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Herbert James Shottenkirk

Herbert James Shottenkirk

Aug 29, 2017

Hastings resident, Herbert J. Shottenkirk, 78, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Services will be Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 at 10am at the First St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Hastings with Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Military rites will follow the service at the church. Visitation will be Saturday, September 2nd, 2017 from 3 pm to...

Michael "Mike" Mack,  Sr

Michael "Mike" Mack, Sr

Aug 27, 2017

Michael Mike James Mack, Sr., 71 of Archer, NE, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island....

Larry Dean Fitzke

Larry Dean Fitzke

Aug 27, 2017

Larry D. Fitzke, 82, of Harvard, Nebraska died Sunday August 27, 2017 at the Harvard Rest Haven. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Harvard, Nebraska with Pastor Travis King officiating. Interment with military rites by the Harvard Veterans Association will be in the Harvard Cemetery following the service....

Christian "Chris" Johnson

Christian "Chris" Johnson

Aug 26, 2017

Christian Chris T. Johnson, 54, of Boelus, NE, died August 26, 2017, in Colby, KS, as a result of an accident. Memorial service will be 10:00 AM Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor Mark Oberbeck officiating. Burial will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, Nebraska at 2 PM. In lieu of...

James "Jim" Hult

James "Jim" Hult

Aug 25, 2017

James Jim E. Hult, 88, of Grand Island, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Brian Pilstick officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 PM...

Stella Reimers

Stella Reimers

Aug 25, 2017

Stella Reimers, 75, of Grand Island, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Litchfield Methodist Church in Litchfield, NE with Reverend Jim Koontz officiating. Burial will follow in the Litchfield Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Tuesday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island....

Leo Francis Bonneau

Leo Francis Bonneau

Aug 24, 2017

Leo Francis Bonneau, 95, of Grand Island died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at the Veterans Administration hospice in Grand Island. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 23, at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island. Internment will follow in the columbarium. Military honors will be provided by the United Veterans Honor Guard, Grand Island. The family has requested...

Doris Wagner

Doris Wagner

Aug 22, 2017

Doris J. Kruse Wagner, 87, of Grand Island passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, with family by her side at CHI St. Francis Hospital. A memorial service will be 10:00 AM Monday, August 28, 2017, at Apfel Funeral Home with Reverend Kelly Karges officiating. Inurnment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. According to Doris wishes she was...

Ruth Landell

Ruth Landell

Aug 22, 2017

Ruth A. Landell, 85, of Grand Island, formerly of Shelton, died August 22, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. A memorial service will be 10:30 AM Monday, August 28, 2017, at the Shelton United Methodist Church with Pastor Markey Gray officiating. Burial will follow at the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 PM Sunday at...

Roger D. Thompson

Roger D. Thompson

Aug 22, 2017

Harvard resident, Roger D. Thompson, 78 passed away, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. There will be no service or visitation. Rogers wishes were to be cremated. Memorials may be given to the family. Roger was born August 25, 1938 to Charles L. and Ethel (DeLeon) in Plain City, Ohio. He graduated high school in 1955...

Nola Lorraine Stelk

Nola Lorraine Stelk

Aug 20, 2017

Nola Lorraine Stelk, 89 of Grand Island, died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Health in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Pastor Daniel Bremer and Pastor Rodney Armon will be officiating. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Nola Lorraine Stelk

Nola Lorraine Stelk

Aug 20, 2017

Nola Lorraine Stelk, 89 of Grand Island, died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Health in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Pastor Daniel Bremer and Pastor Rodney Armon will be officiating. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Frances 'Bobby' Elaine Moeller

Frances 'Bobby' Elaine Moeller

Aug 18, 2017

Frances Bobby Elaine Moeller, 89 of Grand Island, Nebraska died Friday, August 18, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Derek Apfel, CFC, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be from 4-7 P.M....

Arlene Graf

Arlene Graf

Aug 17, 2017

Arlene Graf, 84, of Grand Island, died August 17, 2017, at CHI St. Francis. Memorial graveside service will be 1:00 PM Friday, August 25, 2017, at Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan, NE, with Derek Apfel, CFC, officiating. Lunch will follow at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Arlene was born December 8, 1932 to Oscar and Hazel (Manners) Waddington in Grand...

Rickey Holloway

Rickey Holloway

Aug 17, 2017

Rickey Wayne Holloway passed away peacefully in his home on August 17, 2017. Private family memorial service will be held at Ft. McPherson with military honors. He was born on January 15, 1948 in Washington D.C. He was the middle child of three born to John C. Holloway and Anna G. Ramsey. He leaves behind two beloved daughters: Kelly and...

Donna I Friedricksen

Donna I Friedricksen

Aug 11, 2017

Donna I. Friedricksen, 64, of Grand Island died Friday, August 11, 2017, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Derek Apfel, CFC will officiate. Burial will be in the Cameron Cemetery near Wood River. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at...

Abbie Dawn Vialpando

Abbie Dawn Vialpando

Aug 11, 2017

She loved the Golden State Warriors Basketball team. Her greatest enjoyment in life came from having a good time with her family and friends. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Jay of Wood River; a son, Cameron and a daughter, Jocelyn, both at home; her parents, Steve & Kathy Powell of Grand Island; her father-in-law and mother-in-law,...

Ralph Brostrom

Ralph Brostrom

Aug 10, 2017

Ralph Brostrom, 90 of Grand Island died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Riverside Lodge, Grand Island, NE. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Caroline Price-Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by United Veterans Honor Guard of Grand Island and United States Army...

Gregg Alan Bostelman

Gregg Alan Bostelman

Aug 7, 2017

December 27, 1953 August 7, 2017

Larry B. Dubbs

Larry B. Dubbs

Aug 4, 2017

Larry B. Dubbs, 68, of Gibbon died Friday, August 4, 2017, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Grace Fellowship Church in Kearney. The Rev. Mitch Ivey will officiate. Burial of ashes will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday in the Riverside Cemetery at Gibbon. Larrys family will greet friends from 5...

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