History ...

     When the business started, the Livingston brothers were the only employees. They moved their business from Harvard in 1904 to 431 W. Second St. In 1945, the original owners retired. Don Butler and his brother, Floyd, purchased the home, making it Livingston-Butler Funeral Home.
     In 1951, Livingston-Butler merged with Volland Funeral Home, which had been in Hastings since 1913. The Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home was moved to the Volland location at Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue. Then the firm was moved to its present location in 1981. In January of 2000 a Visitation Chapel was opened in Doniphan, Nebraska to serve the area residents.
    The business now is owned and operated by Don and Floyd Butlers’ sons, Larry D. and Michael G. Butler. Michael’s son, John M.G. Butler, currently is the third generation Butler to be affiliated with the firm.
   Butler - Volland has a long history of community service with its owners and employees actively  participating in numerous civic, fraternal, and religious organizations. The affiliation with these groups demonstrates their commitment to serving the community and its residents.