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Theodor "Ted" Augustin

Theodor "Ted" Augustin

May 15, 2019

Kenesaw resident, Theodor “Ted” Augustin, 92, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Lakeside Hospital, Omaha. Services will be Monday, May 20, 2019 at 11:00AM at the Christ Lutheran Church, rural Juniata with Reverend Greg Volzke officiating. Burial will be at the Concordia Cemetery, rural Juniata. Visitation will be Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Apfel Funeral Home, Kenesaw...

John Henry Woodward

John Henry Woodward

May 15, 2019

Hastings resident, John Henry Woodward, 82, passed away, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings – Village. Private family memorial service will be held with, Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family....

Phyllis A. Clark

Phyllis A. Clark

May 14, 2019

Phyllis A. Clark, 79, of Grand Island died May 14, 2019 at CHI St. Francis. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Monday May 20th at Apfel Funeral Home with Father Marty Egging officiating. Visitation will be from 4 PM to 6 PM Sunday, May 19 with a Rosary service to follow. Phyllis was born on January 24, 1940 in Grand...

C.J.D. "Dick" Looye

C.J.D. "Dick" Looye

May 12, 2019

Hastings resident, Cornelis Johannes Dirk “Dick” Looye, 93, passed away, Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the Kensington, Hastings, NE. Services will be Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10 am at the Christ Lutheran Church, Juniata with Pastor Greg Volske officiating. Burial will be in the Concordia Cemetery, Juniata. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 4 pm to 7...

Katherine Jean Gilbert

Katherine Jean Gilbert

May 11, 2019

Katherine Jean Gilbert, 96, of Kearney, formerly of Lincoln and Grand Island, died Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney. Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Christ United Methodist Church in Lincoln, NE with the Reverend Richard Randolph officiating. Katherine Jean chose to be cremated; inurnment will be...

Keith White

Keith White

May 8, 2019

Hastings resident, Keith Edward White, 63 passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his home. Services will be Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 1 PM at Zion Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Paul Warneke officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Burial will be at a...

Julia  Arroyo

Julia Arroyo

May 7, 2019

Hastings resident, Julia Arroyo, 70, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Services will be Saturday, May 11, 2019 at10am at the Berean Bible Church, Hastings, NE with Pastor Paul Knott and Pastor Elder Barahona officiating. Visitation will be Friday, May 10, 2019 from 5-8pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings. Burial will be in...

Fredrick R Weavers

Fredrick R Weavers

May 6, 2019

Fredrick R. Weavers, 78, of Doniphan, Nebraska died May 6, 2019 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, May 11th at Rosedale Methodist Church with Reverend Tessa Zehring officiating. Interment will be in the Doniphan Cemetery with a luncheon to follow back at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on...

Lois L. Ziola

Lois L. Ziola

May 5, 2019

Lois L. Ziola, 85, of Grand Island, died on May 5, 2019, at CHI Health St. Francis Skilled Care. Memorial mass will be 10:30 AM Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island with Father Martin Egging officiating. Burial of the cremains will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are suggested...

Barbara J Rayback

Barbara J Rayback

May 5, 2019

Barbara J. Rayback, 88, of Grand Island died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island. Memorial services will be at 1:00 Thursday at Apfel Funeral Home. The Rev. Trudy Hanke will officiate. Burial of cremains will be in the Shelton Cemetery. Barbara Jean (Hendrickson) Rayback was born August 21, 1930, at Gibbon, Nebraska to Elmer and...

Patty Suzanne Buhr

Patty Suzanne Buhr

May 5, 2019

Hastings resident, Patty Suzanne (Eckhardt) Buhr, 67 passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Memorial service will be Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 1 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Andrea Paulson, officiating. Burial will be at 4pm at the Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, NE. Visitation will be Friday, May 10,...

Shirley F. Woodward

Shirley F. Woodward

Apr 29, 2019

Shirley Faye Woodward, 89, of Harvard, Nebraska died Monday April 29, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Aurora, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 6, 2019 at 10:30 AM at the Harvard United Church of Christ, with Pastor Dave Johnson officiating. Burial will be at First Evangelical Cemetery northwest of Harvard. Visitation will be Sunday May 5 from 2:00...

Josephine Dietrich

Josephine Dietrich

Apr 28, 2019

Josephine E. Dietrich, 96, of Grand Island passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Medford, N.J. Born in Grand Island, she was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Grand Island High School in 1940. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, the women’s circles of Trinity and a member of the...

Ray G. Getz

Ray G. Getz

Apr 25, 2019

Hastings resident, Ray G. Getz, 86, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, April 29, 2019 at 2 pm at the 1st United Methodist Church, Hastings, with Rev. Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 5 pm to 7 pm...

Rick A. Reed

Rick A. Reed

Apr 25, 2019

Hastings resident, Rick A. Reed, 64, passed away, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be 10 AM Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Rev. Kent Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Friday, May 3, 2019 from 4 pm to 7 pm at...

Ruth Arlene Hastings

Ruth Arlene Hastings

Apr 22, 2019

Hastings resident, Ruth Arlene Hastings, 85, passed away, Monday, April 22, 2019 at her home. Services will be at 10:30 AM Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings with Rev. Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings. Visitation will be Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 4 pm to 7 pm at the...

Ora Elizabeth Roth

Ora Elizabeth Roth

Apr 18, 2019

Ora Roth, 84, of Grand Island, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, in her home. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at the Wood River Mennonite Church with pastor Matt Troyer-Miller officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Monday, April 22, 2019 at the Church. Memorials are suggested to...

Charles D. Westing

Charles D. Westing

Apr 18, 2019

Rural Prosser resident, Charles D. Westing, 94, passed away, Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE. Services will be at 11 am, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the United Methodist Church, Kenesaw with Rev. Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, April 22, 2019 from 5 PM to 8...

Eugene A. (Gene) Nienhueser

Eugene A. (Gene) Nienhueser

Apr 17, 2019

Former Juniata resident and current Hastings resident, Eugene (Gene) A. Nienhueser, 91, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:30 am at the Wanda Zion Lutheran Church, near Juniata, NE with Rev. Lon Landsmann officiating. Burial will be in the Wanda Zion Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery. Visitation will...

Jessie Lee Daugherty

Jessie Lee Daugherty

Apr 14, 2019

Hastings resident, Jessie Lee Daugherty, 89, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare. Services will be Friday, April 19th, 2019 at 11 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel Funeral Home,...

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