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Marvel "Tub" Ann Plambeck
Aug 9, 2018
Former Holstein resident, Marvel Ann (Tub) Plambeck, 93, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Bethany Home, Minden, NE. Services will be Monday, August 13, 2018 at 10:30 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein with Rev. Lon Landsmann officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 2 pm to 6 pm with family present from 3 pm...
Paul E Vierk
Aug 9, 2018
Paul Vierk, 66, of Cairo died August 9, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center. Memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 13, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Reverend Catherine Love will officiate. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Cairo Historical Society, the Cairo EMT...
Jerry Kingsley
Aug 8, 2018
Jerry L. Kingsley, 86 of Aurora, died Wednesday August 8, 2018 at Westfield Quality Care Center, Aurora, Nebraska. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Pleasant View Bible Church, Aurora, Nebraska with the Rev. Bob Gannon officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to Pleasant View Bible Church. Jerry was born on May 23,...
Beverly L. Burson
Aug 7, 2018
Beverly L Burson, 70 of Grand Island, died Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society, Wood River, NE. Services will be Saturday, August 11th 10:30am at Peace Lutheran Church, Grand Island with Pastor Mike Reiners officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, NE. Visitation hours will be Friday, August 10th 5-7pm at the Apfel Funeral Home,...
Betty Jane Stoetzel
Aug 5, 2018
Hastings resident Betty Jane Stoetzel 90 years old died on August 5, 2018 in Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday August 11, 2018 at 10:30 am at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel, Hastings with Bishop Jim Bono officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery. Visitation Friday, August 10, 2018 with the family present from 4 pm to 7 pm at the...
Carol J. Heying
Aug 3, 2018
Carol Joan Heying, age 82 of Grand Island, Nebraska died on August 3, 2018 in Lincoln. Funeral Service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home Grand Island with Pastor Kelly Karges officiating. There will be a private family interment. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 6:30 PM Tuesday at the funeral home with family present...
Robert Joseph Russell, Sr.
Aug 2, 2018
Robert J. “Bob” Russell Sr, 81 of Omaha, formerly of Grand Island, died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at The Heritage at Legacy, Omaha, NE. Celebration of Life will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 10, 2018 at St, Mary’s Cathedral, Grand Island with the Rev. Richard Piontkowski officiating. Inurnment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. The family will...
Clarice A. Ward
Aug 2, 2018
Clarice “Katie” Anne Ward, 86, of Grand Island, died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at the Grand Island Veterans Home. Memorial service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at the Grand Island Veterans Chapel with Pastor Jeff McKearney officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Gering, NE. Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warriors Project or the...
Hubert "Gene" Gustafson
Aug 1, 2018
Hubert “Gene” Gustafson, 83, of Grand Island died Wednesday August 1, 2018 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island with the Reverend Lisa Ewoldt officiating. Interment will follow at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will...
Robert L. Shuman
Jul 27, 2018
Robert L. Shuman, 71 of Grand Island died Friday, July 27, 2018 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home with Derek Apfel, CFC officiating. Family will be greeting friends and family 5-7 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island. Memorials are...
Georgiann M. Husen
Jul 24, 2018
Georgiann Mary Husen, 90, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, with Father Martin Egging officiating. Burial will be at Saint Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Wood River, Nebraska. The family...
Loren William Niemack
Jul 24, 2018
Loren William Niemack, 80, of Shelton, died July 24, 2018, in Yellowstone National Park. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Shelton. The Rev. Pastor Ron Krause will officiate. Burial will be at the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM Tuesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to St....
Larry D Nowka
Jul 22, 2018
Larry Dean Nowka, 77, of Hastings, NE went to be with the Lord on July 22, 2018 surrounded by his family at his home. Larry was born on August 16, 1940 in Hastings, NE to Wilfred and Edith (Rothfuss) Nowka. A lifelong resident of Hastings, Larry graduated from Hastings Senior High School in 1958, where he then continued on to...
Roberta J. Johnson
Jul 22, 2018
Roberta Jane Johnson, 89 of Lincoln, died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Gramercy Hill Retirement Community, Lincoln, NE. Memorial services will be Thursday July 26 at 10:30 am at First Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Rev. Dan Warnes will officiate. Lunch at the church will follow. Inurnment of the ashes will be at a later date in Omaha National Cemetery...
Joel "Jody" Struebing
Jul 21, 2018
Joel “Jody” was born in St. Edward, NE, on April 2, 1944, to Joseph and Shirley Struebing. He was the oldest of four children. Jody spent his early years growing up on a farm south of Wood River, and later for a short time, lived in Grand Island. He then moved to Crookston, MN, with his parents and brother Jack....
Joanne Kay "Jody" Craig
Jul 17, 2018
Juniata resident, JoAnne “Jody” Kay Craig, 48 passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Memorial Service will be Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Zion Wanda Lutheran Church, rural Juniata with Pastor Harold King officiating. There will be no visitation, Jody’s wishes were to be cremated. Burial will be in the Zion...
Alexander Ryan Williams
Jul 17, 2018
Prosser resident, Alexander “Alex” Ryan Williams, 19, passed away July 17, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE. Services will be Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Kenesaw United Methodist Church with Rev. Tessa Zehring officiating. Visitation will be Monday, July 23, 2018 from 2 to 7pm at the Apfel Funeral Home in Kenesaw. Burial will be...
Sharon Ruth Wiles
Jul 7, 2018
Sharon R. Wiles, 72 of Phillips died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at CHI St. Francis in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the Phillips United Methodist Church in Phillips with Rev. Michelle Reed officiating. Interment will be at the Phillips Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesday evening...
George A. Demary
Jul 4, 2018
George A. DeMary 86, of Grand Island died Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 7th at the Gollaher Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors provided by...
Delmar D. Roth
Jul 4, 2018
Delmar D. Roth, 92, of Wood River died July 4, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral service will be 3:00 PM Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the Wood River Mennonite Church. Pastors Matt Troyer-Miller and Darrel Holzinger will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 PM Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested...
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