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Joyce Eileen Taylor

Joyce Eileen Taylor

Oct 8, 2020

Joyce Eileen Taylor, 71, was born October 14, 1948 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Friend, Nebraska, the third child of Kenneth and Ruth ( Baller) Taylor and died October 8, 2020 in Grand Island, NE. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Brandon Bachle will officiate. Burial will be in...

Carole J. Oseka

Carole J. Oseka

Oct 8, 2020

Carole Joan (Tyma) Oseka, 78, formerly of Cairo went to her heavenly home on October 8, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Home in Ravenna, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River, NE with Fr. Jorge Canela officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the...

Lynn "Mike" M Hetrick

Lynn "Mike" M Hetrick

Oct 5, 2020

Lynn M. (Mike) Hetrick Lynn M. (Mike) Hetrick, 61, of Grand Island, Nebraska died Monday, October 5, 2020 at CHI St Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Visitation will be held from 5:00 -8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home with Family receiving friends. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Memorials are...

Donald A. Loeffelbein

Donald A. Loeffelbein

Oct 1, 2020

Donald A. Loeffelbein, 85, of Omaha, passed away peacefully at his home on October 1, 2020. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 12,2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island, Nebraska. Visitation will be an hour prior to the services, starting at 10:00. Burial of ashes will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Don and...

Bonnie R Carney

Bonnie R Carney

Oct 1, 2020

Bonnie R. Carney, 82, of Central City died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Cottonwood Estates in Central City. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Monday, October 5, 2020 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Burial will follow at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Burwell, NE. Visitation will be 6-8 PM Sunday at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested...

Patricia "Patty" Boyll

Patricia "Patty" Boyll

Sep 30, 2020

Patricia (Patty) Boyll, 81, of Grand Island, NE, joined our Heavenly Father on September 30, 2020. She passed away at Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. A memorial gathering of friends and family will be from 2:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, October 4 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Cremation has been chosen; a memorial service will be held at a...

Patrick L. Wescoat

Patrick L. Wescoat

Sep 28, 2020

Patrick Lee Wescoat, 63, of Cairo, Nebraska went to his heavenly home September 28, 2020 at his home. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Cairo with the Rev. Michael Boling and Rev. Jack Boling officiating. Interment will be in Sand Valley Cemetery in Callaway. Visitation will be Friday, October 2nd at the...

Ruth Carol Schmer

Ruth Carol Schmer

Sep 28, 2020

Hastings resident, Ruth Carol (Bishoff) Schmer, 95, passed away on September 28, 2020 at her home at the Regency in Hastings, NE. Graveside service will be held at the Harvard Cemetery, Harvard, NE on Thursday, October 1st, 2020 at 2pm with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Apfel Funeral Home of Hastings is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent...

Anne (Heintz) Runyan

Anne (Heintz) Runyan

Sep 25, 2020

Anne (Heintz) Runyan, 61, of Shelton was called to her Heavenly home on Sept. 25,2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Cremation has been chosen and due to Covid rules, her service will be scheduled at a later date. Burial will be at the Shelton Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested at this time to go to Bob Runyan in honor of...

Ruth D. Luft

Ruth D. Luft

Sep 23, 2020

Ruth D. Luft, 100, of Grand Island died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Graveside services will be 1 PM Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Brandon Bachle will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Monday, September 28 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Ruth Doris...

Marlene Ann Brundage

Marlene Ann Brundage

Sep 21, 2020

Marlene Brundage, 96, of Grand Island and long-time resident of Cairo died September 21, 2020 at CHI Health St. Francis. Services will be 11 AM, Friday, September 25, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Derek Apfel will officiate. Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Memorials are suggested...

Kenneth "Kenny" E. Conover

Kenneth "Kenny" E. Conover

Sep 19, 2020

Hastings resident, Kenneth “Kenny” E. Conover Sr., 50 passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. There will be no visitation, Kenny’s wishes were to be cremated. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com....

Rev. Volney D Lofgreen

Rev. Volney D Lofgreen

Sep 18, 2020

Rev. Volney D Lofgreen, 96, of Grand Island died peacefully at his home, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, with the Rev. Lonnie Logan officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 3 - 5 p.m. Thursday prior to the services....

Lyle J.  Wilder

Lyle J. Wilder

Sep 18, 2020

Hastings resident, Lyle J. Wilder, 91 passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at the Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, NE. Services will be Saturday September 26, 2020 at 10 am at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings, with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating, visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Blue Valley Cemetery, near Ayr,...

George Nelson Douglas

George Nelson Douglas

Sep 18, 2020

Republican City, resident, George Nelson Douglas, 86, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at the Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, NE. Services will be Friday, September 25, 2020 at 10:30 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Daren Popple officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, September 24, 2020 from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral...

Donald R. Berg

Donald R. Berg

Sep 17, 2020

Donald R. “Don” Berg, 78, of Ravenna died Thursday, September 17, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society – Ravenna. Don’s wishes were for cremation and no public services. Rasmussen Funeral Home of Ravenna and Apfel Funeral Home of Grand Island are assisting the family. Donald Ralph Berg was born July 21, 1942, at Bellevue, IL to Ernest and Mildred (Einspahr)...

Darlene Kay Mason

Darlene Kay Mason

Sep 15, 2020

Grand Island resident, Darlene Kay Mason, 78, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island, Nebraska. Graveside service will be Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11AM at the St Paul Cemetery in St Paul, Nebraska, Brandon Bachle will be officiating the service. Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island is in charge of the service. Condolences may be...

Gary Cody

Gary Cody

Sep 15, 2020

Gary Cody, 71 formerly of Valley NE died September 15, 2020 at home in Grand Island, NE. Graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. on September 26, 2020 at Pleasant View Cemetery in Leshara, NE. Pastor Carl Ratcliffe will officiate. Reception to follow at the Valley Veterans Club in Valley NE. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home...

Gerald R. Spiehs

Gerald R. Spiehs

Sep 13, 2020

Gerald R. Spiehs, 83, of Cairo, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2020, surrounded by his family at CHI Health St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, NE. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial of cremains will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery....

Yvonne Janecek

Yvonne Janecek

Sep 13, 2020

Yvonne Alea Janecek, 85, of Grand Island died September 13, 2020 at CHI St. Elizabeth in Lincoln surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 1 PM Thursday, September 17, 2020 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Island. Bishop Duane Fuller will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Visitation will...

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