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Geraldine Sorensen

Geraldine Sorensen

Jan 26, 2020

Geraldine “Gerry” G. Sorensen, 86 of Shelton passed peacefully January 25, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society Skilled Care in Grand Island. Memorial services will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the Shelton United Methodist Church with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Friday,...

Gayle S. Binfield

Gayle S. Binfield

Jan 23, 2020

Gayle S. Binfield, 86, of Grand Island died January 23, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Monday, January 27, 2020 at Christ Lutheran Church of rural Juniata, NE with pastor Paul Duffy officiating. Interment will be in the Concordia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM on Sunday, January...

Lynn Doyle Ginn

Lynn Doyle Ginn

Jan 21, 2020

Hansen resident, Lynn D. Ginn, 78 passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at his home. Services will be Friday, January 24, 2020 at 2 pm at the Christian Church, Trumbull with Rev. Mel Shepherd officiating. Visitation will be before the service Friday at 12 noon at the church. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Trumbull, NE. Condolences may be...

Catherine C Miller

Catherine C Miller

Jan 18, 2020

Catherine Miller, 86, of Wood River died Saturday, January 18, 2020, at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Wood River with Rev. Trudy Hanke officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 PM at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Tuesday...

Ann M Jessen

Ann M Jessen

Jan 17, 2020

Ann Jessen, 72, of Grand Island passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at Lakeview in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial at Westlawn Memorial Park will follow. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Memorials are suggested to the family for later...

Dorothy M Meyer

Dorothy M Meyer

Jan 14, 2020

Dorothy M. Meyer, 94, of Grand Island formerly of rural Ravenna, died Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Cairo United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Trudy Kenyon-Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Visitation will...

Wanda L. Edwards

Wanda L. Edwards

Jan 7, 2020

Wanda Louise Edwards, 91, of St. Paul, NE, formerly of Grand Island died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Brookefield Park Nursing Home in St. Paul. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Friday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be at...

Dr.  Stanley L. Urwiller

Dr. Stanley L. Urwiller

Jan 6, 2020

Dr. Stanley L. Urwiller, 83, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, at First- Faith United Methodist Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Dr. Trudy Kenyon Anderson will officiate. Interment will be in the Highland Park Cemetery at Ravenna, Nebraska...

Robert Breetzke

Robert Breetzke

Jan 4, 2020

Hastings resident, Robert Breetzke, 94, passed away January 4, 2020 at Mary Lanning HealthCare. Memorial service of remembrance for Angela and Robert Breetzke, will be 2:30 PM, Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Lutheran Church of the Good Sheperd, Hastings with Pastor Steven Peeler officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the Lutheran Church of the...

Dixie L Krohn

Dixie L Krohn

Jan 4, 2020

Dixie L. Krohn, 65, of Grand Island passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at home surrounded by family. A memorial service will be 11 AM Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Reverend Jim Hammond officiating. Memorial are suggested to the GRACE Cancer Foundation. Dixie was born on January 29, 1954 in Grand Island to Bernard and Violet...

Jean Oltman

Jean Oltman

Dec 27, 2019

Jean M. Oltman, 93, of Cairo died Friday, December 27, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2020, at the Cairo United Methodist Church. Reverend Cat Love will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cairo. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-7 pm at the church....

Vivian M Juranek

Vivian M Juranek

Dec 22, 2019

Hastings resident, Vivian Marie Juranek, 91, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 in Lincoln, NE. Services will be Friday, December 27, 2019 at 10:30 am at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Hastings with Father Jim Morin officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 4 pm to 7 pm with family present at...

Barbara A. Taylor

Barbara A. Taylor

Dec 21, 2019

Barbara A. Taylor, 83, of Wood River died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island with her three children by her side. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wood River. Pastor Brad Jepsen will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery...

Betty A. Jelinek

Betty A. Jelinek

Dec 21, 2019

Betty A. Jelinek, 85, of Grand Island died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Bickford Cottage in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday, December 27, 2019 at Berean Bible Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Jim Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday, December...

Isabella "Bella" J. Foster

Isabella "Bella" J. Foster

Dec 16, 2019

Isabella “Bella” Jean Foster, 25, of Grand Island, NE, died December 16, 2019, at her home. Graveside service will be 2 PM December 20, 2019 at Sodtown Cemetery. Father Martin Egging will officiate. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 4-7 pm at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family...

Donna R. Harders

Donna R. Harders

Dec 13, 2019

Donna R. Harders, 84, of Wood River died Friday, December 13, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo with Rev. Brian Wright officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will be from 4:30 to7 p.m. Tuesday,...

Terri Sue Rundle

Terri Sue Rundle

Dec 12, 2019

Hastings resident, Terri Sue Rundle, 69, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at her home. Services will be Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 11 am at the First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Visitation will be Monday, December 16, 2019 from 4 PM to 7 PM with the family present from 5 PM to 7 PM...

Jean A. Kosar

Jean A. Kosar

Dec 6, 2019

Former Glasco, KS resident, Jean A. Kosar, 80, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. There will be no services or visitation. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com Jean was born August 9, 1939 to Andrew William Kosar and Mariella Jean (Shreve) Kosar in...

Gaelyn S. Johnson

Gaelyn S. Johnson

Nov 30, 2019

Gaelyn S. Johnson, 59, of Hastings passed away, Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care in Hastings after a battle with cancer. Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Derek Apfel officiating. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 on Friday, December 13, at the Apfel Funeral Home in...

Melissa A. West

Melissa A. West

Nov 30, 2019

Melissa Ann West, 38, of Grand Island, died November 30, 2019, at home. Services will be held Monday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church with Pastor Sheri Lodel officiating. There will be no visitation. Melissa was born September 25, 1981, in Grand Island to Ray and Jody (McMillan) West. She grew up in Grand Island and graduated...

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