All Obituaries

Hastings resident Timothy J. Pierce, 61, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Azria Blue Hill Care Center in Blue Hill, Nebraska. Graveside service is 11:00 AM, Monday, October 3, 2022 at the Clay Center Cemetery in Clay Center, Nebraska with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is taking care of arrangements. Timothy was born June 12, 1961, in Hastings, Nebraska to Jim and Jeanine Pierce. At the age of 8 he moved with his family to Clay...

Bonnie J. Valdois, formerly of Kearney, NE went to heaven on September 15th, 2022 at Memorial Community Care in Aurora, NE. A memorial service will be held October 15, 2022 at Haven Baptist Church in Haven, Kansas at 11 a.m. Bonnie was born December 31, 1935, in Maize, Kansas, the daughter of Otis C. and Elsie M. (Owens) Dean. She graduated from Mt. Hope High School with the class of 1953 and attended business college studying to be a secretary. Bonnie married her high school...

Hastings, Nebraska, resident Freeman Douglas, 79, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at home. He was cremated. Graveside service is 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born February 27, 1943, to Freeman Elmer Douglas and Betty Osgood. He was in the Army and went to 18 schools in Germany. He was a sergeant over the motor pool and was multiply skilled. He loved people and enjoyed helping them. One of the highlights and turning...

Juniata resident Larry Lynn Hale, 84, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022, at his home. Memorial service will be 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Juniata United Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. No viewing or visitation. Private family burial will take place at a later date at the Juniata Cemetery. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Larry was born June 10,...

Hastings resident Charles ‘Chuck’ A. Carruthers Jr., 59, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at his home. Services are pending with DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hastings. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Condolences may be left at www.dewittfuneral.com Chuck was born October 3, 1962, in Roseville, California, the son of Charles A. and Mary K. (Paschal) Carruthers Sr. He moved to Hastings 5 years ago from California. Chuck...

Dennis W. Hawthorne, 65, of Aurora, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Mary Lanning Health Care in Hastings, Nebraska, from stage 4 lung cancer. Dennis was born April 14, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Lonnie and Jacqueline (Petry) Hawthorne. If you knew Dennis, you already know that no words can describe him. He was super spunky and with Dennis you got to see the good, the bad, and the ugly. He had the biggest heart and always opened his door to anyone...

Juniata resident Marjorie “Marge” M. Johnson, 87, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022, at her home. Graveside service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Osco Cemetery, rural Minden, Nebraska with Pastor Matt Sass officiating. Following the service please join the family for a luncheon at 12:00 PM at the Evangelical Free Church in Hastings, Nebraska. There will be no viewing or visitation. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling...

Juniata resident Colette Henthorn, 54, passed away Monday August 1, 2022, at her home. Open House will be 2:00pm -4:00pm, Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Good Samaritan Senior Center in Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, NE. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to her family for a later designation. Colette was born August 10, 1967, in Laverne, Minnesota, the daughter of Richard and Patricia (Bradley) Lupkes. She graduated from Hastings...

Hastings resident Nickolas A. Svoboda, 39, passed away, Monday, July 25,2022, of natural causes at his home. Memorial service is 11:00 AM Saturday, August 6, 2022, at The Lark in Hastings, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling arrangements. Memorials may be directed to his family for a later designation. Nick was born February 2, 1983, in Hastings, Nebraska, the son of Rick and Cindy (Peterson) Svoboda. He spent the first 2.5 months in the NICU at UNMC in Omaha,...

Betty Jo Sumpter, 63, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at her home in Hastings. Celebration of Life to be held from 11:00am to 4:00pm, Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Hastings Eagle Club #592. Memorials may be directed to her family for a later designation. Betty Jo was born October 2, 1958, in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles and Eloris Cash. She attended Hastings High School. Betty Jo married Jerry Sumpter, they later separated. She enjoyed spending time with her family...