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Carolyn Yvonne Poore

Carolyn Yvonne Poore

Sep 14, 2022

Carolyn “Carol” Y. Poore, 79, of Hastings passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare surrounded by her family. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings. Memorial are suggested to the family for later...

John "Ozzie" Budd

John "Ozzie" Budd

Sep 12, 2022

John “Ozzie” Budd, 90, of Hastings died September 12, 2022, at his home. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 1:00 PM with Pastor Lance Clay officiating. Interment will follow in Parkview Cemetery.

Ozzie was born on July 27, 1932, in Minden, NE to John and Esther (Christensen) Budd. He grew up in Kenesaw and received his education at...

Barbara "Barb" Mctavish

Barbara "Barb" Mctavish

Sep 11, 2022

Barbara (Mazour) McTavish of Wood River passed away at her home, surrounded by her husband and daughters, on September 11, 2022 at the age of 69 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Barb was born in Hastings, Nebraska on October 7, 1952 to Ervin and Mary Erma (Gilsdorf) Mazour. She was the 3rd of 6 children, and the only daughter....

Anne Bratton (Fairbanks) Bohlke

Anne Bratton (Fairbanks) Bohlke

Sep 10, 2022

Anne Bratton (Fairbanks) Bohlke died September 10th at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital due

to complications after suffering a stroke.

Anne Capehart Bratton was born May 10th, 1944, in Rockville Center, New York, to Jean

Clarahan Bratton and Francis Howard Bratton.

She graduated from high school in Northfield, Minnesota, and earned a bachelor’s degree in

English from Carleton College in Minnesota in 1966. She earned her...

Donald D. Fuller

Donald D. Fuller

Sep 9, 2022

Donald Duane Fuller, 90, of Grand Island died Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Grand Island.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel, 212 W. 22nd St, in Grand Island, with Bishop Jon Rosenlund officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery near Clearwater. Visitation will be from 4 to...

Bonnie M. Goodwin

Bonnie M. Goodwin

Sep 5, 2022

Bonnita “Bonnie” Maxine (Dubbs) Goodwin, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away September 5, 2022, at the age of 97 on her farm near Cairo, NE. Funeral services will at 10:30 am Thursday, September 15th at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island NE. The Rev. Martin Egging will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will begin...

Sandra "Sandy" Louise Hettle

Sandra "Sandy" Louise Hettle

Sep 5, 2022

Sandra "Sandy" Louise Hettle passed peacefully in Grand Island Nebraska

Monday September 5, 2022. Sandy was born November 24, 1937 to Orin Bruce and

Marguarite (Whipple) Keller in Toledo, Ohio. She grew up in Toledo, Ohio and

graduated from Libbey High School.

While she was in High School she worked at the Toledo Zoo. After high school

she worked for an insurance agency. She was...

Kongmany Souvannasoth

Kongmany Souvannasoth

Sep 2, 2022

Kongmany (Manivong) Souvannasoth, 67, of Grand Island died Friday, September 2, 2022, at CHI St. Francis. She passed peacefully surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be 9:00 AM Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home with the Buddhist Monks officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Friday at Apfel Funeral Home. A private family burial will be at a...

Shirley Ann Spencer

Shirley Ann Spencer

Sep 1, 2022

Shirley Ann Spencer, 90, of Hastings, NE passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Perkins Pavilion at the Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village.

Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 in the All Saints Chapel at the Good Samaritan Society in Hastings. Reverend Kelly Karges will be officiating. Burial will be in the Blue...

Kenneth L.  Liess

Kenneth L. Liess

Aug 31, 2022

Kenneth L. Liess, 67, of Alda died Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 3, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River. The Rev. Josh Brown and Rev. Sid Bruggeman will officiate. Burial with military honors will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery at...

Kalvin James  Inman

Kalvin James Inman

Aug 29, 2022

Kalvin James Inman, 59, of Grand Island, NE passed away on August 29, 2022 at his home. A celebration of life will be held from 2 to 4 PM Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Wolbach Community Center. Memorials are suggested to the Izaak Walton League. He was born on October 5, 1962 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Kenneth Inman...

Richard A. Ogden

Richard A. Ogden

Aug 24, 2022

Richard A. Ogden, 91, of Wood River died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM Monday, August 29th a the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Pastor Brad Jepsen will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM...

Joyce Marie Alder

Joyce Marie Alder

Aug 23, 2022

Joyce Marie Alder, 86, formerly of Hastings, NE passed away on August 23, 2022 at the Premier Estates of Kenesaw. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Friday, August 26, 2022 at the Lifehouse Church of Hastings with pastor Brett Mackey officiating. Inurnment will be10 AM on Monday, August 29th in the Glenvil Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to...

Mary Brundage

Mary Brundage

Aug 18, 2022

Mary Brundage, 97, formerly of Cairo died Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Lebensraum in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Sonlight Community Church (Cairo Community Center) with Pastor Darrell Holzinger officiating. Burial will follow at the Wood River Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Sonlight Community Church or Wood River Mennonite...

Judy K. Hostetler

Judy K. Hostetler

Aug 11, 2022

Judy Kay Hostetler, 76, of Boelus, NE died on August 11, 2022, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Wood River Mennonite Church with Reverend Matt Troyer-Miller officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 PM on Thursday, August 18th at the church. Memorials...

Darrell F Brown

Darrell F Brown

Aug 11, 2022

Darrell F. Brown, 89, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue, NE. Memorial service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 PM at Apfel Funeral Home. A private burial will be at Rosedale Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to...

Neoma Fay Pichler

Neoma Fay Pichler

Aug 10, 2022

Neoma Fay Pichler, 95, of Grand Island died on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at CHI Health St. Francis. At Fay's request, there will be no services. Fay was born on January 14, 1927, to Bryan and Lena (Lieb) Finch in Venus, NE. She was united in marriage to Val Pichler on January 29, 1946, at O'Neill, NE. The couple lived...

Bobette "Bobbi" K. Cooper

Bobette "Bobbi" K. Cooper

Aug 9, 2022

Bobette K. “Bobbi” Cooper Bobette K. “Bobbi” Cooper, 55, of Hastings, NE passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Mary Lanning Hospital surrounded by her loving family following a long battle with lung cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Adams County Fairground in Hastings, NE, West End building, beginning at 2...

Robert E Irwin

Robert E Irwin

Aug 9, 2022

Robert E. Irwin, 83, of Lexington, formerly of Grand Island died Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM Monday, August 15th at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Burial of cremains will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Robert Earl Irwin was born October 8, 1938, at Table Rock,...

Kelly "Shane" Lauenstein

Kelly "Shane" Lauenstein

Aug 3, 2022

Kelly “Shane” Lauenstein, 49, of Hastings, NE died on August 3, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. He was born on April 20, 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jerry and Tina Lauenstein. He was united in marriage to Mary Hotz on October 14, 2000 in...

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