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Florence L. Krull

Florence L. Krull

May 19, 2014

Florence L. Krull, 83, Of Grand Island died Monday, May 19, 2014, at Brookefield Park Care Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 22, 2014, at First-Faith United Methodist Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Matt Fowler and Rev. Douglas Poole will officiate. Private family burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will...

Deborah Alyce Ball

Deborah Alyce Ball

May 15, 2014

Deborah Alyce (Pember) Ball, age 58, passed away suddenly and peacefully on Thursday, May 15, 2014 in her home located in Poynette, Wisconsin. Her beloved little dog Daisy was by her side. Deborah was born June 21, 1955 in Kearney, Nebraska, the daughter of Leonard Stanley and Janet Beverly (Coleman) Pember-Kruger. As a child, she and her family resided in...

Doris L. Schmierer

Doris L. Schmierer

May 10, 2014

Doris L. Schmierer, 75, of Central City, formerly of Shelton died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central City surrounded by loving her loving family. Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church in Central City. Sister Mary Arie will officiate. Burial will be at 2:30 P.M. in the Shelton Cemetery at Shelton,...

Bill Bayles

Bill Bayles

May 10, 2014

Hastings resident Bill Bayles, 90, passed away May 10, 2014 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Wednesday May 14, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at All Faiths Chapel at the Good Samaritan Village in Hastings with Pastor Johnson officiating; Burial will be later. Bill was born October 26, 1923 in Adams County, Nebraska, to Loren E....

Roy W. Boltz,  Jr.

Roy W. Boltz, Jr.

May 9, 2014

Roy W. Boltz, Jr, 82, of Grand Island died Monday, May 5, 2014 at his daughters home in Clarks, Nebraska. Services will be at 10 am on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Pastor Ross Aerni and Rev. Theresa Mason officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation hours will be...

Eleanor F. Nienhueser

Eleanor F. Nienhueser

May 8, 2014

Former Juniata resident, Eleanor Nienhueser, 93, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Mary Lanning HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, May 12, at 10:30 am at the Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings, with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Sunday, May 11, 2014 from 1 pm to 7 pm with...

Dorothy R. Hodges

Dorothy R. Hodges

May 7, 2014

Dorothy R. Hodges, 98, of Grand Island, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Tiffany Square Care Center, in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Monday, May 12, 2014 at First-Faith United Methodist Church, 4190 West Capital Avenue, Grand Island with the Rev. Chad Boling officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be...

Robert D. Prettyman

Robert D. Prettyman

May 7, 2014

Hastings resident, Robert Dee Prettyman, 74, passed away Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare. Services will be Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 10 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Larry Harvey officiating. Graveside service will be at 1:30 pm at the Alma Cemetery, Alma, NE. Visitation will be 4 pm to 7 pm,...

Omaha Douglas Knuth

Omaha Douglas Knuth

May 6, 2014

OMAHA Douglas Knuth, 46, of Omaha died Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Celebration of Life will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Doug was born June 14, 1967, grew up in Grand Island and attended Grand Island Senior High, later moving to Omaha. He received his Journeyman degree from Metropolitan Community College, and...

Judy C. Seufert

Judy C. Seufert

May 6, 2014

Judy C. Seufert, 71, of Grand Island lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at St. Francis Skilled Care in Grand Island. A private celebration of life was held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Pams Pub & Grub, Grand Island. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Judy was born February 3, 1943 in Hastings, Nebraska...

Elaine R. Holl

Elaine R. Holl

May 5, 2014

Elaine R. Holl, 82, of Shelton died Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society in Wood River. Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River. The Bryan D. Gies will officiate. There will be no visitation, as per her wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorials are suggested to St. Pauls...

Kenneth Lee Bly

Kenneth Lee Bly

May 3, 2014

Kenneth L. Bly, 77 of Wood River, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Wood River Good Samaritan Center in Wood River. Services will be at 10 am on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Wood River. Burial will be at St. Marys Cemetery near Wood River. Due to Kens love for classic autos, you are...

Nellie "Yvonne" Yvonne Burkman

Nellie "Yvonne" Yvonne Burkman

May 3, 2014

Nellie Yvonne Burkman, 76 of San Francisco, CA died May 3, 2014 at her home. Memorial Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Reverend Bob Rhodes will be officiating. Inurnment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be given in care of the family. She...

Jackson West Dinsdale

Jackson West Dinsdale

May 3, 2014

Jackson West Dinsdale, 21, Grand Island, died of an accident near St. Paul on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, at French Memorial Chapel on the Hastings College campus. The Rev. William Nottage-Tacey will officiate. There will be no public visitation. There will be a private family committal at a later date. A luncheon...

Elizabeth "Betty" I. Doyle

Elizabeth "Betty" I. Doyle

Apr 30, 2014

Elizabeth I. Betty Doyle, age 90, a former Harvard resident, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014 at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Harvard with Father Dennis Hunt as celebrant. Burial will be in the First Evangelical Cemetery...

Rodney "Rude Dog" D. Beckman

Rodney "Rude Dog" D. Beckman

Apr 27, 2014

Rodney D. Beckman Rude Dog, 51, of Marquette died Sunday, April 27, 2014, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 P.M. Wednesday at the Apfel Funeral Home. Rodney...

Robert "'Bob'" White Lowry

Robert "'Bob'" White Lowry

Apr 26, 2014

Robert Bob White Lowry, 87 of Cairo, died Saturday April 26, 2014 at the Grand Island Veterans Home. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday May 2, 2014 at the Cairo United Methodist Church. Pastor Melanie Adams will be officiating. Inurnment will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Family will greet friends from 4-7 P.M. Thursday at the Cairo...

Dale W Wood

Dale W Wood

Apr 25, 2014

Dale W. Wood, 83 of Grand Island, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island surrounded by his family and friends in a room full of love. Memorial Services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Inurnment will be at a later date at Westlawn Memorial Park....

Marsha M. Coughtry

Marsha M. Coughtry

Apr 23, 2014

Marsha M. (Orr) Coughtry, 62 of Grand Island passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Spirit of Life Church, 2304 Macron Street, Grand Island with the Rev. Tim Kilstrom officiating. Inurnment of the ashes will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014 in...

Darwyn "Bud" D. Buettner

Darwyn "Bud" D. Buettner

Apr 23, 2014

Darwyn Bud D. Buettner, 76 of Grand Island died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Rhodes officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 2 4 P.M. Sunday at the Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...

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