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Lisa Jean Hoggins
Nov 8, 2020
Hastings resident, Lisa Jean Hoggins, 60, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Edgewood Vista, Hastings. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 from 3 pm to 7 pm with family present from 6pm-7pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings. We are asking everyone to please wear a mask. Private family graveside service will be Thursday, November 12, 2020 at...
Charles Joseph Preissler
Nov 5, 2020
Hastings resident, Charles J. Preissler, 68, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Private family service, no visitation. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family.
Mary Fairbanks
Nov 5, 2020
Mary Jane Fairbanks, 98, of Wood River, NE passed away peacefully in her home on November 5, 2020. There will be a private family inurnment of Mary’s ashes in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Hall County Humane Society as Mary had a great affection for her four-legged pets. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the...
Shelley Renae Green
Nov 3, 2020
Shelley Renae Green, 51, of Grand Island, left this world on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 surrounded by family after a quick and surprising battle. Shelley did not want a funeral and will be cremated. As Shelley brought light into so many others’ lives, we ask that instead of condolences you send letters of how Shelley brightened your life or made...
Donna Hicks
Nov 2, 2020
Donna L. Hicks, 68, of Grand Island, NE died Monday, November 2, 2020 at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Bishop Duane Fuller officiating. Burial of ashes will be at a later date in Massachusetts. The memorial service will be live streamed on the Apfel Funeral...
Angeline R. Dibbern
Nov 1, 2020
Angeline (Knoepfel) Dibbern, 93, of Cairo, NE died November 1, 2020 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo with Rev. Brian Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Burwick Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Wednesday, November 5th at the church....
Nina L Stirn
Oct 30, 2020
Nina Lea Stirn, 92, of Grand Island died October 30, 2020 at Bickford Retirement Community. Due to COVID-19 restrictions a private memorial service and burial will be held. Memorials may be sent to the family in care of the Apfel Funeral Home. Nina Lea was born on a farm northwest of Hill City, KS on March 23, 1928 to William...
Robert Pollock
Oct 29, 2020
Robert Harry Pollock, 77, of Grand Island, NE passed away peacefully at his home on October 29, 2020. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Rev. Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 pm on Thursday,...
Otto Gene Orsborn
Oct 29, 2020
Otto Gene Orsborn, 88, of Kearney passed away Thursday, October 29th, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island with his family at his side. A graveside burial service with military honors will be held at 1pm at the Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery Saturday, November 21st with Father Jorge Canela officiating. Friends and family are welcome. Please wear masks...
Milrae Sullivan
Oct 29, 2020
Milrae Sullivan, 96, of Grand Island died Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. A private family service will be 10:30 AM Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Reverend Mark Maresh officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar View Cemetery in Doniphan. Those in attendance will be required to wear masks and to...
Audrey Scott
Oct 28, 2020
Audrey Scott, 94, of Grand Island, NE died October 28, 2020 at CHI Health St. Francis. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Monday, November 2, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. John Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in the Westlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 PM Sunday, November 1 at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are...
Marty L. Mathieson
Oct 28, 2020
Marita “Marty” Mathieson, of Shelton died October 28, 2020 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Graveside services will be 11 AM November 7, 2020 at the Shelton Cemetery. Marty was born on April 12, 1945 in Ord, NE to Philip and Minnie (Smolik) Wentek. She grew up in Elyria, NE and received her education at Ord High School. She was...
Richard "Dick" Laverne Hartman
Oct 27, 2020
Richard “Dick” Laverne Hartman, 83 of Grand Island, Nebraska died peacefully at home Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran in Grand Island, Nebraska. The Rev. Mark Middendorf will officiate. Cremation will take place following the service. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2020 at...
Leroy "Lee" G Heupel
Oct 27, 2020
Leroy “Lee” G. Heupel, 83, of Grand Island, Nebraska died Tuesday October 27, 2020 at his home. Memorial services will be 1:30 pm Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Cairo United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cat Love officiating. In accordance with CDC and CDHD guidelines masks will be required by those in attendance. A private inurnment of cremains will be...
John Francis Martin
Oct 25, 2020
John Francis Martin, 93, of Kenesaw died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney. Memorial service will be, Friday March 19, 2021 at 10 am the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Kenesaw with Father Adam Sughrowe officiating. There will be no visitation. Fond memories of John can be sent to the family and will be...
Margaret Mae Petersen
Oct 20, 2020
Margaret Mae Petersen, 88, of Grand Island, NE died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul, NE. Funeral services will be 10 AM Friday, October 23, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Brenton officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 PM to 6 PM, Thursday, October 22...
Louis E Welch, Jr
Oct 17, 2020
Louis E. “Lew” Welch Jr., 93, formerly of Wood River passed away peacefully Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Thursday, October 22, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River with Fr. Jorge Canela officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation...
Jody R. Leslie
Oct 13, 2020
Jody R. Leslie, 61, of Grand Island died Tuesday October 13, 2020, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Visitation will be from 1 pm to 4 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Jody Rae Leslie was born February 14, 1959, at Mitchell, SD to Terry L. and Myrna L. (Weiland) Sinclair....
Howard Johnson
Oct 13, 2020
Howard E. Johnson was born February 1, 1929 in Axtell, Nebraska to Henning and Hilda Johnson. He grew up on a farm near Axtell and graduated from Minden High School in 1947. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Third Infantry Division in South Korea from 1951-1953. He farmed in Central City after the war and in...
Frank Leonard Husted
Oct 11, 2020
Hastings resident, Frank Leonard Husted, Sr, 83, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at his home. Franks wishes were for no services or visitation. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family from, www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be given to the family. Frank was born...
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