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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
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
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
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...
Dean G Jacobitz
Nov 22, 2021
Kenesaw resident Dean G. Jacobitz, 91, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare. Services will be Saturday, November 27, 2021, at 10:00 am at Zion Wanda Lutheran Church, Rural Juniata with Reverend Lon Landsmann officiating. Burial will be in Zion Wanda Church Cemetery following the service. Visitation will be Friday, November 26, 2021 from 5-7 pm at...
Clayton C. Meyer
Nov 20, 2021
Clayton C. Meyer, 90, of Grand Island, NE died on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at CHI Health St. Francis. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Pastor Dan Bremer officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6...
Tammy Maureen Bottolfson
Nov 18, 2021
Tammy Maureen Bottolfson, 62, of Grand Island, gained her wings Thursday, Nov. 18th, 2021, at CHI Health St. Francis surrounded by loved ones. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23rd at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Bev Hieb officiating. Visitation will be on Monday Nov. 22nd from 5 to 7 p.m....
Emma Delene Nelson
Nov 17, 2021
Emma DeLene Nelson, age 19, died in a car accident, along with her dear friend, Korey Bowers, age 18, on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, in Wyoming. While they met their Maker, on that day, both Emma and Korey already knew and loved Him, before they were called home. A Memorial service for Emma will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday,...
Anthony Douglas Johannsen
Nov 16, 2021
Services for Anthony D “Tony” Johannsen will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 11:00 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Holstein, NE. The Rev. Lon E. Landsmann will officiate. A Visitation is planned at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, November 22, 2021, from 5 - 7 pm. A memorial service in his hometown of Osmond, NE will...
Marilyn Katherine Mueller
Nov 13, 2021
Marilyn Katherine Mueller (née Spaulding) died unexpectedly in Grand Island, Nebraska on November 13, 2021 at the age of 64. A celebration of life will be held at Full Circle Venue in Boarders Inn on November 21, 2021 at 4:00 pm at Grand Island, NE. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Marilyn’s life. Please dress casual. Memorials will be...
Londyn Kuinn Smith
Nov 12, 2021
Londyn Kuinn Smith, 5, of Grand Island, NE died November 12, 2021, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral service will be 9:00 AM Friday, November 19, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Apfel Funeral Home. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Londyn “our little warrior princess” was born on September 21,...
Maurice W. Sapp
Nov 11, 2021
Maurice W. Sapp, 89, of Grand Island, NE passed into life eternal on Thursday November 11, 2021, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday November 17th at the GI Free Church in Grand Island. Pastor Jeff McKearney and Pastor Paul Nauman will officiate. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery located...
Floyd Dean Woodman
Nov 11, 2021
Floyd “Dean” Woodman, 83, of Shelton passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 PM on Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Shelton United Methodist Church with Pastor Michelle Byerly officiating. Burial will follow in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 PM on Sunday, November 14th at the church. Dean...
Janice L. Alexander
Nov 11, 2021
Janice Lee Alexander, 79, of Chapman passed away quietly Thursday, November 11th, 2021, at Brookfield Park in St Paul. Janice Lee Alexander was born April 29th, 1942, in Grand Island to William and Roberta (Rhinehart) Hardenbrook. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Scott Alexander and Renae Baker, sister and brother-in-law, LeeAnn and Todd Kucera; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and...
Shari Raffaeli
Nov 10, 2021
Shari Raffaeli, 71, of Grand Island passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Shari was born August 19, 1950, at Boston, MA to William and Carolyn (Cianchette) Monroe. She grew up moving frequently as William was an...
Mary Erma Mazour
Nov 10, 2021
Mary Erma Mazour, formerly of Wood River, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island at the age of 95. Erma Gilsdorf was born and raised in Lawrence, Nebraska on July 23 1926, the oldest of six children to George and Helen (Curry) Gilsdorf. In 1946, she married her high school sweetheart, Ervin...
Deborah "Deb" Jean Fleming
Nov 9, 2021
Deborah “Deb” Jean Fleming was a caring mother, sister, aunt and friend. She left this world suddenly on November 9th, 2021 at the age of 58 at the Grand island Regional medical Center. Services will be 1:30 PM on Friday, November 19, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be an...
Melvin Wayne Liebst
Nov 9, 2021
Melvin “Wayne” Liebst, age 88 of Hemet, CA passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Desert Hills Assisted Living and Memory Care. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am, Thursday, November 18, 2021, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with Father Douglas Daro officiating. Interment will be in Roseland Cemetery. A Visitation will take place from 5-7 pm...
Gary L. Benzel
Nov 8, 2021
Gary L. Benzel, 83, of Grand Island died November 8, 2021, at his home. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place and no service will be held. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Gary was born April 25, 1938, in Grand Island to Alex and Amelia (Dietrich) Benzel. He grew up in Grand Island and attended and graduated...
Mary Theresa Wortman
Nov 6, 2021
Mary Theresa Wortman, 95 of Wood River died on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Friday, November 12, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Thursday, at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary’s Alter Society...
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