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Fern Ruth Pittz

Fern Ruth Pittz

Jul 5, 2016

Former Holstein resident, Fern Ruth Pittz, 88, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at St. Johns, Good Samaritan Society, Kearney. Services will be Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein with Rev. Lon Landsmann officiating. Burial will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, Holstein. Visitation will be Friday, July 8, 2016...

Walter William Stoeger Jr.

Walter William Stoeger Jr.

Jul 5, 2016

Walter W. Stoeger, Jr., 71, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 5 at his home in Boelus. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 Monday, July 11, 2016 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island with Father Martin Egging and Father Tom Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo. Family will be receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. Sunday,...

Nedra E. Blue

Nedra E. Blue

Jul 4, 2016

Nedra Elaine (Ramsey) Blue, 89, of Grand Island, formerly of Shelton, died Monday, July 4, 2016, in Grand Island from natural causes peacefully in her sleep. Services will be at 1:30 pm Friday, July 8 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2294 X Rd, Lowell, NE 68876 with Reverend Paul Duffy officiating. Interment at the Kenesaw Cemetery with a reception following...

Jack Scott Richards

Jack Scott Richards

Jun 29, 2016

Jack Scott Richards, 84 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at CHI Health, St. Francis, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Trudy Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island with military honors by United Veterans Honor Guard and The United States...

Kenneth "'Kenny'" J. Perkins

Kenneth "'Kenny'" J. Perkins

Jun 27, 2016

Kenneth D. Kenny Perkins, 75 of Grand Island, died Monday, June 27, 2016, at CHI Health, St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2016 at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Russ Anderson officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be at a later date in Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are...

James L. Rhodes

James L. Rhodes

Jun 27, 2016

Kenesaw resident, James L. Rhodes, 63, passed away, Monday, June 27, 2016 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings. Services will be Friday, July 1, 2016 at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Kenesaw, NE with Rev; Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, June 30, 2016 from 5 pm to...

Frances Marie Brenneman

Frances Marie Brenneman

Jun 25, 2016

Harvard resident, Frances Marie Brenneman, 97, passed away, Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard. Services will be Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 10 AM at the Harvard Methodist Church, Harvard with Pastor Travis King officiating. Burial will be in the Harvard Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, July 1, 2016 from 5 pm to 8 pm with...

Theodore "Ted" Ronald Bader

Theodore "Ted" Ronald Bader

Jun 25, 2016

Theodore "Ted" R. Bader, 78 of rural St. Paul, was welcomed into eternal life on Saturday, June 25, 2016. The seventh child of ten born to Henry and Helen Bruns Bader, Theodore (Ted) Ronald Bader was born August 16, 1937 at the family farm north of St. Libory, NE. Ted became a child of God through the waters of holy...

Kenesaw William Bill Lee Ashmore Resident

Kenesaw William Bill Lee Ashmore Resident

Jun 24, 2016

Kenesaw resident, William Bill Lee Ashmore, 73, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at Premier Estates of Kenesaw. A memorial service will be held at Premier Estates, Kenesaw at 9:45 am, Tuesday, June 28th. Funeral service will be Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Kenesaw with Rev. Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will...

Daniel Joe Rainforth

Daniel Joe Rainforth

Jun 23, 2016

Daniel Joe Rainforth, 74, of Doniphan, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, surrounded by his family at Edgewood Vista, a memory care facility, in Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Rosedale United Methodist Church. Pastor Kelly Karges will be officiating. A Private Inurnment will be held at the Rosedale Cemetery at a later date....

Carol Lee Kampschneider

Carol Lee Kampschneider

Jun 14, 2016

Carol Lee Kampschneider, 57 of Fremont, Nebraska died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at CHI Health Lakeside in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Reverend Jim Garfield will be officiating. Inurnment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be...

Elinor Lykke Rademacher

Elinor Lykke Rademacher

Jun 13, 2016

Elinor Lykke Rademacher, 89 of Woodland Hills, California, died Monday, June 13, 2016 in Tarzana, California. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Grand Island City Cemetery, Grand Island with the Rev. Bill Pavuk officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to the family...

Frances M. Williams

Frances M. Williams

Jun 13, 2016

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Douglas L. Sloan

Douglas L. Sloan

Jun 12, 2016

Douglas L. Sloan, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center. Services will be Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 10:30am at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. The Rev. Jim Garfield will officiate. Burial will follow at the Grand Island Cemetery with military honors provided by the United Veterans Honor Guard...

Glenn Lee "Lee" Mae Jurgens

Glenn Lee "Lee" Mae Jurgens

Jun 10, 2016

Glenn Lee (Lee) Jurgens died at home, surrounded by her family, on June 10, 2016, after a short illness. She was born March 17, 1928 in Hildreth, Nebraska, first and only daughter of Herman and Olive (Johnson) Ortgiesen. She was married for nearly 70 years to Virgil Jurgens. Together they settled in Hastings after WW2 to raise their family of...

Pauline G. Plantz

Pauline G. Plantz

Jun 10, 2016

Pauline G. Plantz,95, died peacefully on June 10, 2016 in Seminole, Florida. Graveside service will be Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 2 pm at the Juniata Cemetery, Juniata with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. Pauline was born...

Michael Charles Mahan

Michael Charles Mahan

Jun 9, 2016

Michael "Mike" C. Mahan, 43 of Grand Island, died Thursday, June 9, 2016 at his home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Bishop Jared Noorlander officiating. Burial will be in Tilden, Illinois. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2016 at the church. Memorials...

Faye A. Peterson

Faye A. Peterson

Jun 9, 2016

Faye A. (Morrow) Peterson, 91 of Grand Island, passed away June 9, 2016. A Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, June 17, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Del Roper officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials have been suggested to the Central Nebraska Humane Society. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the...

Pauline Caroline Tauer

Pauline Caroline Tauer

Jun 3, 2016

Pauline Caroline (Haase) Tauer, 94 Born in Garland, NE on June 30, 1921. She went to be with the Lord on June 3, 2016 at Millard Good Samaritan Society in Omaha. Services will be at 10:00am Saturday, June 11th at Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Friday,...

Douglas Thompson

Douglas Thompson

Jun 3, 2016

Douglas Thompson, 68, of Wood River passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services will be Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 10:00 AM at the Wood River United Methodist Church with Pastor Phillip Sloat officiating. Burial will be at the Cameron Cemetery near Wood River. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 PM on Wednesday...

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