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Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries

Lloyd L. Vodehnal

Lloyd L. Vodehnal

Feb 16, 2019

Lloyd “Vodie” Vodehnal, 96, of Grand Island died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center. Memorial service will be 11 AM Friday February 22, 2019, at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Jones officiating with Military Honors. A gathering of family and friends will be 4-7 PM Thursday at Apfel Funeral Home. There will be no viewing as...

Kenneth D. Ballard

Kenneth D. Ballard

Feb 16, 2019

Kenneth D. Ballard, 54, of Giltner died February 16, 2019 at CHI Health CUMC – Bergan Mercy in Omaha. The memorial service will be 11 AM, Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Giltner United Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. Inurnment will be in the Giltner Cemetery at a later date. Kenneth was born on March 3, 1964 in...

Kenneth D. Leetch

Kenneth D. Leetch

Feb 15, 2019

Kenneth D. Leetch, 87, of Grand Island Nebraska passed away peacefully February 15, 2019 at CHI St. Francis surrounded by loved ones. Funeral Services will be Tuesday February 19th at 10:30 AM at Apfel Funeral Home with Reverend Kelly Karges officiating, cremation was chosen. Internment will be in Westlawn Cemetery, with full Military Honors. Memorials are suggested to the Grand...

Kenneth "Ken" L. Maddox

Kenneth "Ken" L. Maddox

Feb 14, 2019

Kenneth “Ken” L. Maddox, 95, of Grand Island, NE passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Falls City Nursing and Rehab in Falls City, NE. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Third City Christian Church, Grand Island, NE with Rev. Scott Jones officiating. Interment will be in Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, NE....

Laverna E. Reimers

Laverna E. Reimers

Feb 11, 2019

Laverna E. Reimers, 99, of Grand Island died Monday, February 11, 2019, at Tiffany Square with family by her side. There will be a private family graveside at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Laverna was born on May 25, 1919, in Platte County, Nebraska, to Henry and Sena...

Louis Vernon Stafford

Louis Vernon Stafford

Feb 10, 2019

Trumbull resident, Louis Stafford, 93, passed away, Sunday, February 10, 2019 at his home. Graveside service will be Friday, February 15, 2019 at 11 am at Greenwood Cemetery in Trumbull with Chaplin John Mueller officiating with military rites from the Doniphan Legion. Visitation will be Thursday, February 14, 2019 from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home,...

Rollie R. Stroh

Rollie R. Stroh

Feb 9, 2019

Rollie Stroh, 88, of Grand Island died Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 11 AM Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Apfel Funeral Home with Rev. Kelly Karges officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Memorials are suggested...

Norman E. Garbers

Norman E. Garbers

Feb 4, 2019

Norman E. Garbers, 81, of Grand Island, NE, died Monday February 4, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society-Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Friday, February 8, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Reverend Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Thursday at Apfel Funeral Home....

Alice M. Olson

Alice M. Olson

Feb 2, 2019

Alice Olson, 103, of Grand Island, Nebraska died February 2, 2019 at Brookefield Park in St. Paul, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 11 AM at St.Pauls Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Pavuk officiating. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be at Apfel Funeral Home from 4 to 6 PM on...

Gary E. Campbell

Gary E. Campbell

Jan 28, 2019

Hastings resident Gary E. Campbell, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at his home. Services will be Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 10:30 am at the Shelton Methodist Church, Shelton with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Visitation will be Friday, February 1, 2019 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings. Burial will be in the...

Judy K. Seely

Judy K. Seely

Jan 27, 2019

Judy K. Seely, 66 of Doniphan died Sunday, January 27, 2019 at CHI St. Elizabeth in Lincoln with her family by her side. Services will be at 10:30 AM on Friday February 1, 2019, at Rosedale United Methodist Church in Rosedale with Reverend Tessa Zehring officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 PM on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at...

Mattie Jane Bittfield

Mattie Jane Bittfield

Jan 27, 2019

Former Kenesaw resident, Mattie Jane (Petersen) Bittfield, 94 passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Edgewood Vista, Hastings. Services will be Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Kenesaw. Burial will...

Jon D. Bruhn

Jon D. Bruhn

Jan 26, 2019

Jon D. Bruhn, 49, of Grand Island, died Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Wayne W. Sawyer

Wayne W. Sawyer

Jan 25, 2019

Wayne Warren Sawyer, 87 of Grand Island died Friday, January 25, 2019 at Central Nebraska Veterans Home, Kearney. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Central Nebraska Veteran’s Home Chapel with Pastor John Gosswein officiating. Private inurnment of the ashes will be at a later date in the Lutheran Cemetery, Orchard, Nebraska. There will be...

Terrance "Jake" Jakubowski

Terrance "Jake" Jakubowski

Jan 25, 2019

Terrance ‘Jake’ Jakubowski, 74 of Grand Island died Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home in Grand Island. Services will be at 11 AM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 pm at Apfel Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at a later date. Apfel Funeral...

Harold "Red" G. Ahrens

Harold "Red" G. Ahrens

Jan 25, 2019

Harold G. “Red” Ahrens, 94, of Grand Island died Friday, January 25, 2019, at CHI Health, St. Francis, Grand Island. Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to donor’s choice. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ahrens was...

Ralph E. Wilhelmi

Ralph E. Wilhelmi

Jan 22, 2019

Ralph E. Wilhelmi, 79, of Grand Island died Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at CHI Health St. Francis Skilled Care. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday January 26, 2019 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. The Rev. Edgar Schambach will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Apfel Funeral...

Carol Jean Johnson

Carol Jean Johnson

Jan 21, 2019

Hastings resident, Carol Jean Johnson, 86, passed away at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 9 am at the First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Reverend Richard Savage officiating. Burial will be in the Minden Cemetery, Minden at 11:30 am, following the service. Visitation will be Friday, January 25, 2019 from 7 pm...

Lyle E Juett

Lyle E Juett

Jan 16, 2019

Lyle E. Juett, 90, of Grand Island, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Lancaster Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, NE. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday January 21, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Pastor Adam Snoberger officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday January 20, 2019 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested...

Barbara A. Hayden

Barbara A. Hayden

Jan 12, 2019

Barbara Ann Hayden, 77, was called to her heavenly home on January 12, 2019. She left this world at Good Samaritan Center in Wood River where she has lived for the past several years. Memorial service will be 10:30 am Friday, January 18, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wood River with Father Paul Colling celebrating. Burial will follow...

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