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Walter "'Phil'" P. Jahn

Walter "'Phil'" P. Jahn

Aug 31, 2015

Walter Philip Phil Jahn entered into his eternal home on Monday, August 31, 2015 at Bickford Assisted Living Home in Grand Island. He was 93 years old and had lived a full and active life. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege, with Pastor Mark Dunham officiating. Visitation will...

Doris F. Peet

Doris F. Peet

Aug 29, 2015

Kenesaw resident, Doris F. Peet, 90, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 Mount Carmel Nursing Home in Kearney, NE. Memorial service will be Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 10:30 am at the Kenesaw Presbyterian Church with Pastor Beth Fotinos officiating. Private family burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. There will be no visitation; Doriss wishes were to be cremated....

Gretchen G. Hyde

Gretchen G. Hyde

Aug 28, 2015

Hastings resident, Gretchen G. Hyde, 91, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village. Memorial services will be Friday, September 4, 2015 1:00pm at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Cindy Karges officiating. There will be no visitation, Gretchens wishes were to be cremated. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may...

Robert Glen Wenzl

Robert Glen Wenzl

Aug 28, 2015

Robert G. Wenzl, 80, of Gold Canyon, AZ, formerly of Grand Island, passed away August 28, 2015 at Mission Palms Skilled Nursing Facility in Mesa, AZ. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Calvary Lutheran Church, where he was a charter member in Grand Island, with the Rev. Sheri B. Lodel officiating. Burial will be in Grand...

Cecil A. Jessop

Cecil A. Jessop

Aug 27, 2015

Cecil A. Jessop Jr., of Grand Island died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Golden Age Living Center, Parkplace, Grand Island, NE Services will be at 11:00 AM Monday at the Salvation Army, Grand Island with Captains Bill and Ann Mealy officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be Sunday from 4 to 6 PM Sunday...

Jean  Fuller M

Jean Fuller M

Aug 25, 2015

Jean M. Fuller, 85 of Grand Island, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at CHI Health, St. Francis with her family by her side. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will...

Norma D. Hart

Norma D. Hart

Aug 24, 2015

Hastings resident Norma D. Hart, 95, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at Brookefield Park, St. Paul, NE. Services will be Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 10 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Francois Erasmus officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 5 pm to 8 pm...

Magdalena Aluku Oyemu

Magdalena Aluku Oyemu

Aug 23, 2015

Magdalena Aluku Oyemu, 60, of Grand Island died Sunday, August 23, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Local funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 29, 2015, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island. The Rev. Richard Piontkowski will celebrate the Mass of the Resurrection. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until service...

Sharon A. Larson

Sharon A. Larson

Aug 22, 2015

Sharon A. Larson, 68, of St. Libory died Saturday, August 22, 2015, at her home. Memorial services will be at 1:00 PM Tuesday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Derek Apfel will officiate. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. Sharon Ann (Hamann) Larson was born on September 11, 1946 in New Ulm, MN, the oldest...

Rose Marie Bott

Rose Marie Bott

Aug 17, 2015

Hastings resident, Rose M. Bott, 103, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at her home. Rose was born May 21, 1912 on a farm near Lawrence, NE to Albert and Louise (Jahnke) Alber. She received her education at country schools and graduated from Hastings High School in 1930. She spent her working years in the retail business, as a buyer...

Louis E. Dinnell

Louis E. Dinnell

Aug 14, 2015

Louis E. Dinnell, 87, of Hastings died Friday, August 14, 2015 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. Family graveside services will be at 10 am on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings with military rites. There will be no public visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family. Louis was...

Edward "'Ed'" Raymond Ziska

Edward "'Ed'" Raymond Ziska

Aug 11, 2015

Edward Ed R. Ziska, 80, of Grand Island passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with the Rev. Todd Philipsen officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, NE. Visitation hours will begin at...

Iola J. Saddler

Iola J. Saddler

Aug 11, 2015

Kenesaw resident, Iola Jeanette Saddler, 94, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Premier Estates, Kenesaw. Services will be at 10:30 am, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Kenesaw United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 14, 2015 from 4 pm to 7 pm with...

Eveliene C. Hansen

Eveliene C. Hansen

Aug 9, 2015

Eveliene Carolina Hansen May 25, 1917 August 9, 2015 Eveliene Carolina (Larsen) Hansen was born May 25, 1917, to Chris and Mathilda Larsen in Ruskin, Nebraska. She graduated from Nora High School, married Victor Howard Laird on March 24, 1940. They had three children, Carolynn, Aletha Jane and Rox Allen. Victor passed away in January 1987. Eveliene married David Hansen...

Pauline Joye Schultz

Pauline Joye Schultz

Aug 9, 2015

Pauline Joye Schultz, 85 of Grand Island died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at CHI St. Francis Skilled Care in Grand Island. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 4-7 Wednesday, August 12,...

Robert L. Shriner

Robert L. Shriner

Aug 9, 2015

Robert Lee Shriner Sr. 85 of Alda took his last breath of life on August 9, 2015 with his family by his side. Services will be Wednesday August 12, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with family & friends visitation two hours prior to the service. Bob was born March 21, 1930 to Pearl and...

Margaret M. Albers

Margaret M. Albers

Aug 7, 2015

Margaret M. Albers, 89, of Grand Island died Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Grand Island City Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Teresa Mason will officiate. A luncheon will be served at Trinity United Methodist Church following the graveside service. Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Veterans...

John W. Adams

John W. Adams

Aug 6, 2015

Former Holdrege resident, John W. Adams, 75, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Kenesaw Haven Home. Memorial service will be Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 2 pm in the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings, is in...

Rosemond "Rose" Evangeline Boltz

Rosemond "Rose" Evangeline Boltz

Aug 6, 2015

Rosemond Rose Evangeline Boltz, 98 of Grand Island, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 in the Gollaher Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Island with the Pastor Russell Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 4-7 P.M....

Shirley Ann Aabel

Shirley Ann Aabel

Aug 2, 2015

Shirley Ann Aabel, 87, formerly of Hastings, died in Tulsa, OK on Sunday, August 2, 2015. Visitation will be Thursday, September 10, 2015, 5-7 p.m. at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings. A memorial service is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 11th at the First Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends following the service in Fellowship Hall. Shirley...

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