About Us

About Us

Funeral Home

Our origins go back over 100 years, the Livingston brothers were the only employees. They moved their business from Harvard on January, 1st, 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.

Don and Floyd's sons, Larry D. and Michael G. Butler owned and operated Livingston-Butler until Larry retired in 2004. Presently, ownership includes the third generation of the Butler family, Michael's son John M.G. Butler.  With our long history of community service and the active participation of our owners and employees in numerous civic, fraternal and religious organizations, Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home demonstrates a true commitment to serving the community and its residents. 

Cremation Center

Butler-Volland Cremation Center is a division of Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home. Built in 2006, this cremation center is a natural extension of our desire to meet the needs of all the people we serve. Butler-Volland Cremation Center is a full service cremation center located at 2416 Osborne Drive East in Hastings, Nebraska. In addition to housing a state-or-the-art crematorium, our facility has everything that’s needed to fully create customized funeral services within the realm of dignity and decency. This includes a tranquil viewing area, a comfortable reception room that can host intimate services for smaller groups, and a full homelike kitchen.

Fully-licensed and regulated We are licensed by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Nebraska Health Department under Crematories. We are also a member of the Cremation Association of North America.