Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries

Nov 14, 2022

Lorraine J. Onnen, 92, of Grand Island died Monday, November 14, 2022, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, November 21st at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Bev Hieb will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Nov 8, 2022

Gayle Ann (Pieper) Nunnenkamp, 72, of Grand Island passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, unexpectedly at her home. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 PM on Tuesday at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to...

Nov 8, 2022

Joan Louise Kirkpatrick, 88, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at home with her loved ones around her. Graveside services will be Monday, at 11:00 AM in the Phillips Cemetery, Phillips, Nebraska, with the Rev. Bev Hieb officiating.

There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of...

Nov 7, 2022

Kyle Alloway, 35, of Juniata died November 7, 2022, at UNMC hospital in Omaha, NE. Memorial service will be at 2:00 pm Sunday, November 13, 2022, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Reverend Joel Remmers officiating. There will be a book signing at Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings Saturday from 6-8 PM. Memorials are suggested to the family...

Nov 6, 2022

Arthur R. Hendrickson, Jr., 76, of Grand Island died Sunday, November 6, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island.

A celebration of life with family greeting friends will be from 3 to 6 PM Sunday, November 13th at the Apfel Funeral Home – Grand Island.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Arthur Ray Hendrickson, Jr. was born July...

Nov 6, 2022

Richard A. LaBrie, 70, of Giltner died Sunday Nov. 6, 2022 at CHI Health St. Francis.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 am, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 at Stockham Community Church. The Reverend Rick Bartek will officiate. Burial will be at 2:00pm at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan with military honors. Visitation will be from 4-7pm on Nov. 11th, 2022 at Stockham...

Nov 5, 2022

A Hastings resident, Neva Dell Semotan, Died November 5, 2022, at Linden Court in North Platte, NE at the age of 94.

A memorial service is being held at 11:00 AM Thursday, November 10, 2022, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Reverend Joel Remmers officiating. A family burial at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings will be held prior to...

Nov 2, 2022

Linda Thompson (Clark-Stout) 63 of Grand Island passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 on hospice care at her home. Funeral services will be at 3 P.M. on Friday, November 11, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Cairo with Reverend Jack Boling officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. 

Linda was born of February 4, 1959, to...

Oct 27, 2022

Dorothy Louise Huffman Hoffman Juett, 94, of Grand Island passed away October 27, 2022, at Riverside Lodge where she had resided for several years. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home with Reverend Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM Thursday.

Dorothy was born...

Oct 19, 2022

Sharon K. Grell, 84, of Shelton died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at her home following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Shelton with the Rev. Rob Kuefner officiating. Cremation will take place following the services. Burial of the cremains will be in the Shelton Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation will...

Oct 16, 2022

Pamela Lynn Peterson, 60, of Grand Island died Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Memorial service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com.

Pamela was born on July 9, 1962, in Santa Rosa, CA to...

Oct 16, 2022

James L. McElroy 92 passed away peacefully October 16th 2022 at Riverside Lodge of Grand Island, surrounded by family. James wishes were to be cremated and joined with his wife Rosemarie in a private graveside service.

Jim was born November 9th 1929 in Grand Island to Francis and Loreen McElroy.

He attended local Grand Island schools and also attended Hastings College and...

Oct 15, 2022

Dennis Crowell, 75, of Ravenna died Saturday, October 15, 2022, at VA Medical Center in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ravenna with Pastor Bonine officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery in Ravenna with Pastor Jose Flores officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Friday at...

Oct 12, 2022

Elva Ruth (Griffith) Zerbe, 96, formerly of Superior and Nelson, NE, departed this life October 12, 2022, in Grand Island, NE. Graveside service will be 1:30 PM October 22, 2022, at the Odessa Cemetery in Esbon, KS with Pastor Rodney Rose officiating.

Elva “Ruth” was born January 30, 1926, in Lebanon, KS, the daughter of Clark and Goldie (Martin) Griffith. She...

Oct 12, 2022

Darlene R. Layher, 94, of Grand Island died Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society at Grand Island, where she had lived for the past three years.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, October 14th at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Pastor Luke Biggs will officiate.

Memorials are suggested to the Central Nebraska Humane Society.

Arrangements...

Oct 9, 2022

Oct 7, 2022

Ellen Mae Steele, 53, of Kearney, NE died October 7, 2022 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Kearney, NE October 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Sean Dougherty officiating. Interment will be at the cemetery in Wood River, NE at 4:00 PM. She was born December 8, 1968...

Oct 6, 2022

Joanne Meinke, age 92, passed away on Thursday October 6 at Howard County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at Apfel Funeral Home – Grand Island at 11:00 AM on Tuesday October 11. Joanne has requested no visitation or viewing. Interment will follow the service at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Joanne was born on March 18, 1930, to Lee and...

Oct 4, 2022

Keith James Dreher (K.J.) passed into heaven October 4, 2022, at Mary Lanning Hospital with his family present. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Friday, October 14, 2022, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Parkview Cemetery. Lunch will follow the burial at Apfel Funeral Home. Visitation will be...

Oct 3, 2022

Randy Lee Stoltenberg, 65, of Grand Island died Monday, October 3, 2022, at CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center of Grand Island. Funeral Services will be Friday, October 7th at 10:00 am at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Reverend Bev Hieb officiating. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to...