Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Phyllis Jane Meyer

Phyllis Jane Meyer

Oct 26, 2007

Phyllis J. Meyer, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, October 26, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born April 18, 1925, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Albert R. and Hazel M. (Richardson) Hanson. Phyllis lived her entire life in the Lexington area, except for a time when she attended rural country schools in Gosper and Phelps counties. She...

Margaret Louise Wellmann

Margaret Louise Wellmann

Oct 26, 2007

Margaret L. Wellmann, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, October 26, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born January 29, 1923, at Plainview, Nebraska, to Fred and Millie (Flint) Schlote. Margaret moved to Oconto as a small child with her family to the Lomax area in Custer County. She was united in marriage to Edward N. Wellmann on...

Clayton Woodrow Todd

Clayton Woodrow Todd

Oct 20, 2007

Clayton W. Todd, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 20, 2007, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born November 12, 1913, at Burwell, Nebraska, to William F. and Nettie (Murten) Todd. The family moved to Sumner in 1918, where Clayton helped with the farm for next 22 years. They then moved to Meadville, Missouri where they...

Elmer Rinehart Frerichs

Elmer Rinehart Frerichs

Oct 17, 2007

Elmer R. Frerichs, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 9, 1925, at Culbertson, Nebraska to William H. and Mabel (Christensen) Frerichs. Elmer grew up in the Culbertson area where he attended school. In 1942, he joined the United States Navy where he served during WWII and the Korean...

Reverend Victor Jordening

Reverend Victor Jordening

Oct 16, 2007

Reverend Victor Jordening, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 19, 1912, at Fairbury, Nebraska, to Henry and Mary (Knoche) Jordening. Reverend Jordening attended St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas, and in 1936, graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. There being no calls for new pastors in...

Lynn W. Fox

Lynn W. Fox

Oct 16, 2007

Lynn W. Fox, 57, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at his home at Johnson Lake. Lynn was born to Wesley and Evelyn (Taylor) Fox on November 16, 1949, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the oldest of 4 brothers and grew up in Postville, Iowa where he attended and graduated from Postville High School. He...

Hilda Christine Hathaway

Hilda Christine Hathaway

Oct 9, 2007

Hilda Kohl Hathaway, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born March 13, 1914, in Gosper County, near Smithfield, Nebraska to Seibert and Louise (Meyers) Naumann. Hilda grew up on the family farm near Smithfield, graduating from Smithfield High School with the class of 1932. She was united in...

Lewis Gottlieb Strauss

Lewis Gottlieb Strauss

Oct 6, 2007

Lewis G. Strauss, 100, of Lexington, died Saturday, October 6, 2007, at St. Lukes Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, Nebraska. Lewis was born March 12, 1907, to Gottlieb and Kate (Brugger) Strauss in Lexington, Nebraska. He grew up in the Buffalo Grove area and graduated from Lexington High School in 1925. He was united in marriage to Gertrude Sessions on...

Bonny Jean Achterberg

Bonny Jean Achterberg

Sep 23, 2007

Bonny Jean Achterberg, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 23, 2007, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born December 16, 1928, at Callaway, Nebraska to Crist and Hilder (Andersen) Estergard. Bonny was a graduate of Callaway High School and the Methodist Hospital Nursing program at Omaha. Bonny worked as a registered nurse in Omaha, Callaway, Cozad and...

Linda L. Snider

Linda L. Snider

Sep 23, 2007

Linda L. Snider, 54, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 23, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born January 8, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Norman and Shirley (Gummere) Reynolds. Linda grew up south of Lexington where she attended District #31 country school until the 6th grade. She then graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...

Gwen Marie Walker

Gwen Marie Walker

Sep 19, 2007

Gwen Marie (Paulsen) Walker, 52, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at her home near Lexington, surrounded by her loving family following a short illness. She was born April 13, 1955, at Cozad, Nebraska to Earl and Doris ( Ballmer) Paulsen. Gwen grew up in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1973. She...

Todd Kanda

Todd Kanda

Sep 12, 2007

Todd T. Kanda, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born June 17, 1920, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Tokuichi and Hatsuyo (Kawamoto) Kanda. Todd grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1940. He farmed as a young man and worked for the railroad for...

Richard Wendall Barmore

Richard Wendall Barmore

Sep 3, 2007

Richard W. Barmore, longtime Lexington Pharmacist, died Monday, September 3, 2007, at his family’s mountain cabin in Allenspark, Colorado, a place he dearly loved. He was born August 19, 1929, at Lincoln, Nebraska, to Fred H. and Grace V. (Staton) Barmore. He moved to Lexington as a young man with his family, where his father was a teacher/coach. His father...

John David Racek

John David Racek

Aug 29, 2007

John D. Racek, 75, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born October 3, 1931, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to Fred and Mabel (McDermott) Racek. John was a lifetime resident of the Custer/Dawson County area. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1949. He was united in marriage to E. Pat Schnakenberg on...

Lawrence Henry Tingelhoff

Lawrence Henry Tingelhoff

Jun 17, 1930

Lawrence Henry Tingelhoff, 80, of Eustis, Nebraska, died Sunday, October 24, 2010, at his home in Eustis. Lawrence was born on June 17, 1930 to Henry and Clara (Ortmeier) Tingelhoff on a small farm outside of Lexington. He grew up on the family farm with four sisters and one brother. He attended rural school at District #21 and graduated from...

Henry Christian Kjar

Henry Christian Kjar

Oct 12, 1907

Henry Christian Kjar, 89, of Ralston, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, October 12, 2007, at his home in Ralston, Nebraska. He was born October 19, 1917, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Hans and Agnes (Lauby) Kjar. He attended rural school and graduated from Lexington High School in 1935. He helped his father, Hans Kjar, operate the family’s silver fox...