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Beverly Jean O'Connell
Oct 28, 2016
Beverly J. O'Connell, 83, of Grand Island, NE died Friday, October 28, 2016, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, November 3, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral. Fr. James R. Golka will be the celebrant. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, November...
Joseph D. Bukowski
Oct 22, 2016
Joseph D. "Joe" Bukowski, 74, of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, October 22, 2016, at CHI Health St. Francis Skilled Care. Private graveside services will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Marty L. Egging will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 25, 2016 from 9 – 10 a.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family's...
Mary "Leona" Thornton
Oct 8, 2016
Leona Thornton, 98, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Riverside Lodge Retirement Community. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Fr. Marty L. Egging will be the celebrant. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, October 10, 2016, from 5...
Mary Theresa Bohan
Sep 11, 2016
Mary T. Bohan, 80, of Good Samaritan Center in Wood River, NE, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, with family by her side, at CHI Health St. Francis, in Grand Island, NE. Marys wishes were to be cremated. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, September 16, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. James R. Golka will...
Robert W. "Bob" Spanel
Aug 29, 2016
Robert W. Bob Spanel, 87, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Grand Island, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at Bergan Mercy Medical Center, in Omaha, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. James R. Golka, Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr., Rev. Raymond M. Kosmicki, Rev. Hubert J. Spanel,...
Glorene Elizabeth Harders
Aug 25, 2016
Glorene E. Harders, 86, of Grand Island, NE, formerly of Wood River, NE, died Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Wedgewood Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Marty L. Egging will be the celebrant. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Thomas L. Miller
Aug 25, 2016
Thomas L. Miller, 70, of Grand Island, NE, died Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Edgewood Vista with his family by his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, August 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev Marty L. Egging and Rev. Mark A. Maresh will be the concelebrants. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial...
Alice R. Erion
Aug 19, 2016
Alice R. Erion, 85, of Grand Island, NE, died Friday, August 19, 2016, at Wedgewood Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, August 22, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. Rev. Scott M. Harter will be the celebrant. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Alice will continue her giving...
Ricky Leslie Brokaw
Aug 16, 2016
Ricky L. Brokaw, 57, of Grand Island, NE, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Mr. Brokaw was cremated, a memorial service will be planned for a later date. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Ricky was born July 27, 1959, at Norfolk, NE. He was the son of Leslie C. and Clara A. Brokaw. Survivors of his immediate family include...
Howard Eugene Johnson
Jul 9, 2016
Howard E. Huck Johnson, 90, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor, in Sioux Falls, SD. Services will be Thursday, July 14, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Donald A. Buhrman will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, with military honors...
Laverna D. Moore
Jun 19, 2016
LaVerna D. Moore, 63, of Grand Island, NE, died Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Golden Living Center, Park Place, in Grand Island, NE. A memorial service is being planned for a later date. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. More details will appear later.
Paul James Schafer
Jun 19, 2016
Paul J. Schafer, 75, of Doniphan, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 19, 2016, Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anns Catholic Church, in Doniphan. The Rev. John R. Sullivan will be the celebrant. Burial will be in Cedarview Cemetery in Doniphan. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 22, 2016, from 4 8 p.m....
Loyd Laverne Rhinehart
Jun 12, 2016
Loyd Laverne Rhinehart, 88, of St. Paul, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the Veterans Affair Medical Center in Grand Island. Mr. Rhineharts wishes were to be cremated. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in the Cozad Cemetery. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Loyd was born October 26, 1927, at Elwood, NE. He was...
Dan Charles Obermiller
May 27, 2016
Dan Charles "Buggs" Obermiller, 64, of Chico, TX, formerly of Grand Island, NE, passed away May 27th, 2016 at his home. Dans wishes were to be cremated. Inurnment will be at a later date in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Dan was born June 5, 1951, in Grand Island. He...
Audrey M O'Rourke
May 21, 2016
Audrey M. ORourke, 95, of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church. The Rev. Donald A. Buhrman will be the celebrant. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 24,...
Elizabeth F. Armstrong
Apr 10, 2016
Elizabeth F. Armstrong, 96, of Grand Island, NE, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Golden Living Center Park Place. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. will be the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Seneca, Kansas with...
David Lee Peterson
Apr 3, 2016
David L. Peterson passed away April 3, 2016 following a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday April 7 at Curran Funeral Chapel in Grand Island, the Rev. Sheri Lodel will officiate. Visitation will precede services from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interment will be Friday, April 8, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Fort McPherson National...
Bernice Bonsack
Mar 31, 2016
Bernice Bonsack, 89, of Grand Island, formerly of the Wood River, Cameron area, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Bernice wishes were to be cremated. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in the Cameron Cemetery. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Bernice was born December 17, 1926, on the family farm in...
Dorothy L. Bohan
Mar 27, 2016
Dorothy L. Bohan, 86, of North Platte, NE, formerly of Grand Island, NE, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Great Plains Health, in North Platte, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, March 31. 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, in Grand Island. The Rev. Todd K. Philipsen will be the celebrant. Burial will be in...
James William Whalen
Mar 21, 2016
James W. Jim Whalen, 88, of Grand Island, NE, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. Services will be Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Marys Cathedral. The main celebrant will be Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. Most Rev. Joseph G. Hanefeldt, Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island, Most Rev. William...
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