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Wilma R. Shaner

Wilma R. Shaner

Feb 5, 2015

Wilma R. Shaner, 86 of Grand Island, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island. Graveside memorial services will be at a later date in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, NE. Wilmas wishes were to be cremated. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family. Wilma R. Shaner was born, October 6,...

Gerald R Thomas

Gerald R Thomas

Feb 4, 2015

Gerald R. Thomas, 81, of Grand Island, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Golden Living Center-Park Place, Grand Island. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

Thelma M. Umbenhower

Thelma M. Umbenhower

Feb 4, 2015

Thelma M. Umbenhower, 87 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the chapel of the Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with Pastor Barry Remp. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Memorials are suggested to the...

Mary M. Salmen

Mary M. Salmen

Feb 3, 2015

Hastings resident, Mary M. Salmen, 82, passed away, Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 10 am at St. Cecilias Catholic Church, Hastings. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings with military rites by the Hastings Veterans Association. Visitation will be Friday, February 6, 2015, from...

John R Curl

John R Curl

Feb 1, 2015

John R Curl was born in Pocetello Idaho on August 7, 1942 to John M. and Esther-Nachtigal-Curl. Johns mother passed away when he was two years old and Johns father later married Sunbeam Thorton-Curl-Heaton who raised John and his brother James. John passed away on February 1, 2015 in Grand Island, Nebraska at St. Francis CHI. John graduated from American...

Frances "'Fran'" E. Lowell

Frances "'Fran'" E. Lowell

Feb 1, 2015

Frances (Fran) E. Lowell, 102, a long time resident of Wood River passed away peacefully in her sleep, February 1, 2015. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island beginning at 5 p.m. and concluding with a rosary service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 6th...

Gerald R. Jensen

Gerald R. Jensen

Jan 31, 2015

Gerald R. Jensen, 91, of Grand Island died Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Golden Living Center, Park Place Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 7, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. Cremation will take place following the services. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation will...

Pricilla A. Brooks

Pricilla A. Brooks

Jan 30, 2015

Pricilla A. Brooks, 77, of Covington, GA beloved mother and friend, died peacefully in her sleep at home on January 30, 2015. Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Apfel Funeral Home one hour prior to the graveside. In lieu of flowers,...

Beverly J. Lamphiear

Beverly J. Lamphiear

Jan 28, 2015

Hastings resident, Beverly Jean Lamphiear, 79, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, February 2, 2015, at 10:30 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with The Rev. Cindy Karges officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE. Visitation will be February 1, 2015 from 1 pm to 5 pm...

Roger W. Augustin

Roger W. Augustin

Jan 27, 2015

Kenesaw resident, Roger W. Augustin, 71, passed away January 27, 2015 at his home. Memorial services will be Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 10 am at the Christ Lutheran Church in rural Juniata, with Rev. Greg Volzke officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Book signing will be Friday, January 30, 2015 from 4 pm to 8 pm at...

Emma Margaret Nelson

Emma Margaret Nelson

Jan 26, 2015

Emma M. Nelson, 89, of Grand Island died Monday, January 26, 2015 in Grand Island with her family at her side. Services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, January 30, 2015, at Gollaher Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island with Rev. Theresa Mason officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be...

Shannon Allen Armentrout

Shannon Allen Armentrout

Jan 25, 2015

Shannon Allen Armentrout, 44 of Grand Island, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Reverend Bev Lanzendorf will be officiating. To honor Shannon's wishes, his body was cremated. Memorials are suggested to the family. Shannon was...

Robert Wilcox

Robert Wilcox

Jan 25, 2015

Robert Wilcox of Seward, formerly of Hastings Nebraska, died on Sunday January 25, 2015 in Seward Nebraska. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Apfel Funeral Home at 10:30 a. m. on Saturday, March 7, 2015, Pastor Cindy Kargas officiating. With military rites at the chapel service. Private family graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. in...

M. Edward "Ed" Liess

M. Edward "Ed" Liess

Jan 25, 2015

Marion Edward Liess, 75 of Grand Island died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Services will be at 11 am on Wednesday morning at Resurrection Catholic Church in Grand Island with Rev. Richard Piontkowski officiating. Burial will be at St. Marys Cemetery in Wood River. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5 to...

Anna 'Hazel' "'Hazel'" Hiatt

Anna 'Hazel' "'Hazel'" Hiatt

Jan 24, 2015

Anna Hazel Hiatt, Hazel 95, of Grand Island died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at her home in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday at St. Leos Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Jose Chavez will officiate. Burial will be in the Aurora Cemetery at Aurora, NE. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. at...

'Sally' "Sally" Ethel Marie Carruth

'Sally' "Sally" Ethel Marie Carruth

Jan 23, 2015

Ethel M. Sally Carruth, 72, of Grand Island died Friday, January 23, 2015, at Golden Living at Park Place in Grand Island. Memorial graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at the Grand Island Cemetery. There will be no visitation, as per her wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is in...

Glenwood H. Hargens

Glenwood H. Hargens

Jan 23, 2015

Glenwood H. Hargens, 95, of Cairo died Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Cairo United Methodist Church with Rev. Cathryn Love officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Visitation will be on Wednesday evening from 4 to 7...

Janet Alana Kroll

Janet Alana Kroll

Jan 22, 2015

Janet A. Kroll, 70 of Taunton, Massachusetts died Thursday, January 22, 2015 in Taunton, Massachusetts. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Bev Lanzendorf officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitations hours will be 9:00 a.m. until service time on Friday at the Apfel Funeral...

Donald J Schultz

Donald J Schultz

Jan 20, 2015

September 28, 1923 January 20, 2015

Derald Nelson

Derald Nelson

Jan 20, 2015

Hastings resident, Derald L. Nelson, 88, died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village. Services will be 10:30 am, Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Burial with military rites will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home,...

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