Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Logo

Obituaries

Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries

Patricia Gail Harder

Patricia Gail Harder

Aug 5, 2023

Patricia G. (Bruhn) Harder, 77, of Cairo, NE passed away on August 5, 2023, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be at Cairo United Methodist Church, Friday, August 11, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. with Pastor Kalaba Kapundu officiating. Burial will follow fellowship at 2:00 P.M. in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...

Judy K. Muller

Judy K. Muller

Aug 5, 2023

Judy K. Muller, 78, of Heartwell, NE died Saturday, August 5, 2023, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Friday, August 11, 2023, at Apfel Funeral Home in Kenesaw with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Burial will follow at the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 Thursday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Kenesaw....

Wilma Louise Reeves

Wilma Louise Reeves

Aug 5, 2023

Wilma Louise (Hansen) Reeves passed peacefully on August 5, 2023, at Las Colinas of Westover in San Antonio, TX.

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Cat Love officiating. Burial will follow in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island, NE. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, August...

Elaine Suzanne Hostler

Elaine Suzanne Hostler

Aug 3, 2023

Elaine Suzanne Hostler, 65, of Grand Island, NE passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the Grand Island Regional Hospital surrounded by her family after a long, hard battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. Kelly Karges officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City...

Douglas G. Walter

Douglas G. Walter

Aug 3, 2023

Doug G. Walter, 60, of Hastings, Nebraska died August 3, 2023, at his home. Services will be held at a later date in his hometown. Memorials are suggested to the family. Online condolences can be sent to apfelfuneralhome.com.

Doug was born on January 14, 1963, in Vinton, Iowa to Carroll and Mary (Parmater) Walter. He grew up in Vinton and graduated...

Pamela E. Klitz

Pamela E. Klitz

Aug 2, 2023

Pamela Elizabeth (Jones) Klitz, 78, of Hastings, Nebraska died August 2, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Funeral services will be at Apfel Funeral Home, in Hastings, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 10:30 with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial will follow at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from 5-7 pm.

Memorials are...

Terry L.  Loschen

Terry L. Loschen

Jul 31, 2023

Terry Lynn Loschen, age 79, of Grand Island died Monday, July 31, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Overland Park, KS.

Terry was born September 27, 1943 in Minden, Nebraska to Edd and Rosa (Hubert) Loschen. His family lived in Smithfield, where his father was a school teacher. At a very young age the family moved to Upland and later to...

Dixie H. Behrle

Dixie H. Behrle

Jul 30, 2023

Dixie H. Behrle, 79, of Grand Island, NE died on July 30, 2023 at Tiffany Square surrounded by her loved ones.

A celebration of life will be from 5 to 7 pm on Friday, August 4th at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family.

Dixie was born on September 16, 1943 in St. Paul, NE to Clarence and Elsie (Alexander)...

Douglas "Doc" L. Stevenson

Douglas "Doc" L. Stevenson

Jul 26, 2023

Douglas L ‘Doc’ Stevenson, 60, of Grand Island died on July 26, 2023 at CHI Health St Francis.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, August 5th, from 11am - 1pm at the Platt Duetsche. Casual dress requested. In lieu of flowers, a memorials can be made out to the family. A memorial account for Doug "Doc" Stevenson has...

Sandra K. Davis

Sandra K. Davis

Jul 24, 2023

Sandra K. Davis, 77, of Hastings, NE was peacefully called home on Monday, July 24, 2023 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the...

Wayne W Dieken

Wayne W Dieken

Jul 10, 2023

Wayne Dieken, 86, of Prosser died Monday, July 10, 2023, at his home. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Concordia Cemetery near Prosser with Reverend Greg Volske officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Friday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be directed...

Deanna L Meedel

Deanna L Meedel

Jul 8, 2023

Deanna L. Meedel, 73, of Grand Island, died Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Tabitha at Prairie Commons. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Thursday, July 13, 2023, at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Pedersen officiating. A burial will follow at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Wednesday at Apfel Funeral Home. In lieu of...

Ralph A. Zavala

Ralph A. Zavala

Jul 7, 2023

Ralph A Zavala, 73 of Hickman, Nebraska passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 7, 2023, with Chris, his wife of 52 years, at his side.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 10 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 408 W 11th St. Wood River, Nebraska 68883.

Visitation will be Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 5pm to 7pm...

Mark Kemp

Mark Kemp

Jul 5, 2023

Mark Cleveland Kemp, 63, of Hastings, Nebraska died on July 5, 2023, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. A graveside memorial will be held at 1 PM on July 15, 2023, at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan, NE with Pastor Eddie Goff officiating. Apfel Funeral Home of Hastings is assisting the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com.

Mark came into the...

Bradley "Brad"  E. Thompson

Bradley "Brad" E. Thompson

Jul 4, 2023

Bradley “Brad” Edward Thompson, 51, of Grand Island, NE, formerly of Gibbon, NE, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at UNMC in Omaha, NE, surrounded by family, after a long illness.

A memorial gathering and celebration of Brad’s life will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2023, at Apfel Funeral Home – Grand Island.

Brad was born April 22, 1972, at...

Shane Sheeks

Shane Sheeks

Jun 26, 2023

Shane was born on November 27, 1981, in Grand Island, NE, the son of Dale Lee Sheeks Jr. and Sherri Hurley. He passed away on June 26th, 2023. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday September 2, 2023, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE.

As a child Shane lived in Yucaipa, CA, as a young adult he...

Kenneth Ray Simons

Kenneth Ray Simons

Jun 25, 2023

Kenneth Ray Simons, 60, of Cairo, NE died on June 25, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. A memorial service will be at 2 P.M. on Friday June 30, 2023, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Father Richard Piontkowski officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be on Thursday from 5 to 7 P.M. at Apfel...

James "Jim" Ronald Perkins

James "Jim" Ronald Perkins

Jun 21, 2023

James "Jim" Ronald Perkins, 77, of Grand Island broke the bonds of this world and ran into the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Brookfield Park in St. Paul, NE.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, June 26, 2023 at Apfel Funeral home in Grand Island...

Twila "Terri" M. Larson

Twila "Terri" M. Larson

Jun 21, 2023

Twila “Terri” M. Larson, 91, of Grand Island, Nebraska died June 21, 2023, at Lebensraum Assisted Living.

 There will be no services. Inurnment will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Central Nebraska Humane Society.

Twila was born in 1931, in Clarks, Nebraska to Albin and Rena (Powers) Larson. She moved to Grand Island at age 5...

Barbara G. Hinrichs

Barbara G. Hinrichs

Jun 18, 2023

Barbara Gwen Hinrichs, 83, of Hastings, NE died June 18, 2023, at Mary Lanning Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 AM on Friday, June 23, 2023, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings, NE with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 PM to 7 PM on Thursday...

About Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries


Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services offers a collection of obituaries for Adams, Hall, and Clay County. With services throughout Grand Island, Hastings, Kenesaw, Cairo, Wood River, and Harvard, Nebraska that are updated regularly. Find local Nebraska obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.

Subscribe for Obituary Notifications

Get alerts when Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services posts tributes and obituaries.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

Share by: