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Norene N. Gehman

Norene N. Gehman

Apr 19, 2017

Norene N. Gehman, 85, of Grand Island, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, April 24, 2017 in the Evangelical Free Church Chapel in Grand Island. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Pastor Gary Schulte will be officiating. Visitation will be from 2-4 P.M. on...

Richard A. Epperly

Richard A. Epperly

Apr 19, 2017

Richard Allen Epperly, 83 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. A Celebration of Life will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Stolley Park Church of Christ. The family will greet friends & family from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested...

Karen D Davis

Karen D Davis

Apr 16, 2017

Karen Denise Davis, 57, of Wood River joined her Lord on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, after a brave and hard-fought battle with cancer. She is lovingly remembered by her husband, Kevin; her children Tim Davis of Wood River, Eric (Cortney) Davis of Hastings, and Abbie (Matthew) Wecker of Lincoln; her grandchildren Maisie Wecker and Jennings Davis; her father Arthur...

Maryanna M Bessey

Maryanna M Bessey

Apr 16, 2017

Maryanna M. Bessey, 87 of Grand Island died, Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 4-7 P.M. at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are...

John Richard Eilts Was Born On The Family Farm In Wiota,  Ia On November 23, 1934 To Herman & Wilma (Hansen) Eilts

John Richard Eilts Was Born On The Family Farm In Wiota, Ia On November 23, 1934 To Herman & Wilma (Hansen) Eilts

Apr 16, 2017

Surrounded by his family, JOHN RICHARD EILTS, 82, of Grand Island, NE, lost his short battle with leukemia on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at CHI Skilled Care. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 19 at Apfel Funeral Home with family receiving guests from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm and a short service at 7 pm. A graveside ceremony will be held on Thursday,...

Leland D. Bredthauer

Leland D. Bredthauer

Apr 16, 2017

Leland Dale Bredthauer, 86, of Grand Island, died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Grand Island, with Rev. Thomas Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo, Nebraska. Visitation hours will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2017 at...

Mabel Bell Mccance

Mabel Bell Mccance

Apr 14, 2017

Hastings resident, Mabel B. McCance, 95, passed away, Friday, April 14, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Village. Graveside service and burial will be Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 1:30 pm at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in...

Don Wetterer

Don Wetterer

Apr 14, 2017

Don Wetterer, 62 of Cairo, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 19th at the Cameron Cemetery Church north of Wood River. The Rev. Scott Harter and Pastor Darrell Holzinger will officiate. Burial will be in the Cameron Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday, followed by...

Marian Kay Dennis

Marian Kay Dennis

Apr 13, 2017

Marian K. Dennis, 81, of Grand Island, passed peacefully on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Lakeview Nursing Care Center, after a battle with cancer. Marian was born August 17, 1935 in Beemer, Nebraska to Lorin & Emma (Hoefs) Martin. She attended Wayne State College for one year, later teaching Country School. She was united in marriage with Warren G. Dennis...

Dean Ackerman

Dean Ackerman

Apr 5, 2017

Hastings resident, A. Dean Ackerman, 74, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Dean was born May 10, 1942, in Scottsbluff, NE to Karl and Elenora (Griess) Ackerman. Dean graduated from Phillips High School in 1960 and Nebraska Vocational Technical School, Milford, NE, in 1963 in Auto Mechanics Technology. Dean...

Robert L. Struss

Robert L. Struss

Mar 30, 2017

December 29, 1924 March 30, 2017

Harold Wayne Randolph

Harold Wayne Randolph

Mar 30, 2017

Wayne Randolph, 73 of Grand Island passed away March 30, 2017 at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be Monday April 3, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Kelly Karges officiating. Interment will be at Elwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 PM on Sunday...

Terri Jo Sautter

Terri Jo Sautter

Mar 29, 2017

Terri Jo Sautter, 58, of Grand Island, NE passed away peacefully March 29, 2017 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, April 3, 2017 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with the Pastor Bill Pavuk officiating. Interment will be at Mt.HopeCemetery in Scotia, NE. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm on Sunday, April 2, 2017,...

Dr. Gary Lynn Pedersen

Dr. Gary Lynn Pedersen

Mar 28, 2017

Dr. Gary L. Pedersen, 64 of Grand Island died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Island with the Rev. Kelly Karges officiating. Visitation hours will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home. In...

Warren H. Corbet

Warren H. Corbet

Mar 27, 2017

Warren H. Corbet, of Grand Island, 96, passed away March 27, 2017 at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island following a very brief illness. Funeral Services will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island with the Rev. Caroline Price-Gibson officiating. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Bernard "Bud" J. Kimminau

Bernard "Bud" J. Kimminau

Mar 18, 2017

Bernard "Bud" J. Kimminau, 77 of Wood River, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wood River. Memorial Services will be 10:30 AM Thursday March 23, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. Father Jorge Canela will be officiating. Inurnment will be in the Wood River Cemetery. To honor Bud's wishes, his body will be...

Dean W. Lau

Dean W. Lau

Mar 15, 2017

Doniphan resident, Dean Lau, 82, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Grand Island. Services will be Saturday, March 18 at 10am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Hastings with Bishop Michael Perry officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, March 17th from 5pm-8pm at the Apfel Funeral...

Bernice Ruby Loy

Bernice Ruby Loy

Mar 14, 2017

Bernice R. Loy, 98 of Cairo, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society in Wood River, NE. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, March 17, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Cairo with the Rev. Darrel Holzinger and Rev. Jack Boling officiating. Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Nebraska. Visitation hours will be 5-7...

Fred Carl Hohlfeld

Fred Carl Hohlfeld

Mar 13, 2017

Holstein resident, Fred Carl Hohlfeld, 92, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Friday, March 17, 2017 at 11 am at the Zion Wanda Lutheran Church, rural Juniata, with Rev. Lon Landsmann officiating. Military rites by the Hastings Veterans Association, following the service. No visitation, Freds wishes were to be cremated. Private family...

Betty A. Borgman

Betty A. Borgman

Mar 11, 2017

Kenesaw resident, Betty A. Borgmann, 81 passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Kenesaw Premier Estates. There will be no visitation or services at this time. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements.

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