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Lisa Elli Wilhelmine Jessen

Lisa Elli Wilhelmine Jessen

Feb 7, 2017

Lisa E. Jessen, 95 of Grand Island died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 AM Monday at the Apfel Funeral Home, Grand Island with the Rev. Adam Snoberger officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be from 4 to 7 PM Sunday at the funeral...

Ronald E. Uden

Ronald E. Uden

Feb 6, 2017

Prosser resident, Ronald E. Uden, 70, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at Premier Estates of Kenesaw. Services will be Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Christ Lutheran Church of rural Juniata with Rev. Greg Volzke officiating. Book Signing will be at the Fire House in Kenesaw from 5 pm to 7 pm, Friday, February 10, 2017....

Clara Marie Soeth

Clara Marie Soeth

Feb 3, 2017

Clara M. Soeth, 97, of Grand Island died Thursday, February 3, 2017 at Tiffany Square Care Center, Grand Island. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island with the Rev. Edgar Schambach officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be one hour prior to...

Vivian Elaine Joseph

Vivian Elaine Joseph

Feb 3, 2017

Vivian Joseph, 82 of Doniphan, formerly of Lexington, died February 3, 2017 at CHI St. Francis Health in Grand Island. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Apfel Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Canady officiating. A private burial of cremated remains will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family to be...

Shirley Wynne Schepers

Shirley Wynne Schepers

Feb 2, 2017

Shirley Wynne (McRoberts) Schepers, 94, formerly of Shelton, Nebraska, died February 2, 2017, in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was the youngest child of J.F. and Agnes (Savage) McRoberts, and was born in Holdrege, Nebraska, on February 27, 1922. In 1935, she was baptized and confirmed in the Holdrege UMC, and remained a lifetime member of the Shelton United Methodist Church....

Darline D. Thein

Darline D. Thein

Feb 2, 2017

Hastings resident Darline D. Thein, 97, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Perkins Pavilion, Good Samaritan Society, Hastings - Village. Services will be Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 10:30 am the Apfel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be one hour before service time. Condolences may be sent...

Jay M. Bittfield

Jay M. Bittfield

Jan 31, 2017

Kenesaw resident, Jay M. Bittfield, 31, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at his home. Services will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 10:30 am at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Kenesaw with Rev. Paul Duffy officiating. Burial will be in the Kenesaw Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, February 3, 2017 from 3 pm to 8 pm with the family present...

Jerry D. Morrow

Jerry D. Morrow

Jan 30, 2017

Jerry D. Morrow, 65, of Grand Island died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Grand Island. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Stephens Episcopal with the Rev. Robert Lewis officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army or St. Stephens Episcopal Church. He was born Aug. 3, 1951, at Scotia to John T. and Monica (Wray) Morrow. Jerry...

Marie Reeder

Marie Reeder

Jan 29, 2017

Marie Reeder, 93 of Shelton passed away Sunday January 29, 2017 at her residence. Funeral Services will be Friday February 3, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Shelton United Methodist Church in Shelton with Pastor Jerry Schwarz officiating. Interment will follow at Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 PM on Thursday at the church. Memorials have been suggested...

Richard "Dick" Wayne Whitefoot

Richard "Dick" Wayne Whitefoot

Jan 29, 2017

Richard "Dick" Whitefoot, 93 of Grand Island passed away Sunday January 29, 2017 at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. Funeral services will be Thursday February 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Interment with military honors will be at Westlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from noon until service time on Thursday at...

Ann C. Atkins

Ann C. Atkins

Jan 26, 2017

Ann C. (Waegner) Atkins, 66, of Grand Island died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, suddenly at home. Ann was born on June 13,1950, at Aurora, Ill., to Donald and Mary (Meister) Waegner. She grew up in Aurora and graduated from Rosary High School in 1968, then attended Creighton University in Omaha. Ann worked in the lab at St. Francis Medical Center...

Virgie Marie Ernstmeyer

Virgie Marie Ernstmeyer

Jan 26, 2017

Virgie Marie (Thomas) Ernstmeyer, 90 of Grand Island formerly of Wood River, died January 26, 2017 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at St. Marys Catholic Church, Wood River, with Father Jorge Canela officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island. Visitation hours will be 5-7 Monday, January...

Ann Theresa Dohmen

Ann Theresa Dohmen

Jan 26, 2017

Ann Dohmen, 99, of Grand Island passed away Thursday January 26, 2017 at CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday January 31, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island with Rev. Martin Egging and Rev. Joseph LaJoie as concelebrants. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will...

Craig John Czarnek

Craig John Czarnek

Jan 24, 2017

Craig John Czarnek Bear, 46 of Hastings NE died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at home with loved ones at his side. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, January 28th, 2017 at 10 am at St. Michaels Catholic Church, Hastings with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Friday, January 27th, 2017 from...

Bernadine A. White

Bernadine A. White

Jan 23, 2017

Bernadine A. White, 93, of Doniphan passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Grand Island Lakeview Nursing Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Doniphan United Methodist Church in Doniphan with Rev. Tessa Zehring officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 PM on Friday at Apfel Funeral...

Anna "A.C." Clair 'A.C.' Codner

Anna "A.C." Clair 'A.C.' Codner

Jan 22, 2017

Anna Clair A.C. Codner, 67, of Grand Island died Sunday, January 22, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. A celebration of her life will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Grand Island Evangelical Free Church. The Rev. Dan Brenton will officiate. Burial will be in the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m....

Ellen Vossler

Ellen Vossler

Jan 22, 2017

Ellen (Simons) Vossler, 102 of Cairo, Nebraska went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Pastor Adam Snoberger will be officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services at the Church. Interment...

Janet Marie

Janet Marie

Jan 21, 2017

Janet Marie was born in the middle of a dust storm on March 10, 1935 to Carl and Esther (Erickson) Lindquist of Funk, Nebraska. She graduated from Axtell High School in 1952 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1956. She met Rex Meyer through their associations with Love Memorial Hall, FarmHouse Fraternity, and the Lutheran Student Association. They married in...

Lester D. Dougherty

Lester D. Dougherty

Jan 21, 2017

Hastings resident Lester D, Dougherty, 96, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Lester was born September 28, 1920 to Lester W. and Genevieve (Lawson) Dougherty in Shenandoah, Iowa where he grew up on a farm. He graduated from Coin Consolidated School. He served in the United States Navy for four years during World War...

Mary Ann Bales

Mary Ann Bales

Jan 12, 2017

Mary Ann Bales, 76 of Shelton, beloved sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on January 12, 2017. Mary Ann is survived by her brother, John Norris; brother, Walter (Barb) Norris; brother, Don (Karla) Norris; brother, Greg (Kathy) Norris; brother, Jerry (Mary) Norris; sister, Connie (Fred) Gustin; sister, Christine (Joel) Simon; sister-in-law, Janice Norris; daughter, Elaine (Terry) Smith; son, Shane...

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