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Dorothy H. Cline

Dorothy H. Cline

Sep 6, 2023

Hastings resident Dorothy H. Cline, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Krystal Kennard officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials in honor of Dorothy may be given to the family...

Melvin D. Bunde

Melvin D. Bunde

Sep 6, 2023

Hastings resident Melvin D. “Mel” Bunde, 90, passed to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in the comfort of his home.   

 

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial with military rites by the Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at...

Imogean "Jean" Opbroek

Imogean "Jean" Opbroek

Sep 5, 2023

Hastings resident Imogean “Jean” Opbroek, 87, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at The Heritage at College View, Hastings, NE.    

 

Rosary will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 8, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 9, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will be...

Patricia Ann Flodman

Patricia Ann Flodman

Sep 3, 2023

Former Hastings resident Patricia Ann Flodman, 69, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE.    

 

Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 16, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Lou Nollette officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Friday,...

Thelma Mae Soucie

Thelma Mae Soucie

Sep 2, 2023

Thelma Mae (Dolnicek) Soucie, formerly of Fairfield, NE, entered the arms of Jesus on September 2, 2023, at Good Samaritan Village, Hastings, NE, where she and her husband have been residents since July 2, 2023.  She was 84 years old.

  Rosary will be Wednesday, September 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home in Hastings, NE.  Mass...

Kathy Ann Strong

Kathy Ann Strong

Sep 1, 2023

Hastings resident Kathy Ann Strong, 68, passed away peacefully Friday, September 1, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 11, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. A Celebration of Life and time of sharing in honor of Kathy will be at Bullseye’s following the...

Raelynn Jean Karabel Dobrovolny

Raelynn Jean Karabel Dobrovolny

Aug 30, 2023

Hastings resident Raelynn Jean Karabel Dobrovolny, 22, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at her home.    

 

Memorial Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, September 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Chris Johnson. Burial will be held at a later date. A book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, and one...

Olga B. Borrell

Olga B. Borrell

Aug 30, 2023

Hastings resident Olga B. Borrell, 94, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 5, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Juniata Cemetery in Juniata. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m....

Jutta M. Kirkover

Jutta M. Kirkover

Aug 30, 2023

Hastings resident Jutta M. Kirkover, 91, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Private family services will be at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Dustin Runcie officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Springfield, MO, where she will be reunited with her husband....

James R. Hoffman

James R. Hoffman

Aug 29, 2023

Lifelong Hastings resident James R. “Jim” Hoffman, 91, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE.     

 

Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 8, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Damen Jensen-Heitmann officiating. Following the church service, burial with military rites by the Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview...

Richard L. Reimer

Richard L. Reimer

Aug 23, 2023

Hastings resident Richard L. Reimer, 84, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at his home after a short illness with pancreatic cancer. 

 

Memorial Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 2, at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Clifford Reynolds officiating. Burial will be at Grace United Methodist Church Columbarium Cemetery in Hastings. A book...

Dorothy Jean (Milbrath) Refsell

Dorothy Jean (Milbrath) Refsell

Aug 22, 2023

Dorothy Jean (Milbrath) Refsell, 92, went to her heavenly home on August 22, 2023. She died peacefully under Hospice Care at College View Memory Unit in Hastings, NE.

 

There will be no viewing or visitation as Dorothy distinctly chose (over 40 years ago) to be cremated. She made this choice in a field of wildflowers above Ouray, CO. There...

Myron T. Petr

Myron T. Petr

Aug 22, 2023

Glenvil resident Myron T. Petr, 79, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Rosary will be 5:30 p.m. Friday, August 25, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil...

Brian L. Fricke

Brian L. Fricke

Aug 21, 2023

Hastings resident Brian L. Fricke, 65, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

There will be no services held at this time. Memorials may be given to the family.

 

Brian was born April 4, 1958, in Hastings, NE to John and Mary (Hinrichs) Fricke. Brian grew up on a farm near...

Destiny Rose Ashley

Destiny Rose Ashley

Aug 20, 2023

Destiny Rose Ashley, of Hastings, NE, 23, passed away on August 20, 2023, at Mary Lanning Hospital, Hastings, NE.

 

Memorial Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 27 at the Lutheran Church of Good Shepherd in Hastings with Pastor Paul Ozbun officiating. There will be no burial held at this time. Destiny wished to be an organ donor,...

Mildred (Nowka) Niederhaus

Mildred (Nowka) Niederhaus

Aug 19, 2023

Former Hastings resident Mildred (Nowka) Niederhaus, 94, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at her home in San Diego, CA.    

 

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 9, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday, September 8, at the funeral home. The service will be live-streamed...

Ralph Najarian

Ralph Najarian

Aug 18, 2023

On August 18, 2023, Ralph Najarian, on his 81st trip around the sun, passed away after a long illness.  

 

Ralph was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 5, 1943, to Ralph C. and Beatrice (Nahabedian) Najarian. He lived as a child in Detroit, Michigan; Wilmette, Illinois; Bloomfield and Montclair, New Jersey; and Fresno, California where he achieved...

Sunny Brook Baker

Sunny Brook Baker

Aug 18, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Sunny Brook Baker, who was born on July 3, 2023, and gained her angel wings on August 18, 2023. Though her time with us was brief, Sunny touched our lives in ways that words cannot fully express.

 

Sunny brought immeasurable joy and love to our...

William L. "Bill" Spooner Sr.

William L. "Bill" Spooner Sr.

Aug 17, 2023

Hastings resident William L. “Bill” Spooner Sr., 81, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Graveside Service will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 25, at Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation as Bill was cremated per his request. Memorials may be given...

Jerome Edward Heuertz

Jerome Edward Heuertz

Aug 13, 2023

Hastings resident Jerome Edward Heuertz, 82, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023, at his home.    

 

Rosary will be 7 p.m. Monday, August 21, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Assumption Cemetery in Assumption....

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