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Vivian M Juranek
Dec 22, 2019
Hastings resident, Vivian Marie Juranek, 91, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 in Lincoln, NE. Services will be Friday, December 27, 2019 at 10:30 am at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Hastings with Father Jim Morin officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 4 pm to 7 pm with family present at...
Betty A. Jelinek
Dec 21, 2019
Betty A. Jelinek, 85, of Grand Island died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Bickford Cottage in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday, December 27, 2019 at Berean Bible Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Jim Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday, December...
Barbara A. Taylor
Dec 21, 2019
Barbara A. Taylor, 83, of Wood River died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island with her three children by her side. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wood River. Pastor Brad Jepsen will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery...
Isabella "Bella" J. Foster
Dec 16, 2019
Isabella “Bella” Jean Foster, 25, of Grand Island, NE, died December 16, 2019, at her home. Graveside service will be 2 PM December 20, 2019 at Sodtown Cemetery. Father Martin Egging will officiate. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 4-7 pm at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family...
Donna R. Harders
Dec 13, 2019
Donna R. Harders, 84, of Wood River died Friday, December 13, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo with Rev. Brian Wright officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will be from 4:30 to7 p.m. Tuesday,...
Terri Sue Rundle
Dec 12, 2019
Hastings resident, Terri Sue Rundle, 69, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at her home. Services will be Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 11 am at the First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Visitation will be Monday, December 16, 2019 from 4 PM to 7 PM with the family present from 5 PM to 7 PM...
Jean A. Kosar
Dec 6, 2019
Former Glasco, KS resident, Jean A. Kosar, 80, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. There will be no services or visitation. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to www.apfelfuneralhome.com Jean was born August 9, 1939 to Andrew William Kosar and Mariella Jean (Shreve) Kosar in...
Gaelyn S. Johnson
Nov 30, 2019
Gaelyn S. Johnson, 59, of Hastings passed away, Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care in Hastings after a battle with cancer. Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Derek Apfel officiating. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 on Friday, December 13, at the Apfel Funeral Home in...
Melissa A. West
Nov 30, 2019
Melissa Ann West, 38, of Grand Island, died November 30, 2019, at home. Services will be held Monday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church with Pastor Sheri Lodel officiating. There will be no visitation. Melissa was born September 25, 1981, in Grand Island to Ray and Jody (McMillan) West. She grew up in Grand Island and graduated...
Gary S. Spotanski
Nov 29, 2019
Gary Spotanski, 71, of Grand Island passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island after a lengthy battle of lung disease tied to his time serving on the U.S.S. Enterprise during the Vietnam War. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 212 W. 12th St., with Pastor...
Dorothy Webben
Nov 26, 2019
Dorothy Webben, 88, formerly of Grand Island, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 in Lincoln. Memorial service will be 11:00 am Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Shelton United Methodist Church with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Memorials are suggested to the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Dorothy was born in Dunning, NE on August 26, 1931 to...
Elaine Louise Matejka
Nov 24, 2019
Elaine L. Matejka, 86, of Grand Island, NE died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. A Celebration of Life gathering will be 3-6 pm Monday, December 2, 2019 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be sent to the family at...
Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Kaliff
Nov 24, 2019
Helen Barbara “Bobbie” Kaliff age 91 died November 24, 2019 at CHI Skilled Care in Grand Island, with family and friends by her side. Services will be 10:30 AM Monday, December 2, at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island. The Reverand Lisa Ewald and Pastor Mark Hartley will officiate. The family will meet friends during the viewing on Sunday...
Larry Allen Welch
Nov 24, 2019
Larry “Cricket” Welch, 67, of St. Paul, died November 24, 2019 at his home. Funeral service will be 1:30 PM Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Apfel Funeral Home with Jay Towell officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Paul Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday from 4-7 PM at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family...
Ray Johnson
Nov 21, 2019
Ray A. Johnson, 95, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2019. Ray was born on February 11, 1924 to William C. and Carrie W. Johnson on a farm near Dannebrog, Nebraska. Ray was 5 years old when his father died, so his mother moved Ray and his two siblings to Grand Island, Nebraska, where he grew up attending school and...
Donald Karl Schnase
Nov 21, 2019
Donald “Don” K. Schnase, 99, of Grand Island, died Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Tiffany Square. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Monday, November 25, 2019 at Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo with Rev. Brian Wright officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Gibbon. Visitation will be Sunday, November 24, 2019 from 3 to 5 PM at Christ...
Burdette R. "Brownie" Brown
Nov 20, 2019
Hastings resident, Burdette R. “Brownie” Brown, passed away, Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. The family has postponed the funeral for Brownie due to the weather. The service will be Monday, December 2,2019 at 2:30PM at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private family burial will be in the Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr,...
Arlene Fae Thorell
Nov 19, 2019
Grand Island resident, Arlene Thorell, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society, Grand Island. Services will be Monday, November 25, 2019 at 10 am at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may...
Margy Marie Tillman
Nov 19, 2019
Margy M. Tillman, 98, of Grand Island died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Valley View Senior Village in Ord, NE. Per Margy’s wishes there will be a graveside ceremony at 11 AM, Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Pastor Jay Towell will officiate. Margy was born on March 10, 1921 in Grand Island, NE to Charley...
Nelda A. Minzel
Nov 12, 2019
Hastings resident, Nelda A. Minzel, 90 died November 12, 2019 at Mary Lanning HealthCare. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials will be directed to the Heart Association or may be sent to Gary Minzel at 13401 W. Rokeby Rd, Denton, NE 68339 or Sherry Gartner at 1530 Boyce Str. Hastings, NE 68901. Condolences may...
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