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Chad Albert Lang
Sep 26, 2024
Chad A. Lang, 54, of Holstein, NE died on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings, NE with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. A private family burial will take place at the Holstein Cemetery at a later date. Gathering of...
Luella E. Sass
Sep 23, 2024
Luella Emma Peterson Sass, 94, of Grand Island died on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island, NE. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Reverend Bill Pavuk officiating. A private burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested...
Margaret Marie Steiner
Sep 22, 2024
Margaret Marie (Parmenter) Steiner (96) formerly of Holstein passed from this world into eternity on September 22, 2024 at Homestead Assisted Living in Hastings.
Services will be Saturday, September 28th at 1pm at St Paul Lutheran church in Holstein with Pastor Lon Landsman officiating. Interment to follow at Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation is Friday evening at Apfel Funeral home in Hastings from...
Arvilla Hieb
Sep 20, 2024
Arvilla Hieb, 68, of Grand Island, NE passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024 at home with her loved ones by her side.
She was born in Kearney, NE on October 18th 1955 to William R ‘Billy’ and Ida (Phillpot) Shafer. She spent her formative years refusing to grow up in central and western NE receiving her education at Shelton High...
Dale Steven Grothe
Sep 19, 2024
D. Steven Grothe, 63, of Hastings, Nebraska passed away peacefully at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings on Thursday, September 19, 2024, following a brief illness. Memorial and inurnment services will be held later at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.
Steve was born on October 1, 1960 at Sidney, Nebraska and...
Eddy Augustin Ajete Delgado
Sep 15, 2024
Eddy Augustin Ajete Delgado, 63, of Genoa, NE passed away on September 15th, 2024, at Hoffmeister Homes. Eddy is preceded in death by his parents, Juana Rosa Delgado Tellez and Augustin Ajete Perez and his nephew, Javier Quiñonez. He is survived by his sisters, Olga Maria Ajete Delgado, Carmen Rosa Ajete Delgado, Idania Ajete Delgado, and Julia Ajete Ferrin, along...
David Warren Baisinger
Sep 10, 2024
David Warren Baisinger, age 79, living in Lincoln, died on September 10, 2024.
A memorial service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 8320 South Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, with the Reverend Joseph Rafique presiding. The service will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend. See https://aldersgatelinc.org/. A graveside service will be...
Larry James Holder Sr.
Sep 7, 2024
Larry James Holder, Sr., 80, of Grand Island, NE died on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at his home.
A celebration of life for Larry will be held at 2 PM Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. Bev Hieb officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.
He was born on July 25, 1944 in Grand Island,...
Alberta M. Wiese
Sep 5, 2024
Alberta M. Wiese, 84, of Wood River, NE died Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Tabitha at Prairie Commons, Grand Island, NE.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Don Pobanz officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation hours will be on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at...
Nancy Rae Smith
Aug 27, 2024
Nancy Rae (Cardinal) Smith, 62, of rural Alda, NE, peacefully passed on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, NE. She fought a 13-month battle of pancreatic cancer with the assistance of the staff at St. Francis and the Cancer Center of North Florida. She recently was able to attend the 100th birthday celebration of...
Emogene Veeder
Aug 26, 2024
Emogene Veeder, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Belvedere Nursing Home in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Funeral services will be held on September 3rd at 2:00 PM at Cairo Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Cairo Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will take place on September 2nd from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Cairo Baptist Church....
Joseph F Liess
Aug 24, 2024
Joseph F. Liess, 87, of Grand Island died August 24, 2024, at CHI St. Francis. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor April Wegehaupt officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 PM Tuesday at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Assoc....
Larry Allan Steiner
Aug 23, 2024
Larry Allan Steiner, 71, of rural Holstein, NE, was ushered into eternity on August 23, 2024, at Mary Lanning Memorial hospital, following a cardiac episode.
Memorial service will be 2:30 PM Friday, August 30, 2024, at Hastings First Methodist United Church with Pastor Lance Clay officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Thursday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Kenesaw. Memorials...
Robert Allen Dawkins
Aug 17, 2024
Robert A. Dawkins, 84, of Grand Island, NE died on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society – St. John’s in Kearney, NE. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date at the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.
He was born on September...
Fred M. Wheeler
Aug 15, 2024
Fred Wheeler, 83, of Grand Island, NE died on August 15, 2024, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, NE. A Memorial Service will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Scott Jones officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.
Fred was born on May...
Ann Renee Smeltzer
Aug 9, 2024
Ann Smeltzer, 50, of Aurora, NE passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024 at the Grand Island Regional Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 11 AM Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Scott Jones officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, August 13th at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...
Dennis Edward Murfin
Aug 3, 2024
Dennis Edward Murfin, 87, of Crete, IL passed away peacefully on August 3, 2024.
Dennis was born on April 6, 1937 in O’Neill, NE. The only son of Darwin and Pearl Murfin. Widower of the late Kathryn Murfin (1994). He earned a Bachelors Degree in Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and then relocated to Crete, IL. He taught High School science...
Dr. Richard Brown
Aug 1, 2024
Dr. Richard Lee Brown, 69, of Grand Island, NE, died on August 1, 2024 surrounded by loved ones.
Richard “Dick” Brown was born on June 25, 1955, in Alliance, NE, the third son of Neil Duane Brown and Arlene Marie (O’Connell) Brown. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1973. He then attended Chadron State College and graduated in 1977 with...
Gary L. Kent
Aug 1, 2024
Gary Lee Kent, 73, of Hastings died on August 1, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 10:30 am at Juniata United Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am until the service. Burial will follow at Juniata Cemetery. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting...
Lorrie Irene Lassonde
Jul 30, 2024
Lorraine Lassonde (Lorrie), 63, of Grand Island, NE died on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. A Memorial Service will be at 10 A.M. on Monday, August 5, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Darrel Holzinger officiating. Burial will follow at the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated...
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