Obituaries

Harold Oye
Jul 3, 2009
Hastings resident, Harold William Oye, 92, of 606 Lane H, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at his home.
Services will be Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 10:30 A.M. at All Saints Chapel Good Samaritan Village with Rev. Charles D. Johnson officiating. Burial with military rites will be Wednesday, July 8, 2009; 1:30 P.M. at Blue Hill Cemetery. Visitation...

Rachel Shaffer
Jun 30, 2009
Hastings resident, Rachel M. Shaffer, 34, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Hastings.
No services or viewing.
Survivors include: Sons: Eric Shaffer Nick Shaffer Brothers & Sisters: Jonathon Shaffer Katherine Shaffer Charlotte Shaffer Joey Shaffer Parents: Josef & Jeanne Shaffer Grandmother: Mary Diehl

Constance Drudik
Jun 29, 2009
Hastings resident, Constance 'Connie' A. Drudik, 78, of College View Assisted Living, 1100 N. 6th Avenue #204, died Monday, June 29, 2009 at the College View Assisted Living, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Rosary will be Wednesday, July 1, 2009; 7:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, July 2, 2009;...

Lila Poppe
Jun 25, 2009
Hastings resident, Lila Poppe, 83, of 818 Williams, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 25, 2009.
Services will be Tuesday June 30, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings, with Pastor Greg Volzke officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Sunday, June 28, 2009; 1:00 P.M....

Darrell Herman
Jun 25, 2009
Hastings resident Darrell L. Herman, 72, died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at his home with his family at his side. Services will be Monday, June 29, 2009; 10:00 am at North Shore Assembly of God Church in Hastings with Pastor Tony Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery in Milford, NE at 3:00pm located 4 miles west...

Lucile Holmes
Jun 15, 2009
Hastings resident, Lucile E. Holmes, 93, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at her home.
Services will be Thursday, June 18, 2009; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Harold D. Stromer officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to First St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 17, 2009;...

Velma Millard
Jun 15, 2009
Hastings resident, Velma L. Millard, 80, of Perkins Pavilion, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Perkins Pavilion.
Memorial services will be Thursday, June 18, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Interment will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. No viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to Velma L. Millard...

Dean Knoedler
Jun 9, 2009
Hastings resident, Dean Knoedler, 74, of 1003 N. Baltimore, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at his home. Celebration of Life is Friday, June 12, 2009; 2:00 P.M. at First Christian Church, with Rev. Dr. Judith Allen officiating. Memorials may be given to First Christian Church. Mr. Knoedler was born April 15, 1935 to Otto and Avis (Dewitt) Knoedler in...

Nancy Hahne
Jun 8, 2009
Hastings resident, Nancy Hahne, 74, passed away Monday, June 8, 2009 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Memorial services will be Friday, June 26, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Private family interment at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to First United Methodist Church or Mercy...

Elet Wagner
Jun 4, 2009
Former Roseland resident, Elet Wagner, 79, of 19400 Elkridge Drive, Elkhorn, Nebraska, passed Thursday, June 4, 2009at the Elkridge Village Care Center, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Services will be Monday, June 8, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at Grace United Methodist Church, Holstein, Nebraska with Pastor Trudy Hanke officiating. Burial will be in Roseland Cemetery, Roseland, Nebraska. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Alvar Johnson
Jun 3, 2009
Former Hastings resident, Alvar W. 'Al' Johnson, 81, of Good Samaritan Society-Ravenna, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Good Samaritan Society-Ravenna, Nebraska.
Services will be Monday, June 8, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Saturday, June 6, 2009;1:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Sunday,...

Aline Valentine
Jun 3, 2009
Former Glenvil resident, Aline (Alene) M. Valentine, 85, of Blue Hill Care Center, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Blue Hill Care Center. Memorial services are June 11, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Glenvil, with Pastor Jeff Glawe officiating. Private family burial will be in Glenvil Cemetery at Glenvil. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given...

George Schumm
May 27, 2009
Former Hastings resident, George Joseph Schumm. 90, of 108 W. Syria, Cairo, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Rosary will be Sunday, May 31, 2009; 7:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Funeral Home, Hastings, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, June 1, 2009; 11:00 A.M. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic...

Vance Croon
May 23, 2009
Hastings resident, Vance A. Croon, 34, of 619 North 6th Avenue, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Saturday, May 23, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Paul Knott officiating. Burial will be in Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, Nebraska. Visitation will be Friday, May 22, 2009; Noon - 9:00 P.M. with family...

Elaine McKimmey
May 17, 2009
Juniata resident Elaine K. McKimmey, 78, of 202 West 9th Street, died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Perkins Pavilion. There will be no services. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 19, 2009; 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. and Wednesday, May 20, 3009; 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. at Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home. Private family interment at Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, Nebraska. Memorials...

Stanley Stuehrenberg
May 16, 2009
Stanley V. Stuehrenberg, 82, of 420 North Briggs, Hastings, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.
Services will be Wednesday, May 20, 2009; 10:30 a.m. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska, with Pastor Joel Remmers and Pastor Adam White officiating. Private burial with military rites will be in Blue Hill Cemetery,...

Delton Bates
May 11, 2009
Juniata resident, Delton M. Bates, 85, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at Perkins Pavilion.
Services will be Thursday, May 14, 2009; 10:30 A.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church southwest of Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Renee Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 13, 2009; 1:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M. with family...

Harriet Rhodes
May 9, 2009
Hastings resident, Harriet 'Ruth' Rhodes, 90 of 405 Goldbeck Towers, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Saturday, May 9, 2009; 10:00 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. John H. G. Curtiss officiating. Burial will be Saturday, May 9, 2009; 2:30 P.M. at the Stuart Community...

Lillian Amick
May 7, 2009
Grand Island resident, Lillian Rydberg Amick, 104, of Tiffany Square, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Tiffany Square.
Private family services at a later date. There will be no visitation or view as Lillian was cremated.
Mrs. Amick was born April 15, 1905 in Litchfield, Nebraska to Dr. Charles A. & Dora E. (Griffith) Rydberg....

Winifred Kunkel
May 5, 2009
Hastings resident, Winifred H. Kunkel, 88, of 721 So. 1st Avenue #412,Goldbeck Towers, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. Services will be Tuesday, May 5, 2009; 2:00 P.M. at the All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Graveside service will be in Evergreen Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska, at a...