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John Melnick

John Melnick

Oct 27, 2017

John J. Melnick, Sr., 91, of Doniphan died Friday, October 27, 2017, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral service will be 2 pm Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with military honors. The Reverend Julie Bringelson will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Monday at Apfel...

Barbara Goldfish

Barbara Goldfish

Oct 24, 2017

Barbara Goldfish, 71, of Shelton died Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at CHI Good Samaritan in Kearney. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Shelton United Methodist Church. The Reverend Markey Grey will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Scotia following the service. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Friday at the church....

Kathy Cleveland

Kathy Cleveland

Oct 21, 2017

Kathleen Kathy Cleveland, 87, of Grand Island died October 21, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, prior to the services at the Apfel Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, at Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island. The...

Norma Jean Stocker

Norma Jean Stocker

Oct 21, 2017

Hastings resident, Norma Jean Stocker, 86, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Services will be Friday, October 27, 2017 at 10:30am at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Reverend Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery, Kenesaw. Visitation will be Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 5-8pm at the Apfel Funeral...

Sheryl Brehm

Sheryl Brehm

Oct 21, 2017

Sheryl Brehm, 64, of Bullhead City, Arizona, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017, at her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 2, 2017 at St, Michaels Catholic Church with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7pm Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home Chapel in Hastings; with a rosary following at...

Betty L. Ball

Betty L. Ball

Oct 20, 2017

Betty Lucille Ball, 91, formerly of Shelton, Nebraska, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital, Friday, October 20, 2017. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Shelton, with Pastor Markey Gray officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Apfel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

Floyd Rogers

Floyd Rogers

Oct 18, 2017

Floyd Rogers, 86, of Grand Island died October 18, 2017, at the Grand Island Veterans Home. Graveside service will be 1:00 pm Monday, October 23, 2017, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Floyd was born January 6, 1931, to William and Pearl (Gilbert) Rogers in Loup City. He graduated high school. He was in the US Army from Aug 6,...

Patricia Moon

Patricia Moon

Oct 17, 2017

Patricia Anne Moon, 93, of Grand Island passed away October 17, 2017, at Good Samaritan in Grand Island. Memorial service for both Galen and Patricia will be held at a later date. Patricia Anne was born January 29, 1924 at Council Bluff, IA, to Benjamin F. and Ruth Anne (Hansen) Palmer. She grew up in Missouri Valley, IA. She received...

Billy L. Gettman

Billy L. Gettman

Oct 17, 2017

July 22, 1942 October 17, 2017

Patricia "Henderson" A Hartman

Patricia "Henderson" A Hartman

Oct 16, 2017

Patricia A. Hartman, 81 of Scotia, Nebraska, formerly of Grand Island, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Brookfield Park, St. Paul. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotia, NE. The Rev. Mark Middendorf will officiate. Cremation will take place following the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at...

Bonnie Jo Lechleitner

Bonnie Jo Lechleitner

Oct 14, 2017

Bonnie Jo Lechleitner, 53 of Cozad, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at her home in Cozad. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Cozad Christian Church in Cozad, Nebraska. Pastor James McCrickard will be officiating. Interment will be in the Cameron Cemetery in Wood River, Nebraska. Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. Tuesday at the Cozad Christian Church...

Francis H Harders

Francis H Harders

Oct 14, 2017

Francis H. Harders, 86 of Grand Island, formerly of Wood River, died Saturday, October 14, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Health in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. Father Martin Egging will be officiating. Interment will be the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Wood River, NE. Visitation...

Joy Y Zana

Joy Y Zana

Oct 11, 2017

Joy Y. Zana, 85 of Grand Island, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Caroline Price-Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 4-6 p.m. Monday, October 16, 2017 at the...

Phyllis L. Keeler

Phyllis L. Keeler

Oct 10, 2017

Hastings resident, Phyllis L. Keeler, 92, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Village. Services will be Friday, October 13, 2017 at 10:30 am at the First Christian Church with Pastor Dustin Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Condolences...

Harlan Knoepfel

Harlan Knoepfel

Oct 9, 2017

Harlan Grant Knoepfel, 92, of Grand Island passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Pastor Mike Reiners officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral procession to be escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders. Military...

Trinidad "Tj" J Aguilar

Trinidad "Tj" J Aguilar

Oct 5, 2017

Trinidad J. T.J. Aguilar, 87, of Grand Island died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, with his family by his side, at Good Samaritan Society in Wood River. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Cathedral in Grand Island, with the Revs. Scott Harter and Jorge Canela officiating. Burial of ashes will be at 10:30 a.m....

Kyle A. Brodine

Kyle A. Brodine

Oct 4, 2017

Kyle A. Brodine, 64, of Grand Island died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Wedgwood Care Center in Grand Island. A celebration of Kyles life will be at the Club Room at HyVee, Grand Island from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Burial of his cremains will be held at a later date in Sheridan, Wyoming. Kyle Andrew...

Lola L Fernau

Lola L Fernau

Oct 3, 2017

Former Fullerton resident, Lola L. Fernau, 96, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings, Village. Graveside service will be Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 2:30 pm at Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk, NE. Lola's wishes were to be cremated. There will be no visitation. Lola was born October 5, 1920 to Frank and...

Kim E. Dibbern

Kim E. Dibbern

Oct 3, 2017

Kim Elaine Dibbern, 63, of Cairo died October 3rd, 2017 peacefully at her home. Graveside Services will be 11:30 A.M. Friday at the Berwick Cemetery in Cairo with the Reverend Brian Wright officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Christ Lutheran Church in Cairo and the Diabetes Association in lieu of flowers. Apfel Funeral Home is serving the family. Kim was...

Illene L. Olsen

Illene L. Olsen

Sep 30, 2017

Hastings resident, Illene L. Olsen, 92, passed away, Saturday, September 30, 2017 at her home. Services will be Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:30 am at First St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 pm to 8 pm Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Apfel...

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