Christine M. Smith

Hastings resident Christine M. Smith, 68, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. 

Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 9, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, west of Glenvil with Pastor Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul’s Churchyard Cemetery, west of Glenvil. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Christine Smith Memorial. This will help honor Chris’s memory in a meaningful way. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Chris’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page. 

Chris was born March 17, 1956, in Heidelberg, Germany to Kenneth and Barb (Hegwood) Bohlen. She graduated from Adams Central High School in 1974. Chris married Rob Smith; they later divorced. She was employed by Adams County Emergency Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, and lastly by Hastings Orthopedics. Chris enjoyed sewing, reading, and doing puzzles. 

Chris was preceded in death by her father; Kenneth Bohlen; brother, David Bohlen; and grandparents, Johnnie & Alice Hegwood and George & Helen Bohlen.

SURVIVORS:
Children & Spouse: 
    Shane & Jennifer Warren
    Logan Smith & fiancée Jamie Ellis 
    Jamie Smith
Grandchildren: 
    Brecklynn Warren
    Wren Smith 
Future Step-Grandchildren: 
    Alex
    Landon
    Brooklynn
    Savanna
    Zoey
Mother: 
    Barbara Bohlen
Siblings & Spouses: 
    Shelly & Steve Kennedy
    Janice & Chuck Niemeyer
    Barry & Laura Bohlen
Several Nieces, Nephews, Aunts, Uncles, & Cousins