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Rhoda E. Caswell

Rhoda E. Caswell

Sep 14, 2013

Rhoda E. Caswell, 88, of Cairo died Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Country House in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at the Cairo United Methodist Church. The Rev. Melanie Adams will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery at Crete, Nebraska at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 4 to 7...

Elnora H. Johnson

Elnora H. Johnson

Sep 14, 2013

Hastings resident, Elnora H. (Bunger) Johnson, 89, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Services will be Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 11 am at the Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Marcus Mackay officiating. Luncheon at Peace Lutheran will follow the service. Burial will be in the Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, NE. Arrangements by...

Ida Eileen Kissell

Ida Eileen Kissell

Sep 12, 2013

Hastings resident, Ida Eileen Kissell, 87, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Mary Lanning HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Eileen was born January 9, 1926 to Martin and Ida Rose (Gebhard) Richardson in Long Island, KS, the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Long Island High School in 1944. She married Kenneth H. Kissell on May 27, 1944 in...

Gale L. Darling

Gale L. Darling

Sep 10, 2013

Hastings resident, Gale L. Darling, 90, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Memorial service will be Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 10:30 am at the All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings~Village, with Rev. Charles Johnson and Rev. Barry Rempp officiating. Reception following the service at Hager Hall, GSS. There will be no...

Melvin G. Martin

Melvin G. Martin

Sep 8, 2013

Hastings resident, Melvin G. Martin, 92, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care, Hastings. Graveside service will be Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10 am at the Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, NE with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no visitation. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of...

Lucia 'Lucie' Luevano

Lucia 'Lucie' Luevano

Sep 5, 2013

Lucia Lucie Luevano, 59, of Grand Island died Thursday, September 5, 2013, at Golden Living Center at Lakeview. Her body has been cremated, and private family memorial services will be held. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Lucie was born October 25, 1953, at Harvey, IL to Rufino and Juanita (Salaz) Roman. She is survived by many family members...

Dorothy Lucille Lukow

Dorothy Lucille Lukow

Sep 5, 2013

Hastings resident Dorothy Lukow, 95, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, September 9, 2013 at 10 am at the Grace Methodist Church in Hastings, with Rev. Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 7 pm on Sunday, September...

Ronald Eugene Toben

Ronald Eugene Toben

Sep 4, 2013

Ronald Eugene Toben, 77 of Doniphan, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 11:15 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2013 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Doniphan, Nebraska with the Rev. Rodney Armon officiating. Burial will be in Cedarview Cemetery, Doniphan. Visitation will be 9 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Pauls Lutheran...

Margaret L. Sorgenfrei

Margaret L. Sorgenfrei

Sep 4, 2013

Margaret L. Sorgenfrei, 69 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2013 at...

Lorene Hall

Lorene Hall

Sep 3, 2013

Hastings resident, Lorene Hall, 97, passed away Tuesday, September 03, 2013 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village. Services will be Friday, September 6, 2013 at 10:30 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Rev. Paul Knott officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday, September 5, 2013 from 3 pm to 7...

Betty L. Bartlett

Betty L. Bartlett

Sep 2, 2013

Betty L. Bartlett, 85, of Grand Island, died Monday, Sept 2, 2013 at Lakeview Nursing Home, Grand Island, Nebraska. Services will be Friday, September 6, 2013 at 11 am at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Warriner officiating. Inurnment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation hours will be one hour prior to service time at Apfel Funeral...

Betty J. Hoover

Betty J. Hoover

Aug 31, 2013

Betty J. Hoover, 86 of Grand Island died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Grand Island City Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for...

Theodore Roosevelt Davis Jr.

Theodore Roosevelt Davis Jr.

Aug 28, 2013

Theodore R. Davis Jr. 86 of Grand Island died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Rev. Richard Piontowski officiating. Burial will be Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Fort Logan, Colorado. Visitation hours will...

Waunetta (Neta Jeanne) Westing

Waunetta (Neta Jeanne) Westing

Aug 26, 2013

Rural Prosser resident, Waunetta (Neta Jeanne) Westing passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Services will be Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 10 am at the United Methodist Church in Kenesaw, NE, with Pastor Ilgha Ilunga officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw, NE. Visitation will be Friday, August 30, 2013...

Doris I. Nelson

Doris I. Nelson

Aug 26, 2013

Doris I. Nelson, 93 of Cairo, died Monday, August 26, 2013 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2013 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Rev. Bob Carlson officiating. A Private Family Inurnment will be in Loup Fork Cemetery, near Boelus. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested...

Charles M. Sipple

Charles M. Sipple

Aug 25, 2013

Charles M. Sipple, 100, of Grand Island died Sunday August 25, 2013 at Meridian Gardens in Columbus, Nebraska. There will be a private family service at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Adult Day Care Center in Grand Island or the donors choice. Charles M. Sipple was born on September 7, 1912, in Grand Island, the son of...

Virgil H. Jacobitz

Virgil H. Jacobitz

Aug 25, 2013

Campbell resident, Virgil H. Jacobitz, 84, passed away Sunday, August 25th, 2013 at the Kenesaw Haven Home, Kenesaw, NE. Services will be Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein, NE with Rev. Harold King officiating. Burial will be in the St. Pauls Lutheran Churchyard Cememtery, Holstein, NE. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 27,...

Melvin  Olston E

Melvin Olston E

Aug 23, 2013

Melvin E. Olston, 73, of Chapman, died Friday, August 23, 2013, at the Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, NE. A private family service will be held at Apfel Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday evening from 4 to 8 pm with Melvins family greeting friends from 6 to 8 pm at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Burial will be...

Gonzalo Luevano

Gonzalo Luevano

Aug 23, 2013

Gonzalo Luevano, 60, of Grand Island died Friday, August 23, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 26, 2013 at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Oberbeck officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013, at the Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials...

Laura M Ahrens

Laura M Ahrens

Aug 23, 2013

Laura M. Ahrens, 96, of Grand Island, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Reverend Bob Rhodes will be officiating. Interment will be at Westlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 7 P.M. Wednesday at Apfel Funeral Home in...

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