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Lexington NE Obituaries
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Wilber "Bill" Benjamin
Apr 6, 2026
Wilber “Bill” Steve Benjamin, age 102, passed away on April 6, 2026, in Callaway, Nebraska.
Bill was born on August 11, 1923, in Hubbell, Nebraska, to Dorothy and George Benjamin.
He enlisted in the United States Army in June of 1942 and proudly served his country during World War II. After returning home, Bill went to work for the railroad loading boxcars....
Lana Hubbard
Apr 6, 2026
Lana J. Hubbard was born on January 24, 1951, and went to heaven on April 6, 2026, in Elm Creek, Nebraska, surrounding by her loving family.
She was adopted by Merle and Vera (Young) McKee at birth, and she was their only child. Lana was raised in Lexington and attended school at Bryan Grade School, Pershing Grade School, and District 7....
Marilyn Joanne Smith
Apr 5, 2026
Marilyn J. Smith, age 86 of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2026, surrounded by family.
Marilyn was born May 6, 1939, in Alma, Nebraska, to Ronald and Ethel (Metzger) Quinn. She attended Rock Island Country School and graduated from Gothenburg High School.
On September 28, 1959, Marilyn married Robert R. Smith. This union was blessed with two daughters in...
Charles Maze Myers
Apr 4, 2026
Charles Maze Myers went to be with his Lord on April 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, at the age of 101 years and 17 days. He was born on March 19, 1925 to Troy and Ruth (Maze) Myers at Callaway. He spent his entire life around Callaway. He graduated from Callaway High School in 1942. He farmed with his...
Richard E. Darby
Apr 3, 2026
Richard E. Darby, 81, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026, in Lincoln.
He was born on May 31, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska to John and Ruth (Stuckey) Darby. Richard grew up a country boy three miles east of Lexington. He attended District 3 and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1962....
Dennis F. "Farley" Fellers
Apr 2, 2026
Dennis F. "Farley" Fellers, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Bryan Medical Center West Campus in Lincoln.
Obituary details pending family approval.
There will be a gathering for family and friends on Friday, April 24, 2026 from 5-8 p.m. at Kirk's Nebraskaland Restaurant in Lexington.
Memorials are kindly suggested to the family for later designation.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home...
Debra Abrams
Mar 31, 2026
Debra A. Abrams, 64, of Elm Creek, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society - St. John's in Kearney.
She was born on November 10, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, to Loren and Joyce (Hughes) Royle. The family later moved to Lexington where she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1980. Over the years,...
Ilene Faye Holbrook
Mar 27, 2026
Ilene Faye Holbrook, 77, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney.
She was born in McCook, Nebraska to Nyle and Alberta (Chapman) Anderson. She attended school in Edison from 1954 to around 1962, when the family moved to Lexington where she received her GED in 1975.While in school, she was involved in Band...
Vaughn Vohland Smith
Mar 26, 2026
Vaughn Vohland Smith, 79, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on July 17, 1946, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Victor and Emma (Burchell) Smith. Vaughn was raised in the Shelton area, where he graduated from Shelton High School with the Class of 1964. He went on to enlist...
Cindy Bliven
Mar 26, 2026
Cindy Bliven, 66, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on September 13, 1959, in Denver, Colorado, to Lucille Harmon. The family made their home in Lexington, Nebraska in 1960, where Cindy attended public school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1977. Over...
Daniel G. Weides
Mar 22, 2026
Daniel G. Weides, age 88, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on September 18, 1937, in Lexington, Nebraska, the son of Lawrence G. and Ruth E. Wickwire Weides. A resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 1971, moving from Great Bend, Kansas, he was the General Manager at...
Robert "Bob" Raney
Mar 21, 2026
Robert L. "Bob" Raney, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away on March 21, 2026, at Mount Carmel Home in Kearney, Nebraska.
Bob was born on February 21, 1934, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Beryl Deeland Raney and Frances Evelyn Lundgren.
He grew up in Ogallala, Nebraska, graduating with the class of 1951. He was in the National Guard until 1954, when he joined the...
Bonnie Lou Carter
Mar 16, 2026
Bonnie Lou Carter passed away on March 16, 2026, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 86 years old, just 5 1/2 weeks shy of her 87th birthday.
Bonnie was born on April 23, 1939, to Robert G. and Norma I. (Walston) Woodside in Lexington, Nebraska. She was raised around the Lexington and Darr area. Her favorite memory of that...
Alice Ourada
Mar 14, 2026
Alice Ourada, age 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Lexington Regional Health Center.
Born in O’Neill, Nebraska, to Jess Lloyd and Margaret Anna (Ritchie) Scofield, Alice graduated from O’Neill High School in 1950. She pursued her passion for caring for others by earning her nursing degree from Bryan Memorial Hospital.
Alice began her nursing career...
Roger Wayne Jensen
Feb 24, 2026
Roger Jensen, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, peacefully passed away on Tuesday February 24, 2026, in Omaha at The Hospice House-The Josie Harper Residence.
Roger Wayne Jensen was born January 2, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska at the Community Hospital to Anton and Alta Jensen. He attended country school at district 16, west of Lexington until the family moved into town. He then...
Daniel Scott Shelor
Feb 19, 2026
Daniel "Grady" S. Shelor, 74, of Lexington, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
He was born in Dodge City, Kansas, to George and Eleanor (Wendland) Shelor. The family later moved to Lexington, Nebraska, where he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1969. Upon graduation, he immediately joined the National Guard where he served for...
Patsy Ann Berntson
Feb 19, 2026
Patsy Ann Berntson, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital.
She was born on March 10, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Marston A. and Lois E. (Purintun) Rakestrow of Overton. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Overton. She attended Overton School from kindergarten to graduating from 12th grade with...
James P. "Jim" Ellis
Feb 17, 2026
James P. "Jim" Ellis, 85 of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Carbondale, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Kinship Pointe Northridge in Kearney.
No services are planned at this time.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com
Barbara Fay Patterson
Feb 16, 2026
Barbara Fay Connell Patterson, 88, of Callaway, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, at the Callaway Good Life Center.
She was born on October 19, 1937, in McPherson County to Daniel Errold and Lena Fay (Paxton) Connell. She was raised on a ranch in Thomas County that was owned by her uncle Chet Paxton, and that her dad was a...
Linda Lou Adams
Feb 16, 2026
Linda Lou Adams, 73, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, at Mount Carmel in Kearney, Nebraska.
She was born on October 13, 1952, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ben and Mary Jane (Davis) Adams. Her early years were spent on a rented farm north of Lexington until her family purchased their own farm north of Elm Creek, Nebraska in 1956. She...
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