Obituaries

Donald Ray "Don" Tjaden

Donald Ray "Don" Tjaden

Nov 20, 2022

Hastings resident Donald Ray “Don” Tjaden, 68, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, at his home.    

 

Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 3, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. There will be no burial at this time. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday, December 2, at the funeral home. The service...

Walter Irmer

Walter Irmer

Nov 20, 2022

Hastings resident Walter Irmer, 81, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 28, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hastings with Rev. Micah R. Gaunt officiating. Burial with military rites by York American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 28, at...

Darrel Lee McCartney

Darrel Lee McCartney

Nov 19, 2022

Inland resident Darrel Lee McCartney, 82, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Services with Masonic memorial tribute will be 10 a.m. Friday, November 25, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Michelle Loeffelholz officiating. Private family burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Smith County, KS. Visitation will be one hour...

Karen L. Kraft

Karen L. Kraft

Nov 18, 2022

Hastings resident Karen L. Kraft, 70, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at a later date. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November...

Christine Johnson

Christine Johnson

Nov 12, 2022

Sister Christine Johnson was born in Union County, Arkansas, on February 12, 1940. She was the daughter of Bertha Bennett and Carvin Givens. 

Christine departed this life peacefully at home on November 12, 2022, surrounded by family. 

She was a member of the Olive Light Church in Smackover, AR, for many years. Christine was a long-time employee of the boat...

Sharon K. "Kay" Hoffman

Sharon K. "Kay" Hoffman

Nov 11, 2022

Juniata resident Sharon K. “Kay” Hoffman, 82, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE, surrounded by her family.

 

Rosary will be 6 p.m. Friday, November 18, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 19, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial...

Victor Spady

Victor Spady

Nov 9, 2022

Hastings resident Victor Spady, 84, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE.Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 17, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, and one hour before the service...

Jerry R. Lehman

Jerry R. Lehman

Nov 8, 2022

Juniata resident Jerry R. Lehman, 57, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at his home.    

 

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, November 18, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with R.P. Smith and Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Jerry’s family invites you to wear jeans, boots, and hats to the service. Burial will be 3 p.m. Friday at Westview...

Regina Rose Lucas

Regina Rose Lucas

Nov 6, 2022

Hastings resident Regina Rose Lucas, 107, formerly of Frontier County, NE, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.    

 

Memorial Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, November 12, at the Celebration Center at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings. Burial will be held at a later date at Salem East...

Judith D. "Judy" Kopke

Judith D. "Judy" Kopke

Nov 5, 2022

Hastings resident Judith D. “Judy” Kopke, 81, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Dr. Jim Keck officiating. Private family burial will be at Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln. A book signing will be one hour before...

Ruth E. Perry

Ruth E. Perry

Nov 1, 2022

 

Hastings resident Ruth E. Perry, 88, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2022, at Premier Estates Nursing Home, Kenesaw, NE.   

 

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, November 4, at First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. with family present on...

Floyd Lamont Marian

Floyd Lamont Marian

Oct 29, 2022

Hastings resident Floyd Lamont Marian, 97, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE.    

 

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Jay Towell officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 10:30-11 a.m. before...

Jeanette Mary (Sadd) Hendrickson

Jeanette Mary (Sadd) Hendrickson

Oct 26, 2022

 

Harvard resident Jeanette Mary (Sadd) Hendrickson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at her son’s home surrounded by her family at the age of 90 years old.

A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, at United Church of Christ, Harvard, NE with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday,...

Jerry Dean Lewellyn

Jerry Dean Lewellyn

Oct 23, 2022

Glenvil resident Jerry Dean Lewellyn, 69, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home.    

 

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family.

 

Jerry was born September 10, 1953, in Superior, NE to Richard R. and Mary Lewellyn.  He worked as an electrician for many years....

Michael Dean Kulhanek

Michael Dean Kulhanek

Oct 23, 2022

Hastings resident Michael Dean Kulhanek, 58, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home.    

 

A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 7, at the Plainsman Steakhouse in Juniata. Burial will be held at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings following the service. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be...

Kim Martin Niederhaus

Kim Martin Niederhaus

Oct 22, 2022

Hastings resident Kim Martin Niederhaus, 67, passed away at home peacefully on Saturday, October 22, 2022.

 

Graveside Services with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be 11 a.m. Thursday, November 3, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 2, at the funeral...

Barbara Ann (Yost) Gray

Barbara Ann (Yost) Gray

Oct 22, 2022

 

BARBARA ANN YOST GRAY was born July 28, 1942 in Hastings, NE to Jeannette Murra Yost and Lloyd Yost and died October 22, 2022 in Lincoln, NE from Alzheimers disease. She was predeceased by her parents and sisters Darlene Yost Wolfe and Jean Yost Ahlin, and by her husband Donald CJ Gray, Jr., who cared for her at home...

Robert L. "Bob" Johnson

Robert L. "Bob" Johnson

Oct 22, 2022

Bob Johnson died at his home on October 22, 2022. Bob was born January 14, 1927 to W. Bedford and Esther Bennett Johnson. He grew up with his brother Richard (Dick) and sister Marcia on the Brown/Johnson farm in Hall County near Hansen. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings.

Bob received his elementary education in the Hansen one-room...

Ruth Margarette (Merkel) Janssen

Ruth Margarette (Merkel) Janssen

Oct 21, 2022

Hastings resident Ruth Margarette (Merkel) Janssen, 93, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, west of Glenvil (6075 E Assumption Road, Glenvil, NE 68941) with Pastor Jonathan Jehorek officiating, followed by an interment of ashes at the adjacent Churchyard...

Harold E. Dwyer

Harold E. Dwyer

Oct 20, 2022

Former Hastings resident Harold E. Dwyer, 98, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Fillmore County Hospital, Geneva, NE.    

 

Graveside Service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 25, at Parkview Cemetery. Services will follow at 11 a.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hastings with Rev. Barry Rempp officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the...