Hastings High School Alumni Obituaries

Bryan P. Martz 54 Fallentimber passed away March 4 2025 at his home. He was born August 20 1970 in Altoona the son of Donald Jerry and Judith Yeaney Martz. He was preceded in death by his father. In addition to his mother he is survived by his siblings Julie William Wertz Dysart Randall L. Martz Ha...

Margaret E. Fedor 95 Hastings passed away June 8 2025 at Haida Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 3 1930 in Oil City PA son of Willard and Ruth Grant Fleming. She is preceded in death by her parents husband Michael E. Fedor son William C. Fedor...

Christine Anne Booth 78 years of age of Bertrand Nebraska passed away on Saturday January 3 2026 at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Christine was born in Detroit Michigan on November 23 1947 the oldest of three children born to Frank Jr. and Molly Brown Craig. She graduated from Rutgers H...

A funeral service for Thomas L. Heaston will be held on Tuesday January 20 2026 at 1030 a.m. at the NelsonBauer Funeral Home in Holdrege Nebraska with Chaplain DeWane Dow officiating. An interment with military honors will be held at the Arbor Cemetery at Stockville Nebraska overlooking Medicine Cre...

Nicholas Nick Arendt of Lake City passed away on Saturday November 1 2025 at Elysian Fields in Red Wing after suffering with Alzheimers disease. Nick was born in Red Wing MN on February 24 1942 to the late Lawrence and Helen Diercks Arendt. He lived in the rural Bellechester area until he was nine a...

Allen J. Thomas 68 Carrolltown passed away May 28 2025 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 21 1957 in Spangler the son of Francis and Rita Miller Thomas. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by brother Robert Lemon Thomas and sister Jean Daniels. He is survive...

Larry Allen Knaub died peacefully at his home on January 9 2026. He was born on December 11 1943 in Lincoln Nebraska to Phillip and Vivian Blevins Knaub. He was born raised and lived his entire life in Lincoln. Larry attended West Lincoln Grade School Dawes Middle School and Lincoln Northeast High S...

John R. Jack Mohlman 81 Blue Hill Nebraska passed away on Monday December 29 2025 at Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings Nebraska. Graveside service will be Friday January 2 2026 1100 a.m. at the Blue Hill Cemetery Blue Hill Nebraska. Visitation will be Friday January 2 2026 from 900 a.m.1100 a.m. at M...

Ronald Dean Lampman 80 Blue Hill Nebraska passed away on Wednesday December 31 2025 at his home in Blue Hill. Memorial service will be Saturday January 10 2026 1030 a.m. at the Blue Hill United Methodist Church Blue Hill Nebraska with Pastor Michelle Loeffelholz officiating. Inurnment with military ...

Margaret J. Zimmerman 87 Blue Hill Nebraska passed away on Thursday August 28 2025 at Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings Nebraska. Service is Sunday September 14 2025 200 pm. at St. Paul Lutheran Church Blue Hill Nebraska with Pastor Matt Sass officiating. Interment will be in the Blue Hill Cemetery B...

Blue Hill Resident Penny Jean Witte 62 died surrounded by her devoted husband and children on Wednesday January 14 2026 at Grand Island Regional Medical Center in Grand Island Nebraska after an 8year battle with breast cancer. Services are Monday January 19 2026 1000 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church ...

Elaine L. Alber Bartels of Blue Hill NE passed away October 24 2025 in Hastings NE. She was born on January 41940 in Webster County near Guide Rock NE to Henry and Mary Kuhn Alber. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Rosemont NE and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church ...

Norma Joan Bostock went to her heavenly home on November 6 2025 at her home near Ayr NE with family by her side. Norma was the youngest child born on April 121943 to Albert J. Alberts and Frieda L. Sundermeier Alberts at their family farm south of Rosemont Nebraska. Norma went to a one room country ...

Mildred Lucile Kaufman Siebrass was welcomed into her Saviors arms and passed away at Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island Nebraska on August 30 2025 two days prior to her 88th birthday. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Glen Wurdeman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill on Saturday Sept...

Paul E. Kral 94 went home to be with the Lord on September 19 2025 at College View Assisted Living Hastings Nebraska. Rosary will be Thursday September 25 2025 700 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday September 26 2025 1000 a.m. both at St. Anne Catholic Church Campbell Nebraska with Fat...

Lloyd D. Fairfield age 86 of Glenwood died peacefully on Thursday January 8 2026 at Glacial Ridge Hospital. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 1100 A.M. on Wednesday January 21st at Glenwood United Parish with Pastor Kelby Werner officiating. Visitation will be at the church one...

Robert Lynn Blanchard 74 of Yuma Arizona passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 13 2025. Preceded in death by his father Joseph Blanchard his mother Ruth Blanchard and a sister Susan Blanchard. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Sheila his 2 bonus children Yarnell Adams of Mesa Arizona a...

Donald Don L. Brandt 79 years of age of Beatrice formerly Plymouth passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday January 9 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. He was born on July 2 1946 in Beatrice to Edwin and Meta Meyer Brandt. Don attended Immanuel Lutheran School and First Trinity Lu...

Claudia Jean Schnelle, of Lockwood, MO, departed this life on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in the Good Shepherd Community Care and Rehabilitation Facility at the age of 89.She was born to Hayden and Virgie Davis in Sidney, Arkansas, on January 2, 1936. She became a Christian at an early age, attendin...

It is with love and celebration that we announce the transition of Arnold Lee Martin who left this world peacefully surrounded by his family on December 7 2025 at the age of 84. Arnold was born on September 27 1941 in Prairie Grove Arkansas to Lester and Helen Martin. He was a proud graduate of Nort...

Catherine D. Merritt 66 of Pomona Park FL was born September 1 1959 in Palatka Florida to the late Jack Simmons Dorothy Deleston. Catherine aka Monk was educated at Crescent City High School Class of 1978 She was employed as a Youth Worker at Hastings Youth Academy for over 20 years In Monk spare t...

Joyce Brenda Simmons 68 of Crescent City FL was born October 22 1957 in Palatka FL to George Meltona Ash Simmons She graduated from Crescent City Jr Sr High School and attended Edwards Waters College earning her bachelors degree in social work she was employed for many years at the Hastings Youth A...

Marcia Kay Anderson passed away at the age of 75 on December 5, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born to Sanford and Leona Anderson on September 11, 1950, in Oakland, Nebraska, the third of four children.Marcia graduated from Oakland High School in 1968....

Peter Daniel Watson affectionately known as Pete or Papa 74 died peacefully May 25 2023 at the Togus Veterans HospiceHospital. Many family members and friends were able to visit with Pete and share tender and loving moments. He was born in La Junta CO. on Feb 10 1949 son of the late Johnny Ace and M...

Wiscasset Virginia Ginny Cooper 93 long time resident of Wiscasset ME passed away Friday February 11 2022 following a brief stay at Coves Edge in Damariscotta. Ginny was born in Portland ME on December 22 1928 to Charles E. and Medora Haskell Stickney the seventh of their eight children raised in th...

Peter Walter Fischer the son of Charles and Barbara Jean Rasser Fischer was born August 21 1970 at Omaha Nebraska. He departed this life at his home in Red Cloud Nebraska on November 10 2025. Pete grew up in the Omaha area and received his formal education at Westside High School where he graduated ...

Stephen "Steve" Paul Cornette 62 died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday December 31 2025. He was the beloved husband of Lisa Carmolli Cornette with whom he shared 15 years of marriage. Steve was born in Malden Massachusetts and was the son of Ruth M. DeLuca Cornette of Falmouth MA and the late J...

Edmund A. EZ Zulkoski of Ord passed on Wednesday October 15 2025 at Arbor Care Center in Ord Nebraska with his family by his side at the age of 96. Edmund Adam was born on December 20 1928 at Elyria Nebraska to John Bolish and Veronica Victoria Kusek Zulkoski. He was raised on a farm west of Elyria ...

John W. Weiner of Scotia passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 24 2025 with his family by his side at his home in rural Scotia Nebraska at the age of 70. John William Weiner name at birth Dennis Dale Timmons was born to Jesslyn Jones and Dale Orvil Red Timmons on April 26 1955 at Ord Nebraska...

SHEREDY TRACY L. 55 Ebensburg passed away unexpectedly at home on December 30 2025. Born April 13 1970 in Spangler the daughter of John and Bonnie Ernest Griffith. Preceded in death by parents and niece Alivia Chila. Survived by daughters Abby and Sara Sheredy both of Ebensburg and stepson Aaron She...