Hastings resident Eric C. Walston, 48, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026, at CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings, NE, with Pastors Joel Remmers and Chad Power officiating. Burial will be at Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Smithfield, NE, at a later date. Visitation will be from 2–7 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2026, with the family present from 5–7 p.m. at Butler Volland Funeral Home in Hastings, NE. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to https://everloved.com/life-of…

, First St. Paul’s Youth Ministries, or Scouting America, Hastings, NE: Pack 207 and Troop 207. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Eric’s obituary and click the play button shown toward the bottom of the page. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lbvfh.com

. Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family.

Eric was born January 18, 1978, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Ken and the late Christiann Walston. He graduated from Bertrand High School in 1996 and served in the United States Navy from 1996 to 2002. Eric married the love of his life, Jessica Johnson, on June 9, 2006. Together, they raised four children: Christopher, Adalaide, Thatcher, and Elias. Eric was a member of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the Eagles Club, Scouting America, NACO (Nebraska Association of County Officials), and the Nebraska Weed Control Association, and he served as the Adams County Weed Superintendent.

Eric was a man of great love, generosity, courage, and strength. Through Eric, God taught us to serve others with brotherly love, to spread joy and laughter unashamedly, to make spontaneous memories, and to love fiercely. Eric will be remembered for his dedication to his family, his love of the outdoors, his wild ideas, his random facts, and the joy he brought to those around him. His memory will live on in the countless moments shared and the lives he touched.

Eric was preceded in death by his son, Christopher; his mother, Christiann Walston; grandparents Norris Renken, Marvin and Sue Brand, and Jimmy Walston Sr.; and infant siblings Zachary and Kendra.

SURVIVORS:

Wife and Children:

Jessica Walston – Hastings, NE

Adalaide, Thatcher, and Elias

Father and Spouse:

Ken and Pamela Walston – Hastings, NE

Mother-in-law and Spouse:

Charlene and Ron Panowicz – Kearney, NE

Father-in-law and Spouse:

Wade and RaJean Johnson – Holdrege, NE

Grandmother:

Jeanie Renken – Bertrand, NE

Grandmother-in-law:

Lila Johnson – Holdrege, NE

Siblings:

Trevor (Amy) Walston – Holdrege, NE

Kendra (Alex) Haile – Doniphan, NE

Angel (Cameron Piatt) Prattini – Hastings, NE

Mike Aguilar – Ridgecrest, CA

Siblings-in-law:

Amy (Scott) Walker – Holdrege, NE

Trent (Michelle) Johnson – Funk, NE

Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.

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