Delbert D. Hurst

Delbert D. Hurst, 86, of Doniphan died Friday, June 2, 2017, at Wedgwood Care Center in Grand Island.



Services will be Friday, June 9, 2017, at 10:30 A.M. at the Doniphan United Methodist Church in Doniphan. The Rev. Tessa Zehring will officiate. Burial will be in the Rosedale Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday at Doniphan United Methodist Church. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family.



Memorials are suggested to the Doniphan Fire Dept/QRT, the Rosedale Cemetery, or the Methodist Church.



Delbert was born January 26, 1931, in the rural Doniphan area to Noble G. and Pauline (Rainforth) Hurst. He grew up and attended school in the Doniphan area, graduating from Doniphan High School in 1949.



Delbert entered the U.S. Navy on February 8, 1951, and was honorably discharged on February 4, 1955.



Following his military service, Delbert returned to Doniphan to farm. He was also involved with setting up the Doniphan school bus system, and also drove a school bus. In 1967, he moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he operated his own mobile repair service, and worked as service manager for Mountain Truck and Equipment Co. He returned to Doniphan in 1977, and worked for Great Plains Packaging for 25 years until retiring.



Delbert was a member of Rosedale United Methodist Church. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, building stock cars, and watching all types of auto racing. He also loved to watch all levels of football from high school, college, to NFL.



Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Berndt Henning of Erie, Colorado; daughter, Jackie Pipes of Doniphan; and son and daughter-in-law, David and Lori Hurst of Doniphan; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Glenn Jackson of Superior, NE.



He was preceded in death by his son, Dennis Hurst; and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Joyce and Galen Hansen, and Beulah and Roger Freeman.



Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.apfelfuneralhome.com