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Lucile J. Parker

Lucile J. Parker

Oct 7, 2013

Kenesaw resident, Lucile J. Parker, 91, passed away Monday, October 07, 2013. Services will be Friday, October 11, 2013 at 10:30 am at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Visitation will be Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 9 am to 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Kenesaw....

Evelyn R. Gundelfinger

Evelyn R. Gundelfinger

Oct 7, 2013

Hastings resident, Evelyn R. Gundelfinger, 87, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village. Services will be Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 10 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 9, 2013 from 3 pm 6 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, the casket will be closed on...

James M. English

James M. English

Oct 5, 2013

James M. English, 60, of Grand Island died Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Berean Bible Church in Grand Island with Rev. Scott Friesen officiating. Entombment will be at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until service...

Loretta Ilene Feister

Loretta Ilene Feister

Oct 3, 2013

Kenesaw resident, Loretta Ilene Feister, 90, passed away Thursday, October 03, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, October 7, 2013 at 10:30 am at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Kenesaw, with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, October 6, 2013 from 1 pm to...

Lois M. Emde

Lois M. Emde

Oct 3, 2013

Lois M. Emde, 85, of Grand Island died Thursday, October 3, 2013, at Country House in Grand Island. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday at the Apfel Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to...

Margaret E. Larson

Margaret E. Larson

Oct 2, 2013

Margaret Ellen Larson, 78, formerly of Alda, NE, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Grace Living Center in El Reno, OK. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2013, from Grace Lutheran Church in Wood River, with Rev. James Fandrey officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church. Interment will be in...

Lois M. Anderson

Lois M. Anderson

Sep 29, 2013

Juniata resident Lois Marie Anderson, 94 passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings. Services will be Saturday, October 5, 2013, at 10:30 am at the Juniata Methodist Church, Juniata. Burial will be in the Juniata Cemetery. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. Lois was born August 9, 1919 to Herman L....

Juanita L. Wheeler

Juanita L. Wheeler

Sep 28, 2013

Juanita L. Wheeler, 96, of Grand Island, died Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Rose Lane Home in Loup City. Services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Interment will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the...

Renata W. Schukei

Renata W. Schukei

Sep 27, 2013

Former Kenesaw resident Renata W. Schukei, 94 passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 in Hays, KS. Services will be Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 10:30 am at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Kenesaw, with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 1 pm to 8 pm with the...

Mary Lou Whitesel

Mary Lou Whitesel

Sep 25, 2013

Kenesaw resident, Mary Lou Whitesel, 83, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Kenesaw Haven Home, Kenesaw. Graveside services will beSaturday, September 28, 2013 at 11 am in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw with Pastor Beth Fotinos officiating. Visitation will be Friday, September 27, 2013 from 9 am to 8 pm with the family present from 5 pm to 7...

Dorothea A. Snider

Dorothea A. Snider

Sep 22, 2013

Hastings resident, Dorothea Dot A. Snider, 80 passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, NE. Services will be Friday, September 27th, 2013, at 10 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings, NE. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings, NE. Visitation will be Thursday, September 26, 2013 in the Apfel Funeral...

Janice Ann Oliver

Janice Ann Oliver

Sep 21, 2013

Janice A. Oliver, 89 of Shelton, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at her home in Shelton. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Shelton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Melody Adams officiating. Burial will be in Shelton cemetery. Visitation hours will be 6:00 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 013 at Shelton United Methodist Church, Shelton. Memorials...

Grethel Dora Forsman

Grethel Dora Forsman

Sep 21, 2013

Hastings resident, Grethel Dora (Janssen) Forsman, 92, passed away, Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE. Series are pending with the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings, NE. Services will be Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 10 am at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, with Pastor Barry Rempp officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens,...

Pablo R. Ruiz

Pablo R. Ruiz

Sep 19, 2013

Pablo R. Ruiz, 76, of Shelton died Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be at 10:30 am on Monday, September 23, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shelton with Rev. James Janovec officiating. Burial will be at the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 5 pm to 7 pm with a...

Wilma R. Langenheder

Wilma R. Langenheder

Sep 18, 2013

Wilma R. Langenheder, 92 of Grand Island, left the bonds of this world to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 23, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand Island with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. A celebration of Wilmas...

Rhoda E. Caswell

Rhoda E. Caswell

Sep 14, 2013

Rhoda E. Caswell, 88, of Cairo died Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Country House in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at the Cairo United Methodist Church. The Rev. Melanie Adams will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery at Crete, Nebraska at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 4 to 7...

Elnora H. Johnson

Elnora H. Johnson

Sep 14, 2013

Hastings resident, Elnora H. (Bunger) Johnson, 89, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Services will be Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 11 am at the Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Marcus Mackay officiating. Luncheon at Peace Lutheran will follow the service. Burial will be in the Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, NE. Arrangements by...

Ida Eileen Kissell

Ida Eileen Kissell

Sep 12, 2013

Hastings resident, Ida Eileen Kissell, 87, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Mary Lanning HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Eileen was born January 9, 1926 to Martin and Ida Rose (Gebhard) Richardson in Long Island, KS, the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Long Island High School in 1944. She married Kenneth H. Kissell on May 27, 1944 in...

Gale L. Darling

Gale L. Darling

Sep 10, 2013

Hastings resident, Gale L. Darling, 90, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Memorial service will be Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 10:30 am at the All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings~Village, with Rev. Charles Johnson and Rev. Barry Rempp officiating. Reception following the service at Hager Hall, GSS. There will be no...

Melvin G. Martin

Melvin G. Martin

Sep 8, 2013

Hastings resident, Melvin G. Martin, 92, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care, Hastings. Graveside service will be Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10 am at the Juniata Cemetery, Juniata, NE with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. There will be no visitation. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of...

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