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Ronald D. Cook

Ronald D. Cook

Feb 12, 2021

Ronald D. Cook, 71, of Lincoln, formerly of Grand Island died Friday, February 12, 2021, at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, February 19th at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Bev Hieb will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to...

Barbara Ann Kreider

Barbara Ann Kreider

Feb 12, 2021

Barbara A. Kreider, 72, of Grand Island, NE passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at CHI Health St. Francis. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday, February 22, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the start of the...

Sylvia Irene Rennick

Sylvia Irene Rennick

Feb 9, 2021

Hastings resident, Sylvia Irene Rennick, 99, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at her home. Graveside service will be Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1 pm at the Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, NE with Pastor Joyce Dean officiating. There will be visitation. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the...

Joseph M. Zulkoski

Joseph M. Zulkoski

Feb 9, 2021

Hastings resident, Joseph M. Zulkoski, 47, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, February 19, 2021 at 10:30 am at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church with Father Christopher Kubat officiating. Rosary will be at 10 am before the service. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Grand Island, NE. Condolences may be...

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson

Feb 7, 2021

It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend Michael Nelson. Following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease and then the coronavirus, Michael passed away on Sunday, February 7th at the age of 66. Family and friends can take some comfort knowing that Michael passed surrounded by several members of his...

Charles W. Buss

Charles W. Buss

Feb 6, 2021

Hastings resident, Charles W. Buss, 89 passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at his daughter’s home, under the care of his family and Mary Lanning Hospice. Services will be 11 am, Thursday, February 11, 2021 at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hastings with Reverend Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings with military rites by the...

Kenneth Skarniak

Kenneth Skarniak

Feb 6, 2021

Kenneth “Kenny” Skarniak, 76, of Grand Island died February 6, 2021 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Reverend Martin Egging will officiate. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday at 4 PM with a vigil service at 6:00 PM at...

Kathleen "Kate" Ann Marron

Kathleen "Kate" Ann Marron

Jan 29, 2021

Kathleen “Kate” Marron, 60, of Grand Island, Nebraska passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 with her loving family by her side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington, NE with Fr. Owen Korte officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Michael’s Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Nancy Wells

Nancy Wells

Jan 27, 2021

Nancy Wells, 77, of Grand Island died January 27, 2021 at Azria Health Broadwell. Memorial services will be 10:30 am on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home with Roger Grimm officiating. Burial will follow in the Edholm Cemetery near David City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm Tuesday, February 2nd at the funeral home. Memorials are...

Billie Lee Kimiec

Billie Lee Kimiec

Jan 27, 2021

Juniata resident, Billie Lee Kmiec, 79 passed away from cancer Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE Services will be Monday, February 1, 2021 at 2 PM at Christ Lutheran Church, near Prosser with Pastor Greg Volzke officiating. Book signing will be Sunday, January 31, 2021 from 2 PM to 6 PM at the Apfel Funeral...

Mary M. Garris

Mary M. Garris

Jan 26, 2021

Mary M. Garris, 80, of Grand Island died Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. Private family services will be held on Thursday at the Apfel Funeral Home. The Rev. Bev Hieb will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Mary M. Garris was born February 17, 1940, at Grand Island to...

Larry F. Willis

Larry F. Willis

Jan 26, 2021

Larry F. Willis, 79, of Bennington, Nebraska, formerly of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Ridgewood Assisted Living in Bennington. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, January 29th at First Christian Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Julie Western will officiate. The funeral services will be available to view from a Facebook Live...

James Byron Edwards

James Byron Edwards

Jan 26, 2021

May our hearts be at peace with the passing of James (Jim) Byron Edwards on January 26, 2021, while living in Grand Island, NE. COPD and unknown natural causes took his life unexpectedly at the age of 82, while resting at his home. James was born on February 4, 1938. He is the third child out of five children born...

Dale C. Maruska

Dale C. Maruska

Jan 25, 2021

Dale C. Maruska, 85, of Grand Island died Monday, January 25, 2021, at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island Due to Covid-19 precautions, Dale's memorial service was delayed. Memorial services will be at 5:00 PM on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Berean Bible Church in Grand Island. Dale C. Maruska was born December 20, 1935, at Burwell, NE...

Monico Cruz Andrade Jr.

Monico Cruz Andrade Jr.

Jan 25, 2021

Monico Cruz Andrade, Jr., 70, of Grand Island died January 25, 2021 at CHI Health St. Francis. A private family service will be at Blessed Sacrament with Fr. Martin Egging officiating. A public visitation will be from 4 pm to 6 pm on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Blessed Sacrament concluding with a Rosary at 6 pm. Memorials are suggested...

Christina Powell

Christina Powell

Jan 25, 2021

Christina Powell, 103, formerly of Grand Island died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday, January 29, 2021 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island with Fr. Jim Golka officiating. A luncheon will follow at the Platt Duetsche. Burial will be at 1:30 pm in the Central City Cemetery. Visitation...

Nyla Burling

Nyla Burling

Jan 21, 2021

Nyla Burling changed her address to Heaven, on Thursday, 1-21-21, a palindrome, a day as unique as the lady herself. She was 103 ½. Why the half, because if you live that long, everyday counts, and you’ve earned the half. Nyla was born September 7, 1917 to George M. and Gracie J. (Price) Reichstein of Campbell, Nebraska. She was one...

Gary F. Meyer

Gary F. Meyer

Jan 20, 2021

Gary Meyer, 56, of Grand Island died January 20, 2021 at his home in Grand Island. Memorial Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 25, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Father Martin Egging will officiate. Inurnment will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested the family for later designation. Online condolences may be...

Debra "Deb" Alice Landsmann

Debra "Deb" Alice Landsmann

Jan 19, 2021

Juniata resident, Deb (McLeod) Landsmann, 66, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the Nebraska Medical Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer Center, Omaha, due to complications of cancer. Services will be Monday, January 25, 2021 at 10 am at the Zion Wanda Lutheran Church, rural, Juniata with Pastor Paul Warneke and Rev. Michael Brockman officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, January...

Ronald J. Mchugh

Ronald J. Mchugh

Jan 18, 2021

Ronald J. McHugh, 73, of Grand Island went to be with our Heavenly Father on Monday, January 18, 2021. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Thursday at the Apfel Funeral Home – Grand Island. The Rev. Gene Arnold will officiate. Face masks will be required, and social distancing will be practiced. Burial will be in the Grand Island City...

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