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Debra Willy

Debra Willy

Feb 5, 2025

Debra L. McCord-Willy passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in her home town of Hastings, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 18th at 1 P.M. at The Church of The Nazarene in Hastings, NE.

Debra Lynn McCord-Willy was born on August 17, 1965 to Loree and Charles McCord in Hastings, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from Hastings Senior High in...

Betty C Thompson

Betty C Thompson

Feb 4, 2025

Betty C. Thompson, 84, of Grand Island, NE died on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Westfield Quality Care Center in Aurora, NE.

Services will be at 11 AM on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Third City Christian Church with Nick Schonlau officiating. Burial of ashes will be in the Arcadia Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be an hour prior...

Bernice A Baasch

Bernice A Baasch

Feb 1, 2025

Bernice A. Baasch, 98, of Grand Island, Nebraska died on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at her winter residence in Tucson, Arizona.

Services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, February 17, 2025 at the Cairo United Methodist Church with pastor Kalaba Kapundu officiating. Burial will take place in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm...

Bernard D. Hostler

Bernard D. Hostler

Jan 31, 2025

Bernard D. Hostler, 93, of Grand Island, NE died on Friday, January 31, 2025, at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be 1 P.M. Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home with Derek Apfel CFC, officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5-7 P.M. at Apfel Funeral...

James C. Parker

James C. Parker

Jan 31, 2025

James "Jim" C. Parker

Jim passed away at his home in Kenesaw on January 31, 2025. He was born May 21, 1945 in Hastings, NE to Paul and Vera (Widener) Parker. He graduated from Kenesaw High School and attended Kearney State College. He served in the Army National Guard in Hastings from January 1966 to January 1972. One hundred guardsmen left...

Aaron Lee Emory

Aaron Lee Emory

Jan 30, 2025

Aaron Lee Emory was born in the Spring of 1978 in Osmond, Nebraska to Donald Emory and Jackie (Emory) Hazen. He passed away at his home on January 30, 2025 at the age of 46.

Aaron spent his childhood on the family farm outside of Royal, Nebraska. He was always coming up with new ideas for mischief whether it was making...

Robert L. Schmitt

Robert L. Schmitt

Jan 27, 2025

Robert L. Schmitt, 95, died Monday, January 27, 2025 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

Services will be at 10 am on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will be in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, NE., at 3:00 pm. Visitation hours will be on Friday, January 31st from 3 to 5...

Deanna Lynn Christner

Deanna Lynn Christner

Jan 26, 2025

Deanna Lynn (Harrold) Christner, 52, of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 26, 2025.

Deanna was born on May 26, 1972 to Delvin and Ramona Harrold in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Deanna graduated from Broken Bow in 1990.

Deanna was preceded in death by her parents Delvin and Ramona Harrold. She is survived by her children Ashly (Brett) Ducker of Lincoln,...

Janet Harvey

Janet Harvey

Jan 25, 2025

Janet T. Harvey, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on January 25th at the age of 92. Born on September 3, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Marie Quinn & Elmer Topel. She was known for her warmth, wisdom and wit, and the unconditional love she shared with her extensive family and friends.

She was married on...

Barry Wayde Cooper

Barry Wayde Cooper

Jan 23, 2025

Barry W. Cooper, 63, of York died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at York, NE. A Memorial Service will be 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family will be held an hour before the...

Melvin LeRoy Dahlke Jr.

Melvin LeRoy Dahlke Jr.

Jan 22, 2025

Melvin L. Dahlke, 79, of Grand Island, NE earned his wings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Grand Island with his family by his side. Melvin's wishes were to be cremated, a Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

Melvin was born March 28, 1945, to Melvin C and Lydia (Klinckacek) Dahlke in Wood River, Nebraska. Melvin attended school...

Barbara J. Schmidt

Barbara J. Schmidt

Jan 21, 2025

Barbara Jean Scarborough Schmidt peacefully passed away January 21, 2025 in Hastings, NE. She was born January 30, 1953 to Gerald and Edna Scarborough in Hastings, NE. She graduated from Hastings High School In 1971. She also attended Central Community College of Hastings to attain an associate in Computer Operations and then received a Bachelors in Human Resources from Hastings...

Dottie M Pence

Dottie M Pence

Jan 20, 2025

Dottie M. Pence, 95, formerly of Wood River, NE died on Monday, January 20, 2025, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Nebraska. A Memorial Service will be on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. with Pastor Terry Boshart officiating at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. A gathering of friends and family will take place an hour...

Mikki Elisa Baxter

Mikki Elisa Baxter

Jan 15, 2025

Mikki Elisa Baxter of Lincoln, NE died on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, NE. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the start of the service. A private family burial will take place...

Cody G Redding

Cody G Redding

Jan 15, 2025

Cody Redding, 45, of Cotesfield, NE, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, NE. Memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River, NE. 

Cody George Redding was born December 13, 1979, to Sandra Davis and David Redding. He attended school in Wood River...

Michael H. Kaiser

Michael H. Kaiser

Jan 13, 2025

Michael H. Kaiser, 78, of Hastings, died on January 13, 2025, at Mary Lanning Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until services begin. Burial will follow services at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings.

Memorials are suggested to the...

Jan Carter

Jan Carter

Jan 13, 2025

Gwendolyn “Jan” Carter of Wood River passed away surrounded by her loved ones on January 13th, 2025. Memorial services will be held 10:30am Saturday, January 25, 2025, at United Methodist Church in Alda, Nebraska with Rachel Nkonge officiating. Inurnment service will be held at Wood River cemetery immediately following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested...

Larry "Leroy" Peterson

Larry "Leroy" Peterson

Jan 9, 2025

Leroy Peterson of Grand Island, NE, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Nebraska Medicine Hospital in Omaha, NE. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island, NE. The Reverend Terry Boshart will officiate. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Burial will take place...

Nana Louise Stalker

Nana Louise Stalker

Jan 7, 2025

Nana Stalker, 67, of Alexandria, VA passed away early Tuesday morning, January 7, 2025, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Friday, February 7, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements, online condolences may...

Shirley Joan Boltz

Shirley Joan Boltz

Jan 6, 2025

Shirley Boltz, 88, of Dannebrog, NE died on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Bryan Grand Island Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, January 13, 2024, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 3-5 P.M. on Sunday, January 12th at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. 

Shirley was born on August 27, 1936, in Seneca, NE...

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