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Sherrill A. Mesecher

Sherrill A. Mesecher

Mar 3, 2024

Hastings resident Sherrill A. Mesecher, 85, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Bryan West Medical Center, Lincoln, NE.    

 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 8, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Hastings with Pastor Paul Ozbun officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Clay Center Cemetery in Clay Center. Visitation...

Pamela Rae "Pam" (Phelps) Reichstein

Pamela Rae "Pam" (Phelps) Reichstein

Mar 2, 2024

Lifelong Trumbull resident Pamela Rae “Pam” (Phelps) Reichstein, 74, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 8, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. A...

Valdean W. "Val" Kershner

Valdean W. "Val" Kershner

Feb 29, 2024

Hastings resident Valdean W. “Val” Kershner, 85, passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, in Goodyear, AZ.    

 

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Lance Clay officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation with the family present will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the funeral...

Peggy Jo Crawford

Peggy Jo Crawford

Feb 28, 2024

Hastings resident Peggy Jo Crawford, 68, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family.

 

Memorial Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Andy Springer officiating. Burial will be at Concordia Cemetery, Prosser, Nebraska where she will be reunited with her husband. There will be no viewing...

Robert G. "Bob" Tharp

Robert G. "Bob" Tharp

Feb 21, 2024

Hastings resident Robert G. “Bob” Tharp, 80, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Providence Place, Hastings, NE.    

 

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 29, at Butler Volland Chapel with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, and one hour...

Murray "Dean" Meyer

Murray "Dean" Meyer

Feb 16, 2024

Hastings resident Murray “Dean” Meyer, 94, passed away on February 16, 2024, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home, Kearney, NE.   

 

Services honoring both Dean and Verna will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 24, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Burial with military rites by the Hastings Military Honor Guard will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings....

Brian Bernard Nollette

Brian Bernard Nollette

Feb 13, 2024

Hastings resident Brian Bernard Nollette, 63, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at his home.   

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, February 19, 2024, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers and Father Lou Nollette officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery following the service.  Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. with family present, Sunday,...

Paul R. Kothe

Paul R. Kothe

Feb 12, 2024

Roseland resident Paul R. Kothe, 84, passed away on February 12, 2024, at his home.   

 

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, February 19 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Hastings with Pastor Jonathan Jahorek officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hastings. Visitation will be 1-5 Sunday, February 18, at the funeral home and one hour before the service....

LeeAnne Maul

LeeAnne Maul

Feb 9, 2024

Hastings resident, LeeAnne Maul passed away February 9, 2024 at her home. 

Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery.  Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. The service will be live-streamed...

Erma A. Wissing

Erma A. Wissing

Feb 8, 2024

Hastings resident Erma A. Wissing, 90, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 15, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka. Private family burial will be...

Ruth M. Pezley

Ruth M. Pezley

Feb 5, 2024

Hastings resident Ruth M. Pezley, 72, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE.    

 

Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 15, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain Lisa Ewald officiating. No burial will be held at this time. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may...

Arnold L. Toben

Arnold L. Toben

Feb 4, 2024

Grand Island resident Arnold L. Toben, 91, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE.    

 

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 9, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Doniphan with Pastor Tyler Hauptmeier officiating. Burial with military rites by Doniphan American Legion will be at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan. Visitation will...

Ikie Emma Bohlen

Ikie Emma Bohlen

Feb 3, 2024

Hastings resident Ikie Emma Bohlen, 74, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.   

 

Graveside Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings alongside her lifelong partner, Ralph Bellucci. 

 

Ikie was born July 3, 1949, in Hastings, NE to Earl E. & Christine Ida (Sadler) Shaw. She was employed in retail...

Rosalie A. "Rose" Christy

Rosalie A. "Rose" Christy

Feb 1, 2024

Hastings resident Rosalie A. “Rose” Christy, 85, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.     

 

Private family interment will be held at Grace United Methodist Church Columbarium. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to Grace United Methodist Church. 

 

Rose was born...

Sirinha Nguyen

Sirinha Nguyen

Jan 29, 2024

Hastings resident Sirinha Nguyen, 47, passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE.    

 

Service will be from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, February 3, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with family present 5-7 p.m. Friday, February 2, at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial...

James D. Kapustka

James D. Kapustka

Jan 20, 2024

Hastings resident James D. Kapustka, 66, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE surrounded by many family members.    

 

There will be no services held. 

 

James was born October 9, 1957, at Orange, CA to Ernest A. and Lola C. (Hall) Kapustka. He retired from Allen’s Grocery Store in Hastings in 2023. 

 

James was preceded in death...

Marlyn Wallace Coleman

Marlyn Wallace Coleman

Jan 17, 2024

Former Hastings resident Marlyn Wallace Coleman, 88, passed away on January 17, 2024 in Gardnerville, NV where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Katie and Marc Howell.  

 

A memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Gardnerville on March 2, 2024. Marlyn will be laid to rest at a later date, in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE, at...

Helen Gillespie Jacupke

Helen Gillespie Jacupke

Jan 16, 2024

Hastings resident Helen Gillespie Jacupke, 97, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at College View Assisted Living, Hastings, NE.    

 

Helen Gillespie Jacupke was born September 2, 1926, to Paul and Vera Gillespie in Omaha, NE. She attended the Omaha Public Schools, graduating from Omaha Central High School in 1944. After four years at the University of Nebraska, she graduated...

DeAnne Kathleen Burr

DeAnne Kathleen Burr

Jan 15, 2024

Former Hastings resident DeAnne Kathleen Burr of Lincoln, 85, passed away Monday, January 15, 2024, at Bryan Medical Center West, Lincoln, NE.    

 

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 20, at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Rev. Benjamin Hanne officiating. A private family burial will be at Rosedale Cemetery in Rosedale. There will be no viewing...

Clayton R. Miller

Clayton R. Miller

Jan 13, 2024

Juniata resident Clayton R. Miller, 82, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024, at his home.    

 

A Celebration of Life is tentatively planned for April 13, 2024. A private family burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Donations may be given in Clayton’s name to the Heartland Pet Connection or the Future Farmers of America high school...

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