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William K. Edwards
Mar 31, 2011
William K. Bill Edwards, 79, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Services will be Monday, April 4, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Francis T. Curran, Rev. Mark A. Maresh, and Rev. Martin L. Egging will concelebrate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Benjaman Czaplewski
Mar 20, 2011
Benjaman Ben Czaplewski, 87, of Grand Island, NE, died Sunday March 20, 2011, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Services will be Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Mark A. Maresh will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery with military honors provided by the United Veterans Honor Guard and...
Frances S. Koehler
Mar 16, 2011
Frances S. Fran Koehler, 89, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Saint Francis Skilled Care. Services will be Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Todd K. Philipsen and Rev. Mark A. Maresh will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, March...
Patricia Ann Janulewicz
Mar 14, 2011
Patricia A. Pat Janulewicz, 68, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Grand Island, NE, died peacefully, Monday, March 14, 2011, at Cherry Hills Nursing Home in Kansas City, MO. Services will be Monday, March 21, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles L. Torpey will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...
Patricia M Debacker
Mar 10, 2011
Patricia M. Pat DeBacker, 87, of Coeur dAlene, Idaho, formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska, died peacefully, Thursday, March 10, 2011, at her home surrounded by four generations of her family. Services will be Friday, March 25, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Harold R. Kurtenbach will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery....
Shirley M. Smith
Mar 2, 2011
Shirley M. Smith, 77, of St. Paul, NE formerly of Greeley, NE, died Wednesday, March 02, 2011, at Heritage Living Center in St. Paul, NE. Services will be Saturday, March 5, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Greeley, NE. The Rev. Sidney B. Bruggeman will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Greeley, NE. Visitation...
Renae E. Feldt
Feb 19, 2011
Renae E. Feldt, 55, of ONeill, NE formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at her home in ONeill, NE with family by her side after a 8 year battle with ALS. Mrs. Feldts wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev....
Irene Agnes Bigley
Feb 15, 2011
Irene A. Bigley, 89, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Nebraska Veterans Home. Services will be Saturday, February 19, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Jonathan D. Sorensen will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, February 18, 2011, from 4:00 7:00 p.m. at Curran...
Harold "Cody" Medlen
Feb 14, 2011
Harold Cody Medlen, 81, of Grand Island, NE, died Monday, February 14, 2011, at Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Graveside services will be Friday, February 18, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Hastings, NE. Dr. Sam Rathod will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens at Hastings, NE. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until...
Lynnette Marie Brooks
Feb 12, 2011
Lynnette Marie Brooks, 60, died Feb. 12, 2011 in Austin, Texas, after a battle with cancer. Memorial service will be Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at 10:30 AM at St. Marys Cathedral in Grand Island, Nebraska. The Rev. Mark A. Maresh will officiate. Inurnment will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island, Nebraska. Lynnettes wishes were to be cremated, there...
James Franklin Carter Jr
Jan 24, 2011
James F. Jim Carter Jr. , 85, of Grand Island, NE, died Monday, January 24, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center. Graveside services will be Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Deacon John Farlee will officiate. There will be no visitation. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Jim was born November 30,...
Greg A. Durning
Jan 13, 2011
Greg A. Durning, 56, of Ord, Nebraska formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska died unexpectedly, Thursday, January 13, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center. Mr. Durnings wishes were to be cremated. Memorial service will be Monday, January 17, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Scott Taylor will officiate. The family request casual attire in remembrance of Greg....
William "Bill" B. Vanis
Dec 28, 2010
OBIT: WILLIAM B. VANIS William B. Bill Vanis, 54, of Grand Island, NE, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Valley County Health System, in Ord, NE, as the result of an accident. Services will be Monday, January 3, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Michael F. McDermott will officiate. Mr. Vanis will be cremated after the...
Alfred "Al" J. Kosmicki
Dec 25, 2010
Alfred J. Al Kosmicki, 67, of Grand Island, NE, died on Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society, Wood River, NE, surrounded by his family, after suffering a stroke six years ago and a short bought with cancer. Services will be Saturday, January 1, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church. It was Mr. Kosmickis wish to...
Fr. Walter M. Phelan
Dec 8, 2010
Fr. Walter M. Phelan, 85, of Grand Island, NE, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at Tiffany Square Care Center. Services will be Monday, December, 13, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Most Rev. William J. Dendinger will be the main celebrant, with other priests of the Diocese of Grand Island concelebrating. Burial will be in The Church...
Benita T Rosas
Nov 21, 2010
Benita T. Rosas, 74, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 21, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. Services will be Monday, November 29, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Jonathan D. Sorensen will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, November 28, 2010, from 4 7 p.m....
Walter "Ralph" Borgmann
Jun 26, 2010
W. Ralph Borgmann, 76, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center. A celebration of his life service will be Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael F. McDermott & Rev. James C. Schmitt will officiate. Private family inurnment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Curran...
Donald "Murry" Wagner
Jun 24, 2010
Donald Murry Wagner, 82, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Grand Island, NE, died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at his home. Services will be Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, with a family prayer service at 9:45 a.m. The Rev. Jack Gillam will officiate. Burial will be in the Bloomfield City Cemetery with a 3:30...
Robert Arden "Bobby" Geier
Jun 4, 2010
Robert Arden "Bobby" Geier, 60, of Grand Island, died Friday, June 4, 2010, at Golden LivingCenter Lakeview in Grand Island, after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Faith United Methodist Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Matt Fowler will officiate. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. There will be no visitation....
Robert Edward "Bob" Ley
May 26, 2010
The Lord lost one of his most loyal servants when on this Wednesday, May 26. Robert Edward (Bob) Ley passed peacefully in his sleep among the prayers and well-wishes of friends and family at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was an enigmatically witty 86 years old. Born November 13, 1923 in Hastings, NE, the son of John...
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