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Janis Lucile Bascom

Janis Lucile Bascom

Jan 20, 2015

Janis Lucile Bascom, 86, of Shelton, passed to her rest Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the Homestead Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. Services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kearney with Dr. Maurice Bascom and Elder Stan Hardt officiating. Burial will be in the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday...

Wilma A. Doerr

Wilma A. Doerr

Jan 19, 2015

Wilma A. Doerr, 93 years of age of Grand Island, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand Island with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. A private family graveside service will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation hours will be 5-8...

Verna Roeder

Verna Roeder

Jan 19, 2015

Kenesaw resident, Verna Roeder, 93 passed away, Monday, January 19th, 2015 at the Kenesaw Haven Home, Kenesaw. Services will be at 10:30 am; Friday, January 23, 2015 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kenesaw, NE. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Book signing will be Thursday, January 22, 2015 from 2 pm to 8 pm at the Apfel...

Joyce Bittfield

Joyce Bittfield

Jan 18, 2015

Kenesaw resident, Joyce Bittfield, 84, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the Kenesaw Haven Home, Kenesaw, NE. Services will be Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 2 pm at the United Methodist Church in Kenesaw, NE with Rev. Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 1 pm...

Judy A. Streeter

Judy A. Streeter

Jan 18, 2015

Judy A. Streeter, 68 of Grand Island, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at CHI Health, St. Francis, Grand Island. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Chapel of Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with the Rev. Bill Pavuk officiating. Visitation hours will be 9:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Richard "'Mike'" Michael Cooper

Richard "'Mike'" Michael Cooper

Jan 16, 2015

Richard (Mike) Michael Cooper, 59 of Grand Island, died Friday, 16, 2015 after a long courageous battle with Cancer. Richards sister was his primary care giver during his fight, as he chose to die in the comfort of his home. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Grand Island City Cemetery. There will be a luncheon...

Bette A. Brown

Bette A. Brown

Jan 15, 2015

Bette A. (Robbins) Brown, 81, Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island, NE passed into her heavenly home early Thursday morning at CHI St Francis Skilled Care Facility, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Rev. Gene Arnold officiating. Private family interment will be at the Sunset Memorial...

Stanley Herman Haack

Stanley Herman Haack

Jan 15, 2015

Hastings resident, Stanley H. Haack, 83, passed away, Thursday, January 15, 2015 on his wifes birthday at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, January 19, 2015 at 11 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Rev. Dustin Bower officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings with military rites. Visitation will be Sunday, January...

Leola Rose Johnson

Leola Rose Johnson

Jan 13, 2015

Leola R. Johnson, 64 of Mitchell, NE, formerly of Grand Island died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Mitchell Care Center in Mitchell. Services will be at 1 pm on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Visitation will be on Friday evening...

Margery Mae Hibbert

Margery Mae Hibbert

Jan 12, 2015

Margery M. Hibbert, 88 of Wood River, Nebraska died Monday, January 12, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society, Wood River, NE. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Wood River with the Rev. Phil Sloat officiating. Inurnment will be 3:00 pm. Saturday, January 17, 2015 in Highland Cemetery, Adams, Nebraska. Visitation hours...

Frances Rose Spencer

Frances Rose Spencer

Jan 12, 2015

Frances Rose Spencer, 85, of Grand Island, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. Francess wishes were for her body to be cremated. Memorial Services will be at 1:00 P.M. Friday, January 16, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with the Rev. Rod Armon officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery....

E. "'Jim'" James Haggart

E. "'Jim'" James Haggart

Jan 10, 2015

E. James "Jim" Haggart, 83, of Grand Island, died peacefully January 10, 2015, at The Monarch in Lincoln, Nebraska. Services will be at 11 am Thurs. January 15, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Rev. Martha Voigt officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, NE. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 14,...

Norma J. Derr

Norma J. Derr

Jan 10, 2015

Norma J. Derr, 78, of Wood River died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society in Wood River. A celebration of Norma's life will be held at 1:30 PM Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Wood River. The Rev. Phil Sloat will officiate. According to her wishes, Norma's body was cremated. Her family will be receiving...

Lloyd E. Mader

Lloyd E. Mader

Jan 10, 2015

Lloyd E. Mader, 71, of Grand Island died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will beat 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island with the Rev. Caroline Price-Gibson officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery with military honors provided by the U.S....

Kenneth W. Kroeger

Kenneth W. Kroeger

Jan 9, 2015

Kenneth W. Kroeger, 82, of Grand Island died Friday, January 9, 2015, at the Grand Island Veterans Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday at St. Marys Cathedral in Grand Island. The Rev. Richard Piontkowski will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4:00 PM Monday at Apfel Funeral Home in...

Norman C. Hadenfeldt

Norman C. Hadenfeldt

Jan 8, 2015

Norman C. Hadenfeldt, 95 of Cairo, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Christ Lutheran Church, Cairo, Nebraska with the Rev. James Fandrey officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials are...

Luella "'Lou'" Marie Reynolds

Luella "'Lou'" Marie Reynolds

Jan 8, 2015

Luella Lou M. Reynolds, 84, of Grand Island, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Gollaher Chapel, Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Island with the Rev. Matt Fowler officiating. Lous wishes were for her body to be cremated. Memorials are suggested to Trinity United...

Gertrude "'Trudy'" L. Granke

Gertrude "'Trudy'" L. Granke

Jan 8, 2015

Gertrude L. Trudy Franke, 94 of Overland Park, Kansas and formerly of Grand Island, died January 8, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House. Her wishes were to be cremated and a Celebration of Life will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the Chapel of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island with the Rev. Bill Pavuk officiating. Inurnment...

Gertrude "'Trudy'" L. Franke

Gertrude "'Trudy'" L. Franke

Jan 8, 2015

Gertrude L. Trudy Franke, 94 of Overland Park, Kansas and formerly of Grand Island, died January 8, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House. Her wishes were to be cremated and a Celebration of Life will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the Chapel of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island with the Rev. Bill Pavuk officiating. Inurnment...

Norbert M Forsman

Norbert M Forsman

Jan 7, 2015

Hastings resident, Norbert M. Forsman, 89, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at his home. Visitation will be Monday, January 12, 2015 from 4 pm to 6 pm with the rosary following at 6 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 10:30 am...

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