Obituaries

Apr 23, 2018

Hastings resident Edith Elizabeth “Ede” Petersen, age 85, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at Providence Place in Hastings, NE. A Celebration of Eternal Life service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar and Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given...

Apr 21, 2018

Glenvil resident Robert R. Asmus, 84, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, at GracePoint Assisted Living and Memory Care, Lincoln, NE. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at St. Paul’s Lutheran west of Glenvil with Pastor Renee Johnson officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be 4 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in Parkview Cemetery in...

Apr 20, 2018

Ayr resident Robert L. “Bob” Warnke, 81, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to...

Apr 20, 2018

Hastings resident Joshua Alan Lintz, 14, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at his home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday and one hour...

Apr 19, 2018

Hastings resident Mark Allen Sorge, 51, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date in The Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington. Memorials may be given to Revive Ministries....

Apr 19, 2018

Hastings resident Pamela J. (VanBuskirk) Osborne, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Providence Place, Hastings, NE. A private memorial service is planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorials to First Presbyterian Church Hastings, Sunnyside Foundation, Hastings College Steinhart Plaza Bells, Heartland Pet Connection or Sea Turtle Preservation Society of Indialantic, FL....

Apr 17, 2018

Kenesaw resident Gary Weylin Johnson, 65, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Paul Duffy officiating. Book signing will be 9-5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Weylin was born October 11, 1952, in Big Spring, TX to...

Apr 15, 2018

Hastings resident Thomas B. “Tom” Swedlund, 86, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at his home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 19, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Dustin H. Bower officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Shriners Hospitals for Children and First Christian Church. Visitation is 9-7...

Apr 14, 2018

Hastings resident Jasper J. Newell, 92, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018, surrounded by family. Jasper was born January 17, 1926, in Damar, KS to George & Alma (Brin) Newell. After he graduated from high school, Jasper served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Jasper married Phyllis N. Miller on August 27, 1951; she preceded him in...

Apr 10, 2018

Hastings resident Edith L. Perdew, 92, passed away Tuesday, April 10, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Private family services will be at a later date. Memorials may be given to Hastings College Foundation or Mary Lanning Hospice. There will be no viewing or visitation. Edith was born March 23, 1926, on a farm outside of Doniphan, NE to...

Apr 9, 2018

Hastings resident Charles "Chuck" Wallin, 70, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at Omaha Veterans Medical Center, Omaha, NE.

Memorial Services are 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Joe Wallin officiating. Private family burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings at a later...

Apr 7, 2018

Fairfield resident Phyllis Jean Shockey, 62, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. There will be no burial. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be no viewing or visitation. Phyllis was born...

Apr 5, 2018

Hastings resident Ruth Ann Roberts, 82, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private family burial of cremains will be at the Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, NE. Memorials may...

Apr 2, 2018

Hastings resident Gracie Darlene (Nollette) Fullerton, 83, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018, at Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard, NE. Rosary is 10 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, at All Saints Chapel in Hastings with Father Lou Nollette officiating. Rosary 10:30 a.m. (MST) Saturday, April 7, at St. Mary's Catholic...

Apr 2, 2018

Hastings resident Velma I. Leech, 90, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018, at Good Samaritan Village, Grand Island, NE. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday, April 5, at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Kent Rogers and Pastor Jim Miller officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge, NE. Memorials may...

Apr 1, 2018

Holstein resident Dorothy C. Hohlfeld, 92, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Thursday, April 5, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Lon E. Landsmann officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later time in Wanda Zion Lutheran Cemetery in rural Juniata. Book signing...

Apr 1, 2018

Hastings resident Gwenn K. Schleeman, 69, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at her home. Graveside Services are 2 p.m. (MST) (3 p.m. CST), Saturday, April 7, in Benkelman Cemetery in Benkelman, NE. There is no viewing or visitation. Gwenn was born July 12, 1948, in Benkelman, NE. She graduated from Benkelman High School and was a hairdresser...

Mar 31, 2018

Hastings resident Russell K. Copple, a man who knew no stranger and could strike up a conversation with anyone, passed away at the age of 96 on March 31, 2018, at Providence Place in Hastings, NE. Services are 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Burial will be...

Mar 27, 2018

Grand Island resident Naomi J. Erickson, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at her home. Memorial Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Pastor Bill Schroeder officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Memorials may be given to...

Mar 27, 2018

Hastings resident Darrell Lesley Herringer, 89, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Private family services will be held at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to "Team Nick" Nick Herringer's Cancer Fund. There will be no viewing or...