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Dewayne D Dymek

Dewayne D Dymek

Jul 29, 2021

DeWayne D. Dymek, 66, of Alda, NE passed away July 29, 2021. Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, August 9, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Tim Musgrave officiating. Burial will follow at the Alda Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm on Sunday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to...

June E Blackburn

June E Blackburn

Jul 29, 2021

June “Gigi” Blackburn, 98, of Grand Island died Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. A memorial service will be 10:30 AM Friday, August 6, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home. The Reverend Kevin Geurink will officiate. Burial will follow at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Red Cross and the First Presbyterian Church....

Julie Ann Foreman

Julie Ann Foreman

Jul 28, 2021

Julie (Dugger) Foreman, 49, of Hastings, Nebraska died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. There will be no funeral services. A Celebration of Life will be announced and held at a later date. Memorials can be delivered to family members. Apfel Funeral Home of Hastings is serving the family. Julie was born May 7, 1972, in...

Shawn Lee Dubbs

Shawn Lee Dubbs

Jul 24, 2021

Shawn L. Dubbs, 50, of Gibbon died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his home. Memorial services will be on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Grace Fellowship Church in Kearney, NE with Pastor Mitch Ivey officiating. Burial will follow at the Gibbon Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM Tuesday, August 3rd also at the church. Memorials are...

Randall Lee Creech

Randall Lee Creech

Jul 21, 2021

Randall Lee Creech, 70, of Giltner, NE died on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Emerald Assisted Living. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Giltner with Reverend Buck officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Giltner Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Randy was born on...

Carol Ann Mcgahan

Carol Ann Mcgahan

Jul 19, 2021

Carol Ann (Asher) McGahan, 87, of Grand Island died, Monday, July 19, 2021, at The Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Julie Western officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery with a private family luncheon...

Lionel Contreras

Lionel Contreras

Jul 18, 2021

Lionel Contreras, 46, of Grand Island died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be 10 AM Friday, July 23, 2021 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island with Fr. Jorge Canela officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Thursday, July 22nd at Apfel Funeral Home...

Joan M. Head

Joan M. Head

Jul 13, 2021

Joan Marilyn Head, 92, of Grand Island, died on Tuesday, July 13,2021, at Lebensraum Assisted Living Center of natural causes associated with advanced dementia, with family at her side. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 11:00 am at Messiah Lutheran Church, Grand Island. Pastor Peeler will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour before the...

Loreta L Baum

Loreta L Baum

Jul 11, 2021

Loreta (Povilaitis) Baum, 78, of Grand Island died July 11, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society-Perkins in Hastings, just shy of her 79th birthday July 17. Funeral Services will be July 30, 2021 at 11:00 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Nelson Rossi officiating. Interment will be at Grand Island City Cemetery in a private family gathering. Memorials...

Amy Dawn Jessop

Amy Dawn Jessop

Jul 10, 2021

Amy Jessop (Putnam), 36, of Grand Island, NE died on July 10, 2021 at CHI Health Bergan Mercy in Omaha. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, July 16, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. A graveside service will be 11 am on Saturday, July 17th in the Grand Island City Cemetery. A...

Deanne Elaine Carpenter

Deanne Elaine Carpenter

Jul 8, 2021

Deanne Elaine (Maciejewski) Carpenter, 65, of Hastings, Nebraska, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, July 15, 2021, at 10:30 AM at St. Josaphat Catholic Church in Loup City, Nebraska with Father Richard Piontkowski officiating. Memorials are suggested to Start Over Rover. Deanne was born on September 18, 1955, in Loup City,...

Michael Thomas Saladino

Michael Thomas Saladino

Jul 1, 2021

Michael Saladino, 75, of Ayr, Nebraska, passed away on July 1, 2021, at the VA Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Blue Valley Cemetery in Ayr, Nebraska. A luncheon will follow at the Ayr School. Memorials are suggested to the family to be...

Gloria "Val" Valjean Lambert

Gloria "Val" Valjean Lambert

Jun 29, 2021

Gloria (Val) Valjean Lambert, 80, of Hastings, Nebraska, died June 29, 2021, at Perkins Pavilion. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Howard Goldsmith officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral service. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date....

Norma J. Van Oosbree

Norma J. Van Oosbree

Jun 29, 2021

NORMA J. VAN OOSBREE, 91, of Shoreview, Minnesota formerly of Grand Island, died June 29 in Shoreview. Mrs. Van Oosbree was cremated. Apfel Funeral Home – Grand Island is assisting the family. She was born June 13, 1930 in Ireton, Iowa the daughter of Ernest and Lucile (Miller) Goodmanson. She grew up in Ireton and graduated from Ireton High School...

Shane Samuelson

Shane Samuelson

Jun 28, 2021

Shane Roger Samuelson, 53, of Chapman, Nebraska died on Monday, June 28, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, July 9th at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River with Bev Hieb officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family or Apfel Funeral Home. Shane was born on March 27, 1968 in Kearney, NE to Dennis...

Harlan Robert Schlachter

Harlan Robert Schlachter

Jun 25, 2021

Harlan R. Schlachter, 94, of Grand Island died Friday, June 25, 2021, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center in Grand Island. Memorial services will be on Friday, July 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with the Rev. Joshua Davis officiating. Inurnment will be in the Parkview Cemetery at Hastings with military honors. Visitation with...

Lynda Rae Brabander

Lynda Rae Brabander

Jun 19, 2021

After battling four kinds of cancer over thirty-two years, Lynda Rae Brabander, Lincoln, made a stop on the Rainbow Bridge to retrieve her cat, Kayla, before entering Heaven on June 19, 2021. She died at her parents’ home in Grand Island with her family around her. Funeral services will be 2 PM Wednesday, June 23 at Trinity United Methodist Church...

Brian James Kirstine

Brian James Kirstine

Jun 19, 2021

Brian James Kirstine, 53, of Hastings, NE passed away in his home, surrounded by friends on June 19, 2021. His graveside service will be held 2:30 PM on Thursday, July 1st at Parkview Cemetery and officiated by Pastor Joel Remmers of the First St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hastings, NE. Following the service there will be a Celebration of Life held...

Tami Bernice Shay

Tami Bernice Shay

Jun 19, 2021

Tami Bernice Shay, 55, of Hastings, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Pastor Paul Knott officiating. Internment will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-6 pm, Friday, June 25, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in...

Steven Keith Jardine

Steven Keith Jardine

Jun 17, 2021

Steven Keith Jardine, 52, of Grand Island passed away June 17 in Omaha. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, June 23 at 2:00 pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Pedersen officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 8 PM on Tuesday, June 22 at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...

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