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Laverne E. Juhl
Jan 2, 2016
LaVerne E. Juhl, 82, of Lincoln (former longtime resident of York and Shelton Nebraska), passed away on January 2, 2016. She was born in Geneva, Nebraska, on December 17, 1933 to Reba Jewett Franz and Henry Anton Franz. She married Elmer C. Barrett, right after graduating from Geneva High School, and together they raised six children, in York Nebraska, where...
Wesley Junior Cornelius
Dec 31, 2015
Wesley Wes J. Cornelius, 82, of rural Shelton, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wood River. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Shelton, Nebraska with the Reverend Bryan Gies officiating. Interment will be in the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery in Lowell, Nebraska. Visitation...
Erma M Peterson
Dec 31, 2015
Erma M. Peterson 85, of Grand Island died December 31, 2015 at Golden Living Lake View. Erma gave the ultimate gift by bequeathing her remains to the Nebraska Anatomical Board of the State of Nebraska. Services will take place at 11:00 am Monday January 4, 2016 at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Bruce Phillips officiating. Visitation will be from 4...
Larry D Partridge
Dec 29, 2015
Larry D. Partridge, 77, of Wood River died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society Wood River. Services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Wood River with Rev. Phil Sloat officiating. Interment will be at the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday evening from 4 to...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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....
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...
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,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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