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Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries

Roland R. Engel

Roland R. Engel

Apr 7, 2025

Roland R. Engel, 78, formerly of Wood River, NE died on Monday, April 7, 2025 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Tucson, AZ.

Memorial services will be at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 25, 2025 at First Faith United Methodist Church in Grand Island with Rev. Ray Stone officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday, April 24th...

Macon Bradford Jr.

Macon Bradford Jr.

Feb 21, 2025

Macon Bradford Jr., 59, of Hastings, NE died Friday, February 21st, 2025, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings Nebraska, surrounded by family. A celebration of life will be held from 2pm-4pm on April 19th, 2025, at Miscues Sports Bar & Grill in Hastings, NE.

He was born on April 21st, 1965, in Savannah Georgia to Macon and Martha Bradford. He grew...

Bruce Douglas Sund

Bruce Douglas Sund

Mar 1, 2025

Bruce D. Sund, 69, of Hastings, NE passed away on Saturday, March 1, 225 at Mary Lanning Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 11:00 am at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with reverend Lisa Ewald officiating. A luncheon will follow the service. Online condolences can be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com.

Bruce was born on...

Marian Jean Koepp

Marian Jean Koepp

Apr 18, 2025

Marian J. Koepp, 90, of Grand Island, NE departed this life on April 18, 2025, while a resident at The Heritage at Sagewood of Grand Island. Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Grace Lutheran Church in Wood River, NE with Pastor Don Pobanz officiating. Interment will be 1:30 PM at Westlawn Memorial Park in...

Bruce Lamar Broberg

Bruce Lamar Broberg

Apr 15, 2025

Bruce Lamar Broberg, 76, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2025. Memorial services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island, NE on Wednesday, April 23rd at 10:30 AM. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service. Fellowship will follow the service. 

Bruce was born in Holdrege, Nebraska, on...

Marvin Lambert Kubert

Marvin Lambert Kubert

Apr 15, 2025

Marvin L. Kubert, 85, of Wood River, NE died on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Bickford Cottages in Grand Island.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Memorials are suggested to the Wood River United...

Eugene F Redding

Eugene F Redding

Apr 13, 2025

Eugene F Redding, 87, of Wood River, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025, at The Heritage of Sagewood in Grand Island. Memorial service will be 10:30 am Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, with Derek Apfel officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Grand Island City Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be...

Gerald G. Blanchard

Gerald G. Blanchard

Apr 10, 2025

Gerald G. Blanchard, 66, of Hastings died on April 10, 2025 in Idaho Falls, ID. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hastings at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Blue Valley Cemetery near Ayr, NE. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting...

Virginia Ann Luebs

Virginia Ann Luebs

Apr 9, 2025

Virginia A. Luebs of Wood River, NE died on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Heritage Assisted Living Community surrounded by family. A private graveside service will take place. A Celebration of Life will take place at Balz Banquet and Reception Hall, 213 N Sycamore St. Grand Island, NE, on Monday, May 12, 2025, from 4 to 7 PM.

Virginia was born...

Sally Rosella Jackson

Sally Rosella Jackson

Apr 8, 2025

Sally R. Jackson, 71, of Wood River, NE died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln, NE surrounded by her family. A Memorial Service will be 11 AM on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Wood River, NE with Pastor Don Pobanz officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family to be...

Paula S Spotanski

Paula S Spotanski

Apr 7, 2025

Paula Spotanski, 78, of Grand Island passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025, at CHI Health St. Francis, following a stroke. She left us peacefully, with her loving family by her side. Paula was a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend, and will be deeply missed.

Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 212...

Jan Marie Amundson

Jan Marie Amundson

Apr 1, 2025

Jan Marie Amundson, 66, of Grand Island, died on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. A Memorial Service will be 10 AM on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery at 10 AM on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Online condolences may be left...

Vesta Cook

Vesta Cook

Mar 31, 2025

Vesta E. Cook, 106, of Grand Island, NE died on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Grand Island, NE. Graveside services will be 2:30 PM on Monday, April 7, 2025 at the Akron Cemetery in Akron, NE. Visitation will be from 11 AM to Noon on Monday, April 7th at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE.

Mrs. Cook was born on...

Bruno Allen Irmer

Bruno Allen Irmer

Mar 28, 2025

Bruno Irmer was born on January 9th, 1962, in Carson City NV. Current Bladen resident, he passed away at Mary Lanning Hospital Friday, March 28, 2025. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family.

He was a dedicated father, son, brother and grandfather as well as friend. He relocated to Bladen with his 2 youngest daughters once he retired from his gold...

Randy Curtis Imler

Randy Curtis Imler

Mar 27, 2025

Randy Curtis Imler, 64, of Doniphan, NE died on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the Doniphan United Methodist Church with Pastor Scott Evans officiating. Burial will follow at the Cedar View Cemetery in Doniphan, NE. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service. Memorials are...

James Frank Boroff

James Frank Boroff

Mar 22, 2025

James Frank Boroff, 88, of Kearney, formerly of Wood River, died Saturday, March 22, 2025, at CNVH with his family by his side. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Grace Lutheran Church in Wood River with Pastor Don Pobanz officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, March 27, from 9:30 – 10:45 am at the...

Gloria J. Lawrence

Gloria J. Lawrence

Mar 21, 2025

Gloria Lawrence, of Grand Island, NE died on March 21, 2025 in Grand Island.

Services for Gloria will be at 2 PM Friday, March 28, 2025 at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 PM until the start of the services on Friday.

Gloria was born...

Dennis D Stark

Dennis D Stark

Mar 21, 2025

Dennis D Stark, 77 of Grand Island went to his heavenly home on Friday, March 21, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel, CFC officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later...

Shirley Kay Williams

Shirley Kay Williams

Mar 19, 2025

Shirley (Smith) Williams, age 82, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died March 19, 2025, at her home after a lengthy illness. Shirley was born October 28, 1942, in rural Howard County near Cushing, Nebraska, to Eldon “Brick” and Lola (Helser) Smith. She attended elementary school in Cushing and graduated from Palmer High School in 1960. She attended and graduated from the...

Donald Dean Stange

Donald Dean Stange

Mar 18, 2025

Donald Dean Stange, 86, of Cairo, Nebraska passed away March 18, 2025, at home. A Graveside Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery south of Cairo, NE. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the arrangements. 

Don was born December...

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