Eugene "Gene" Williams

Eugene “Gene” Williams, 90, of Grand Island died on Sunday July 14, 2019 at Lakeview Care and Rehabilitation Center in Grand Island.

A graveside service will be conducted at Mount Hope Cemetery near Scotia, Nebraska on Friday July 19, 2019 at 10:30 AM. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island on Thursday July 18, 2019. Memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army.

Gene was born on September 19, 1928 to Harry and Maude (Stam) Williams on the family farm located near Horace, Nebraska. He attended Glendale School graduating 8th grade. He attended Greeley and Ord High Schools graduating in May 19, 1946. Gene and family moved to Burwell and operated various businesses. In 1960 Gene moved to Grand Island. He invested in rental properties and worked in purchasing, rehabilitating and selling older homes.

Gene married Burnadine Deuel on November 14, 1970. Gene is survived by step daughters: Kathy (Gary) Mueller of Colorado Springs, CO and Carol (Clay) Boop of Phoenix, AZ; brother and sister-in-law: Gary and Judy Deuel Tank; brother-in-law: Leonard Sloan of Grand Island; sister-in-law: Eunice Deuel of Norfolk; cousins, Jerome Stam of Lincoln, Roy (Anita) Stam of Scotia, Sylvia (Stam) Fowler of Arcadia, Harvey (Else) Claussen of Portland, OR, JoAnn (Timmons) Meinke of Grand Island and Lois (Timmons) Graff of Greeley, NE.

He was preceded in death by his parents Harry and Maude Williams; wife, Bernadine; stepdaughter, Karla Phenning; stepson, James Warner.