Obituaries
Virginia "Ginger" Craft
Dec 17, 2018
Hastings resident Virginia Joan “Ginger” Craft, 87, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday, December 20, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Trumbull. Memorials may be given to Mary Lanning Hospice. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m....
Darlene Hotz
Dec 17, 2018
Hastings resident Darlene E. Hotz, 87, got her angel wings Monday, December 17, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 27, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be held at Parkview...
Dixie Carver
Dec 17, 2018
Hastings resident Dixie A. Carver, 63, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Friday, December 28, at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Hastings with Pastor Dustin H. Bower officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings at a later date. Memorials may be given to the...
Larry Bates
Dec 15, 2018
Hastings resident Larry G. Bates, 73, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 21, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 6075 East Assumption Road, Glenvil, NE 68941 with Pastor Renee Johnson officiating. Burial will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, 5500 West Oak Ridge Road, Hastings, NE 68901...
Donald "Don" Robinson
Dec 14, 2018
Hastings resident Donald M. “Don” Robinson, 88, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, at All Saints Chapel – Good Samaritan Village in Hastings with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. The family asks that casual dress be worn if attending the service. Burial will be held at Parkview...
Gary Davis
Dec 14, 2018
Glenvil resident Gary Alan Davis, 47, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018, at CHI Health Immanuel, Omaha, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joyce Dean and Pastor Ivan Dean officiating. Burial will be held at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation will be 5-7...
Matthew "Matt" Friend
Dec 11, 2018
Hastings resident Matthew R. “Matt” Friend, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at his home. Celebration of Life is 3 p.m. Thursday, December 20, at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family to be used for an established memorial. Book signing will...
Susan "Sue" Timmerman
Dec 6, 2018
Hastings resident Susan Ann “Sue” Timmerman, 58, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018, at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Sunday with family present and one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Rosary is 5 p.m. Sunday, December 9 and service is 10 a.m. Monday, December 10, at Butler Volland Chapel...

Melvin Dieken
Dec 6, 2018
Hastings resident Melvin Dieken, 89, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE. Rosary is 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 15, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial is 2 p.m. Saturday, December 15th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings....
Kay Pavelka
Dec 4, 2018
Glenvil resident Kay M. Pavelka, 48, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at her home. Rosary is 7 p.m. Thursday, December 6, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Friday, December 7, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may...
Helen Mullen
Dec 2, 2018
Hastings resident Helen Mae Mullen, 91, departed this world on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE after a brief illness. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, December 8, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Anna E. Mosby officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given...
Clare "Steve" Meyer
Dec 2, 2018
Hastings resident Clare Stephen Meyer, 75, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018, at his home. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 7, at Faith Lutheran Church, 837 Chestnut Avenue in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. There will be no viewing. The family will be present one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial...

Norma Janko
Nov 29, 2018
Former Trumbull resident, Norma Lee Janko, 94, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE. Celebration of Life and booking signing is 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home in Hastings. George will be present and a light lunch will be served. Private family burial will be held...
Elaine Petersen
Nov 24, 2018
Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Thursday, November 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. The family requests casual dress when attending services. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Beverly "Bev" Clay
Nov 22, 2018
Former Hastings resident, Beverly “Bev” June (Buscher) Clay, 65, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2018, at Baylor Hospital in Plano, TX. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Saturday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steven Peeler and Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. A reception will follow the service. A...
Kathryn "Kay" Paczkowski
Nov 19, 2018
Hastings resident Kathryn “Kay” Paczkowski, 93, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Private family graveside service will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Kay was born July 28, 1925, to Peder and Emma Pedersen in Oakes, ND. Kay married Carol Paczkowski on March...

Elaine Schlueter
Nov 15, 2018
Sidney resident Elaine V. Schlueter, 90, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Sidney Regional Extended Care, Sidney, NE. Private family service will be held and burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Elaine was born April 28, 1928, in McCook, NE to Arno V. & Katherine (Hock) Schlueter. She graduated...

Patricia "Patty" Ferguson
Nov 14, 2018
Hastings resident Patricia June “Patty” Ferguson, 96, passed peacefully Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at her home in Hastings, NE, surrounded by her loved ones. Memorial Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Warneke officiating. Fellowship will follow the service. Burial will take place in Milwaukee, WI at a later time....
Margaret Kloepper
Nov 13, 2018
Hastings resident Margaret A. Kloepper, 98, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at her home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, November 17, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Children's Ark at Good Samaritan Village. Visitation will...
Pamela "Pam" Pochop
Nov 9, 2018
Hastings resident Pamela Jane “Pam” Pochop, 68, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday, November 17, at Grace United Methodist Church with Pastor Kent Rogers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Pamela Pochop Memorial Fund. Visitation is...