Obituaries
Apfel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Obituaries
Susan M. Smith
Jun 30, 2018
Susan M. Smith, 62, of Grand Island died Saturday, June 30, 2018, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Friday July 6th at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Ron Krause will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday July 5th at...
Rodney L. Burnett, Sr.
Jun 29, 2018
Rodney L. Burnett Sr., 73, of Grand Island died June 29, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral service will be 2:30 PM Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home with Derek Apfel officiating. Burial will follow at the Grand Island City Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Monday at the Apfel Funeral Home....
Ralph A. Cynova
Jun 27, 2018
Ralph A. Cynova, 92, of Grand Island passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Lakeview Nursing Home in Grand Island with his family by his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Monday, July 2, 2018, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Reverend Martin Egging officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors. Visitation...
Stanley Herman Haack Jr.
Jun 27, 2018
Hastings resident, Stanley Herman Haack Jr. 59, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services will be Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 1pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings with Pastor Howard Goldsmith officiating, The family request casual attire. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens at a later date. Visitation will be Friday, June...
Diane Larae Porter
Jun 26, 2018
Diane LaRae Porter, 77, of Beatrice formerly of Grand Island, died peacefully Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Beatrice. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with the Rev. Kelly Karges officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Monday,...
Richard Daniel Raile
Jun 21, 2018
Richard “Rich” D. Raile, 55 of Grand Island died, Thursday, June 21, 2018 at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Grand Island with the Rev. Martin Egging officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation will be Tuesday,...
Pauline Catherine Eckhardt
Jun 18, 2018
Hastings resident, Pauline Catherine Eckhardt, 96, passed away, Monday, June 18, 2018 at The Kensington, Hastings. Services will be Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 2 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein, Visitation will be Friday, June 22, 2018 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings. Apfel Funeral Home is in care of the...
A. L. Cookson
Jun 15, 2018
Hastings resident (Alva) A.L. Lee Cookson, 68, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Memorial service will be Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 10am at the Berean Bible Church, Hastings with Reverend Sonny Birnie officiating. Visitation will be Friday, June 22, 2018 from 5-7pm with family present at the Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings. Burial will...
Patthana "Ting" Manivong
Jun 14, 2018
Patthana “Ting” Manivong, 50, of Grand Island died Thursday, June 14, 2018, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home with the Buddist monks officiating. Visitation hours will be 4-7 PM Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.apfelfuneralhome.com....
William "Bill" E. Welte
Jun 12, 2018
William E. “Bill” Welte, 79, of Claremore, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Brookdale Care Facility in Claremore, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 22nd at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Grand Island with the Father Robert Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Ansley, NE Cemetery following the service. The family will greet friends from 9am...
Jody "Joe" Buck
Jun 11, 2018
Jody “Joe” L. Buck, 47, of Grand Island died Monday June 11, 2018, at home of health complications. The family will greet friends from 4-6 pm Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Dog Park; since Joe would say “It’s all about the dogs, all of the time.” Jody “Joe” Lee was...
Evelyn Ann Layher
Jun 5, 2018
Evelyn Ann Layher, 84 of Grand Island, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Grand Island Nebraska Veterans Home. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2018 at the Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island, with Chaplain Bill Noer officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 2018...
Robert "Bob" W. Duff
Jun 4, 2018
Robert W. “Bob” Duff, 42, of Axtell died Monday, June 4, 2018, at Mosaic Bethpage Village in Axtell. A family graveside service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designations. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Bob was born in Grand Island, NE, July 26, 1975,...
Kahlani Marie Rodriguez
Jun 4, 2018
Kahlani Marie Rodriguez, Infant daughter of Luz Rodriguez Medina, passed away June 4, 2018 at Mary Lanning HealthCare of Hastings. Visitation will be Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings from 3-8pm with family present. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, June 8, 2018 at 1pm at Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings with Father Julius Tvrdy officiating. She...
Jack Struebing
Jun 1, 2018
Jack was born in Grand Island, NE on February 2, 1949 to Joseph and Shirley (Titus) Struebing. He was the second of four children. The family moved to Crookston, MN where Jack learned to ice skate, and played hockey for the Crookston High Pirates. The family ultimately moved back to Grand Island where Jack graduated from Grand Island Senior High....
Beverly Jean Wood
May 29, 2018
Beverly J. Wood, also known as Grammy G, 88, of Grand Island passed peacefully on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in her home with family and loved ones by her side. Memorial services will be at 10:30 am on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Inurnment for Beverly and her husband, Dale, will be at Westlawn...
Leonard Wayne French
May 29, 2018
L. Wayne French, 95, of Grand Island died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Country House Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev. Kelly Karges officiating. Burial will be at Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 5 to 7 pm at...
Ronald L. Harders
May 28, 2018
Ronald L. “Ron” Harders, 60 of Wood River, died Monday, May 28, 2018 peacefully in his sleep at his home in Wood River. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo, with the Rev. Brian Wright officiating. Burial will be in Berwick Cemetery in Cairo. Visitation hours will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Verleen E. Lutkemeier
May 26, 2018
Hastings resident, Verleen E. Lutkemeier, 87, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard. Services will be Friday, June, 1, 2018 at 10:30 am at Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings, with Rev. Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Holstein. Visitation will be Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 4 pm to 7...
Doren Lee West
May 20, 2018
Doren Lee “Red” West, 73, of Othello, Washington died May 20, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Fleming, Colorado at 10 AM on Saturday, May 26th. Interment will follow at the Fleming Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Sportsmen’s Foundation for Military...
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