Hastings, Nebraska resident, and Lawrence native, Jerome William Kolbet died Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney.

Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, Feb. 8, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings. Burial with military rites by Hastings Military Honor Guard was in Parkview Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation.

Jerome was born July 12, 1925, in Lawrence, Neb., to William J. and Magdalena (Schumm) Kolbet. Jerome served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946. He married Agnes Loskill on Aug. 30, 1952. She prece...