Obituaries
Donnie Dyer
Oct 21, 2021
Hastings resident Donnie E. Dyer, 87, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Graveside Services with military honors by Offutt Air Force Base Honor Guard will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. Memorials may be given to Christ Lutheran Juniata School or YMCA. Donnie was born...
Duane "Dude" Childs Sr.
Oct 19, 2021
Glenvil resident Duane M. “Dude” Childs Sr., 75, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at his home. Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 28, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial with military rites will be 1 p.m. Friday, October 29, at Fort McPherson...
Harlan "Pete" Petersen
Oct 18, 2021
Former Hastings resident Harlan R. “Pete” Petersen, 81, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021, at Community Memorial Health, Burwell, NE. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 23, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. The family requests casual attire if attending the service. Book signing will be 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday...
Raymond Frerichs
Oct 14, 2021
Hastings resident Raymond (Ray) L. Frerichs, 83, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 21, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hastings with Pastor Barry Rempp officiating. For those attending the service, masks are highly recommended to be worn at the church. Private burial...

Virginia Busboom
Oct 14, 2021
Blue Hill resident Virginia Lee Busboom, 78, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, NE. Private family graveside service will be held at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Virginia was born July 3, 1943, in Hastings, NE to...
Edith Hartman
Oct 13, 2021
Former Elgin, IL resident Dr. Edith D. Hartman, 93, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island, NE. Services will be held at a later date at Parkview Cemetery Columbarium in Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Edith was born July 3,...
Violet Hubel
Oct 13, 2021
Hastings resident Violet Lee Hubel, 94, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, October 22, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date at the Chambers Cemetery in Chambers. Book signing...
Rajeev Murthy
Oct 12, 2021
Hastings resident Rajeev S. Murthy, 57, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at his home. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date c/o Sheela Murthy, 739 East 3rd Street, Hastings, NE 68901. Rajeev was born October 19, 1963,...
Ronald Richardson
Oct 12, 2021
Hastings resident Ronald Richardson, 85, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 18, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to service at...
Carol Bauder
Oct 11, 2021
Hastings resident Carol Evelyn Bauder, 101, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at The Kensington Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, October 15, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Kurt Coleman officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Thursday with family present 5-7 p.m. and one...
Jeffery Thaut Sr.
Oct 10, 2021
Hastings resident Jeffery Ray Thaut Sr., 65, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be live streamed and in person at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 14, at North Shore Assembly of God, with Pastor Chris Johnson officiating. No burial will be held at this time. Book signing will be 1-4 p.m....
Gilbert Lobato
Sep 30, 2021
Hastings resident Gilbert Jesús Lobato, 87, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 9, at Bridgeport Community Center in Bridgeport, NE with Rev. Joan Phillips officiating. Graveside Services with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be 10 a.m. Saturday, November 13, at...
Beverly "Kay" Brown
Sep 28, 2021
Former Juniata resident Beverly “Kay” Brown, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Homestead Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, October 2, at Juniata United Methodist Church in Juniata with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Friday with family present 5-7 p.m. at...

Robert Thayer
Sep 28, 2021
Red Cloud resident Robert Lee Thayer, 92, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday, September 30, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may...
Henry Opbroek Jr.
Sep 26, 2021
Hastings resident Henry W. Opbroek Jr., 88, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at The Heritage-College View Assisted Living and Memory Support, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, and Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial with military...
William "Buster" Lansford
Sep 23, 2021
Hastings resident William Wayne “Buster” Lansford, 62, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. William was born August 2, 1959, in El Paso,...
Colleene Hampton
Sep 23, 2021
Colleene Ann (Hiatt) Hampton of Hastings, Nebraska passed away September 23, 2021 at Marry Lanning Healthcare in Hastings at 70 years of age. Colleene was born on March 26, 1951 to parents LaVonne and Marvin Hiatt. She is preceded in death by her mother, LaVonne Mohr; father, Marvin Hiatt; son, Leonard Hampton Jr and sister, Linda Hiatt. She is...
Berniece Wyman
Sep 21, 2021
Hastings resident Berniece E. Wyman, 93, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at her home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 25, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Tyler Hauptmeier officiating. The family has requested if you are attending the service please wear red as that was Berniece’s favorite color. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery...
F. Verlene Gipe
Sep 16, 2021
Former Hastings resident F. Verlene DeHutt Noren Gipe, 95, departed this world to be with God on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Hillcrest Nursing Home, McCook, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 21, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Johnny Walker and Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will...
Joyce Nelson
Sep 15, 2021
Hastings resident Joyce A. Nelson, 68, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 14, at Evangelical Free Church of Hastings with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to YWCA – Summer Art Program. The service will be live-streamed...