Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Dennis James Sund

Dennis James Sund

Jun 10, 2025

Dennis (Denny) James Sund, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at his home.

He was born on October 2, 1956, in Lexington, Nebraska to William and Gertrud (Herzog) Sund. He attended Lexington Public Schools and graduated from Lexington Senior High with the class of 1974. Dennis was united in marriage to the love of his...

Harold K Russell

Harold K Russell

May 29, 2025

Harold K. Russell, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, surrounded by his family.

He was born on December 23, 1960, in Troy, Missouri, to Raymond and Helen (Freeman) Russell. He attended school in Kingman, Arizona and attended Kingman High School. He received his GED in 1984. Harold...

Josselyn Ruth Hilty

Josselyn Ruth Hilty

May 27, 2025

Josselyn "Jo" R. Hilty, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the Lexington Regional Health Center.

She was born on July 5, 1956, in Sidney, Nebraska to Lawrence Raymond and Ruthie Dale (Prestwood) Hilty. She attended school in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School with the Class of 1974. She then went on...

William "Bill" Callahan

William "Bill" Callahan

May 27, 2025

William "Bill" P. Callahan, 73, of Lexington, passed away on Tuesday May 27, 2025, at the Lexington Regional Health Center surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on September 6, 1951, in Grand Island, Nebraska to Jerome and Betty (Garrett) Callahan. At the age of six, Bill's family moved to Lexington where he attended school and graduated from Lexington High...

Dana "Rene" Lindsay

Dana "Rene" Lindsay

May 19, 2025

Dana "Rene" Lindsay, 67, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at her home after a lengthy illness.

She was born on May 7, 1958, in Independence, Kansas to Lan and LaDonna Lindsay. Rene attended public schools in Independence and graduated from Independence High School with the class of 1976.  Rene then went on to further her...

Randy Lee Zeleski

Randy Lee Zeleski

May 15, 2025

Randy Lee Zeleski, 66, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington.

He was born on December 31, 1958, in Lexington, Nebraska to Zigmund and Rosemary (Waltman) Zeleski. He attended public school in Lexington and graduated from St. Anns High School with the class of 1977. At a young age, Randy began working for...

Mildred E. Hollibaugh

Mildred E. Hollibaugh

May 15, 2025

Mildred E. Hollibaugh, 94, of Eddyville, NE passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025 at the Callaway Good Life Center.

Mildred was born on January 5, 1931 in Buffalo County on the Clarence Shubert farm north of Elm Creek to George Rogers and Mildred Eliker Rogers. She attended school at West 12, District 4 in Overton, North 17 in Dawson County...

Jeremy W. Koch

Jeremy W. Koch

May 10, 2025

Jeremy W. Koch, 42, of Plum Creek Canyon, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

He was born on July 5, 1982, in Cozad, Nebraska to Randall and Pam (Saum) Koch. he attended public school and graduated from Cozad. Jeremy attended Concordia University, where he ran Track and Field and Cross Country, graduating in 2005.

Bailey and Jeremy were married on...

Hudson J. Koch

Hudson J. Koch

May 10, 2025

Hudson J. Koch, 18, of Plum Creek Canyon, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

He was born on September 19, 2006, in Kearney, Nebraska to Jeremy and Bailey (Kugler) Koch. He attended public schools in Cozad and would have graduated from Cozad High School this year.

Hudson loved working with his dad and serving the public at the greenhouse. He...

Bailey J. Koch

Bailey J. Koch

May 10, 2025

Bailey Jade Koch, 41, of Plum Creek Canyon, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

Bailey was born on April 29, 1984, in Lexington to Lane and Peg (Guettler) Kugler. After high school, Bailey attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, graduating with her bachelor’s in 2006. She received her master's degree from UNK in 2011, and her Doctorate from Walden University in...

Asher L. Koch

Asher L. Koch

May 10, 2025

Asher L. Koch, 16, of Plum Creek Canyon, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

He was born on May 5, 2009, in Kearney, Nebraska to Jeremy and Bailey (Kugler) Koch. Asher was a 9th grader at Cozad High School and enjoyed playing basketball and golf.

Asher loved working on landscaping jobs for the family business. Asher was an avid golfer,...

Mary Lindquist Bennett

Mary Lindquist Bennett

May 9, 2025

Mary Lindquist Bennett (Boswell) of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025, at home, surrounded by her loving family. 

She was born on December 1, 1945, in Augusta, Georgia to Charles Madison Boswell, Sr., and Mary Catherine Mitchum. She graduated from Anaheim High School with the class of 1964. In September of 1964, Mary was united in marriage to Ronald...

Mike Dean Nichelson

Mike Dean Nichelson

May 1, 2025

Mike Dean Nichelson, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 1, 2025, in Lexington.

He was born on August 16, 1958, in Wichita, Kansas to James and Madonna (Janson) Nichelson. Mike attended public schools in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1976. Mike was a standout football player and was inducted...

Barbara Jane Knapple

Barbara Jane Knapple

May 1, 2025

Barbara Jane Knapple, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Holdrege Memorial Homes in Holdrege.

Barbara was born on March 3, 1927, in Lexington, Nebraska, the third child of Stella Amanda (Shaw) Morgan and Joseph W. Morgan. Older brothers were Roland (Bill) Morgan who was killed in World War II and Merle S. Morgan who died...

Shirley Ann Schoenrock

Shirley Ann Schoenrock

Apr 30, 2025

Shirley Ann Schoenrock, 92, of Wahoo, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Saunders Medical Center and Long Care surrounded by her loving family.

Shirley was born December 4, 1932 and was raised by Lester and Malinda Hummel with four siblings, Horace (Ruth) Hummel, Roslyn (Sam) Nietfeldt, Rachel (Stan) Peters, and Kent (Joanie) Hummel of Daykin,...

Doran G. Post

Doran G. Post

Apr 29, 2025

Doran G. Post, a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney surrounded by his loving family.

Doran was born in Luce, Nebraska to Ross and Wilma (Fetherston) Post on June 13, 1934. Doran grew up in Shelton, Nebraska. He worked hard during his formative years at his father's filling...

Regina Roxanna Evans

Regina Roxanna Evans

Apr 27, 2025

Regina Roxanna Evans, 52, of Lexington, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at her home.

She was born on May 14, 1972, in Amarillo, Texas, to Gary and Mary (Graef) Evans. She attended public school in Amarillo and graduated from Tascosa High School with the class of 1990. She spent her entire life in Texas until 2021, when she made...

Terry A. Rowe

Terry A. Rowe

Apr 25, 2025

Terry Allyn Rowe, 87, of Lexington, passed away April 25, 2025 at the Lexington Regional Hospital after battling illness due to “long covid”. 

Born January 14,1938 in Lexington to Theodore and Wilma (Keller) Rowe. Terry's first passion, other than Betty, was agriculture. Terry spent his youth working on the family farm and attending country schools near Darr. An active member of...

Sheryl Lynne Brown

Sheryl Lynne Brown

Apr 23, 2025

Sheryl Lynne Brown, 59 of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on June 25, 1965, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Robert and Elberta (Naumann) Brummet. Sheryl was the fourth of four children. Her family moved extensively while Bob was in the Navy. They returned to Lexington in...

Mona "Mickey" Gavin

Mona "Mickey" Gavin

Apr 22, 2025

Mona M. "Mickey" Gavin, 85, of Callaway, Nebraska, surrounded by family in her room filled with love and prayer, Mona peacefully passed away on April 22, 2025, after a short battle with cancer.

Mona was born on January 2, 1940, in the town of Huron SD to Eugene William Van Doren and Marjorie Ruth Gilchrist.

Mona was raised in Huron, S.D along...