Obituaries

Mar 15, 2018

Hastings resident Irva Garnet Smith, 100, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life is 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett and Rev. Blake Tiemann officiating. Private family burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers,...

Mar 15, 2018

Hastings resident Rosemary Ruth Gfeller, 97, formerly of El Dorado, KS passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Services are 2 p.m., Friday, April 6, at Trinity United Methodist Church in El Dorado, KS. Burial will be at Ebenezer Cemetery in rural Butler County. Visitation will be Friday, April 6, at...

Mar 15, 2018

Hastings resident, Donald L. Myers, 70, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island.

Memorial service is 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Military rites will be provided by Hastings Veterans Organizations. Private family burial will be at a later date. There will...

Mar 13, 2018

Hastings resident Steven R. "Steve" Kleveland, 74, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center-CHI, Lincoln, NE. Graveside Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, please use the north entrance. A luncheon will follow the graveside service at...

Mar 11, 2018

Amazing artist and loving wife, mom, “mee-maw”, sister, and friend. Jenine Christine (Whaley) Wilhelms was born in Casper, Wyoming to Doyle and Clara (Cummings) Whaley on May 22, 1953. Her sister, Cherlyne, arrived shortly after. From there they moved to Ray, Arizona. She loved to tell stories from her time there – a few memorable ones included a tarantula...

Mar 11, 2018

Hastings resident, Dixie A. Still, 78, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, NE. Memorial Services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 15, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hastings with Pastor Jessica Palys officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Marceline, MO. Book signing will be Wednesday, March 14,...

Mar 10, 2018

Giltner resident Judy Ann Kreutz, 77, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her home in Giltner, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, at First United Methodist Church in Harvard with Pastor Travis King officiating. Burial will be in Harvard Cemetery in Harvard, NE. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church in Harvard. A...

Mar 10, 2018

Former Hastings resident Jack Ernest Hendrickson, 69, left this life to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings, with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Blue Hill Cemetery in Blue Hill, NE. Memorials may be...

Mar 9, 2018

Hastings resident Betty J. Bruntz Gillaspie Kort, 91, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at her home. Services are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Faith Lutheran Church or Mary Lanning Hospice. Visitation is 1-7 p.m....

Mar 7, 2018

Hastings resident Margaret E. Keller, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at her home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Warneke officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 1-8...

Mar 7, 2018

Juniata resident Charles T. "Chuck" Wiseman, 69, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Fairview Manor in Fairmont, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Monday, March 12, at Juniata United Methodist Church in Juniata with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial with military rites by American Legion Post 365 will be at Juniata Cemetery in Juniata. A reception will follow the...

Mar 6, 2018

Hastings resident Phyllis Dedrickson, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018. In keeping with her wishes, there will be no service. Phyllis was born August 1, 1924, to Henry & Olive (Fairley) Hanson in Omaha, Nebraska, where she lived until she graduated from South High School in 1942. She married Stanley Halsey in 1943; he preceded her in death...

Mar 3, 2018

Hastings resident Antoinette Marie "Toni" Billesbach, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 3, 2018, with her family by her side at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Hastings with Father...

Mar 3, 2018

Hastings resident Teresa C. Burch, 52, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Evangelical Free Church in Hastings with Pastor Matt Sass officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later...

Mar 1, 2018

Hastings resident Christine M. Stein, 58, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.

Rosary is 5 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Monday, March 5 at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Caleb La Rue officiating....

Feb 28, 2018

Hastings resident John Richard "Dick" Hawes, 87, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at his home with family at his side. Rosary is 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, and Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings...

Feb 28, 2018

Hastings resident AnnaMarie "Marie" Green, 81, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at home surrounded by her family after a long courageous battle with cancer. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Memorials to the family to be designated at a later date. The family will...

Feb 24, 2018

Hastings resident Darline M. Minkler, 85, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Mary Lanning Healthcare for the nursery. Visitation is 1-8...

Feb 24, 2018

Former Hastings resident Bonnie Mae Yurk, 86, departed this life on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Tekamah Care and Rehabilitation Center, Tekamah, NE. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Jeff Erlemeier officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to the Bonnie Yurk Memorial Fund....

Feb 21, 2018

Hastings resident John E. Volkmer, 86, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at his home. Memorial Service is 10 a.m. Monday, February 26, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. There will also be a celebration of life from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, February 25 at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) in Hastings. Burial with...