Obituaries

Jul 22, 2018

Ward Alton Fitzke was born January 14, 1922, to Herbert and Anna (Harms) Fitzke at Glenvil, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil. He graduated from Glenvil High School and started farming west of Fairfield.

Ward married Lucille Philippi on September 7, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bruning. They worked together...

Jul 21, 2018

Hastings resident, Janice K. Callan, 74, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.

Service is 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 26, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Marcus Mackay officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a...

Jul 20, 2018

Hastings resident, Arthur P. Power, 83, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. There will be no services or visitation for Arthur. Arthur was born November 30, 1934 to Arthur & Nellie (Seaman) Power in Nova Scotia, Canada. Arthur married Dorothy Collins; she preceded him in death in 2005. Arthur was...

Jul 19, 2018

Juniata resident, Michael V. Borden passed away July 19, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare after a long illness.

In honoring Michael’s wishes, there will be no visitation or public service. Private family graveside services will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers or memorials, Mike has requested that all who knew him “Do a good deed” in his...

Jul 19, 2018

Mary Ann M. John, age 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and children at her residence in Augusta, GA on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

The family will receive friends and family members from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday evening July 25, 2018 at Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home at 1225 North Elm Ave. in Hastings, NE. ...

Jul 18, 2018

Hastings resident Daniel J. Warrings, 68, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE.

Memorial Service is 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 23, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Warneke officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. – 5:00...

Jul 17, 2018

Hastings resident Tony Duane Martin, 59, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.

Memorial Service is 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. The family requests black t-shirts and jeans be worn to...

Jul 15, 2018

Hastings resident Billy L. “Bill” Niles, 77, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 2 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Father Don Buhrman officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may...

Jul 13, 2018

Hastings resident, Donald R. Whitcomb, 74, passed away suddenly Friday, July 13, 2018 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church, Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Tuesday,...

Jul 13, 2018

Donald J. Janda of Lincoln formerly of St. Edward, NE, 93, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Legacy Estates, Lincoln, NE. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence, NE with Father Thomas Schultes officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence, NE with military rites by American Legion Post...

Jul 12, 2018

Hastings resident Mark Russell Zimmerman, 62, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hastings with Rev. Marcus J. Mackay officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the burial at Peace Lutheran Church. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be...

Jul 11, 2018

Hastings resident John I. Van Skiver, 74, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, NE. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Jerry Heydenberk officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to John I. Van Skiver Memorial...

Jul 10, 2018

Hastings resident Dorothy “Dottie” Carey, 79, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in Kenesaw, NE. There will be a private family committal held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a memorial be given in Dorothy’s memory to Mary Lanning Hospice c/o Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home, 1225 N. Elm Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901....

Jul 10, 2018

Hastings resident Gerald J. Parr, 92, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 7 p.m. Friday, July 13, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial with military rites...

Jul 8, 2018

Hastings resident M. Elaine Ackerman, 83, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Hastings with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Juniata Cemetery in Juniata. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Jul 8, 2018

Trumbull resident Gilbert Eugene “Gib” McWhirter, 80, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 12, at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Kent Rogers and Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in Greenwood Cemetery in Trumbull. Memorials may...

Jun 29, 2018

Julie Ann Billings was born on March 9, 1947 to James R. Billings and Dorothy Ann Frasier Billings in St. Louis, MO, and passed away on June 29, 2018 at the Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Nebraska.  She was preceded in death by her parents, and Gilbert Rausher, as well as granddaughter Cheyenna Ames, her grandparents, many cousins, a...

Jun 28, 2018

Former Hastings resident Cecil Brown, 86, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 in Miles City, MT. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Hospice and Heart and Homes of Miles City, MT. Visitation will be...

Jun 26, 2018

Holstein resident John J. Hemberger, 67, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Rosary is 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Assumption Catholic Church in Assumption with Reverend Scott M. Courtney officiating.  Burial will be in Assumption Cemetery in Assumption. Memorials may be given...

Jun 23, 2018

Hastings resident, Vic Springer, 78, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018, at his home. Celebration of Life Services are 11 a.m. Friday, June 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Reverend Jim Miller of Lincoln officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard will be in Parkview Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family for...