Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries

Sep 19, 2014

Annabelle Anabel Rose Wicht, 87, of Grand Island, died Friday, September 19, 2014 at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Grand Island. Father Michael McDermott and Father Charles Torpey will be presiding. Graveside Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at Westlawn...

Sep 19, 2014

Paul Blunt, age 85 of Hastings, passed away Friday evening, September 19, 2014, at Mary Lanning Memorial Health in Hastings. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24th at the Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene with Pastor John Whitsett officiating. Military honors will be rendered at the church following the services. There will be no...

Sep 17, 2014

Hastings resident, Glen O. Lamphiear, 89 also known as G.O. passed away, September 17, 2014 at the Grand Island Veterans Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. Services will be Monday, September 22, 2014 at 10 am the First Christian Church in Hastings with Pastor Dustin Bower officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE with military rites. Visitation will be...

Sep 15, 2014

Hastings resident, Leola B. McDowell 89, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village. Services will be Friday, September 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm at the Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Marcus Mackay and Pastor Benjamin Siebert officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday, September 18, 2014 from...

Sep 13, 2014

Arnold L. Nielsen, 90, of Omaha, formerly of Grand Island, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Hospice House in Omaha. Services will be at 1 pm on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Interment will be at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 noon until service time at the funeral home....

Sep 11, 2014

Jennie A. Griess, 93 of Grand Island, died Thursday, September 11, 2014 at CHI Heath, St. Francis, Grand Island, Nebraska. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Canady officiating. There will be no visitation. To honor Jennies wishes, her body was cremated. Inurnment of the ashes will be at...

Sep 11, 2014

Russell A. Vlach, 54, of Grand Island died Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 10 am on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Interment will be at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan. Visitation will be on Monday, September 15, 2014, from 6 to 8 pm at Apfel...

Sep 10, 2014

Vera Mae Hill, 86 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at her home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2014, at Third City Christian Church with the Rev. Scott Jones officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 5-7 Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to...

Sep 9, 2014

Rodney S. Chitty, 76 of Grand Island, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Lakeview Golden Living Center, Grand Island. Family will be receiving friends Friday, September 5th from 5-7 pm, with rosary at 7 pm. at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Clay Center KS. Funeral service will be Saturday at 10 am at the church, with Father Randall...

Sep 8, 2014

Hastings resident, Gladyce E. Kroll, 96 passed away, Monday, September 8, 2014 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings. Services will be Friday, September 12, 2014 at 2 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings, NE. Visitation will be Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 4 pm...

Sep 6, 2014

Melba Grace Rost, 88 of Aurora, formerly of Grand Island, NE died Wednesday, September 6, 2014 at Hamilton Manor Care Center, Aurora, NE. Memorial graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island with the Rev. Bill Pavuk officiating. Memorials are suggested to Hamilton Manor Care Center, Aurora, NE. Apfel Funeral Home...

Sep 5, 2014

Louise Ann Wetovick, 76, of Alda died Friday, September 5, 2014, at Edgewood Vista Care Center, Grand Island, NE. Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at St. Marys Catholic Church in Wood River with Father Michael Wetovick, Father James Janovec, and Father Tom Ryan officiating. Interment will be at Westlawn Memorial Park in...

Aug 30, 2014

Ashley Veronica Perez, age 11 of Hastings, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4th at St. Cecelias Catholic Church with Fr. Julius Tvrdy as celebrant. Cremation will follow the services with burial at...

Aug 27, 2014

Annabel Lee, 93 of Burbank, California, formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. Services will be 10:30AM Thursday Sept 11, 2014 at First Christian Church, Grand Island with Pastor Scott Taylor officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday,...

Aug 27, 2014

Hastings resident, William Herman Leonhardt, 87, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 11 am at All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Soicety, Hastings-Village with Pastor Randy Madison officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to the family...

Aug 26, 2014

Hastings resident, Robert E. Stalnaker, 77, passed away, Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings. Services will be at 2 pm Monday, September 8th, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. With military rites outside the chapel. There will be no visitation. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be...

Aug 23, 2014

Aug 20, 2014

Jerald Arden Keen entered peacefully into rest at San Ramon Regional Medical Center on August 20, 2014. He was 83 years old. Born in Lebanon, Kansas on February 12, 1931, Jerald was the only child of Gilbert and Lona Keen. He moved with his parents to Grand Island, NE as a young boy and graduated from Grand Island Senior High...

Aug 19, 2014

Holstein resident, Fredric R. Lechner, 56, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at his home. Private family service will take place at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. Fredric was born April 6, 1958 to Leo A and Dolores (Wilken) in Omaha, NE. He worked construction for Ward Craft Homes in Minden, NE. He is survived...

Aug 17, 2014

Vedor Bloomquist, 91, of Grand Island died Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Adam Snoberger will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery with military honors provided by the United Veterans Honor Guard and U.S. Army Honors Detail....