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June H. Ziola
Jan 12, 2023
June H. Ziola, 86, of Grand Island died Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Riverside Lodge in Grand Island.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM Monday, January16th at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Mark Maresh will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM Monday until the service at the funeral...
Bobby D. Dubbs
Jan 11, 2023
Bobby Dean Dubbs, 82, of Wood River died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
Memorial services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 14th at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Bev Hieb will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Wood River Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Wood...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Hetrick
Jan 10, 2023
Jacqueline S. “Jackie” Hetrick, 65, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island.
Cremation has taken place and a visitation will be held at Apfel Funeral Home from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, January 13, 2023. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.
Jackie was born to Weston H. and Mary E....
Gregory L. Reiner
Jan 10, 2023
Gregory L. Reiner, 68, of Hastings, Nebraska died on January 10, 2023, at UNMC in Omaha, Nebraska. There will be no services. Memorials in his honor can be made to the donor’s choice. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family.
He was born on June 22, 1954, at Hastings, Nebraska to Ernest and Ruth (Harrenstein) Reiner. He grew up...
Anthony "Tony" Hempleman
Jan 9, 2023
Anthony “Tony” Hempleman, 62, of Shelton, NE passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2023 at his home.
Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Friday, January 13, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River. Burial will follow in the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday, January 12, 2023 also at St. Mary’s Catholic...
Blake Fruchtl
Jan 9, 2023
Blake Edward Fruchtl, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska died January 9, 2023 in Omaha. Funeral Services will be Monday, January 16, 2023 at 10:30 am at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island, Nebraska with Father Don Buhrman officiating. Visitation and Rosary will be from 4:00 -7:00 pm on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are...
Elsie F. Roemmich
Jan 9, 2023
Elsie Fern (Purdy) Roemmich, 97, of Grand Island died Monday, January 9, 2023 at Primrose Retirement Community in Grand Island.
Funeral services for Elsie will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Jodi M. Lang
Jan 8, 2023
Jodi M. Lang, 50, of Holstein, Nebraska died January 8, 2023, at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. A memorial visitation will be held on January 20, 2023 from 5-7pm at Apfel Funeral Home in Kenesaw, Nebraska. Memorials can be directed to Apfel Funeral Home in care of her daughter Adrian Crumm.
Jodi was born on July 16, 1972 in Hastings,...
Deborah K Pieper
Jan 8, 2023
Deborah K. (Dingwerth) Pieper, 68 of Grand Island died January 8, 2023, at UNMC Omaha surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Friday, January 13, 2023, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Pavuk officiating. Casual, Husker or Royals attire is requested. Burial will be at a later date at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will...
Jimmie D. Strand
Jan 3, 2023
Jimmie Dean Strand, 81, of Hastings, NE died on January 3, 20223 at his home.
A celebration of his life will be held at 10 AM on May 2, 2023, at the Juniata Community Church in Juniata, Nebraska. Graveside service will follow with military honors at Ainsworth Cemetery in Ainsworth, Nebraska at 3 PM.
He was born on May 2, 1941 to...
Douglas L. Codner
Jan 3, 2023
Douglas Lester Codner,74, passed away at his home in Wood River on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
Services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, January 6 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Derek Apfel, CFC will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 5 from 5-7 pm at Apfel Funeral...
Shanda Wallace
Jan 1, 2023
Shanda Lynn Wallace, 63, of Grand Island, died on Jan. 1, 2023 at her home after a 2 1/2 year battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. A memorial service will be at 12 PM on May 7 in the pavilion at Stolley Park. Shanda's wishes were cremation. Memorials can be sent to the family for later designation.
She was born on...
Vera Belle Thiem
Dec 30, 2022
Vera Belle Thiem (Brengelman) of Lincoln, Nebraska died on Friday, December 30, 2022 at The Independence House in Lincoln. Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island, NE with the Reverend Kelly Karges officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM...
Lavona B. Murphy
Dec 30, 2022
LaVona B. Murphy, 94, of Hastings passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at the Elks Country Club in Hastings. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to Debbie Kennedy, 1310 North Laird Ave. Hastings NE 68901
Memorials are suggested to...
Darlene J. Dieken
Dec 29, 2022
Darlene J. Dieken, 86, of Hastings, Nebraska died, Thursday, December 29, 2022 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 am Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Christ Lutheran Church in Juniata, Nebraska with Pastor Greg Volzke officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Friday, January 6, 2023 at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. Interment will be at Concordia Cemetery...
Arthur Schakat
Dec 27, 2022
Arthur “Art” Schakat, 98, passed away on December 27, 2022 at Providence Place of Hastings.
Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 31, 2022 in the All Saints Chapel at the Good Samaritan Society in Hastings with Pastors Paul Knott and Dale Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the Parkview cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the...
Richard "Rick" Veno
Dec 27, 2022
Richard (Rick) Veno, age 60, tragically passed away December 27, 2022, due to an unexpected heart attack. He and his wife Karla were returning home from a joyful Christmas holiday in Wisconsin when he died in Nebraska.
Rick was born in Bangor Maine to Richard and Theora Veno. His parents moved to Denver, Colorado in 1967 where Rick spent his formative...
Georgene D. Crouch
Dec 24, 2022
Merle D. Crouch, 97, died December 23, 2022 and Georgene 92, died December 24, 2022 in Grand Island at Good Samaritan Society. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM April 7, 2023 at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Charles Gregory officiating. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be directed www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
Merle was born on December 1, 1925, in...
Merle Dean Crouch
Dec 23, 2022
Merle D. Crouch, 97, died December 23, 2022 and Georgene 92, died December 24, 2022 in Grand Island at Good Samaritan Society. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM April 7, 2023 at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Charles Gregory officiating. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be directed www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
Merle was born on December 1, 1925, in...
Reva M. Henninger
Dec 19, 2022
Reva M. Henninger, 89, of Lincoln, NE, died Monday, December 19, 2022, at Bryan West Medical Center.
Visitation with family greeting friends will be on Tuesday, December 27th from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. A private family burial will take place in the Shelton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Shelton United Methodist...
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