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Doris Leith Baisinger

Doris Leith Baisinger

Apr 19, 2018

Long time Kenesaw resident, Doris Leith Baisinger, 96 passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Premier Estates, Kenesaw. Services will be Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:30 am at the Kenesaw United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, NE at 2 pm with Rev. Stuart Davis officiating. Visitation will be Monday,...

Vida L. Forsberg

Vida L. Forsberg

Apr 18, 2018

Hastings resident, Vida L. Forsberg, 90, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at The Kensington, Hastings, NE. Services will be Monday, April 23, 2018 at 10 am at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shephard, Hastings, with Rev. Steven Peeler officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings. Visitation will be Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 5 pm to...

Albert William Rieschick

Albert William Rieschick

Apr 16, 2018

Albert William Rieschick passed from this life on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born to A. W. Rieschick and Christina Tubach Rieschick in Falls City, Nebraska, on September 26, 1916. Services will be Monday, April 23, 2018 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 20th and Towle, Fall City, NE at 11 am. There will be no visitation....

Myrna Joyce Kent

Myrna Joyce Kent

Apr 15, 2018

Hastings resident, Myrna Joyce Kent, 83, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, NE. Services will be Friday, April 20, 2018 at 10:30 am at First St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Hastings with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the...

Leona M. Heyen

Leona M. Heyen

Apr 15, 2018

Harvard resident, Leona M. Heyen, 89, passed away, Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11 am at the Harvard United Church of Christ, Harvard, with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Harvard Cemetery, Harvard. Memorials may be given to Harvard Rest Haven or Harvard Volunteer...

Albert M. Merv Hansen

Albert M. Merv Hansen

Apr 13, 2018

Albert M. Merv Hansen, 89 of Grand Island, died Friday, April 13, 2018 in Kearney, Nebraska. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Rev. Edgar Schambach officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, Nebraska. Visitation hours will be 5:30 p.m. 7:30...

Eleanore Fuller

Eleanore Fuller

Apr 12, 2018

Eleanore was born November 30, 1926, in rural Hall County to German immigrants Walter and Dora (Marxen) Bruenecke. When she was five years old, her family moved to town near Lions Park. She received her education in Grand Island. As a youth, Eleanore was a uniformed usherette at the Capitol Theater. On July 22, 1944, she joined the Womens Army...

Helen V. J. Bilslend

Helen V. J. Bilslend

Apr 2, 2018

Helen V. J. Bilslend, 95, of Shelton, died Monday, April 2, 2018, at her home. Services will be 10:3 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River with Pastor Darrell Holzinger officiating. Burial will be in the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home...

Robert William Zalman

Robert William Zalman

Mar 31, 2018

Hastings resident, Robert William Zalman, 88 passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 1:30pm at First St. Pauls Lutheran Church Hastings, NE with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery with Military rites by Veterans Services of Hastings and Masonic Rites, Hastings. Visitation will...

Erhart "Jim" Arndt

Erhart "Jim" Arndt

Mar 31, 2018

Erhart Jim Arndt, 91, of Grand Island died Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Grand Island. Memorial service will be 2:00 pm Monday, April 23, 2018, at Resurrection Catholic Church. Visitation gathering with family will be 4-7 pm Sunday at Apfel Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at a later date in Union Cemetery in Mandan, North...

David E. Hosier

David E. Hosier

Mar 29, 2018

David E. Hosier, 68 of Grand Island died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with Derek J. Apfel officiating. Burial will be in Cedarview Cemetery, Doniphan, Nebraska. Visitation hours will be 4-7 Monday, April 2, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home....

Stephen Kenneth Hostetler

Stephen Kenneth Hostetler

Mar 25, 2018

Stephen Kenneth Hostetler, 45, of Boelus, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Wood River Mennonite Church with the Rev. Matt Troyer-Miller officiating. Private family inurnment of cremains will be at a later date. Family will greet friends from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at...

Burnell M. Aspegren

Burnell M. Aspegren

Mar 24, 2018

Harvard resident, Burnell M. Aspegren, 90, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 10am at Harvard United Church of Christ with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Harvard Cemetery with Military Rites. Visitation will be from 5-7pm on Monday, April 2, 2018 at...

Cindy Bethune

Cindy Bethune

Mar 23, 2018

LuCinda (Cindy) Bethune, 64, of Grand Island died March 23, 2018, at Lakeview Care Center in Grand Island. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 5-7 pm Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Cindy was born on May 9, 1953, in Kearney, NE to Raymond and Doris...

Marjorie Augusta Kelly

Marjorie Augusta Kelly

Mar 21, 2018

Marjorie L. Kelly, 90 of Grand Island died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Celebration of Life will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church, Grand Island with the Rev. Lisa Ewald officiating. Inurnment will be in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Nebraska. The family will greet family and friends one...

Bradley A. Mueller

Bradley A. Mueller

Mar 18, 2018

Hastings resident, Bradley A. Mueller, 47, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. At 12:01am, with his parents and big brother at his side, he decided it was time to move to his forever home in Heaven. Brad was always an optimist and believer in miracles. He lived with daily challenges...

Phyllis F. Nelson

Phyllis F. Nelson

Mar 17, 2018

Phylllis F. Nelson, 80, formerly of Aurora, died Saturday March 17, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ravenna, NE. Phyllis wishes were for cremation to take place and no services. Phyllis was born February 2, 1938, at Scribner, Nebraska to Leo and Florence (Hankins) Weiman. She grew up and attended school in Grand Island. Phyllis married Jack Nelson on...

Melvin V. Brunkhorst

Melvin V. Brunkhorst

Mar 17, 2018

Melvin V. Brunkhorst, 92 of Grand Island NE left this earth for his heavenly home on March 17th, 2018 in Grand Island, NE. Services will be 10 :00 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Oberbeck officiating. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 from the funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...

Wanda N. Barnes

Wanda N. Barnes

Mar 16, 2018

Wanda N. Barnes, 88 of Grand Island, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Bickford Cottage, Grand Island, Nebraska. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Chaplain Teresa Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Cameron Cemetery, Wood River, Nebraska. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018,...

Chester Felske

Chester Felske

Mar 14, 2018

Chester L. Felske, 93, of Cairo, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. According to his wishes cremation has taken place. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Chet was born August 15, 1924, to Fred and Sarah Felske in Kansas City, MO. The family...

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