Obituaries
Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries
Barbara J. Ogden
Jan 2, 2021
Barbara Ogden, 85, of Wood River died January 2, 2021 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Burial was held previously at the Grand Island City Cemetery. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, July 24, 2021 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Barbara (Wegner) Ogden was born on September 6,...
Thomas J. Pesha
Jan 1, 2021
Tom J. Pesha, 90, of Grand Island died Friday, January 1, 2021, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 10:30 AM on Thursday at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Donald Buhrman will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM Thursday at St. Leo’s Catholic...
Douglas G. Nienhueser
Dec 31, 2020
Rural Juniata resident Douglas G. Nienhueser, 63, passed away from cancer, Thursday, December 31, 2020 at his home. Services will be Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 10:30 am at the Zion Wanda Lutheran Church, Juniata with Pastor Lon Landsmann officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Wanda Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery. Book signing will be Friday, January 8, 2021 from 2...
Marvin "Butch" Swanson
Dec 31, 2020
Marvin Gayle “Butch” Swanson, 70, formerly of Cairo, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Brookfield Park Care Home in St. Paul. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM on Friday, January 8, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Catherine Love will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Those attending the service,...
June Elizabeth Watson
Dec 30, 2020
June Elizabeth Watson, 96, formerly of Wood River, passed peacefully from her earthly life on December 30,2020 at Brookstone View Nursing Home in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Visitation will be on January 4th from 4 to 6 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River, Nebraska. A family service will be held on January 5th with Rev. Trudy Hanke officiating....
Merrie Kay Stade
Dec 29, 2020
Former Kenesaw resident, Merrie “Kay” Stade, 75, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at her home in Gretna, NE. Visitation will be Sunday, January 3, 2021 from 4 pm to 7 pm with family present at the Apfel Funeral Home, Kenesaw. A private family service will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lowell, NE...
Dorothy (Woodworth) Lipp Flessner
Dec 27, 2020
Hastings resident, Dorothy (Woodworth) Lipp - Flessner, 103 passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings- Village. Graveside services will be at a later in the Franklin Cemetery, Franklin. Dorothy was cremated and there will be no viewing. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family...
Mary Kay Opp
Dec 27, 2020
Mary Kay Opp, 77, of Alda died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Grand Island. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Scott Jones officiating. Those in attendance will be required to wear masks and practice proper social distancing. Mary was born on May 20, 1943 in Grand Island,...
William Bradford Dowse
Dec 25, 2020
Harvard resident, William “Bill” Dowse passed away, Friday, December 25, 2020 at the Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard. Graveside service at the Harvard Cemetery, Harvard will be at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Bill was born October 17th 1938 to Leota and William (Bradford)...
Jerold "Jerry" Lee Ramsey
Dec 24, 2020
USAF Lt. Col. Ret. Jerold “Jerry” Lee Ramsey of Sun City, Texas passed away on December 24th, 2020 at his home. Visitation will be at 12:00PM on Saturday, January 2nd at Apfel Funeral Home 1123 W.2nd Street, Grand Island, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM at Apfel Funeral Home with Jerold’s brother, Larry Ramsey, officiating. Burial will follow...
Marcia Galusha
Dec 20, 2020
Marcia Lee Galusha, 67, of Hastings, died December 20, 2020, at home in Hastings. Memorial service will be Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at ll:00 a.m. at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor Bev Hieb officiating. There will be no visitation or burial. The service will be livestreamed on the Apfel Facebook page. Masks will be required and social...
Larry L Stutzman
Dec 14, 2020
Larry L. Stutzman, 82, of Cairo died Monday, December 14, 2020, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island from complications from Covid 19. A celebration of Larry’s life will be held 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Cairo United Methodist Church with Rev. Cat Love officiating. His cremains will be buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery...
Georgia June Osler
Dec 12, 2020
Georgia June Osler, 91, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 12, 2020. She was born February 24, 1929 in Kenesaw, Nebraska, to Reinhold and Margaret (Dudden) Hinz. She graduated from Kenesaw High School in 1947 and married Leonard Osler on June 12, 1948. They farmed and had five sons, Alvin, Douglas, Kenneth,...
Orville Dean Lutkemeier
Dec 8, 2020
Orville Dean Lutkemeier, son of Harold and Dorothy (Saathoff) Lutkemeier passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the Mary Lanning Health Care in Hastings. He was born on a farm south of Holstein on October 31, 1947. Dean attended Kindergarten at the country school 4 south and ½ east of Holstein. Dean also attended the Bladen Elementary School. Dean was...
Mary Ann Black
Dec 7, 2020
Hastings resident, Mary Ann Black, 86, passed away, Monday, December 7, 2020 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings. Memorial service will be Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 2 pm at Peace Lutheran Church, Hastings. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings with Reverend Micah R. Gaunt officiating. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family. Condolences may be...
Dean Leslie Kessinger
Dec 6, 2020
Hastings resident, Dean Leslie Kessinger, 55, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at his home. Memorial service will be held at a later date in Colorado. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be given to the family. Dean was born January 26, 1965 to Juan...
Charles E Kemptar
Dec 2, 2020
Charles Kemptar, 83, of Cairo, NE died December 2, 2020 at CHI Health St. Francis. A private family service will be held on December 7, 2020 at Cairo United Methodist Church with Rev. Cat Love officiating. A public visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm on Sunday, December 6th at the Cairo United Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to...
Margaret 'Peg' A. Harders
Dec 2, 2020
Margaret A. ‘Peg’ Harders, 56, of Grand Island, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Monday, December 7th at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Martin L. Egging will officiate. Burial will be held in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Dennis Keas
Nov 28, 2020
Dennis Galen Keas, 70, of Alda Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 28, 2020 at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Galen, aka Keazo, was born May 12, 1950 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was educated in a one room schoolhouse at District 8 South Rural School. He graduated from Garden County High School in Oshkosh, Nebraska. Galen was a true...
Esther Colburn
Nov 28, 2020
Esther Colburn, 80, formerly of Giltner died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Westfield Quality Care of Aurora, NE. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Giltner with Father Loras Grell celebrating. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Tuesday at the church with a...
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