All Obituaries

Hastings resident James Levi Parsons, 35, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020, at UMNC in Omaha, Nebraska. Graveside service will 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Sunday, January 3, 2021, at DeWitt Funeral Home in Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Jim was born July 19, 1985, in Miami, Oklahoma to Terry and Nancy (Sharp) Parsons. He graduated from...

Hastings resident Ronald Lee Beach, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation or viewing. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings, Nebraska is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Condolences to www.dewittfuneral.com. Ron was born August 25, 1946, in Great Bend, Kansas to Edgerray and Alvera (Alber) Beach....

Hastings resident Richard “Rick” A. Svoboda, 69, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings, Nebraska. A private family service will be held at a later date. In honoring his wish to be cremated there is no viewing or visitation. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Condolences can be left at www.dewittfuneral.com Rick was born May 14, 1951, in...

Hastings resident Laneta F. Karsting, 89, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society Perkins Pavilion in Hastings, Nebraska. A private family service will be held at a later date. In honoring her wish to be cremated there is no viewing or visitation. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to her family for a later designation. Laneta was born August 21, 1931 in Lebanon, Kansas to Loyd and Lois (Biggs)...

Former Hastings resident Richard Wilsey Wisner, 90, passed away on December 12, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Born in Hastings on October 10, 1930, he was the son of Wilsey R. Wisner and Carrie E. (Russell) Wisner.  After graduation from Hastings High School, he married Lavina A. Hinrichs on August 7, 1953.  Other than the time they lived in California while he was in the Navy, they lived in Hastings until moving to Denver in 2018.  They were married over 66 years until Lavina...

Fairfield resident Elizabeth J. Scott, 90, passed away, Monday, December 7, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society Perkins Pavilion in Hastings, Nebraska. Graveside service is 11:00 am, Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Sunday, December 13, 2020, at DeWitt Funeral Home. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Condolences to www.dewittfuneral.com Memorials may be directed to...

Hastings resident Shirley Buehrer, 84, died on Monday, November 30, 2020, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings, Nebraska. A Private Interment will be held for the family at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 856, Hastings, NE 68904-0856. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is Handling arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.dewittfuneral.com. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Violet...

Hastings resident William “Bill” E. Zimmerman, 79, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home. Private family services are being held with Military Honors provided by the Hastings Honor Guard. Visitation is from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Monday, November 23, 2020, at DeWitt Funeral Home in Hastings, Nebraska. Face masks are required and please help with staggering your time, the family will not be present because of the risk of Covid. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Former Hastings resident Norma Jean Cropley, 82, passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Society – Perkins Pavilion in Hastings after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The daughter of Wilma Evelyn (Smith) and Lyle C. Graham, Norma was born in Scottsbluff, NE on July 27th, 1938. After her graduation from Hastings High School in 1956, she married Melvin Eugene Cropley on July 28th, 1956 and they settled in Hastings. She supported Melvin in his business at Total Power, joyously...

Hastings resident Leslee L. Wischmeier, 47, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings, Nebraska. A book signing will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Friday, November 20, 2020, at DeWitt Funeral Home in Hastings, Nebraska. Face masks are required and please help with staggering your time, the family will not be present because of the risk of Covid. A private family burial will take place at Juniata Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to her family for a...