All Obituaries

On May 26, 2020, Jean Ruth Schmeeckle passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family.  She was 72. Jean was born on June 8, 1947, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Arnold and Ruth (Weld) Osterberg. She grew up on the family farm north of Salem, South Dakota. Jean graduated from Salem High School with the class of 1965 and graduated from General Beadle College, today know as Dakota State College. She married Norman Schmeeckle in 1978 near Salem, South Dakota and...

Hastings resident Ruby Myrtle Henderson, 83, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020, at her home. Memorial service will be planned and announced for a later date. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to her family for a later designation. Ruby was born May 22, 1936, at the family’s farmhouse near North Star, Nebraska, the daughter of Louie and Gladys (Verplank) Freeland. She graduated from Palmer High School with the class of 1955...

Hastings resident Steven Maurer, 68, passed away at Mary Lanning Hospital Saturday, May 16th, 2020 due to complications of COVID 19.Memorial services will be announced and held at a later date. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements.Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation.Steven grew up in Kenesaw, Nebraska, and graduated from Kenesaw High School. He served in the U. S. Air Force from September 1971 to September 1977. His most...

Hastings resident Larene Jeanine "Jean" Dahlsten, 85, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society Perkins Pavilion in Hastings, Nebraska.Memorial service is 10:30 am, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at All Saints Chapel in Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Nebraska. Burial will be at the Clay Center Cemetery in Clay Center, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements.Memorials may be directed to Crossroads Mission Avenue at...

Hastings resident Jesse "Butch" Gordley, 75, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Services are planned for a later date. In honoring his wish to be cremated there is no viewing. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings, Nebraska is handling arrangements. Jesse "Butch" Gordley was born November 13, 1944, in Denver, Colorado to Otis and Mildred Gordley. After attending Byers High School, he joined the Navy and served one tour on the...

Hastings resident Gwen McCune, 88, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society Perkins Pavilion, Hastings, Nebraska.Please join her family for a graveside service at 11:00am, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings, Nebraska, with Pastor Andy Springer officiating. A Celebration of Life will follow at 12:00pm, at Hoeger Hall in Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling...

Hastings resident Elaine Warburton, 73, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare.A Celebration of Life is planned for a later date. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Services is handling arrangments.Elaine was born April 27, 1946, to Merton and Marie Meester in Glenvil, Nebraska. She was a graduate of Hastings Senior High School.Elaine worked at Mary Lanning Healthcare and had recently retired. She was a member of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She...

Former Hastings resident Judith A. Melvin, 78, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020, at Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard, Nebraska.Funeral service will be 11:00 am, Friday, February 28, 2020, at the Church of Christ in Hastings with Minister Russ Dudrey officiating. Viewing and visitation will begin 2 hours prior to the service at the church. Burial of both William and Judith Melvin will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Edgar Cemetery in Edgar, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral...

Hastings resident Lynn David Schriever, 73, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at his home.Memorial Service is 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 15, 2020, at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Honoring his wish for cremation, there is no viewing or visitation. A family graveside service will be held at a later date. Burial will be at the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery near Superior, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling...

Karl R. Hansen, DVM, known by many as "Doc Hansen" age 88, died February 8, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, where he had resided for the past eleven years.Karl was born to Anton and Grace Hansen on a farm west of Sargent, NE on September 3, 1931. He grew up on the farm working with his father and brothers. His early elementary school years were at a one-room, country schoolhouse where due to class size and Karl's ability, he skipped a grade and thus...