Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Lucille Ella Ridder

Lucille Ella Ridder

Mar 1, 2008

Lucille Snyder Ridder, 96, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. She was born August 23, 1911, in rural Kirksville, Missouri, to Lee and Ada (Keller) Snyder. The Family moved to Cozad, Nebraska, about 1914. Lucille attended school in Cozad about four years. She moved with her family to Callaway in 1920, and...

Irene Mae Loschen

Irene Mae Loschen

Feb 26, 2008

Irene Mae Loschen, 95, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born July 26, 1912, at Upland, Nebraska, to Sylvester and Nellie (Ganger) Soucie. Irene grew up in the Upland area and moved to Lexington after marrying George Loschen. They were married June 18, 1933, at Hildreth, Nebraska. Three children were...

Benjamin George McCammon

Benjamin George McCammon

Feb 24, 2008

Ben McCammon, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born August 10, 1918, at Holdrege, Nebraska, to Warren Lee and Ruby Olive (McGeorge) McCammon. Ben grew up in the Bertrand area where he graduated from Bertrand High School with the class of 1936. He then entered the United States Navy on...

Fahy Edwin Wadkins

Fahy Edwin Wadkins

Feb 19, 2008

Fahy E. Wadkins, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Phillips, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, where he had been a resident for two weeks. He was born September 20, 1916, in York County, Nebraska, near Blue Vale, to Wiley R. and Bertha M. (Kindcaid) Wadkins. Fahy moved to Phillips when he was...

Erika Beatriz Ambriz

Erika Beatriz Ambriz

Feb 18, 2008

Erika Beatriz Ambriz, 29, of Lexington, Nebraska, entered Heaven on Monday, February 18, 2008, at her home in Lexington. She was born September 23, 1978, at Guadalajara, Mexico, to Raul Ambriz and Maria Trujillo. Erika moved with her family to the United States as a young girl, moving to Lexington, where she was a graduate of Lexington High School with...

Edith M. Andersen

Edith M. Andersen

Feb 13, 2008

Edith M. Andersen, 100, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born August 26, 1907, in rural Lexington, the first of 5 children born to James E. and Bessie L. (Howard) Pickering, growing up on their Dawson County farm north of Lexington, and attending District #56 rural school. She became...

Iryl Verlene Nelson

Iryl Verlene Nelson

Feb 11, 2008

Iryl V. Nelson, 81, of Aurora, Nebraska, formerly a resident of Lexington, died Monday, February 11, 2008, at Aurora Memorial Community Care. She was born June 21, 1926, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Walter and Hazel (Hatfield) Tomasek. Iryl attended school at Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School in 1944. She was united in marriage to Dick J. Nelson on January...

Clifford Alfred Martin, Jr.

Clifford Alfred Martin, Jr.

Feb 9, 2008

Clifford A. Martin, Jr., 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born August 1, 1926, at Cozad, Nebraska, to Clifford A. and Leota L. (Flint) Martin. His father farmed in the Cozad, Sumner, and Oconto areas. Clifford graduated in December, 1944, from Oconto High School. He was then inducted...

Irene Alice Esteraich

Irene Alice Esteraich

Feb 3, 2008

Irene Esteraich, Omaha, 80 OMAHA — Irene A. Esteraich, 80, of Omaha died Sunday, February 3, 2005, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. She was born May 10th, 1927, in Wilber to Frank and Emily (Novak) Zajicek. On March 12th, 1950, she married Byron Esteraich in Wilber. Survivors include her son, Chuck of Scottsdale, Ariz.; daughters, Lori Pirnie and Jan...

Ruth Elizabeth Hemphill

Ruth Elizabeth Hemphill

Feb 3, 2008

Ruth E. Hemphill, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born June 21, 1925, at Cozad, Nebraska to Emil and Leta (Lanphear) Anderson. Ruth moved with her family as a young girl to the Eddyville area, where she graduated from High School with the class of 1942. She...

Homer Lloyd Parks

Homer Lloyd Parks

Jan 28, 2008

Homer Lloyd Parks, 83, of Callaway, died January 28, 2008, at Callaway District Hospital. He was born on May 3, 1924, at Page, Nebraska, to Harold and Minnie (Park) Parks. Homer was born and raised in Page, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Maxine Arrants on September 22, 1944, at Bridgeport, Nebraska. To this union three children were born:...

Norma Louise Rickel

Norma Louise Rickel

Jan 15, 2008

Norma Louise Rickel, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born February 4, 1930, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, to Gerald and Edith (Saal) Young. Norma moved to many different towns, because of her father’s job, prior to coming to Lexington as a sophomore in high school. She graduated from...

Francis John "Johnny" Anthony

Francis John "Johnny" Anthony

Jan 10, 2008

Francis John “Johnny” Anthony, 92, of rural Lexington, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born March 10, 1915, on the family farm northwest of Lexington, Nebraska, to Luther Francis and Elizabeth (Peters) Anthony. Johnny attended rural Dawson County District North #22 school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1933....

William James Dunford

William James Dunford

Jan 7, 2008

William James “Willie” Dunford, 62, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at his home in Lexington. He was born July 14, 1945, at Peckham, England, southeast of London, to William and Florrie Dunford. Willie came to the United States in 1978, and lived in Anacortes, Washington. He married Rebecca Moe and to this union one child was born,...

Minnie Tillie Schultze

Minnie Tillie Schultze

Jan 5, 2008

Minnie Tillie Schultze, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born to Fred and Mary (Lange) Schultze on a farm south of Mason City, Nebraska on December 23, 1913. She was baptized January 25, 1914, in Litchfield, Nebraska. In 1920, she moved with her family to a farm north...

Ralph Edward Weichel, Sr.

Ralph Edward Weichel, Sr.

Jan 4, 2008

Ralph Edward Weichel, Sr. 93, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Friday, January 4, 2008, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, where he had been a resident since 2006. He was born October 18, 1914, at Clinton, Missouri, to Aaron Benjamin and Anna Lydia (Epperson) Weichel. Ralph was united in marriage to Mildred “Dodi” Duncan on October 23, 1934, at...

Gladys Marjorie Knoedler

Gladys Marjorie Knoedler

Dec 30, 2007

Gladys M. Knoedler, 92, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed on to meet our Lord, Sunday, December 30, 2007, at Hospice House in Omaha. She was born September 13, 1915, near Lexington, Nebraska, to Charles and Dollie (Dingee) Brand. Gladys attended District #37 school at Darr and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1932. On June 7, 1936, she...

Mina Lydia West

Mina Lydia West

Dec 29, 2007

Lydia West, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born June 3, 1916, at Arlington, Minnesota to Carl Wilhelm and Elizabeth K. (Letzrik) Wirth. Lydia moved with her family to the Scottsbluff/Gering area when she was just a baby, moving to Lexington in 1929. She was united in marriage to...

Joe Dale Sill

Joe Dale Sill

Dec 27, 2007

Joe D. Sill, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Mt. Clair Skilled Nursing Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born May 29, 1915, at Eustis, Nebraska, to James H. and Effie C. (Cole) Sill. Joe grew up in the Lexington area with a farming background. He was a graduate of Lexington High School with the class...

Esther Marie Holbein

Esther Marie Holbein

Dec 21, 2007

Esther M. Holbein, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. Esther was born on July 30, 1911, at Cozad, Nebraska, to Laurids and Anna (Viig) Hansen. She graduated from beauty school and owned and operated a beauty salon with her sister in Cozad for a short period of time. On April...