Belva "Swede" (Dycus) Anderson

Hastings resident Belva “Swede” (Dycus) Anderon, 88, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE with her family at her side.   

Rosary will be 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be at the church prior to the service from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Belva’s service will be recorded and uploaded on her obituary page on the funeral home’s website on Monday, December 12.

Swede was born January 11, 1934, on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation, Rosebud, SD to Frank & Olive (Flood) Keller. She was a lifelong enrolled member of the tribe and was proud of her Native family and ancestry. Swede graduated from Valentine High School in 1951 and then moved to Hastings, NE, and attended cosmetology school. She then worked for many years as a beautician, owning her own salon. She also worked many years for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Allen’s cosmetics, and later in life worked as a caregiver. She leaves those she touched with rich, loving memories.

Belva was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Arthur Dycus and Dick Anderson; her loving daughter, Debra Bruntz in 2022, granddaughter Addie Dycus; and siblings, George E. Keller, Lillian M. Keller, and Richard L. Keller.

SURVIVORS:
Sons:                                      
  Michael Dycus – Hastings, NE
  Timothy Dycus – Kearney, NE
  Patrick Dycus – Hastings, NE
Son-in-law:                            
  Rodney Bruntz – Hastings, NE
Grandkids:                             
  Tony Dycus
  Zach Dycus
  Cassie & Blake Micek
  Josh Dycus
  Karl Schroeder
  Molly & Logan Schmidt
  Travis & Carie Bruntz
  Desi & Jason Jordan
Great-Grandkids:                   
  Preston Anderson
  Sierra Anderson
  Raziella Aaliyah Ramos Dycus                                                                                             
  Echo Jordan
  Jay Jordan
  Lydia Micek and Baby Micek#2 coming in April 2023!