Obituaries
Rosemarie Farris
Jun 23, 2019
Rosemarie Farris, 93, a lifetime Hastings resident, died Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare where she had been a patient for one week. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Mark Farris officiating. Burial will be held at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, and one...
Denise Spatz
Jun 22, 2019
Hastings resident Denise E. (Schneider) Spatz, 54, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at Butler Volland Chapel and Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Burial will be held at Parkview...
Margaret "Margie" Anderson
Jun 21, 2019
Hastings resident Margaret “Margie” Alberta (Heinz) Anderson, 97, passed Friday, June 21, 2019, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Services will be Thursday, June 27, 2019, 10:30 a.m., at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Andrea Paulson officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. at Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, NE. Visitation is one hour...
Faye Hughes
Jun 15, 2019
Hastings resident Faye L. Hughes, 94, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019, at her home with her family by her side. Service is 2 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. Visitation is one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorials...
Janet Haberman
Jun 11, 2019
Hastings resident Janet L. Haberman, 96, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Wel-Life Assisted Living, Kearney, NE. Requiem Eucharist is 2 p.m. Monday, June 17, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral in Hastings with The Very Reverend Katie Hargis officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There is no viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
John Harrington
Jun 10, 2019
Hastings resident John A. Harrington, 67, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE. Memorial service is 11 a.m. Friday, July 5, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Book signing will be 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, July...
Robert Jones Sr.
Jun 6, 2019
Hastings resident Robert C. Jones, Sr., 81, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Memorial Services are 2 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Tom Murray officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday with family...
Roger Fox
Jun 4, 2019
Hastings resident Roger L. Fox, 62, went to be with the Lord Jesus in Heaven on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at his son’s home in Omaha, NE. Services are 11 a.m. Monday, June 10, at Berean Bible Church in Hastings with Pastor Matthew Brooks officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to the...
Martha Ginn
Jun 3, 2019
Former Trumbull resident Martha Sue Ginn, 76, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. The family requests casual attire if attending service and visitation. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Trumbull. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30...
Robert "Bob" Peterson
May 31, 2019
Hastings resident Robert Peterson, 88, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Hastings with Rev. Steven Peeler officiating. Burial with military rites at Loup Fork Cemetery near Dannebrog at 2:30 PM. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday with family...
Timothy Obester
May 30, 2019
Hastings resident Timothy L. Obester, 52, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Hastings, NE. Rosary is 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. The family is requesting those attending the service...
Jack Deveny
May 28, 2019
Hastings resident John V. “Jack” Deveny, 95, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 6 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 3, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh and Father Thomas Brouillette...
Gale Hager Jr.
May 26, 2019
Rural Glenvil resident Gale Hager, Jr., 84, went to heaven on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Hospice of the Valley, Surprise, AZ. A Memorial Service for Gale will be held 2 P.M. Monday, June 17, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Dr. Samuel R. Rathod and Jim Donley officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation....
Larry Rader
May 26, 2019
Hastings resident Larry R. Rader, 79, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 31, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings following service. There will be private family viewing and visitation from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday...
Joseph Witherspoon
May 23, 2019
Hastings resident Joseph W. Witherspoon, 60, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE. There will be no services held. Burial will be held at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery in Topeka, KS. Memorials may be given to Start Over Rover. Joseph was born January 22, 1959 in Newport News, VA to...
Larry Spencer
May 23, 2019
Hastings resident Larry G. Spencer, 68, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at his home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday with family present at the funeral home. Larry preferred memorials which may...
Amy Krueger
May 21, 2019
Hastings resident Amy L. Krueger, 63, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Memorials may be given to Start Over Rover. There will be no viewing or visitation as Amy was cremated. Amy...

James "Pete" Weber
May 20, 2019
Nelson resident James R. “Pete” Weber, 75, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. There will be no services, Pete was cremated. There will be no viewing or visitation. Pete was born December 4, 1943, in Saint Ignatius, MT to Jerl Charles & Ara (Green) Weber. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1963...
Robert VanBuskirk
May 19, 2019
Hastings resident Robert L. VanBuskirk, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Private family memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family inurnment will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings at a later date. Book signing will be 9 a.m. –...
Simon Smith
May 16, 2019
Hastings resident Simon F. Smith, 21, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Phoenix, Arizona. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating with a luncheon to follow at the Eagles Club, 107 North Denver, Hastings. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the Simon...