All Obituaries

Graham Montgomery of Hastings passed peacefully from this life on June 26, 2022. He was born on June 30, 1948, in Abingdon, VA. Graham was preceded in death by his father, David Milton Montgomery, his mother, Ruth Rosanna Smith Montgomery, both of Abingdon, VA, one sister, Lucille Jackson, of Bristol, VA, and one brother, Marshall Paul Montgomery, of Abingdon, VA. He is survived by his sister Eileen Neal, two nieces, one nephew, and several cousins.

Hastings resident Rose M. Peister, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at her home. No services, cremation took place. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings are handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to her family for a later designation. Rose was born July 19, 1930, in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of John H. and Violet H. (Pearson) Hill. She graduated from Hastings High School with the class of 1948. Rose moved to Denver, CO in 1949 and met and married E....

Dale R. Davis, 52, of Hastings died May 6, 2022, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 2-4pm at the Masonic Temple in Hastings. Please feel free to honor him in your Husker, Star Wars or Marvel t-shirt. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his memory to the Hastings Public Schools Foundation or Hastings Community College...

Drew Bohlen June 7, 1986 – May 2, 2022 Hastings resident Drew Bohlen, 36, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings. Services will be held at a later date. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorial may be directed to his family for a later designation. After a long battle with alcohol addiction, Drew G. Bohlen passed away at MLMH. Drew was a loving person that cared about helping others in any way he could. His calm...

Hastings resident Robert “Bob” Curtis, 71, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Community Center in Good Samaritan Society Hastings, Nebraska. A private graveside service will take place at Parkview Cemetery.  DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings are handling arrangements. Bob was born June 28, 1950, in Hastings, Nebraska, the son of...

Marge Sneller, long-time resident of Hastings, Nebraska died peacefully in Lincoln where she lived since 2019 at the Legacy. Marge was born in Chicago to Marguerite (Finnelly) and Dana Kurfman. She graduated from Blue Island (IL) Community High School. She graduated from Beloit College in 1948 and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Marge earned a post-graduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Kearney.  Marge was an educator in schools in California, Illinois and Nebraska before...

Hastings resident Timothy “Tim” J. Ganskow, 71, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings, Nebraska. Graveside service is 10:30 AM, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Parkview Cemetery with Reverend Tyler Hauptmeier officiating. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Tim was born July 26, 1950, in Norfolk, Nebraska, the son of Eugene and Eva (Streit) Ganskow. He graduated from Madison High School in Madison, NE. Tim...

Grand Island resident Sean F. Grosvenor, 63, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Services will be held at a later date. No viewing or visitation, cremation took place. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Sean was born November 13, 1958, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Cecil and Sharyn (Mix) Grosvenor. With his father in the...

Hastings resident Martha G. Krabel, 86, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Providence Place in Hastings, Nebraska. Funeral service is 11:00 AM Friday, March 25, 2022, at First United Methodist Church in Hastings, NE with Pastor Lee Wigert officiating. Visitation is from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, March 24, 2022, with family present from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, at DeWitt Funeral Home in Hastings, NE. Private family burial will take place at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, NE. Memorials...

Ayr resident Diana M. Fritz, 79, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Webster County Community Hospital in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Funeral service is 11:00 AM, Friday, March 18, 2022, at All Saints Chapel in Good Samaritan Society Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Jay Towell officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at DeWitt Funeral Home in Hastings, Nebraska. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to her family for a later...