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Sterling Price
Apr 13, 2026
Sterling James Price, age 86, passed away on April 13, 2026. Sterling was born on March 16,1940 in Portland, Oregon, to Robert James Price and Delores A. Price.
In 1947 Sterling moved with his family to the Tekamah, Nebraska area. Sterling later relocated to Grand Island, Nebraska where he lived with his father and brother. Sterling will be remembered for his...
Betty Eileen Van Hoosen
Apr 28, 2026
Betty Eileen (Blume) Van Hoosen, 78, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel, CFC officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service....
Gerald Brown
Apr 28, 2026
Gerald Brown, 82, of Doniphan, NE died on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD. Funeral Services will be at 10:30AM on Monday, May 4, 2026, at the Doniphan Methodist Church with Pastor Scott Evans officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday; place and time are pending. Burial will be at 3PM in the Elwood Cemetery in...
John William Stitt
Apr 27, 2026
John William Stitt, 77, of Wood River, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2026 at the Oaks in Central City.
To honor John’s wishes, cremation will take place and there will be no services.
John was born on January 22, 1949 in Hastings, NE to Detlor and Laura (Rath) Stitt. He grew up in Hastings and received his education from Hastings Public...
Norma Maxine Trosper
Apr 20, 2026
Norma Maxine Trosper, 78, of Grand Island, died on Monday April 20, 2026 with her children by her side at the Heritage at Sagewood after many years of living with Alzheimer’s. Funeral services will be 10 AM Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran with pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Kenneth Eugene Mahlin
Apr 14, 2026
Kenneth Eugene “Ken” Mahlin, Jr., 82, of Grand Island, NE passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Country House Memory Care Center in Grand Island. Visitation will be on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 5-7PM at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Graveside services will be at 2PM on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the David City Cemetery in...
James S Reed
Apr 13, 2026
James S “Jim” Reed, 91, died on Monday, April 13, 2026. Per his request there will be no visitation or service. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Jim was born in 1935 at Rossie, Iowa the fourth of five children to Sanford and Hattie (Sylvester) Reed.
After high school Jim joined the Air Force and served part of that duty in...
Melissa A Fuller
Apr 2, 2026
Melissa Fuller, 63, of Grand Island went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 2, 2026. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Friday, April 10, 2026, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will follow at Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday 5-7 pm at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the...
Camille M. Williams Simmons
Mar 31, 2026
Camille "Cammie" M. Simmons (Williams), 70, of Kenesaw died on March 31, 2026, at
Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. There will be no service, as her wishes were to be
cremated. A memorial for her has been established. Online condolences may be sent to
www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
Cammie was born on May 7, 1955 to Robert E. and Virginia M. (Schwartz) Williams of
North Platte, NE. She...
Randall Earl Gregory
Mar 29, 2026
Randall “Randy” E. Gregory, 69, of Kenesaw, NE died on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the Mary Lanning ER in Hastings, NE. A burial of ashes will be at a later date in the Ord City Cemetery in Ord, NE. Online condolences may be left at www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
Randy was born on September 19, 1956, in Grand Island, NE to Calvin and...
Kathy Lynn Rogan
Mar 29, 2026
Kathy L. Rogan, 62, of Grand Island, NE passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island.
Kathy was born on August 17, 1963 in Grand Island, NE to Harry and Kate (Smith) Rogan. She grew up in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High with the Class of 1981.
She was a member...
Dean Martin Olson
Mar 28, 2026
Dean Martin Olson was born on February 25, 1947, in Genoa, Nebraska to Carole (Moore) Olson and John Gordon Olson. His family consisting of his sisters Marilyn, Jean (his twin), and Vera lived on a farm outside of Genoa. He grew up farming with his dad. Dean graduated from Kearney State College in 1969 and then spent thirteen months fighting...
Jesse Valdez
Mar 25, 2026
Staff Sergeant Jesse Valdez E6, U.S. Army (Retired), 95, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Born on December 18, 1930, in Horton, Kansas, to Ben Valdez and Thomasa Contrarez, Jesse was one of five siblings. In May 1943, at the age of twelve, he moved with his family to Shelton, Nebraska. He...
Erhard Opp
Mar 23, 2026
EJ “Hap” Opp, formerly of Wood River, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be held at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 30th, with Derek Apfel officiating. Inurnment and military honors to follow at the Wood River Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, May...
Leonard D. Dieken
Mar 20, 2026
Leonard Dale Dieken, 89, of Hastings, died on Friday, March 20, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation with the family present will be Sunday, March 29, 2026, from 1pm to 5pm at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings. A private family memorial service and burial will be held at a later date at Concordia Cemetery in Juniata, Nebraska....
Peggy Jean Inman
Mar 19, 2026
Peggy Inman, 74, of Grand Island, NE died on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center. There will be no burial as her wishes were to be cremated. A celebration of life will be held in April.
Peggy was born on December 15, 1951, in Grand Island, NE to Homer and Dorothy (Warner) Killham. She grew up in...
Joann Hollertz
Mar 19, 2026
Joann “Jo” Hollertz, 91, of Grand Island died on March 19, 2026 at Memorial Community Care in Aurora. A memorial service will be at 1:30 PM on Friday, March 27, 2026 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Visitation will be prior to the service from Noon to 1:30 PM. To honor Joan’s wishes, cremation has taken place.
Joann was born...
Jacqueline Stoecker
Mar 13, 2026
Jacqueline “Jackie” Stoecker, 85, of Grand Island died Friday, March 13, 2026, at Heritage at Sagewood. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Island. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. at the Woodlawn Cemetery at Atkinson, NE. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday at the...
Christina D. Peterson
Mar 12, 2026
Christina D. Peterson, 48, of Grand Island, NE received her beautiful wings on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Memorial services will be at 10:30AM on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, with Pastor Andy Springer officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. A gathering of...
Jody Ann Luce
Mar 10, 2026
Jody Ann Luce, 66, passed away on March 10th, 2026, in Grand Island, NE. A private family graveside service was held.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in Jody's memory to Start Over Rover, 134 N. Barnes Ave, Hastings, NE 68901, where she adopted many of her beloved pets, or Voice for Companion Animals, 524...
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