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Harold Plejdrup Sr.
Jun 6, 2025
With deep love and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Harold Robert Plejdrup Sr., 90, of Cairo, NE who passed peacefully at his home on Friday, June 6, 2025.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo, NE with pastor Brian Wright officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at...
Jean Marie Powell
Jun 5, 2025
Jean Marie (Kimle) Powell, 89, of Kenesaw passed away on June 5, 2025, at Providence Place Memory Care in Hastings. Funeral services will be on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kenesaw, with Pastor Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will follow at Kenesaw Cemetery in Kenesaw. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 8, 2025...
Arden Leon Trueman
Jun 3, 2025
Arden L. Trueman, 74, of Grand Island, Ne died on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at his home. A Memorial Service will be at 11 AM on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.
Arden was born on August...
Ronald Elwyn Clark
May 31, 2025
Ronald E. Clark, 95, of Grand Island, NE died on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at home with family by his side. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 AM Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in Grand Island, NE with Bishop Jon Rosenlund officiating. Interment will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation...
Diana Lynn Westby
May 30, 2025
Diana L. Westby, 76, of Hasting, NE died on Friday, May 30, 2025 at Providence Place in Hastings, NE.
A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Brandon Bachle, CFC officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials are...
Michael Eugene Peters
May 29, 2025
Michael passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife, Denise; children: Lisa, Brian, John (Brandee), Todd, and Alicia (Ben); eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and a son.
A graveside service will be at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 4, 2025,...
Jimmy Dean Winfrey
May 29, 2025
Jimmy “Jim” Dean Winfrey, 90, formerly of Grand Island, NE died on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the Emerald Nursing and Rehab Mercy in Omaha, NE.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Gollaher Chapel, with Rev. April Wegehaupt officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will...
Jason Kyle Busch
May 27, 2025
Jason Kyle Busch, 33, of Gibbon, Nebraska, peacefully departed this world on May 27, 2025, after a courageous battle with brain cancer, surrounded by his beloved family. Funeral services will be 10:30AM Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Gibbon Baptist Church with Pastor Taylor Shippy officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside cemetery in Gibbon. Visitation will be on Friday,...
Phyllis M. Lloyd
May 26, 2025
Phyllis Mae Lloyd, 93, of Hastings, NE died on May 26, 2025 at Mary Lanning Health Care.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Reverend Ben Hanne officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 PM in the Alma Cemetery in Alma, NE. Vistitation will be from 5...
Larry Schmidt
May 24, 2025
Larry Douglas Schmidt, 77, of Hastings, NE passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Kenesaw. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Apfel Funeral Home 505 N Bellevue, Hastings, NE. Please join his family for his celebration. Private burial will be in Minden cemetery....
Sidney J. French
May 22, 2025
Sidney John French of Grand Island passed away peacefully at home on May 22, 2025, at the age of 72. A deeply devoted husband, he leaves behind his wife of 27 years, Penni Rowland-French. He spent many of the best years of his life with Penni and felt fortunate for her company until his last day. Also a devoted father,...
Neil Avery Quig
May 22, 2025
Neil A. Quig, 78, of Hastings, NE died on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the CHI Health Heart Institute in Lincoln, NE.
Memorial services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor Joel Remmers will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, May 27th at Apfel Funeral...
Bruce L. Black
May 20, 2025
Bruce L. Black, 93, of Hastings died on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society in Hastings. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025 at Peace Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Micah Gaunt officiating. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later...
Jason Daniel Keeshan
May 19, 2025
Jason Daniel Keeshan, 51, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at home early Monday morning, May 19, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island, officiated by Father Jorge Canela. Burial will follow at Grand Island City Cemetery.. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, with a Rosary...
Joellen K. Sparks
May 18, 2025
Joellen Sparks, 71, of Kenesaw, NE died on May 18, 2025 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. There will be no services. Cards and condolences can be sent to 110 N. Juniata Ave Lot 20, Juniata, NE 68955. Online condolences can be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
She was born on May 11, 1954 in Hastings to Marvin Sparks and...
Gala Hulme
May 14, 2025
Gala Ruth (Williams) Hulme, 85, of Shelton NE passed away on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the First Baptist Church in Cairo, NE with Pastor Jack Boling Officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday at the church. Apfel Funeral Home is...
Florence M Schroder
May 13, 2025
Florence (Domeier) Schroder, 99, of Good Samaritan Village passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 1925. Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service. She will be buried next to her husband Earl at the Grand Island City...
Duane S. Hinrikus
May 11, 2025
HASTINGS — Services for Duane Hinrikus, 90, formerly of Columbus will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery near Doniphan. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services. Online condolences can be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
Duane passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
He was...
Roger W. Rank
May 9, 2025
Roger Rank, 65, of Hastings, NE and formerly of South Sioux City, NE died on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Hastings, NE. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Online condolences may be left at www.apfelfuneralhome.com.
Roger was born to William J. and Eda I. (Baker) Rank on October 24, 1959, at Hastings, NE. He later moved to...
Larry W Craven
May 4, 2025
Larry W Craven was born August 12, 1940 in Hazard, NE; the youngest of seven children to William and Asenath Craven. He was raised in central Nebraska and graduated from Wood River High School in 1958.
He relocated to Anaheim, CA and began working for Northwestern Bell when he received his Army draft notice. Just before his enlistment, he was introduced...
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