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Matilda "'Tillie'" A. Grell

Matilda "'Tillie'" A. Grell

Dec 29, 2015

Matilda A. Tillie Grell, 101, of Shelton, otherwise known as Little Grandma passed on in the comfort of her home Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Shelton, NE. with the Rev. Bryan Gies officiating. Visitation hours will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at St. Pauls...

Ramona Rea Hilligas

Ramona Rea Hilligas

Dec 28, 2015

Ramona Rea Hilligas, 84, of Grand Island died Sunday, December 27th, 2015. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, January 2nd at 1 pm in Gollaher Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island. Pastor Russ Anderson will be officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Apfel Funeral...

Lambert Larry Krolikowski

Lambert Larry Krolikowski

Dec 28, 2015

Lambert Bert Krolikowski, 69, of Alda, Nebraska, joined the angels of heaven on Monday, December 28, 2015. A celebration of Berts life will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 2nd at Blessed Sacrament Church in Grand Island, NE. A visitation for Bert will be held from 4-7pm on Friday, January 1st with a Rosary starting at 7pm. Memorials can...

Ruth A. Haubold

Ruth A. Haubold

Dec 26, 2015

Hastings resident, Ruth Anne Haubold, 85, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 10:30 am, at Peace Lutheran Church, Hastings with Rev. Marcus Mackay officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 29, 2015 from 4 pm to 7 pm at the...

Dorothy Maxine Bantz

Dorothy Maxine Bantz

Dec 23, 2015

Dorothy Maxine Bantz, 92 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Lebensraum Assisted Living in Grand Island, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr, Nebraska with the Reverend Jim Donley officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 P.M. until service time at the Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lebensraum Assisted Living...

Gaylord "Pete" Lee Peterson

Gaylord "Pete" Lee Peterson

Dec 23, 2015

Long time Grand Island resident, educator and coach Gaylord (Pete) Lee Peterson passed away December 23rd at CHI St. Francis Hospital. A gathering in Pete's honor for family and friends will take place on Monday, December 28th from 4 -6 p.m. at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m....

Donald  Routh K

Donald Routh K

Dec 22, 2015

Donald K. Routh, 67, of Grand Island died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis. Memorial services will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 26th at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Russ Anderson will officiate. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Donald Kenneth Routh was born February 12, 1948 at Kearney,...

M. Lucille Vinzenz

M. Lucille Vinzenz

Dec 22, 2015

Lucille Vinzenz, 96, passed away, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Seneca Sunrise Assisted Living in Ravenna, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Grand Island, Nebraska, with Rev. Tom Ryan officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Burial will be 3:00...

Melvin F. Obst

Melvin F. Obst

Dec 22, 2015

Melvin F. Obst, 89 of Grand Island died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island, NE. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 31, at the Royal Cemetery in Royal, Nebraska, with interment following. Arrangements were made under the direction of Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. (www.apfelfuneralhome.com) Melvin F. Obst, the son...

Charles "'Charlie'" A Janecek

Charles "'Charlie'" A Janecek

Dec 19, 2015

Charles A. Charlie Janecek, 83, of Alda died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 22nd and Wheeler Streets in Grand Island. Bishop Jerad Noorlander will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Cairo. Visitation will be from 5...

Vivian "Lavone" Lavone Hynes

Vivian "Lavone" Lavone Hynes

Dec 18, 2015

Vivian LaVone Hynes, 86, of Hastings, formerly of Harvard died December 18, 2015 at Mary Lanning HealthCare. Memorial services will be Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 2pm, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Harvard. Visitation will be Monday, December 28, 2015 from 5-7pm at Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings, with a rosary following at 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings,...

Robin R. Plummer

Robin R. Plummer

Dec 15, 2015

Robin R. Plummer, 62 of Grand Island, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at CHI Health, St. Francis, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015 from the Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. Burial will be in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, NE. Visitation hours will be 5-7 Friday, December 18, 2015 from the Apfel...

Ronald Dean Ochsner

Ronald Dean Ochsner

Dec 14, 2015

Ronald D. Ochsner, 72, of Ravenna died Monday, December 14, 2015 at his home in Ravenna, NE. Services will be 10:30 am on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Rev. Lonnie Logan officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Military Honors will be provided by the United Veterans Honors...

Jack R. Killion

Jack R. Killion

Dec 14, 2015

Jack Robert Killion passed away in Lake Forest , CA on December 14, 2015 at the age of 86. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 21, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, NE. Military honors will be provided by United Veterans Honor Guard...

Florence L. Harvey

Florence L. Harvey

Dec 9, 2015

Florence L. Harvey, 87, of Grand Island died Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at her home in Grand Island. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. There will be no visitation. Private burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island...

T. Glenn "'Van'" Vanosdall

T. Glenn "'Van'" Vanosdall

Dec 5, 2015

Theodore Glenn Vanosdall, 94, of Grand Island, went to be in the arms of His Saviour December 5, 2015. Glenn was the third child born to Theo and Bertha (Gillham) Vanosdall on October 31, 1921 in Greeley County in Nebraska. Services will be at10:30 AM Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Messiah Lutheran Church, 7th and Locust Streets in Grand Island,...

Daniel Moore

Daniel Moore

Dec 1, 2015

Daniel C. Moore, 66 of Stockham, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at his home. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. To honor Daniels wishes, his body will be cremated. Memorials are suggested to the family. He was born on January 19, 1949 in Anne Arundel, Maryland to...

Shawn L. Dockhorn

Shawn L. Dockhorn

Nov 28, 2015

Shawn L. Dockhorn, 39, of Grand Island, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at his home due to health complications. Memorial Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Inurnment will be at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 5-7 P.M. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Apfel Funeral...

Jack P. Sorensen

Jack P. Sorensen

Nov 24, 2015

Jack Payne Sorensen, 87, of Grand Island died Tuesday, November 24, at the St. Francis Medical Center. Services will be Tuesday, December 1, at 11 a.m. in the Main Sanctuary at Trinity United Methodist Church, with Reverend Del Roper presiding. Visitation will be Monday, November 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Apfel Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

Virginia M. Vohland

Virginia M. Vohland

Nov 22, 2015

Virginia M. Vohland, 92, of Grand Island, formerly of Shelton died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Monday, November 30, 2015, at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. The Rev. Lonnie Logan will officiate. Burial will be in the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00...

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