Obituaries

Sep 24, 2008

Rural Trumbull, Nebraska resident, Paul E. O'Donnell, 82, of 207 West 3 Rd, Giltner, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at his home.

Services will be Monday, September 29, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at Trumbull United Methodist Church with Rev. Rosalie N. Smith Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Trumbull, Nebraska. Visitation will be Saturday, September...

Sep 18, 2008

Hastings resident, Robert L. 'Bob' Kreager, 82, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 in Hastings. Bob was born February 7, 1926 to Scott and Pearl Kreager of Gratiot Ohio. Bob was a graduate of Ohio State University where he was a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity and the Ohio State Marching Band. He spent 30 years as a District Sales...

Sep 18, 2008

Hastings resident, June G. Jorgensen, 92, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, Nebraska.

Services will be Monday, September 22, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. William G. Nottage-Tacey officiating. Burial will be in Osco Cemetery, south of Norman, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church....

Sep 17, 2008

Hastings resident, Leon J. Weber, 60, of 502 South Bellevue, died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Services will be Wednesday, September 17, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Robert S. Smith officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation...

Sep 16, 2008

Former Hastings resident, Johnny A. Young, 87, of Grand Island Veterans Home, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at the home.

Graveside services and burial with military rites will be Monday, September 22, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at Parkview Cemetery with Pastor Renee Johnson officiating. No visitation or viewing. Memorials may be given to the family;

Mr....

Sep 14, 2008

Hastings resident Willard D. 'Bill' Oltman, 75 of Edgewood Vista, died Sunday, September 14, 2008.

Services will be Thursday, September 18, 2008; 2:00 P.M. at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Robert S. Smith officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 5:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 17,...

Sep 9, 2008

Hastings resident, David Owens Robinson, 73, or 1414 South Pine Ridge Ct., died Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Memorial services will be Monday, September 15, 2008; 11:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Adam White officiating. Private family interment in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society....

Sep 7, 2008

Former Hastings resident, Asa 'Ace' Kramer, 98, of Wayne, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Wayne.

Services will be Thursday, September 11, 2008; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel will Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, both in Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 10, 2008; 4:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M and Thursday, September...

Sep 7, 2008

Hastings resident, Dorothy I. (Benker) Asmus, 96, of Regency Retirement Residence of Hastings, 1235 North Laird, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at her home.

Services will be Friday, September 12, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. William G. Nottage-Tacey officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday, September...

Sep 2, 2008

Juniata resident, Ronald H. 'Clem' Clements, 77, of 811 Blue River, died Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Services will be Tuesday, September 2, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Tom Murray officiating. Burial will be in Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Aug 28, 2008

Bernice Virginia Curtis Pottorff, a longtime resident of the Harvard and Hastings areas, died Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Hillcrest Cottages in Bellevue, Nebraska. She was 94.

Services will be at First United Methodist Church in Hastings at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 30, 2008. Interment at Parkview Cemetery with military rites. Memorials may be directed to...

Aug 27, 2008

Marcella Maxine Shannon, 90, of Perkins Pavilion, died Saturday, August 23, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Services will be Wednesday, August 27, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at Peace Chapel, Perkins Pavilion with Pastor Art Schakat officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Mary Lanning Hospice or Perkins Pavilion. Visitation will...

Aug 22, 2008

Hastings resident, Virgil J. 'Jud' Kennedy, 85, of 504 Lane F, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Services will be Friday, August 22, 2008; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw, Nebraska. A memorial will be established. Visitation will be...

Aug 22, 2008

Hastings resident, John N. Marvel, 75, of 1380 East 12th Street, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at his home.

Jack was born April 27, 1933 in Hastings, Nebraska to Archie and Elizabeth (Newell) Marvel. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1951, earned his B.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 1955, and graduated from the...

Aug 21, 2008

Hastings resident, Gary Hahne, 73, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Memorial services will be Friday, August 29, 2008; 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 the Gary Hahne Memorial Fund....

Aug 21, 2008

Hastings resident, Donald Eugene Striker, 57 passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 in Hastings after a long illness.

Don was born in Hastings, the son of Robert L. & Nina O. (Navarro) Striker. He was a lifelong resident of Hastings, except for service in the U. S. Army.

Don was preceded in death by his...

Aug 19, 2008

Former Hastings resident, Donald E. Schrock, 89, of Northridge Retirement Community, Kearney, Nebraska, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska.

Services will be Saturday, August 23, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Thursday, August 21, 2008; 5PM-9P.M.,...

Aug 18, 2008

Kenesaw resident, Roger A. Alloway, 40, of 409 S. Perkins, was called home on Monday, August 18, 2008 at University of Nebraska Medical Center - Clarkson Tower, Omaha, Nebraska.

Services will be Friday, August 22, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kenesaw, Nebraska with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw...

Aug 18, 2008

Hastings resident, Marjorie K. Bokern, 86, of 1336 West 14th Street, died Monday, August 18, 2008 at Perkins Pavilion.

Services will be Thursday, August 21, 2008; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Dr. William Nottage-Tacey officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation will be Tuesday, August...

Aug 16, 2008

Former Hastings resident, Benjamin F. 'Ben' McAllister Jr., 67, of Haven Home, Kenesaw, Nebraska, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, Nebraska.

Services will be Saturday, August 16, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Steve Markle officiating. Burial will be Saturday, August 16, 2008; 3:30 P.M. mountain standard time in Mount...