Cheri Curtis

Hastings resident, Cheri L. Curtis, 65, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska.

Services will be Thursday, February 2, 2012; 2:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 1, 2012; 3:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. and Thursday, February 2, 2012; 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the family. Condolences may be sent to www.lbvfh.com. Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.

Cheri was born November 20, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska to Clayton & Phyllis (Larsen) Hartzell. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1965 and received her degree in Business Administration from Central Community College in Hastings. Cheri married Gene Walker, he preceded her in death in July 1968; she married Harold Szafrajda in October 1973, he preceded her in death in December 1990; she then married Wayne Curtis in June 1999. She worked at Hamilton Communication in Aurora, Nebraska prior to her stroke in 2001; Cheri was also an in home daycare provider for 15 years. Cheri's most cherished moments were spending time with her family and her dog "Charlie". She loved gambling at the boats, watching football, and shopping with her daughter and granddaughter.

Cheri was preceded in death by her parents; and husbands, Gene Walker and Harold Szafrajda.

Survivors include:
Husband: Wayne Curtis - Hastings, NE
Children & Spouses: Becky & Rick Utter - Hastings, NE
Scot Szafrajda - Hastings, NE
Chris & Karen Szafrajda - Sanford, NC
James Szafrajda - Hastings, NE
Step-Daughter: Barbara Curtis - Hastings, NE
Grandchildren & Spouse: Amanda & Seth Tolen - Hastings, NE
Jason Utter - Hastings, NE
Ivan Szafrajda - Sanford, NC
Cody Szafrajda - Sanford, NC
Ethan Szafrajda - Sanford, NC
Step-Granddaughter: Jessi Curtis-Kobelenz - Hastings, NE
Great-Granddaughter: Grace Katherine Tolen - Hastings, NE
Brothers & Spouse: Ron Hartzell - Juniata, NE
Randy & Donna Hartzell - Juniata, NE
Many nieces & one nephew