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Benjamin Earn "Ben" Cornelius

Benjamin Earn "Ben" Cornelius

Oct 20, 2015

Benjamin E. Ben Cornelius, 87, of Grand Island, NE, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis. Memorial services will be Friday, October 23, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church. The Rev. Scott Taylor will officiate. Inurnment will be in Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE at a later date. Bens wishes were to...

Raymond F. "Ray" Kusek  Jr.

Raymond F. "Ray" Kusek Jr.

Oct 17, 2015

Raymond F. Ray Kusek Jr., 70, of Grand Island, NE, died unexpectedly Saturday, October 17, 2015, at his home. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Friday, October 23, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. will be the celebrant. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. Military honors will be...

Deborah  Doris Obermiller

Deborah Doris Obermiller

Sep 29, 2015

Deborah D. Deb Obermiller, 63, of Grand Island, Nebraska died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at her home. Debs wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sheri Lodel will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Overton Cemetery with a 1:00 p.m. committal service. The family...

Teresa Ann "Terri" Ruhe

Teresa Ann "Terri" Ruhe

Sep 19, 2015

Teresa A. Terri Ruhe, 64, of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, September 19, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sheri Lodel will officiate. There is not visitation as Terris wishes were to be cremated. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Terri was born...

Robert  Joshua Koehler  Jr.

Robert Joshua Koehler Jr.

Sep 17, 2015

Robert J. Bob Koehler Jr., 49, of Kearney, NE, died Thursday, September 17, 2015, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Donald A. Buhrman will be the celebrant. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Frances Katharine Molyneaux Kruse

Frances Katharine Molyneaux Kruse

Sep 9, 2015

Frances Katharine Molyneaux Kruse died early in the morning of September 9, 2015. All of her immediate family were in Grand Island to be with her. She was preceded in death by her husband, P.M. (Pete) Kruse, daughter-in-law Patricia Anne, sisters Jo Kendrick and Virginia Shea, and brother Lou Caronna. Fran was born and grew up in New York City....

Monica  "Mickey" Zimmerman

Monica "Mickey" Zimmerman

Sep 3, 2015

Monica Mickey Zimmerman, 92, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society-Wood River. A memorial mass will be Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church. Fr. Michael F. McDermott will be the celebrant. Inurnment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until service time...

Richard  Z Kosmicki

Richard Z Kosmicki

Aug 29, 2015

Richard Z. Kosmicki, 87, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Golden Living Center Lakeview. Services will be Thursday, September 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Todd K. Philipsen and Rev. Raymond M. Kosmicki will concelebrate the funeral mass. Burial will be Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, September...

Duane  Frank Hansen

Duane Frank Hansen

Aug 26, 2015

Duane F. Hansen, 67, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare with his family at his side. Duanes wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be Saturday, August 29, 2015, at the chapel of Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Shari Lodel will officiate. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Duane was...

Leona  Cyrene Martinez

Leona Cyrene Martinez

Aug 25, 2015

Leona C. Martinez, 94, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Grand Island, NE, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. Services will be Friday, August 28, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Todd K. Philipsen will celebrate the mass. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday,...

Beverly  L. Mcdermott

Beverly L. Mcdermott

Aug 21, 2015

Beverly L. McDermott, 77, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Friday, August 21, 2015, after a long courageous battle with cancer, at Good Samaritan Society Grand Island with family at her side. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. and Rev. Michael F. McDermott...

Adrian  J. Kluna

Adrian J. Kluna

Aug 20, 2015

Adrian J. Kluna, 85, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. Mr. Kluna requested cremation and no services are planned. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. More details will appear later. Adrian was born December 5, 1929, at Ord, Nebraska. He was the son of Anton and Mary...

John Leroy "Jack" Mcconnell

John Leroy "Jack" Mcconnell

Jul 26, 2015

John L. Jack McConnell, 80, of Grand Island, NE, died Sunday, July 26, 2015, from complication of a stroke, at the Grand Island Veterans Home with family at his side. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The celebrant is the Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. Burial will be...

Alice  Patricia Smollen

Alice Patricia Smollen

Jul 23, 2015

Alice P. Smollen, 77, of Grand Island, NE, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Wedgewood Care Center. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church. The celebrant is Rev. Michael F. McDermott. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, July 27, 2015, from 4...

Margaret  Agnes Jensen

Margaret Agnes Jensen

Jul 18, 2015

Margaret A. Jensen, 85, of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society Grand Island Village, surrounded by her family. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Richard L. Piontkowski Jr. and Rev. Michael F. McDermott will concelebrate the mass. Burial will be...

Anita  Ann Hansen

Anita Ann Hansen

Jul 4, 2015

Anita A. Hansen 66, of Grand Island, Nebraska died Saturday, July 4, 2015 peacefully at her home. Anita was born June 6, 1949 at Grand Island, NE. She was the daughter of Oscar G. and Grace E. (Pillard) Mueller. Anita grew up in Grand Island attending Dodge Elementary, Barr Junior High and graduating from Grand Island Senior High School in...

William J. "Bill" Eastwood

William J. "Bill" Eastwood

Jun 14, 2015

William J. Bill Eastwood, 91, of Anselmo, NE, died Sunday June 14, 2015, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Mr. Eastwoods wishes were to be cremated and no services are planned. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Bill was born May 17, 1924 at Stapleton, NE. He was the son of William John and Ida Mae (Gorsuch) Eastwood. Survivors of...

Larry  Lee Iversen

Larry Lee Iversen

Jun 4, 2015

Larry L. Iversen, 72, of Grand Island, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Tiffany Square Care Center surrounded by his family. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church. Fr. Michael F. McDermott and Fr. James C. Schmitt will be the concelebrants. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery....

Rex  Edward Delaney

Rex Edward Delaney

May 13, 2015

Rex E. Delaney, 85, of Grand Island, NE, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis of Grand Island, surrounded by his family. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church. The celebrant is Rev. Donald A. Buhrman. Following a lunch burial will be in the Fullerton...

Margaret Muir

Margaret Muir

May 10, 2015

Margaret Muir, 87, of Grand Island, NE died, Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Golden Living Center Grand Island Lakeview. Memorial services will be Saturday, May, 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sheri Lodel will officiate. Margarets wishes were to be cremated. Inurnment will be in the Naponee Cemetery in Naponee, Nebraska at a later date....

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