Richard Lee Gildersleeve

Hastings resident Richard Lee Gildersleeve, 81, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at his home. 

Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 20, at North Shore Assembly of God in Hastings with Pastor Dillon Bartels officiating. Private family burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the Tunnel to Tower. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Richard’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page. 

Richard was born November 29, 1943, in Muskogee, OK to Richard Darrell and Betty (Sanders) Gildersleeve. He attended Hastings Public Schools. Richard married Virgie Wibben on March 14, 1964, and they had been married almost 61 years. 

Richard worked at Hastings Industries for most of his working life and then worked for Good Samaritan Village until his retirement. He was a faithful attender of North Shore Assembly of God Church. Richard enjoyed spending his time wearing his Mr. Fix-it hat, caring for his home on West 7th Street, and maintaining his lawn which earned him many compliments from passers-by who stopped to admire it, seek his advice for theirs, and then add themselves to the friends in the neighborhood who regularly stopped to chat with him as he enjoyed life from his chair in the garage. 

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Richard D. and Betty Sanders Gildersleeve and infant son, Scott. 

SURVIVORS:
Wife: 
    Virgie Gildersleeve – Hastings, NE
Children & Spouses: 
    Tammy & Dan Burling – Kenesaw, NE
    Randy & Amy Gildersleeve – Platte City, MO
Grandchildren: 
    Brennan Burling & Brittany – Omaha, NE
    Bryton Burling & Kassie – Omaha, NE
    Brea Burling Barlow & Matthew – LaVista, NE
    Jacob Gildersleeve – Platte City, MO
    Abby Gildersleeve – Platte City, MO
Great-Grandchild: 
    Clara Jolene Barlow – LaVista, NE
Nieces & Nephews: 
    Julie & Bryan Trout – Omaha, NE
    Sally Meents – Gretna, NE
    Connie & Lou Kelehan – Des Moines, IA
    Peggy & Jerry Delay – Phoenix, AZ
    Becky & John Koepke – Tempe, AZ