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Ronald Lavern Haubold

Ronald Lavern Haubold

Jan 6, 2019

Former Hastings resident, Ronald LaVern Haubold, 70, passed away, Wednesday, January 6, 2019 at Paradise Valley Hospital, in National City, CA. Memorial service will be Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 10:30 am at Peace Lutheran Church. Private family burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Hastings, NE with military rites by the Hastings Veterans Association. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings...

Joan M. Bushhousen

Joan M. Bushhousen

Jan 5, 2019

Joan M. Bushhousen, 86, of Grand Island died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Thursday at Apfel Funeral Home- Grand Island. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00am until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials...

Merlin H. Rathman

Merlin H. Rathman

Jan 3, 2019

Merlin Henry Rathman, age 94, of Wood River, Nebraska died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island with family by his side. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at First United Methodist Church, Wood River, with the Rev. Trudy Hanke and Pastor Darrel Holzinger officiating. Burial will be in Wood River Cemetery, Wood...

David A. Hescock

David A. Hescock

Dec 31, 2018

David A. Hescock, 68, of Harvard, NE. died December 31, 2018 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday January 4, 2019 at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel with the Bishop Duane Fuller officiating. Burial of ashes will be in Grand Island Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family. David was born on October 5, 1950...

Ladonna Rae Payne

Ladonna Rae Payne

Dec 28, 2018

LaDonna Rae Payne, 85, of Grand Island died Friday December 28, 2018 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday January 4, 2019 at First Christian Church in Grand Island with the Reverend Julie Western officiating. Burial will be at the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday January 3,...

Gary  L.  Wiese

Gary L. Wiese

Dec 28, 2018

Gary L. Wiese, 81 of Wood River, died Friday, December 28, 2018 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church, Wood River. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island, NE. Visitation hours will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the church in Wood...

Thelma M. Spiehs

Thelma M. Spiehs

Dec 24, 2018

Thelma Spiehs, 95, of Grand Island passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 11: 00 AM Friday, December 28, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home. The Reverend Mark Oberbeck will officiate. Burial will be at Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will start at 9:30 AM until service time on Friday. Memorials...

Zona Belle King

Zona Belle King

Dec 24, 2018

Hastings resident Zona Belle King, 83 passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings-Village. Services will be Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 2 PM at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in the Glenvil Cemetery, Glenvil, Nebraska. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in...

Pamela Jean Morris

Pamela Jean Morris

Dec 24, 2018

Hastings resident, Pamela J. Morris, 70, passed away December 24, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Family graveside service will be Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 11am at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Inurnment will be at Parkview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hastings Food Pantry. Condolences may be given to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Apfel...

Ricky John Reha Ii

Ricky John Reha Ii

Dec 23, 2018

Ricky John Reha II, 17, of Grand Island, NE. died at home on December 23, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday December 29, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Island with the Reverend Dave Clark officiating. Interment will be at the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday December 28, 2018 at the funeral...

Louis D. Jankovitz

Louis D. Jankovitz

Dec 19, 2018

Louis D. Jankovitz, 89, of Grand Island died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society, Grand Island. Memorial services are planned for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday May 25, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Rev. Michael Reiners officiating. Inurnment will be in Grand Island Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested...

Brian C. Merithew

Brian C. Merithew

Dec 17, 2018

Brian Merithew, 61, of Grand Island, died December 17, 2018 at his home. Memorial service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com. Brian C. Merithew was born on December 16, 1957 in Grand Island Ne, to Charles and Shirley...

Kirk J. Nelson

Kirk J. Nelson

Dec 17, 2018

Kirk Jon Nelson, 53, formerly of Grand Island, entered eternal life peacefully on Monday, December 17th, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Kirk was born on December 21st, 1964 in Lincoln, Nebraska the son of Dennis P. & Judith J. (Bauer) Nelson. He grew up in Kearney until the Nelson family moved to Grand Island in 1973. Kirk...

Larry E. Hescock

Larry E. Hescock

Dec 16, 2018

Larry Edward Hescock, 71 of Fairfield, Nebraska passed away on December 16, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday December 20th, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. Elder Jeff Hayman of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints will officiate. Larry was born in...

Lavonne "Bonnie" Beverly Fitzke

Lavonne "Bonnie" Beverly Fitzke

Dec 16, 2018

Harvard resident, LaVonne Beverly “Bonnie” (Rath) Fitzke, 82, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare. Services will be Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 10 am at the First United Methodist Church, Harvard with Dorothy Aspegren officiating. Burial will be in the Harvard Cemetery, Harvard. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 5-8pm at the First...

Charlotte Marie Walz

Charlotte Marie Walz

Dec 12, 2018

Juniata resident, Charlotte M. Walz, 88 passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Monday, December 17, 2018 at 10:30 am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Rosary will be Monday, December 17, 2018 at 10 am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. There will...

Vernon A. Harders

Vernon A. Harders

Dec 11, 2018

Vernon A. Harders, 84, died Tuesday morning, December 11, 2018, at his home southeast of Cairo. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Friday at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Michael Reiners will officiate. Burial will be in the Berwick Cemetery near Cairo. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Thursday at Peace Lutheran Church. Apfel...

Norman E. Stice

Norman E. Stice

Dec 9, 2018

Hastings resident, Norman (Norm) E. Stice, 78 passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society. Family visitation will be Sunday, December 16th, 2018 from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings. Norman’s wishes were to be cremated. A service will be planned at a later date in Carl, IA. Apfel Funeral Home...

Ida C. Hartman

Ida C. Hartman

Dec 9, 2018

Hastings resident Ida C. Hartman, 93 passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare. Services will be Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings. officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 4 pm to 8 pm with family present from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Apfel Funeral...

Gerald L. Skeen

Gerald L. Skeen

Dec 8, 2018

Gerald Leon Skeen, 82, of Hastings, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, December 8th, 2018 in Hastings. Per his wishes, Gerald was cremated and a memorial service will be at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Gerald was born October 7, 1936, the son of Louis and Evelyn (Stairs) Skeen, on the family...

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