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George Dale Billington

George Dale Billington

Jun 1, 2017

BLACK CANYON CITY, Ariz. George Dale Billington, 76, of Black Canyon City, Ariz., formerly of Grand Island, died June 1, 2017, in Arizona. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. There will be a visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. George was born in Grand...

Shirley J. Bottorf

Shirley J. Bottorf

May 26, 2017

Shirley Bottorf, 88, of Grand Island died May 26, 2017 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home. Pastor Tim Schultz will officiate. Burial will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until service time. Memorials are suggested to the family for...

Roberta L. Gifford

Roberta L. Gifford

May 26, 2017

Roberta Gifford, 89, of Grand Island, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. At 10:00 AM there will be a time of gathering for friends and family. Memorials...

Joleen Ann Bruhn

Joleen Ann Bruhn

May 25, 2017

Joleen Ann Bruhn, 76, of Wood River died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at her home in Wood River. Services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Wood River with Father Jorge Canella officiating. Burial will be at St. Marys Cemetery in Wood River. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm...

Delene "'Dee'" Mae Wiseman

Delene "'Dee'" Mae Wiseman

May 24, 2017

Delene (Dee) M. Wiseman, 86 of Wood River, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at CHI Health, St. Francis, Grand Island. NE. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church, Wood River with Pastors Brad Jepsen and Darrel Holzinger officiating. Burial will be in Wood River Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 30,...

Wilma M. Kinnaman

Wilma M. Kinnaman

May 23, 2017

Former Hastings resident, Wilma M. Kinnaman passed peacefully Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Washington. There will be no service or visitation. Burial will be in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. Wilma was born May 4,...

Duane Clinton Brown

Duane Clinton Brown

May 22, 2017

Duane C. Brown, 54, of Grand Island, lost his battle with cancer on May 22, 2017, at home. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017, at First Faith United Methodist Church, Grand Island with Pastor Kelly Karges officiating. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family.. Duane Clinton Brown...

Donna J. Haack

Donna J. Haack

May 22, 2017

Donna Jean Haack, 90 Oceanside, California (formerly of Grand Island) died Monday, May 22, 2017 in Vista, California. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Grand Island. Bishop Duane Fuller will be officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to...

Alice Dorothea Uhrich

Alice Dorothea Uhrich

May 19, 2017

Alice Uhrich, 92 of Wood River died Friday, May 19, 2017 at Good Samaritan Center Wood River. Services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church in Wood River with Pastor Brad Jepsen officiating. Burial will be at the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5 to 7 pm at...

Rae Ann Saunders

Rae Ann Saunders

May 19, 2017

Rae Ann Saunders, 60, of Grand Island, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Health in Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Grand Island. Father Mark Maresh will be officiating. Interment will be in the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Wood River. Visitation will be from 5-7:30 P.M....

Lloyd D. Steiner

Lloyd D. Steiner

May 14, 2017

Kenesaw resident Lloyd D. Steiner, 86, passed away, Sunday, May 14th, 2017 at Premier Estates of Kenesaw. Services will be Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2 pm at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Rev. Paul Warneke officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, 505 N....

Jerry D. Brown

Jerry D. Brown

May 12, 2017

Jerry D. Brown, 81, of Grand Island died, Friday, May 12, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society of Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 am, Tuesday, May 15, 2017 at First Faith United Methodist Church, Grand Island with Rev. Trudy Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be from 4 to 6...

Jeanne K. Whitefoot

Jeanne K. Whitefoot

May 12, 2017

Jeanne Kathryn Whitefoot, daughter of E. Adelaide (Haug) and Dale Stubblefield, was born December 31st, 1927 in the family home near Shelton, NE. She passed away peacefully of natural causes on May 12th, 2017 in Grand Island, NE at the age of 89. She was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist faith. Her childhood was spent on a farm near...

Osa Yvonne Jensen

Osa Yvonne Jensen

May 11, 2017

Osa Y. Jensen, 86 of Grand Island died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society in Wood River, Nebraska. The family will greet friends 4-7 p.m. Monday, May 15 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island. Inurnment of the ashes will be at a later date in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway, NE. Apfel Funeral Home is caring...

Gordon T. Stofer

Gordon T. Stofer

May 5, 2017

Gordon T. Stofer, 71, of Grand Island died Friday, May 5, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island surrounded by his wife and daughters. Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Edgar Schambach will officiate. Gordons wishes were for cremation to take place. Military honors will be...

Ann Blessin

Ann Blessin

May 2, 2017

Kearney resident and former Holstein resident, B. Ann Blessin passed away, Tuesday, May 02, 2017 at the Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney. Services will be Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Evangelical Free Church, 4010 East 7th Ave., Kearney, with Pastor Brian Klein officiating. Graveside service will be at 2 pm at the Wanda Zion Lutheran Churchyard...

Roma Jean White

Roma Jean White

May 1, 2017

Roma J. White, 82 of Grand Island, died Monday, May 01, 2017 at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017...

Sharon Jean Stiegemeier

Sharon Jean Stiegemeier

Apr 24, 2017

Harvard resident, Sharon Jean (Sowers) Stiegemeier, 74 passed away, Monday, April 24, 2017 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings. Services will be Monday, May 1st, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Harvard Church of Christ with Pastor Dave Johnson Officiating. Burial will be in the First Evangelical Cemetery, Harvard. Visitation will be Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 3 pm to...

George R. Leetch

George R. Leetch

Apr 23, 2017

George R. Leetch, 73 of Grand Island, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Park Place Nursing Care Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Les Ede officiating. Visitation hours will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral...

Elenor "'Ellie'" J. Heib

Elenor "'Ellie'" J. Heib

Apr 20, 2017

Elenor J. Ellie Hieb, 81, of Alda, died on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel, CFC officiating. Burial will be in the Alda Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5 to 7 pm...

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