Obituaries

Ronald Clements
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,...

Bernice Pottorff
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...

Marcella Shannon
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...

Virgil Kennedy
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...

John Marvel
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...

Gary Hahne
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....

Donald Striker
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...

Donald Schrock
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.,...

Roger Alloway
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...

Marjorie Bokern
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...

Benjamin McAllister
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...

Fred Waltemath
Aug 15, 2008
Former Hastings resident, Fred F. Waltemath, 92, of Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island, died Friday, August 15, 2008 at the Nebraska Veterans Home.
Services will be Tuesday, August 19, 2008; 2:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. William Nottage-Tacey officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, August 18, 2008; 1:00...

Laurayne Streff
Aug 14, 2008
Hastings resident, Laurayne F. Streff, 87, of 1116 N. Sycamore, Apt. 17, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Perkins Pavillion.
Rosary will be Monday, August 18, 2008; 7:30 P.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, August 19, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial...

Leo Meisenbach Jr
Aug 14, 2008
Hastings resident, Leo W. Meisenbach Jr., 81, of 1113 South Hastings, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at his home.
Rosary will be Monday, August 18, 2008; 6:30 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, August 19, 2008; 10:00 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial with military...

Raymond Pope
Aug 13, 2008
Former Hastings resident, Raymond W. Pope, 92, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Tabitha Health Care Services, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Services will be Monday, August 18, 2008; 11:00 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel, Hastings, Nebraska with Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Beverly Baker
Aug 12, 2008
Former Hastings resident, Beverly Darlene Baker, 79, of Marquis Place, Elkhorn, Nebraska, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at her home.
Services will be Saturday, August 16, 2008; 2:00 P.M at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Tom Murray officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Friday, August 15, 2008; 5:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M & Saturday,...

Carl Drake Jr
Aug 1, 2008
Juniata resident, Carl Dean Drake, 45, of 907 Brass Ave., Juniata, NE, died Friday, August 1, 2008 at his home.
Services will be Wednesday, August 6, 2008; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Rob Thorton officiating. Burial will be in Juniata Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 5, 2008; Noon-9:00 P.M. family present 7:00 P.M. -...

Helen Shultz-Lambrecht
Jul 27, 2008
Hastings resident, Helen H. Shultz-Lambrecht, 79, of The Kensington, died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Perkins Pavilion.
Services will be Tuesday, July 29, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Alan Davis officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Grand Island, Nebraska. Visitation will be Monday, July 28, 2008; 3:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. with family present from...

Ruth Hoffman
Jul 25, 2008
Hastings resident, Ruth Ann Hoffman, 90, of Goldbeck Towers, Good Samaritan Village, died Friday, July 25, 2008 at Perkins Pavilion.
Rosary will be Tuesday, July 29, 2008; 7:30 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, July 30, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Joseph Walsh officiating. Burial will be...

James Stark Jr
Jul 17, 2008
Former Hastings resident, James D. Stark, Jr., 72, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Buffalo, Wyoming in an auto accident.
Services will be Wednesday, August 6, 2008; 10:30 A.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Jocelyn Tupper officiating. Burial will be in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Book signing will be Saturday, August 2,...