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Rachel G. Mendez
Jul 12, 2020
Rachel G. Mendez, 87, formerly of Wood River, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, July 17, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River with Father Jorge Canela officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will be at...
Carl E Justa
Jul 9, 2020
Harvard resident, Carl E. Justa, 90, passed away peacefully in his home, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Graveside services will be Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10am at the Harvard Cemetery with military rites. Memorials may be given to the Harvard Community Foundation for the new Harvard firehall; PO box 119 Harvard, NE 68944. Carl was born, January 28, 1930 to...
Kathryn B. Layher
Jul 8, 2020
Kathryn Bertha Layher, 100, of Wood River, died July 8, 2020 at her home in Wood River. Services will be on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 10:30 am at the First United Methodist Church in Wood River with Rev. Trudy Hanke officiating. Burial will be at the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 5 to 7 at...
Karen M. Cloud
Jul 6, 2020
Karen M. Cloud, 49, of Grand Island, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island, NE. Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Blessed Sacrament with Father Martin Egging officiating. A burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Friday,...
Wilma Jean Mayfield
Jul 6, 2020
Wilma Jean Mayfield, 90, of Shelton, NE died July 6, 2020 at her home. Private family graveside service will be held at the Shelton Cemetery. A Celebration of Life service will be scheduled for a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorials are suggested to Shelton United Methodist Church and the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department. Wilma Jean...
Philander D. Jenkins
Jun 30, 2020
Hastings resident, Philander D. Jenkins Sr, 60, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Mary Lanning HealthCare, Hastings. Philanders wishes were to be cremated. There is no visitation or memorial services at this time. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Phil was born September 9, 1959 to Willie and Lillian Mae (Oglesby) Jenkins in Chicago, IL....
Theresa A. Scarborough
Jun 30, 2020
Theresa A. Scarborough, 86, of Grand Island died Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 11 AM on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Martin Egging will officiate. Due to Covid-19 concerns, attendees will be required to wear a mask and maintain social...
Jack R. Bixby
Jun 28, 2020
Jack Raymond Bixby, 96, died June 28, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island, NE. As per his wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Apfel Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Jack had a full and sometimes exciting life growing up in rural Nebraska and later making his way and raising family in...
Harold Steiner
Jun 27, 2020
Holstein resident, Harold Steiner, 91, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Mary Lanning HealthCare in Hastings. Services will be Wednesday, July 1 ,2020 at 2pm at St Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein, Nebraska with Pastor Lon Landsmann officiating. Burial will be at the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw, Nebraska. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service with family present....
Robert "Bob" Duane Horton
Jun 21, 2020
Hastings resident, Robert “Bob” Duane Horton, 74, passed away, Sunday, June 21, 2020 at CHI Health, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Lincoln, NE. Services will be Friday, June 26, 2020 at 10 am at the Berean Bible Church, Hastings with Pastors Paul Knott and Sonny Birnie officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, June 25, 2020 from 4 pm to 8 pm with family...
Verna M Andersen
Jun 18, 2020
Verna M. Andersen, 92, formerly of Shelton, NE died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at The Auberge at Missoula Valley in Montana. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial will follow in the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of...
Mary A. Lukow
Jun 9, 2020
Holstein resident, Mary A. Lukow, 92, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Memorial service will be 11 am Monday, June 15th, 2020 at Zion Wanda Lutheran Church, near Juniata with Rev. Lon Landsmann officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 5 pm to 8 pm with the family present at the Apfel...
Dolores Geiken
Jun 8, 2020
Dolores B. (Brush) Geiken, 93, formerly of Grand Island, left this earthly home June 8, 2020 from the Mother Hull Home in Kearney, NE. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private family service will be held at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Bill Pavuk and Chaplain Vickie Nielsen will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island...
Eldora L. Speck
Jun 8, 2020
Eldora “Dorie” Speck, 94, of Grand Island passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney, NE. A family funeral service will be held Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Rev. Bill Pavuk officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. There will be no public...
Eugene "Gene" Schmaljohn
Jun 8, 2020
Eugene “Gene” Schmaljohn, 73, of St. Paul, NE passed away on Monday June 8th, 2020 at his home. A celebration of life Open House will be held Friday June 12th from 1:00-4:00 at the St. Paul Golf Course. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the St. Paul Golf Course for equipment (mom says no more trees). mail...
Beulah Spiehs
Jun 8, 2020
Beulah Gertrude (Slack) Spiehs, 91, passed away June 8, 2020 in her home in Doniphan, NE. A funeral service will be 10:30am Friday, June 12, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Doniphan with Reverend Tyler Hauptmeier officiating. She will join her husband in Christian Burial at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan, NE. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Beulah...
Gerda Mayfield
Jun 7, 2020
Gerda Mayfield, 79, of Shelton, NE died on June 7, 2020. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, private viewing and funeral services will be Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River with Derek Apfel, CFC officiating. Gerda was born on August 7, 1940 in Celle, Germany to Jacob and Regina (Homberg) Meckling. She worked as a dental assistant...
Delores Reeder
Jun 3, 2020
Delores ‘Patty’ Reeder, 87, of Ashland, NE went peacefully to her heavenly home on June 3, 2020, at Azria Health Care Ashland. Due to COVID-19 there will only be a graveside service at 2 PM Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in the Shelton Cemetery in Shelton, NE with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. She was born to Anna and Leroy Otto on...
Randy Joe Mccoy
May 30, 2020
Hastings resident, Randy Joe McCoy, 62, passed away, May 30, 2020 near Hershey, NE due to a car accident. Private family service will be Friday, June 5, 2020 at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the...
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