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Norman Whitten Sr.

Norman Whitten Sr.

Nov 7, 2017

Norman Lee Whitten, Sr., 93, of Grand Island, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 am Saturday, November 18, 2017, in Gollaher Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church with Reverend Kelly Karges officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Friday at Apfel Funeral Home...

Mary Maxine Krueger

Mary Maxine Krueger

Nov 6, 2017

Red Cloud resident, Mary Maxine Krueger, 87, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Heritage of Red Cloud. The services will be held in Farmington, New Mexico; Marys wishes were for cremation. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Mary was born August 18, 1930 in Cowles,...

Gale "Dick" Dean Wright

Gale "Dick" Dean Wright

Nov 5, 2017

Gale Dean Dick Wright, 87 of Hastings died Sunday, November 05, 2017, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 8, 2017 from 3 pm to 7 pm with Gale present at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family....

Phyllis N. Manolidis

Phyllis N. Manolidis

Nov 5, 2017

Phyllis Manolidis, 94, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away on November 5, 2017 at Lakeview Golden Living Center in Grand Island surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. Inurnment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the...

Justin A. Davenport

Justin A. Davenport

Nov 5, 2017

Justin A. Davenport, 34 of Grand Island died Sunday, November 5, 2017, at his home. Services will be Monday, 10:30 a.m. November 13, 2017, at Third City Christian Church, Grand Island, with the Rev. Scott Jones officiating. Visitation hours will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, November 12, 2017, at the church. Interment will be at Westlawn Cemetery. The family requests no...

Evelyn S. Purdy

Evelyn S. Purdy

Nov 5, 2017

Evelyn Sophia (Hansen) Purdy died quietly on Sunday, November 5th, at Meadowview Memory Care in Greeley, Colorado after a long, full life of 107 years and 7 months. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Friday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Grand Island. The Rev. Bill Pavuk will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Krystale Kaye Kendall

Krystale Kaye Kendall

Nov 2, 2017

Hastings resident, Krystale K. Kendall, 28, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family.

Larry Eugene Einspahr

Larry Eugene Einspahr

Nov 1, 2017

Roseland resident, Larry Einspahr, 64, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his home. Larrys wishes were for no funeral service. 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. Larry was born August 5, 1953 to Larry E. and Margaret (Amaya) Einspahr...

Iona Millette

Iona Millette

Nov 1, 2017

Iona Millette, 93, of Wood River died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital, Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 6, 2017, at the Wood River First United Presbyterian Church. Pastor Brad Jepsen will officiate with burial in Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Wood River First...

Emmet Jarzynka

Emmet Jarzynka

Nov 1, 2017

Emmet P. Jarzynka, 88, of Cairo died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Resurrection Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Reverend Martin Egging will officiate. Cremation will take place following services. Burial of the cremains will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to...

John Melnick

John Melnick

Oct 27, 2017

John J. Melnick, Sr., 91, of Doniphan died Friday, October 27, 2017, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral service will be 2 pm Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with military honors. The Reverend Julie Bringelson will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Monday at Apfel...

Barbara Goldfish

Barbara Goldfish

Oct 24, 2017

Barbara Goldfish, 71, of Shelton died Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at CHI Good Samaritan in Kearney. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Shelton United Methodist Church. The Reverend Markey Grey will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Scotia following the service. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Friday at the church....

Kathy Cleveland

Kathy Cleveland

Oct 21, 2017

Kathleen Kathy Cleveland, 87, of Grand Island died October 21, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, prior to the services at the Apfel Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island. The...

Norma Jean Stocker

Norma Jean Stocker

Oct 21, 2017

Hastings resident, Norma Jean Stocker, 86, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Services will be Friday, October 27, 2017 at 10:30am at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Reverend Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Visitation will be Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 5-8pm at the Apfel Funeral...

Sheryl Brehm

Sheryl Brehm

Oct 21, 2017

Sheryl Brehm, 64, of Bullhead City, Arizona, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017, at her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 2, 2017 at St, Michaels Catholic Church with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7pm Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel in Hastings; with a rosary following at...

Betty L. Ball

Betty L. Ball

Oct 20, 2017

Betty Lucille Ball, 91, formerly of Shelton, Nebraska, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital, Friday, October 20, 2017. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Shelton, with Pastor Markey Gray officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

Floyd Rogers

Floyd Rogers

Oct 18, 2017

Floyd Rogers, 86, of Grand Island died October 18, 2017, at the Grand Island Veterans Home. Graveside service will be 1:00 pm Monday, October 23, 2017, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Floyd was born January 6, 1931, to William and Pearl (Gilbert) Rogers in Loup City. He graduated high school. He was in the US Army from Aug 6,...

Patricia Moon

Patricia Moon

Oct 17, 2017

Patricia Anne Moon, 93, of Grand Island passed away October 17, 2017, at Good Samaritan in Grand Island. Memorial service for both Galen and Patricia will be held at a later date. Patricia Anne was born January 29, 1924 at Council Bluff, IA, to Benjamin F. and Ruth Anne (Hansen) Palmer. She grew up in Missouri Valley, IA. She received...

Billy L. Gettman

Billy L. Gettman

Oct 17, 2017

July 22, 1942 October 17, 2017

Patricia "Henderson" A Hartman

Patricia "Henderson" A Hartman

Oct 16, 2017

Patricia A. Hartman, 81 of Scotia, Nebraska, formerly of Grand Island, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Brookfield Park, St. Paul. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotia, NE. The Rev. Mark Middendorf will officiate. Cremation will take place following the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at...

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