Obituaries

May 1, 2022

Hastings resident Brian Everett Bottolfson, 60, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will follow the service at Stockholm Cemetery in Shickley. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Friday, May 6, and one hour before the service...

Apr 30, 2022

Hastings resident Steven “Steve” Erickson, 60, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 5,...

Apr 29, 2022

James Edward “Jim” Wray, Jr. of Hastings, NE, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings at the age of 74.  Cause of death was kidney disease and Lewy Body dementia. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. There will be...

Apr 26, 2022

Hastings resident Marcella H. Krieger, 98, passed to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at The Heritage at College View, Hastings, NE. A Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery Columbarium in Hastings. Visitation will...

Apr 24, 2022

Hastings resident Robert Wayne “Bob” Hohlfeld, 93, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at The Heritage-College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be...

Apr 24, 2022

Norma J. Penning, a long-time Hastings resident, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Sonoma House in Plano, TX. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service at...

Apr 19, 2022

Shirley Carothers passed away April 14, 2022 at her home in Loveland, CO. She was born August 5, 1924 and grew up during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl Days, on a farm near Holstein, Nebraska. She was one of 11 children born to John Joseph and Hannah Malzena Best Kral.  Life on the farm was primitive with no...

Apr 17, 2022

Hastings resident Si W. Binderup Jr., 85, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Berean Bible Church in Hastings with Pastor Holden Barry officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery...

Apr 17, 2022

Omaha resident, formerly of Hastings, Deborah J. “Debbie” Schmitz, 69, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at CHI Health Lakeside, Omaha, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the...

Apr 13, 2022

Lainey Mae Drohman, the infant daughter of Blake and Devon Drohman, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. A private family memorial service will be held. There will be no burial held at this time. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be...

Apr 13, 2022

Juniata resident Ronald D. Erickson passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, 5-7 p.m. at the Erickson home in Juniata. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Ron was born June 17,...

Apr 11, 2022

Hastings resident Daisy Juanita Patterson, 100, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at The Heritage-College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 22, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursday,...

Apr 10, 2022

Former Hastings resident Angela M. (Hinrichs) Beyersdorf, 65, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at CHI Health-Good Samaritan, Kearney, NE. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, at Butler Volland Chapel, 1225 North Elm Avenue, Hastings, NE with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. A book signing will be 8 a.m. –...

Apr 9, 2022

Hastings resident Ilene Wilson, 89, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Trumbull. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. with family present 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the funeral home. Memorials may be given...

Apr 8, 2022

Blue Hill resident Margaret L. “Marge” Andersen, 85, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Graveside Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14, at Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr with Michelle Loeffelholz officiating. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, with family present 5-7, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given...

Apr 3, 2022

Hastings resident Paul Robert Grothen, 92, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be held before the service with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings....

Apr 3, 2022

Hastings resident Gordon L. “Gordy” Sinner, 90, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at his home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard and U.S. Marine Corp Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery in...

Mar 30, 2022

Hastings resident Ellen Louise Porterfield, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE after complications incurred from open-heart surgery. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, at All Saints Chapel – Good Samaritan Village in Hastings with...

Mar 29, 2022

Hastings resident Phillip Ronald “Phil” Rogers, 95, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. A private family graveside service was held Wednesday, April 6, at the Woodruff Cemetery. In lieu of flowers or other memorials, please donate to your local Meals on Wheels, community food pantry or garden. Phil was born...

Mar 29, 2022

Hastings resident Lucas James Chapman, 44, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.

Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Nathan Raffaeli giving a bible talk. There will be no burial. A book signing will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday,...