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Carolyn Rehtus

Carolyn Rehtus

Dec 30, 2021

Ayr resident Carolyn K. Rehtus, 81, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Tyler Hauptmeier officiating. Burial will be at Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Monday at...

Jay Wilder

Jay Wilder

Dec 28, 2021

Hastings resident Jay Eugene Wilder, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE with his wife by his side. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, December 30, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and...

Delwyn "Del" Hemje

Delwyn "Del" Hemje

Dec 26, 2021

Hastings resident Delwyn C. “Del” Hemje, 68, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, December 30, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Wednesday with family present 5:30-7 p.m....

Kathy Kuhlmann

Kathy Kuhlmann

Dec 25, 2021

Hastings resident Kathy L. Kuhlmann, 70, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE with family by her side. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 31, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Thursday with family...

Norma Classen

Norma Classen

Dec 24, 2021

Hastings resident Norma J. Classen, 83, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, in Hastings, NE with family by her side. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, January 13, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 14, at Fort McPherson National...

Theo "Pat" King

Theo "Pat" King

Dec 22, 2021

Hastings resident Theo A. “Pat” King passed away on Wednesday, December 22 at her home in the Kensington. Theo was watched over and lovingly cared for by the devoted staff at the Kensington, Tabitha Hospice, and her daughter Sally and son-in-law Carl Yanagawa. Theo was born in Beatrice, NE to Charles and Amelia (Rutt) Sypherd on September 17, 1930,...

Donald Stilley

Donald Stilley

Dec 22, 2021

Donald L. Stilley, 86, of Hastings, passed peacefully in the company of family on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at The Heritage at College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. A private family burial will follow at a later time. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation for leukemia research. Don...

Johny Meers

Johny Meers

Dec 18, 2021

Former Hastings resident Johny Lee Meers, 51, left us to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Bryan Medical Center West, Lincoln, NE. Memorial Service will take place sometime in Fall 2022 in Lincoln, NE. Memorials may be given to the family. Johny was born October 19, 1970, in Bangkok, Thailand. He became an American citizen...

Orville Johnson

Orville Johnson

Dec 16, 2021

Roseland resident Orville C. Johnson “OJ”, 84, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, December 23, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. The family requests masks to be worn by everyone attending the service. Burial will be at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. There...

Donald "Donnie" Svoboda

Donald "Donnie" Svoboda

Dec 15, 2021

Hastings resident Donald G. “Donnie” Svoboda, 62, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his home. Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 18, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be...

Tom Singkofer

Tom Singkofer

Dec 14, 2021

Hastings resident Tom Singkofer, 76, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his home. No services will be held at this time. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Tom was born August 15, 1945 in Mosinee, WI to Victor & Leona Singkofer. He served in the U.S. Army...

Mary "Mary Lee" Phelps

Mary "Mary Lee" Phelps

Dec 14, 2021

Hastings resident Mary Leah “Mary Lee” Phelps, 96, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Tiffany Square Nursing Home, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, December 20, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Sunday...

Katherine Sachtleben

Katherine Sachtleben

Dec 14, 2021

Hastings resident Katherine M. Sachtleben, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. This will be followed by a graveside service at Stromsburg, NE. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church...

Tristen Owens

Tristen Owens

Dec 12, 2021

Hastings resident Tristen S. Owens, 18, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, as a result of an automobile accident. A Celebration of Life will be 2 p.m. Monday, December 20, at Harvard United Church of Christ in Harvard with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Harvard Cemetery in Harvard. Visitation and time of sharing with family and...

Lanada Krueger

Lanada Krueger

Dec 11, 2021

Hastings, NE resident Lanada Louise Krueger, 53, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, December 16, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation.  Memorials may be given to the family. Lanada was born on March 21,...

Joan Lau

Joan Lau

Dec 11, 2021

Doniphan resident Carol Joan Lau, 86, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 18, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hastings with Bishop Jim Bono officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Friday with family present 4-7 p.m. at...

Billy Elliott

Billy Elliott

Dec 11, 2021

Hastings resident Billy Don Elliott, 85, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 8, at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Holdrege, NE with Rev. Karen Watson officiating. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Billy...

Beverly Troxel

Beverly Troxel

Dec 10, 2021

Hastings resident Beverly A. Whitlock Troxel, 80, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Premier Estates, Kenesaw, NE. Private family services will be held at a later date. Beverly was born October 30, 1941, in San Angelo, TX to Lloyd & Maebell (Welch) Matheny. She married James O. Whitlock; they later divorced. Beverly married Jerry Troxel on October 20,...

Kenneth "Ken" Fielder

Kenneth "Ken" Fielder

Dec 10, 2021

Hastings resident Kenneth C. “Ken” Fielder, 75, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. Ken was born March 19, 1946, in Hastings, NE to George & Vonnie (Simnitt) Fielder. He graduated from Hollenberg High School, Hollenberg, KS....

Joyce Onken

Joyce Onken

Dec 10, 2021

Glenvil resident Joyce Lavone Onken, 84, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, December 16, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil with Pastor Patti Byrne officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Wednesday with family present 5-7 p.m. at the...

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