Joseph A. Pavelka, 77

July 16, 1935 - Sept. 15, 2012

Joseph A. Pavelka, age 77, of Hastings, died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 15, at home.

Funeral Mass will be held 12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2035 15th St. W., Hastings, with a visitation 2 hours prior to the service at church. Interment, with military honors provided by the Hastings VFW Lyle Russell Post #1210, will follow in the parish cemetery.