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Larry James Holder Sr.
Sep 7, 2024
Larry James Holder, Sr., 80, of Grand Island, NE died on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at his home.
A celebration of life for Larry will be held at 2 PM Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. Bev Hieb officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.
He was born on July 25, 1944 in Grand Island,...
Alberta M. Wiese
Sep 5, 2024
Alberta M. Wiese, 84, of Wood River, NE died Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Tabitha at Prairie Commons, Grand Island, NE.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Don Pobanz officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation hours will be on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at...
Nancy Rae Smith
Aug 27, 2024
Nancy Rae (Cardinal) Smith, 62, of rural Alda, NE, peacefully passed on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, NE. She fought a 13-month battle of pancreatic cancer with the assistance of the staff at St. Francis and the Cancer Center of North Florida. She recently was able to attend the 100th birthday celebration of...
Emogene Veeder
Aug 26, 2024
Emogene Veeder, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Belvedere Nursing Home in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Funeral services will be held on September 3rd at 2:00 PM at Cairo Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Cairo Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will take place on September 2nd from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Cairo Baptist Church....
Joseph F Liess
Aug 24, 2024
Joseph F. Liess, 87, of Grand Island died August 24, 2024, at CHI St. Francis. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor April Wegehaupt officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 PM Tuesday at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Assoc....
Larry Allan Steiner
Aug 23, 2024
Larry Allan Steiner, 71, of rural Holstein, NE, was ushered into eternity on August 23, 2024, at Mary Lanning Memorial hospital, following a cardiac episode.
Memorial service will be 2:30 PM Friday, August 30, 2024, at Hastings First Methodist United Church with Pastor Lance Clay officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Thursday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Kenesaw. Memorials...
Robert Allen Dawkins
Aug 17, 2024
Robert A. Dawkins, 84, of Grand Island, NE died on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society – St. John’s in Kearney, NE. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date at the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.
He was born on September...
Fred M. Wheeler
Aug 15, 2024
Fred Wheeler, 83, of Grand Island, NE died on August 15, 2024, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, NE. A Memorial Service will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Scott Jones officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.
Fred was born on May...
Ann Renee Smeltzer
Aug 9, 2024
Ann Smeltzer, 50, of Aurora, NE passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024 at the Grand Island Regional Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 11 AM Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Scott Jones officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, August 13th at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...
Dennis Edward Murfin
Aug 3, 2024
Dennis Edward Murfin, 87, of Crete, IL passed away peacefully on August 3, 2024.
Dennis was born on April 6, 1937 in O’Neill, NE. The only son of Darwin and Pearl Murfin. Widower of the late Kathryn Murfin (1994). He earned a Bachelors Degree in Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and then relocated to Crete, IL. He taught High School science...
Dr. Richard Brown
Aug 1, 2024
Dr. Richard Lee Brown, 69, of Grand Island, NE, died on August 1, 2024 surrounded by loved ones.
Richard “Dick” Brown was born on June 25, 1955, in Alliance, NE, the third son of Neil Duane Brown and Arlene Marie (O’Connell) Brown. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1973. He then attended Chadron State College and graduated in 1977 with...
Gary L. Kent
Aug 1, 2024
Gary Lee Kent, 73, of Hastings died on August 1, 2024, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 10:30 am at Juniata United Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am until the service. Burial will follow at Juniata Cemetery. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting...
Lorrie Irene Lassonde
Jul 30, 2024
Lorraine Lassonde (Lorrie), 63, of Grand Island, NE died on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. A Memorial Service will be at 10 A.M. on Monday, August 5, 2024, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Darrel Holzinger officiating. Burial will follow at the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated...
Gary Dean McAllister
Jul 26, 2024
Gary Dean McAllister, 84, passed away Friday, July 26, 2024 at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the...
Jodene M Cordes
Jul 25, 2024
Jodene Marie Cordes, of Prosser, Nebraska died Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings after bravely fighting cancer over the past year. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wolbach, NE with Pastor Abigail Vetick officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...
Wyatt James Nowack-Dubbs
Jul 23, 2024
Wyatt Dubbs Nowack passed away at his home on July 23, 2024.
Funeral Services will be at 10 am on Friday, August 2, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church in Wood River with Pastor Brad Jepsen officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 5 to 7:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Wood River. Burial will be at...
George Faye Mead
Jul 19, 2024
On the evening of July 19, 2024, George F. Mead of Wood River, NE, took the hand of God at the age of 72 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's plus. George was born in Grand Island, NE to Ronald E. Mead and Gladys F. Roberts on January 31, 1952. On October 25, 1975, he married Susan Moritz and together...
Willis James Roth
Jul 19, 2024
Willis James Roth, 93, of Grand Island, NE went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 19, 2024. Funeral Services will be at 11 A.M. on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the Wood River Mennonite Church with Pastor David Roth officiating. A private family burial will be taking place at the Wood River Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Glen G. Kemper
Jul 17, 2024
Glen G. Kemper, Master Plumber of Grand Island died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, surrounded by his family at CHI Health St. Francis at the age of 83.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Adam Snoberger will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Dotty Jo Schleichardt
Jul 15, 2024
Dotty Jo Schleichardt, 57, died on July 15, 2024 in Hastings, NE. A celebration of life will be held at 3:30 PM on August 17, 2024 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to the family.
She was born on April 20, 1967 in Grand Island, NE to Gary and Lois (Werth) Schleichardt. She grew up in...
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