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Robert Ray Cooper

Robert Ray Cooper

Jan 14, 2011

Hastings resident, Robert Ray "Bob" Cooper, 74 passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care, Hastings, NE Services will be Friday, January 21, 2011, at 2 PM at the North Shore Assembly of God Church, Hastings, NE. Visitation will be Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 9 AM to 9 PM with the family present from 6...

Kenneth W. Varah

Kenneth W. Varah

Jan 10, 2011

Hastings resident, Kenneth W. Varah, 93, passed away January 10, 2011, at Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care, Hastings, NE. Services will be Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 11 AM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE with Rev. David Speicher officiating. Burial will be in the Phillips Cemetery, Phillips; NE. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 13, 2011 from 4...

Jacque Davis Winroth

Jacque Davis Winroth

Jan 10, 2011

Denver, CO resident, Jacque Davis Winroth, 81, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. Graveside service will be Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 2 PM at Parkview Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.brandwilson.com. Jacque was born on November 21, 1929 to Dr. John P....

Florence I. Pittz

Florence I. Pittz

Jan 7, 2011

Hastings resident, Florence I. Pittz, 89, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011, at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village. Services will be Monday, January 10, 2011 at 11 AM at the First United Methodist Church, Hastings, NE with Rev. Sam Rathod officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to...

Rita Ann Hiber

Rita Ann Hiber

Jan 3, 2011

Former Hastings resident. Rita Ann Hiber, age 87, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011 at Sunny Brook Assisted Living in Carroll, Iowa. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, January 7, 2011 at St. Cecilias Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph Walsh officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE. Visitation...

Howard M. 'Tommy' Thomas

Howard M. 'Tommy' Thomas

Dec 30, 2010

Hastings resident, Howard Tommy M. Thomas, 71, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE. Services will be Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:30 AM at First St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Hastings, NE with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE. Visitation will be Monday, January 3, 2011 from 12...

Velma A. Bockerman

Velma A. Bockerman

Dec 27, 2010

Hastings resident, Velma A. Bockerman, 95, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Saint Francis Medical Center, Grand Island, NE. Services will be Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 2 PM at the Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings, NE with the Rev. Joe Bockerman officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings; NE. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 29,...

James Robert 'Red' Hynes

James Robert 'Red' Hynes

Dec 23, 2010

Former Harvard resident, James Robert Red Hynes, 85, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, December 27, 2010 at 2 PM at the St. Josephs Catholic Church, in Harvard, NE, with Father James Benton officiating. Burial will be in the Harvard Cemetery, Harvard, NE with military rites. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Dorothy R. Jacobsen

Dorothy R. Jacobsen

Dec 22, 2010

Former Juniata resident, Dorothy R. Jacobsen, 87, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Rose Brook Care Center in Edgar, NE. Funeral rite will be Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 10 am at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE, with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will be in the Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, NE. Book signing will be Monday,...

Arlene Mae Ralston

Arlene Mae Ralston

Dec 14, 2010

Former Hastings resident, Arlene Mae Ralston, 97, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. Rosary will be Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 7 pm at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Father Joseph Walsh officiating. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, December 17, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the St. Cecilias...

Ariel Lowrey

Ariel Lowrey

Dec 14, 2010

Hastings resident, Ariel Wheeler Lowrey, 94 passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village. Services will be Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 10:30 am at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE with the Rev. Dr. William Nottage-Tacey officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE. Visitation will be Friday, December 17, 2010...

Florence M. Schneider

Florence M. Schneider

Dec 14, 2010

Kenesaw resident, Florence M. Schneider, 97, passed away Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 at the Kenesaw Haven Home, Kenesaw, NE. Services will be Friday, December 17, 2010 at 10 am, at the United Methodist Church, in Kenesaw, NE with Pastor Stuart Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, NE. Visitation will be Thursday, December 16, 2010 until 9 pm...

Jeanette Elizabeth Svoboda

Jeanette Elizabeth Svoboda

Dec 8, 2010

Hastings resident Jeanette Elizabeth Svoboda, 83, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Mary Lanning Health Care, Hastings, NE. Rosary will be Friday, December 10, 2010 at 7 PM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE with Father Joseph Walsh officiating. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 10 AM at the St. Cecilias...

Joe R. Theis

Joe R. Theis

Nov 28, 2010

Hastings resident, Joe R. Theis, 54 passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at his home. Services will be Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11 AM at the All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village, with Father Joseph Walsh officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Book signing will be Tuesday, November 30, 2010 from 12 noon to 9 PM...

Frank H. Eddy

Frank H. Eddy

Nov 19, 2010

Gibbon resident, Frank H. Eddy, 93, passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Gibbon Good Samaritan Center, in Gibbon, NE. Services will be Monday, November 22, 2010 at 1 PM at the Jackson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Kenesaw, NE, with Brad Jepson officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery with Military Rites. Visitation will be Sunday, November 21, 2010...

Dorothy E. Uden

Dorothy E. Uden

Nov 19, 2010

Beatrice, NE resident formerly of Kenesaw, NE, Dorothy E. Uden 86, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Bryan LGH Medical Center-East, in Lincoln; NE. Services will be Monday, November 22, 2010 at 10 AM at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Kenesaw, NE, with the Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw, NE....

John 'Jay' A. Dowdy

John 'Jay' A. Dowdy

Nov 15, 2010

At our Jackson-Wilson Funeral Home location, Kenesaw, NE. Hastings resident, John Jay A. Dowdy, 82, passed away Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Kenesaw Haven Home, Kenesaw, NE. Services will be Friday, November 19, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Presbyterian Church in Kenesaw, NE, with Pastor Beth Fotinos officiating. Cremation was held, book signing will be Thursday, November 18,...

Pauline Schneider

Pauline Schneider

Nov 10, 2010

At Our Jackson-Wilson Funeral Home location, Kenesaw, NE. Kenesaw resident, Pauline Dornhoff Schneider, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Elkhorn, NE. Services will be Monday, November 15, 2010 at the United Methodist Church, in Kenesaw, Ne at 10 a.m with the Pastor Stuart Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw, NE. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Gayle Kamm Conner

Gayle Kamm Conner

Nov 7, 2010

Glenvil resident, Gayle Kamm Conner, 89, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings - Village. Services will be Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 10 AM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE with Pastor Larry Harvey officiating. Burial will be in the Glenvil Cemetery, Glenvil, NE. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 10, 2010...

Marliese A. Mohlman

Marliese A. Mohlman

Nov 4, 2010

Hastings resident, Marliese A. Mohlman, 51, passed away, Thursday, November 4, 2010 at her home. Memorial service will be Friday, November 12, 2010 at 10 AM at the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. Book signing will be Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 9 AM to 9...

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