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Cleo L. Beberniss

Cleo L. Beberniss

Dec 22, 2021

Cleo Beberniss, 92, of Grand Island died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Primrose. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4 - 7 PM at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to...

Lucille Waters

Lucille Waters

Dec 21, 2021

Lucille Waters of Oshkosh, Nebraska, formerly from Hastings/Harvard, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, December, 21, 2021, at the young age of 101 years, 8 months and 6 days. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family. Mom was born in Sheridan Township (Redwood Falls), Minnesota to Raymond and Laura Simning on April 15,...

Robert "Bob" Dieken

Robert "Bob" Dieken

Dec 21, 2021

Robert "Bob" Dieken, 83, of Grand Island died Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Azria Health Broadwell in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Reverend Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial with military honors will be 2:00 PM at Concordia Cemetery near Prosser. Visitation will be 5-7 Monday at Apfel Funeral Home....

Lana Kay Maret

Lana Kay Maret

Dec 17, 2021

Lana Kay Maret, 69, of Wood River, NE passed away after a three-year battle with ALS on Friday, December 17, 2021 at CHI Health St. Francis. Memorial services will be at 2 PM Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River with Rev. Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home...

Evelyn J. Campbell

Evelyn J. Campbell

Dec 16, 2021

Evelyn J. Campbell, 90, formerly of Wood River, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the Heritage at Sagewood. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River with Fr. Jonathan Sorensen officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Douglas Callier

Douglas Callier

Dec 15, 2021

Douglas Callier, 63, of Fairfield, Nebraska passed away on December 15, 2021. Memorial services will be held 10:30 am, Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Community Presbyterian Church in Fairfield, Nebraska with Pastors Ivan and Joyce Dean officiating. The service will be live-streamed on Apfel Funeral Home’s Facebook page. Memorials are suggested to Apfel Funeral Home of Hastings to help...

Bessie E. Frith

Bessie E. Frith

Dec 14, 2021

Bessie Eleanor Baker Frith Galvan, 84, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2021. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Chaplain Jay Towel officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the services. Memorials are suggested to...

Helen E.  Schimmer

Helen E. Schimmer

Dec 14, 2021

Helen E. Schimmer, 94, of Grand Island died Tuesday December 14, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, December 21st at Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Daniel Bremer will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM...

Charlotte Elaine Hoback-Kroeger

Charlotte Elaine Hoback-Kroeger

Dec 13, 2021

Charlotte (Kottmeyer Hoback) Kroeger, 78, of Hastings, NE died Monday, December 13, 2021, at The Kensington Evergreen Court Memory Care in Hastings. Funeral services are Friday, December 17, at 10:30 am at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings. A luncheon will immediately follow. A graveside service will be on the same day at 2:00 pm at Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery,...

Marvin Lee Tagge

Marvin Lee Tagge

Dec 13, 2021

Marvin L. Tagge, 92, of Grand Island died Monday December 13, 2021. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Monday, December 20, 2021, at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Anny Kapundo officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 PM Sunday at Apfel Funeral Home. Marvin was born October 24, 1929, in Grand Island, NE to...

James "Larry" Schutte

James "Larry" Schutte

Dec 10, 2021

James “Larry” Schutte, 81, of Hastings, NE passed away on December 10, 2021, at home with loved ones at his side. Services will be held Wednesday, December 15, at 11:00 AM at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Parkview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to The Cancer Center. Larry was born on March 2, 1940, to Otto Sr. and...

Edward Boltz

Edward Boltz

Dec 10, 2021

Edward “Eddie” Boltz, 87, of Dannebrog passed away at Brookefield Park in St. Paul on December 10, 2021. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Reverend Bill Pavuk officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-7 PM at Apfel Funeral Home....

Marc L.  Sundermeier

Marc L. Sundermeier

Dec 8, 2021

Marc Sundermeier, 62, of Grand Island passed away at home on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Memorial services will be 1 PM Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Pavuk officiating. Burial will take place in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service time. Casual dress is recommended. Memorials...

Geraldine Hurst

Geraldine Hurst

Dec 4, 2021

Geraldine ‘Gerry’ Hurst, 100, of Hastings, NE, passed away on December 4, 2021, at Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel in Hastings, NE. Interment will be held at Parkview Cemetery. A visitation will be from 12-3 PM Sunday, December 12, 2021,...

Doroethy M Simpson

Doroethy M Simpson

Dec 3, 2021

Doroethy Simpson, 91, of Grand Island, formally of Cairo, passed away December 3, 2021. Celebration of life service will be 11 AM Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Cairo with Pastor Jack Boling officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family....

Edward  Matthew Thiel

Edward Matthew Thiel

Dec 2, 2021

Edward Thiel, 62, of Hastings, NE died on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at home. A Celebration of Life with a luncheon will be held at 11:00 am Friday, December 10, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family. Edward was born...

Viola  L. Farris

Viola L. Farris

Dec 1, 2021

Viola L. Farris, 99, of Grand Island died Wednesday December 1, 2021, at her home. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran School. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family. Viola Loeda Farris was born January 15, 1922, near...

Ruth Ann Nozicka

Ruth Ann Nozicka

Nov 26, 2021

Ruth Nozicka, 80, died November 26, 2021. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, NE. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, near Maxwell. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, at the church with a vigil service starting at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers,...

Vera M Reddish

Vera M Reddish

Nov 25, 2021

Vera M. Reddish, 96, of Grand Island died November 25, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 1:30 PM Friday, December 3, 2021, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Masks are required. Burial will follow at Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM on Thursday, December 2nd at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...

Christine "Chris" Anne Kemp

Christine "Chris" Anne Kemp

Nov 24, 2021

Christine Anne Kemp (Chris), aged 70, of Kenesaw, NE passed away on November 24, 2021, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings with her loving husband at her side. A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel in Hastings, NE. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorials...

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