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John L. Eckhardt
Feb 17, 2025
John L. Eckhardt (73 years, 4 months, 16 days) was born on October 2, 1951, in Oxford, NE, to Art and June (Hoffman) Eckhardt. John passed away on February 17, 2025, at his home in Holstein, Nebraska.
John attended school in Calhan, CO, until 8th grade, prior to moving to Guide Rock, NE. John graduated from Guide Rock High School in...
Shirley Ann Neisner
Feb 16, 2025
Shirley A. Neisner, 85, of St. Paul, NE died on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. A private family Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements, online condolences may be left at www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
She was born on October 30, 1939, at Dallas, TX to Jessie and...
Lisa Rene Wieczorek
Feb 11, 2025
Lisa R. Wieczorek, 59, of Grand Island, NE died on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in the comfort of her home surrounded by family. Memorial Services will be 12 PM Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel, CFC officiating. Fellowship of family and friends will be from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, February...
Betty Jean Spilger
Feb 11, 2025
Betty Jean Spilger, 90
Betty Jean Spilger of Grand Island passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Services will be Friday, February 14 at the Berean Bible Church in Grand Island with Pastor Jim Reynolds officiating. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. at the church followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. A private burial will take place later at the G.I. City...
Phyllis A. Bartlett
Feb 10, 2025
Phyllis A. Bartlett, 97, of Hastings, NE passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the First Christian Church in Hastings with Elba Iris Nazario officiating. Burial will follow at 2 P.M. at the Harvard Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M....
Debra Willy
Feb 5, 2025
Debra L. McCord-Willy passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in her home town of Hastings, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 18th at 1 P.M. at The Church of The Nazarene in Hastings, NE.
Debra Lynn McCord-Willy was born on August 17, 1965 to Loree and Charles McCord in Hastings, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from Hastings Senior High in...
Betty C Thompson
Feb 4, 2025
Betty C. Thompson, 84, of Grand Island, NE died on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Westfield Quality Care Center in Aurora, NE.
Services will be at 11 AM on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Third City Christian Church with Nick Schonlau officiating. Burial of ashes will be in the Arcadia Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be an hour prior...
Bernice A Baasch
Feb 1, 2025
Bernice A. Baasch, 98, of Grand Island, Nebraska died on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at her winter residence in Tucson, Arizona.
Services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, February 17, 2025 at the Cairo United Methodist Church with pastor Kalaba Kapundu officiating. Burial will take place in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm...
Bernard D. Hostler
Jan 31, 2025
Bernard D. Hostler, 93, of Grand Island, NE died on Friday, January 31, 2025, at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be 1 P.M. Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home with Derek Apfel CFC, officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5-7 P.M. at Apfel Funeral...
James C. Parker
Jan 31, 2025
James "Jim" C. Parker
Jim passed away at his home in Kenesaw on January 31, 2025. He was born May 21, 1945 in Hastings, NE to Paul and Vera (Widener) Parker. He graduated from Kenesaw High School and attended Kearney State College. He served in the Army National Guard in Hastings from January 1966 to January 1972. One hundred guardsmen left...
Robert L. Schmitt
Jan 27, 2025
Robert L. Schmitt, 95, died Monday, January 27, 2025 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.
Services will be at 10 am on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will be in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, NE., at 3:00 pm. Visitation hours will be on Friday, January 31st from 3 to 5...
Deanna Lynn Christner
Jan 26, 2025
Deanna Lynn (Harrold) Christner, 52, of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 26, 2025.
Deanna was born on May 26, 1972 to Delvin and Ramona Harrold in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Deanna graduated from Broken Bow in 1990.
Deanna was preceded in death by her parents Delvin and Ramona Harrold. She is survived by her children Ashly (Brett) Ducker of Lincoln,...
Janet Harvey
Jan 25, 2025
Janet T. Harvey, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on January 25th at the age of 92. Born on September 3, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Marie Quinn & Elmer Topel. She was known for her warmth, wisdom and wit, and the unconditional love she shared with her extensive family and friends.
She was married on...
Barry Wayde Cooper
Jan 23, 2025
Barry W. Cooper, 63, of York died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at York, NE. A Memorial Service will be 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family will be held an hour before the...
Melvin LeRoy Dahlke Jr.
Jan 22, 2025
Melvin L. Dahlke, 79, of Grand Island, NE earned his wings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Grand Island with his family by his side. Melvin's wishes were to be cremated, a Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Melvin was born March 28, 1945, to Melvin C and Lydia (Klinckacek) Dahlke in Wood River, Nebraska. Melvin attended school...
Barbara J. Schmidt
Jan 21, 2025
Barbara Jean Scarborough Schmidt peacefully passed away January 21, 2025 in Hastings, NE. She was born January 30, 1953 to Gerald and Edna Scarborough in Hastings, NE. She graduated from Hastings High School In 1971. She also attended Central Community College of Hastings to attain an associate in Computer Operations and then received a Bachelors in Human Resources from Hastings...
Dottie M Pence
Jan 20, 2025
Dottie M. Pence, 95, formerly of Wood River, NE died on Monday, January 20, 2025, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Nebraska. A Memorial Service will be on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. with Pastor Terry Boshart officiating at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. A gathering of friends and family will take place an hour...
Mikki Elisa Baxter
Jan 15, 2025
Mikki Elisa Baxter of Lincoln, NE died on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service. A private family burial will take place...
Cody G Redding
Jan 15, 2025
Cody Redding, 45, of Cotesfield, NE, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, NE. Memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River, NE.
Cody George Redding was born December 13, 1979, to Sandra Davis and David Redding. He attended school in Wood River...
Michael H. Kaiser
Jan 13, 2025
Michael H. Kaiser, 78, of Hastings, died on January 13, 2025, at Mary Lanning Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until services begin. Burial will follow services at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings.
Memorials are suggested to the...
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