All Obituaries

Hastings resident E. L. ‘Roy’ Peister, 92, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at Mary Lanning HealthCare. Private family service to be held at a later date at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Roy was born January 30, 1931, in Josselyn, Nebraska to Jacob and Emma (Reichert) Peister. At the age of 5, his family moved...

Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and former resident of Billings, Montana, and Santa Clara, Utah, Betty Ann Evans (Overcash), 93, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island, Nebraska. Betty was born on June 27, 1929, in Shelby, Montana to Anna (Egan) and Victor Overcash. She grew up in Cut Bank, Montana, and graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1947. Betty attended both Montana State College in Bozeman, Montana and Montana...

Hastings resident, Muriel M. (Meyer) Luke, 100 years old, died Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Perkins Pavilion, Hastings, NE. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. Condolences can be left online at www.dewittfuneral.com. Muriel was born on March 25, 1923, to Carl J. Meyer and Helen W. (Brown) Meyer in Pasadena, CA. She graduated from San Fernando High School and attended UCLA. She married Harold Marion Luke on July 12, 1942 in Pacoima, CA, and they later moved to Durango, CO in...

Hastings resident JoAnn M. Hinrichs, 93, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at The Kensington. JoAnn was born July 22, 1929, in Hastings, Nebraska to Cannady and Viola Redinger. She graduated from Hastings Senior High School in 1946. JoAnn married Kenneth I Hinrichs on December 9, 1950, in Hastings. JoAnn worked for the Lincoln Telephone Company. She later operated and owned Hinrichs Drive-In Beverage. In 1974, she and her husband and family moved to Scottsbluff and bought the Capri Motel....

Lowell “Dean” Rogers of Burwell Nebraska passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2023, from a long illness at CMHC in Burwell with his best friend Marty Robbins at his side.   Dean was born on October 16, 1943, in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska to Rosella Helen Lorence (Rogers) and Arden Berdine Rogers  After high school, Dean worked delivering auto parts to various businesses between Lincoln and York.  In the mid-60’s, he began working for a...

Hastings resident Robert “Bobby” E. Bottger, 78, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings. Private family services will be held at a later date. No viewing or visitation, cremation took place. DeWitt Funeral home and Cremation Services in Hastings is assisting his family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Bobby was born October 14, 1944, to Emil and Helen Bottger in Emerson, Nebraska. He...

Cheryl Kay Schulz, 62, of Juniata, passed away March 16, 2023. She was born January 16, 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska to Dale and Kathy (Thomas) Peterson. Cheryl graduated from UNK with her BSN in 1990. In 2001 she became the Nursing Home Administrator in Edgar, NE, then later became the administrator of Wedgewood in Grand Island. She loved to read, fishing, camping, and going on cruises. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by her...

Hastings resident Karen Austin, 80, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society Perkins Pavilion in Hastings, Nebraska. Private family graveside at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, Nebraska. No viewing and visitation, cremation took place. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to Start Over Rover in Hastings, Nebraska. Karen was born June 2, 1942, in Grand Island, Nebraska, the daughter of Kenneth and...

Master Sergeant Richard Allen “Dick” Henderson, 86, of Hastings, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at an assisted living facility in Gladstone, Missouri. Richard was born February 9, 1937, in Dover, New Jersey to Allen and Harriet (Winch) Henderson. He attended Dover High School before joining the US Air Force in 1954. During his military career, Richard served in: Athens, Greece; Enid, Oklahoma; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Howard Air Force Base in the...

Hastings resident Kay Lynn Perkins, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings. Memorial Service is 10:30 AM, Monday, March 6, 2023, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial of ashes will in the Hildreth Cemetery in Hildreth, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Faith Lutheran Church or Orphan...