Obituaries

Gary Nejezchleb

Gary Nejezchleb

Dec 5, 2020

Hastings resident Gary L. Nejezchleb, 72, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at his home. The Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, and Mass will follow at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s Facebook page. The...

Patsy "Gummy" Davis

Patsy "Gummy" Davis

Dec 5, 2020

Hastings resident Patsy R. “Gummy” Davis, 86, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 10, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 12-5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may...

Ronald "Ron" Harpham

Ronald "Ron" Harpham

Dec 5, 2020

Kenesaw resident Ronald L. “Ron” Harpham, 78, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 21, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Tom Murray officiating. Burial will be at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. There will be a fellowship with a light luncheon following the committal service starting at 1 p.m. at...

Ryker Tatro

Ryker Tatro

Dec 3, 2020

On Thursday, December 3, 2020, Ryker Dean Tatro, adored son of David Jr. & Michelle Tatro, passed away at the tender age of two. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, December 11, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. There will be no viewing or visitation. The...

Burdetta Fricke

Burdetta Fricke

Dec 2, 2020

Hastings resident Burdetta A. Fricke, 94, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at her home. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, December 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday and 1-3 p.m. Sunday with the family present...

Raye Stutzman

Raye Stutzman

Dec 1, 2020

Hastings resident Raye C. Stutzman, 92, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Private family graveside services will be held at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital. For the...

Larry "Cork" Christensen

Larry "Cork" Christensen

Dec 1, 2020

Larry "Cork" Christensen passed on to his heavenly home on December 1, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of Adams County until recently when he resided in Grand Island at The Heritage at Sagewood. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services were delayed. Services will be held on Monday, June 14, at Grace United Methodist Church in Holstein at 10:30 a.m....

Mary Ann Woolsey

Mary Ann Woolsey

Nov 29, 2020

Mary Ann Woolsey, formally of Inland, NE went to Heaven on Sunday, November 29, 2020. Graveside Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 9, at Inland Cemetery in Inland, NE. A get-together will be held at the Inland Community School immediately following the burial. Memorials may be given to the Inland Cemetery or the Inland Community School Foundation. Mary...

Lonnie Carlstrom

Lonnie Carlstrom

Nov 28, 2020

Juniata resident Lonnie Kayle Carlstrom, 71, was promoted to heaven on Saturday, November 28, 2020, in Hastings, NE. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, at Lifehouse Church (2850 Osborne Drive E) in Hastings, with Pastor Brett Mackey officiating. Adams County ordinance for public indoor gatherings dictates that face coverings are required. For those unable to attend...

Sandra Shaw

Sandra Shaw

Nov 28, 2020

Roseland resident Sandra L. Shaw, 74, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at  Premier Estates in Kenesaw, NE. Graveside Committal Service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 3, at Roseland Cemetery at Roseland with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s Facebook page. The direct link for that page is www.facebook.com/lbvfh ....

Florence Alexander

Florence Alexander

Nov 26, 2020

Former Harvard resident Florence M. Alexander, 87, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings. There will be no services at this time. Memorials may be given to the United Church of Christ in Harvard, Nebraska. Cards and memorials may be sent to the funeral home. Florence was born June 5, 1933, to Alfred & Mable...

Kenneth "Ken" Konen

Kenneth "Ken" Konen

Nov 26, 2020

Hastings resident Kenneth Joseph “Ken” Konen, 60, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at The Blue Hill Nursing Home, Blue Hill, NE. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 5, at Assumption Cemetery in Assumption, with Father Nathan Hall officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. Book signing will be 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday...

Clarence "Jude" Juedeman

Clarence "Jude" Juedeman

Nov 25, 2020

Hastings resident Clarence H. Juedeman, 100, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at his home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings, with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s...

Gertrude Kuehn

Gertrude Kuehn

Nov 20, 2020

Lifelong Adams County resident Gertrude Zeckser Kuehn of Hastings, 90, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at The Heritage at College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE. Because of the current concerns regarding COVID, the commemoration of her entrance into eternal glory will be held in the Spring of 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church, 465 S. Marion Rd. Hastings, NE....

Harold "Don" Gentert

Harold "Don" Gentert

Nov 20, 2020

Hastings resident Harold D. “Don” Gentert, 63, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at his home. There will be no services at this time. Don was born December 20, 1956, to Harold O. & Rosalie (Richey) Gentert in Hastings, Nebraska. He graduated from Hastings High School. Don married Michelle Hull on June 29, 2004. He was a welder at...

Richard "Dick" Friend

Richard "Dick" Friend

Nov 18, 2020

Hastings resident Richard “Dick” Friend, 88, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be 2 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow Wednesday, November 25, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery...

Donald "Don" Koos

Donald "Don" Koos

Nov 18, 2020

Roseland resident Donald Joseph “Don” Koos, 70, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in Omaha, NE after a long battle with cancer. Due to the coronavirus, a graveside service with military rites will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 28, at Assumption Cemetery in Assumption with Father Nathan Hall officiating. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland...

Karen Huber

Karen Huber

Nov 18, 2020

Hastings resident Karen Kay Huber, 74, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE, from complications of the Covid-19 virus. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, a memorial service will be held at a later date. Karen was born April 1, 1946, in Hastings, NE, to C. Wayne & Berdina (Wieck) Strayer. She graduated from Hastings...

Arzella Vandewalle

Arzella Vandewalle

Nov 17, 2020

Hastings resident Arzella (Soucie) Choquette Vandewalle, 91, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, after being lovingly cared for by her daughter, Rene for several years in the home. Rosary will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 21, and Memorial Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial will...

Robert "Bob" Gestring

Robert "Bob" Gestring

Nov 17, 2020

Hastings resident Robert L. Gestring, 90, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. Because of the current pandemic situation, the family will have a private gathering only. There will be no visitation or viewing. The service will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings...