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Bonnie Jo Lechleitner

Bonnie Jo Lechleitner

Oct 14, 2017

Bonnie Jo Lechleitner, 53 of Cozad, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at her home in Cozad. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Cozad Christian Church in Cozad, Nebraska. Pastor James McCrickard will be officiating. Interment will be in the Cameron Cemetery in Wood River, Nebraska. Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. Tuesday at the Cozad Christian Church...

Francis H Harders

Francis H Harders

Oct 14, 2017

Francis H. Harders, 86 of Grand Island, formerly of Wood River, died Saturday, October 14, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Health in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. Father Martin Egging will be officiating. Interment will be the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Wood River, NE. Visitation...

Joy Y Zana

Joy Y Zana

Oct 11, 2017

Joy Y. Zana, 85 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Caroline Price-Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 4-6 p.m. Monday, October 16, 2017 at the...

Phyllis L. Keeler

Phyllis L. Keeler

Oct 10, 2017

Hastings resident, Phyllis L. Keeler, 92, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Village. Services will be Friday, October 13, 2017 at 10:30 am at the First Christian Church with Pastor Dustin Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Condolences...

Harlan Knoepfel

Harlan Knoepfel

Oct 9, 2017

Harlan Grant Knoepfel, 92, of Grand Island passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Pastor Mike Reiners officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral procession to be escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders. Military...

Trinidad "Tj" J Aguilar

Trinidad "Tj" J Aguilar

Oct 5, 2017

Trinidad J. T.J. Aguilar, 87, of Grand Island died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, with his family by his side, at Good Samaritan Society in Wood River. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Cathedral in Grand Island, with the Revs. Scott Harter and Jorge Canela officiating. Burial of ashes will be at 10:30 a.m....

Kyle A. Brodine

Kyle A. Brodine

Oct 4, 2017

Kyle A. Brodine, 64, of Grand Island died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Wedgwood Care Center in Grand Island. A celebration of Kyles life will be at the Club Room at HyVee, Grand Island from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Burial of his cremains will be held at a later date in Sheridan, Wyoming. Kyle Andrew...

Lola L Fernau

Lola L Fernau

Oct 3, 2017

Former Fullerton resident, Lola L. Fernau, 96, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Village. Graveside service will be Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 2:30 pm at Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk, NE. Lola's wishes were to be cremated. There will be no visitation. Lola was born October 5, 1920 to Frank and...

Kim E. Dibbern

Kim E. Dibbern

Oct 3, 2017

Kim Elaine Dibbern, 63, of Cairo died October 3rd, 2017 peacefully at her home. Graveside Services will be 11:30 A.M. Friday at the Berwick Cemetery in Cairo with the Reverend Brian Wright officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo and the Diabetes Association in lieu of flowers. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family. Kim was...

Illene L. Olsen

Illene L. Olsen

Sep 30, 2017

Hastings resident, Illene L. Olsen, 92, passed away, Saturday, September 30, 2017 at her home. Services will be Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:30 am at First St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 pm to 8 pm Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Apfel...

Donald Roy Spiehs

Donald Roy Spiehs

Sep 22, 2017

September 19, 1925 September 22, 2017

Marlene M. Peters

Marlene M. Peters

Sep 22, 2017

Marlene M. Peters, 79, of Grand Island died Friday, September 22, 2017, at Tiffany Square, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Reverend Michael Reiners will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Monday at the...

Maxine Ann Krolikowski

Maxine Ann Krolikowski

Sep 20, 2017

Maxine Ann Krolikowski, 91 of Kearney, formerly of Wood River, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. on Monday, September 25, 2017 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Wood River. Father Jorge Canela will be officiating. Interment will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will...

Wayne R. Going

Wayne R. Going

Sep 19, 2017

Wayne Roland Going, age 67, passed away at his home in Grand Island, NE, on September 19, 2017. His funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. on Sunday October 15 at Peace Lutheran Church, 1710 N. North Road, Grand Island, NE. Pastor Dan Cloeter of Osceola will officiate. A private committal service at Westlawn Cemetery will take place the following morning....

Mike Selballoz

Mike Selballoz

Sep 19, 2017

Hastings resident, Mike Selballoz, passed away Tuesday, Sept 19, 2017 in Hastings, NE. Mike was born August 5, 1927 to Visente & Lenora Seballoz in Belleville, Kansas. He was a beloved husband; stepfather, grandfather & great grandfather joined his wife of 54 years, Nina. Together they raised 2 daughters, Leona Fearn & Rosie Andrews & helped care for 6 grandchildren....

Lois D Hammer

Lois D Hammer

Sep 15, 2017

Hastings resident, Lois D. Hammer, 88, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at her home. Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 2 PM at the Minden Cemetery, Minden with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 19, 2017 from 1 pm to 8 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Condolences may be sent...

Donna Lee Gordon

Donna Lee Gordon

Sep 14, 2017

Kenesaw resident Donna Lee Gordon 83, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Premier Estates, Kenesaw. There will be no services or viewing, Donna wishes were to be cremated. Burial will be in the Ceder View Cemetery, Doniphan. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family. Donna was born March...

Bessie Haake

Bessie Haake

Sep 14, 2017

A long time Hastings resident, Bessie Haake, 88, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE. Services will be Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10:30 am at First St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Hastings with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, September 18, 2017 with family present...

Darrold Dannehl

Darrold Dannehl

Sep 13, 2017

May 16, 1924 September 13, 2017

Chris Weiss

Chris Weiss

Sep 12, 2017

Chris Harold Weiss, 59, of Shelton, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Grand Island. A visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 15, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. Chris Harold Weiss was born November 16, 1957 in Kansas City, MO to Merle M. Boeka and...

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