Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services

04/01/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/virginia-petsch

Virginia Petsch, 93, of Grand Island, passed away March 30, 2026, at Riverside Lodge in Grand Island. Funeral services will be held at 1030 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Destiny Church 4306 US-30, Grand Island, NE 68803 with Timeree Andreasen officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial....

03/17/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/larry-hemmett

Larry R. Hemmett, 90, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at Tabitha at Prairie Commons in Grand Island. Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home in Grand Island is entrusted with the arrangements. A celebration of life will be held at Tabitha at Prairie Commons on March 28, 2026...

03/17/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/phyllis-renz

Phyllis Nadine Mertz Renz, 93, of Grand Island, NE passed away March 16, 2026, at Bickford Cottage in Grand Island. Funeral services will be 1100 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2026, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Pastor Sheri Lodel officiating. Burial of ashes will be held at a

03/11/2026

Happy Funeral Director Day!

Thank you for all you do!

03/05/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/greg-plugge

Greg L Plugge, 62, of Columbus, NE, passed away on March 1st, 2026, due to heart failure. He passed away 3 weeks before what would have been his 63rd birthday. A service and Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, March 6th, starting at 4 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran

03/05/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/kenneth-silver

As quietly and as unobtrusively as had been so characteristic of him during his long career as a photojournalist, Kenneth Ray Silver, 76, slipped away from this life in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Lancashire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kilmarnock, Virginia. Ke...

03/02/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/mary-jane-hinrichsen

Mary Jane Hinrichsen, 81, of Grand Island, Nebraska, passed away on February 23, 2026. Born on November 29, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska, Mary Jane lived a life devoted to family, education, creativity, and community. On July 2, 1967, she married the love of her life, Ray Lee Hinrichsen. Together th...

02/22/2026

Being continually misunderstood by the public and misrepresented by the media doesn’t stop funeral professional from doing praise-worthy work every day. It is not pride or recognition that motivates funeral directors, but rather a feeling of personal fulfillment after helping someone in need. Every single day, behind the door of a funeral home, a truly beautiful moment is taking place that demonstrates the power of remembrance. Most of these moments are private, unseen by others outside of the funeral service community and the families they serve. Just because there are no images of funeral directors carrying people from a burning building does not meant that they do not rescue people in turmoil on a daily basis.

02/12/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/theo-grant

Theo Kae Grant, 78, of Cairo, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, in Grand Island. To honor Kaes wishes, cremation was chosen. Kae is no longer in pain and is reunited with Bill. A Graveside service will be held at 300 p.m., Friday, February 13, 2026, in Westlawn

02/12/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/gayle-hinrichs

Gayle M. Hall Hinrichs, 74, of Cairo, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026, with her family by her side at CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. According to Gayles wishes, she was cremated. A Celebration of Life service and inurnment will be held at a

02/05/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/verlyn-vandeberg

Lyn Vandeberg, 89, of Grand Island Nebraska died peacefully on February 2nd at Tiffany Square Rehabilitation Care Center. At the end of her life, she was surrounded by family and friends who gave many heartfelt and tender goodbyes. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 9th, 2026 at 100 p.m....

01/29/2026

https://www.livson.com/obituary/marilyn-mead

Marilyn Elizabeth Mead, 70, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026 at CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, NE. Marilyn Elizabeth Burggraff was born Tuesday, July 5, 1955, in Flandreau, South Dakota, to Henry and Dolores Penning Burggraff. In 1959 the family moved to Egan, South Dakot...