Obituaries

Dec 4, 2017

Hastings resident, Elizabeth L. "Betty" Loftus, 93, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, at her home. Rosary will be Sunday, December 10, 2017; 5:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, December 11, 2017; 10:30 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Hastings with Father Caleb La Rue officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery,...

Dec 4, 2017

Hastings resident, Shirley J. Palmer, 81, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday, December 9, 2017; 10:30 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to...

Dec 1, 2017

Hastings resident, Barb J. Frei, 62, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017, at UC Health Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado. Services will be Friday, December 8, 2017; 10:30 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Visitation will...

Nov 28, 2017

Former Pauline resident, Richard L. Monie, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Golden Living Center - Grand Island Lakeview, Grand Island, Nebraska. Memorial Service will be Saturday, December 9, 2017; 10:30 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the Greenwood Cemetery, Franklin. In lieu of...

Nov 28, 2017

Hastings resident, Robert D. "Bob" McAuliff, 70, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Monday, December 4, 2017; 10:30 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Andrea Paulson officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to Ducks Unlimited or Tehama Shrine...

Nov 27, 2017

Hastings resident, James V. Schurman, 69, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Thursday, November 30, 2017; 10:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to James V. Schurman...

Nov 26, 2017

Aerospace engineer Richard Robert Anderson was 91 years old when he died in Longmont, Colorado on November 26, 2017 but you would not have known he was that old if you had seen him working with his computer, his iPhone or his ham radio. Services will be Thursday, November 30, 2017; 2:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with...

Nov 26, 2017

Hastings resident, DeWayne Lee Curtis, 65, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017, at his home. Memorial Services will be Saturday, December 2, 2017; 2:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Paul Julian officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to DeWayne L. Curtis Memorial Fund. There...

Nov 26, 2017

Former Hastings resident, Wilma J. Debban, 86, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Mount Carmel Nursing Home, Kearney, Nebraska. Services will be Monday, December 4, 2017; 10:30 A.M. at Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Marcus J. Mackay officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to Peace Lutheran Church. Visitation will be...

Nov 25, 2017

Former Hastings resident, Robert Lynn McFerren, 59, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at O.U.R. Homes, Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Saturday, December 2, 2017; 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to First United Methodist Church. There...

Nov 24, 2017

Hastings resident, Marion A. "Mary Jo" Emmons, 91, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017, at College View Assisted Living, Hastings, Nebraska.

Memorial Services will be Sunday, December 24, 2017; 1:30 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Don Canady officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorials may be given...

Nov 23, 2017

Hastings resident, Kathryn Joyce Immel, 84, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Private family burial will be held at a later date in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the Kathryn J. Immel Memorial Fund. There will be no viewing or visitation. Kathryn was born March 5, 1933, in Hastings, Nebraska...

Nov 22, 2017

Hastings resident, Charlotte M. Kuhlman, 77, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Friday, December 1, 2017; 2:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Reverend Jill Boyd officiating. Visitation & viewing will be Thursday, November 30, 2017; 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., with the family present 5:00 P.M....

Nov 21, 2017

Juniata resident, Kathleen J. Reinertson, 62, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at her home, in Juniata, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Friday, December 1, 2017; 10:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Book signing will be Wednesday, November 29, 2017; 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and Thursday, November 30, 2017; 9:00 A.M. to...

Nov 21, 2017

Hastings resident, Gregory C. "Greg" Mitchell, 58, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Monday, November 27, 2017; 7:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be...

Nov 20, 2017

A service of celebration and remembrance will be January 6, 2018; 10:30 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. A private family burial was held in Fort McPherson National Cemetery on December 4, 2017. Memorials may be given to First United Methodist Church of Hastings, CASA of South Central Nebraska, Hastings Public Schools Foundation,...

Nov 20, 2017

Hastings resident, Charles H. "Chuck" Kidd, Jr., 72, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday, November 25, 2017; 10:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church, Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial will be in Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Memorials may be given to Hastings Bowling Association or Special Olympics. Visitation will...

Nov 20, 2017

Juniata resident, Ronald E. "Ron" Hoagland, 65, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at his home after a brief illness.

Memorial Services will be Monday, November 27, 2017; 2:00 P.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. In honor of Ron, please wear casual attire or Husker spirit. Private family burial will...

Nov 19, 2017

Hastings resident, Cole C. Wicks, 64, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Saturday, November 25, 2017; 11:00 A.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be...

Nov 14, 2017

Hastings resident, Jerald C. Fergus, 65, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. A reception will be held Saturday, November 25, 2017; 10:00 A.M. at Richard's home, 1500 North Hastings Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska. Private burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be no viewing...