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Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Pauline Rose Thornburg

Pauline Rose Thornburg

Apr 22, 2024

Pauline Rose Thornburg, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, Nebraska.She was born to John and Martha Grams on April 15, 1930, in rural Kearney County, Nebraska. She attended Axtell High School and graduated with the class of 1947. On June 7, 1947, Pauline was united in marriage to the love...

Elizabeth "Betty" Mae Fothergill

Elizabeth "Betty" Mae Fothergill

Apr 19, 2024

Betty (Reed) Fothergill, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Brookefield Park in Saint Paul, Nebraska.Betty was born August 1, 1941, the 4th of 5 children, to George and Edna (Courter) Reed. She grew up on the family farm east of Lexington and attended District 3 school. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...

Charles K Trumbull

Charles K Trumbull

Apr 13, 2024

Charles K. Trumbull, 84, of Callaway, Nebraska, died on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway, Nebraska.

He was born June on 12, 1939 to Ray and Grace (Lattin) Trumbull in Stapleton Nebraska. Charles attended school at McPherson County High School and graduated with the class of 1957.  He joined the National Guard in 1957 and proudly...

Irene Ruth Lahm

Irene Ruth Lahm

Apr 9, 2024

Longtime former Lexington resident, Irene Ruth (Biltoft) Lahm, 94, was called home Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Bryan East Medical Center. Irene was born Friday, December 13, 1929, in Ruskin, Nebraska to James and Olive (Young) Biltoft.

Irene grew up on a farm helping with chores, kitchen duties and housework. Her favorite memory was riding horses. At the age of three...

Kaylea Jo Ray Thompson

Kaylea Jo Ray Thompson

Apr 7, 2024

Kaylea Jo Ray Thompson, 16, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 7, 2024.Kaylea was born on July 19, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona to Whitney Neale and James N. W. Thompson. She spent her early years with her mother and grandmother in Phoenix, Arizona. Kaylea came to live with Timothy and Barbara Thompson...

Louise Ann Hoesel

Louise Ann Hoesel

Apr 7, 2024

Louise Ann Hoesel, 87, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on April 7th, 2024 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Louise was born to Charles and Edith (Thanel) Schaeffer on October 2nd, 1936. She wed Frederick Albert Hoesel on January 3, 1956. Louise was the mother of five children--Mike (Lori Hoesel) of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Diane (Dale) Seelhoff of Syracuse, Tom (Jodi) Hoesel...

Evelyn M Hutt

Evelyn M Hutt

Apr 2, 2024

Evelyn Mae Hutt, 100, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska.Evelyn Mae Weaver was born to LeRoy and Ethel Koehn Weaver on August 5, 1923, on a farm southwest of Oconto, Nebraska. She attended grade school at District 231 for eight years and graduated from Lexington High School...

Patricia Arlene France

Patricia Arlene France

Apr 1, 2024

Patricia Arlene France, 89, formerly of Lexington, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center.She was born on December 9, 1934, in North Platte, Nebraska to Darrel and Arlene (Drake) Fellows. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1952. She continued her education at Mid Plains Community College where she received her...

Marilyn Kay Licking

Marilyn Kay Licking

Mar 29, 2024

Marilyn Kay Licking 79, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died on March 29, 2024 at the Bickford Estates in Lincoln, Nebraska where she spent the last year of her life.

Marilyn was born on May 31, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska to David and Marie (Kaiser) Filbert. Aside from a short period in Columbus, the family spent most of Marilyn’s early...

Thomas McGuire Slaby

Thomas McGuire Slaby

Mar 29, 2024

Thomas McGuire Slaby, 76, of Lakeview, Arkansas, formerly of Nebraska passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He was born on June 11, 1947, in Denver, Colorado to Thomas and Vera (McGuire) Slaby.

Tom graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School with the class of 1965. Following high school, Tom joined the United States...

Elsie Linnea Barrett

Elsie Linnea Barrett

Mar 28, 2024

Elsie Linnea Carlson Barrett died on March 28, 2024, at her home in Lexington, Nebraska, of complications from cancer at the age of 94.

    Born and raised in New London, Connecticut, Elsie graduated from Williams Memorial Institute in 1947 and worked for a year to earn enough money to visit relatives in Sweden. On a frigid January day in 1950,...

Stephen Earl Mingus

Stephen Earl Mingus

Mar 27, 2024

On Wednesday, March 27, Stephen Earl Mingus, age 69, a beloved brother, friend, and neighbor, passed away at the Lexington Regional Hospital. He lost his two year battle with MDS, and finally leukemia complicated by pneumonia.

Steve graduated with the Lexington High School Class of 1973, then studied at both the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska...

Gary E Gifford

Gary E Gifford

Mar 20, 2024

Gary Eugene Gifford, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family.He was born on January 11, 1940, in Norton, Kansas, to James O. and Rosalie A. (Kjar) Gifford. He graduated from Mount Carmel High School in Denver, Colorado with the class of 1958. After high school, Gary joined the...

Gary Scot Wolfe

Gary Scot Wolfe

Mar 13, 2024

Gary Scot Wolfe, 72, of Bertrand, Nebraska passed away on March 13, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas where he was loved and cared for by the staff of Garden Terrace. 

He was born on November 10, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska to Donald Francis Wolfe and Patricia (Stanford) O’Dell.

Gary graduated from Bear Creek High School in 1970 and entered the United States...

Thomas E. Lauby

Thomas E. Lauby

Mar 11, 2024

Thomas E. Lauby, 75, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the Bethany Home in Minden.

He was born on January 20, 1949 in Lexington, Nebraska to Clinton W. and Eileen (Thinnes) Lauby. Tom attended public schools in Lexington and graduated from St. Ann’s Catholic High School with the class of 1967. 

Following High School, Tom lived in...

John Charles McTygue

John Charles McTygue

Mar 3, 2024

John C. McTygue, 58, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at his home in Overton, Nebraska.He was born on July 15, 1965, in Kearney, Nebraska to James and Barbara (Dickerson) McTygue. He attended public school at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller and graduated with the class of 1984. He then went on to receive a bachelor's degree in business administration...

Melvin Henry Achterberg

Melvin Henry Achterberg

Mar 3, 2024

Melvin Henry Achterberg, 92 of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Oconto, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington. 

He was born April 5, 1931, in Rural Oconto, to Carl and Ida (Camin) Achterberg, the last of nine children. He attended school in rural District No. 217 and graduated from Oconto High School. He was drafted into...

Ma. Magdalena Chavez Escobar

Ma. Magdalena Chavez Escobar

Feb 27, 2024

Ma. Magdalena Chávez Escobar, de 86 años, de Lexington, Nebraska, falleció el martes 27 de febrero de 2024 en CHI Health St. Elizabeth en Lincoln, Nebraska.Nació el 9 de abril de 1937 en Chichihualco, Guerrero, México, hija de Bulmaro Chávez Velez y Hermila Escobar de Chavez. A María le encantaba pasar su tiempo cocinando y haciendo postres para su familia...

Kay Tingelhoff

Kay Tingelhoff

Feb 23, 2024

MaryLynn Kay Tingelhoff, 83, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024, peacefully in her home.

Kay was born on June 9, 1940, to Perry and Anne Smith in Lexington, Nebraska, where she was raised. Kay attended high school in Bertrand, Nebraska.

On November 23, 1960, Kay married Lawrence H. Tingelhoff of Lexington, Nebraska, the love of her life. Together,...

Paula Jeane Knapple

Paula Jeane Knapple

Feb 22, 2024

 Paula Jeane (Minnick) Knapple, 97, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully with family surrounding her Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington, Nebraska.



     Paula was born during a terrible blizzard on December 6, 1926, in the kitchen of her family’s rural Furnas County log home. She was kept warm by the heat radiating out from the...

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