 21, 2024
Roseland resident Shirley Mae Heuertz Storm, 92, passed away Monday, October 21, 2024, at her home. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 24, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, October 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseland with Father Corey Harrison officiating. Burial will be at Roseland Cemetery...
Richard A. "Rich" Winslow
Oct 21, 2024
Hastings resident Richard A. “Rich” Winslow, 70, passed away Monday, October 21, 2024, at his home. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 26, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Steve James officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Friday,...
Ella "Virginia" Wolz
Oct 18, 2024
Hastings resident Ella “Virginia” Wolz, 87, passed away Friday, October 18, 2024, at her home. Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, October 21, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. The burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a...
Mary Elaine Garnick
Oct 16, 2024
Hastings resident Mary Elaine Garnick, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 26, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Tamara Holtz officiating. There will be no burial held. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be...
David C. Beavers
Oct 16, 2024
Hastings resident David C. Beavers, 80, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE. There will be no services held. Memorials and cards may be sent to the funeral home. David was born December 8, 1943, in Sioux City, IA to James M. and Vera G. (Anderson) Beavers and grew up in Junction City, KS. He graduated from Junction...
Thomas L. Kunkel
Oct 15, 2024
Hastings resident Thomas L. “Tom” Kunkel, 81, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at The Homestead, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services with military honors by U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 19, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. There will be no burial at this time. A book...
Cointa Peres
Oct 15, 2024
Hastings resident Cointa Peres, 84, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at her home. Rosary will be at 10:30 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 19, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. with the family...
Florence M. (Epkes) Martin
Oct 10, 2024
Hastings resident Florence M. Martin, 88, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings.
Memorial Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 15, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later...

Marilyn Lee Theesen
Oct 10, 2024
Hastings resident Marilyn L. Theesen, 79, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. There will be no services at this time. Memorials may be given to Crossroads, and her wish was that you spend extra time with family and friends. Marilyn was born on October 28, 1944, to Henry & Ardis (Powers) Theesen in Hastings, Nebraska. She...
Marylouise (Brown) Sharp
Oct 4, 2024
Hastings resident Marylouise (Brown) Sharp, 96, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, October 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, October 12, and...
Zachary Paul "Zach" Rodriguez
Oct 3, 2024
Former Hastings resident Zachary P. “Zach” Rodriguez, 36, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024, in South Sioux City, NE. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 10, and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 11, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka and Father Alec Sasse officiating. Burial will be at...
Robert H. Lubken
Oct 1, 2024
Trumbull resident Robert H. “Bob” Lubken, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Burial with military rites by the Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at 9 a.m. Monday, October 7, at Greenwood Cemetery in Trumbull. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 7, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor...
Patricia R. "Pat" Junker
Sep 30, 2024
Hastings resident Patricia R. “Pat” Junker, 85, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Juniata with Pastor Darren Olson officiating. Burial will be at Concordia Cemetery, rural Juniata. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be...
Ruth Helen Ballou Pratt
Sep 29, 2024
Ruth Helen Ballou Pratt went to meet her eternal Father on September 29, 2024, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where she had been living with her sister, Mary Courtright, for the past four years.A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Lynette Janssen officiating. Burial will be at...
James R. "Jim" Kissinger
Sep 29, 2024
Hastings resident James R. “Jim” Kissinger, 79, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Thursday, October 3,...
James Anthony Schneider
Sep 28, 2024
Lincoln resident James Anthony “Jim” Schneider, 96, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Grace Space, Lincoln, NE. Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 3, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial with military rites by the...