Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Cheryl S Franssen

Cheryl S Franssen

Feb 2, 2022

Cheryl S. Franssen, 71, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln from complications resulting from COVID. 

She was born on December 5, 1950 in Broken Bow, Nebraska to Richard “Dick” Francis and Hazel Dale (Smith) Kapustka.  Cheryl attended public schools in Broken Bow and graduated from Broken Bow High School with...

F. "Otis" Ward

F. "Otis" Ward

Feb 1, 2022

Frederick “Otis” Ward, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at the Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska. Otis was born July 20, 1938 in Lexington, Nebraska to Cecil Otis and Anna Frieda Augusta (Camin) Ward. He was baptized August 14, 1938 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Oconto and was confirmed there on April 6, 1952....

Earl F. "Bud" Brecks

Earl F. "Bud" Brecks

Jan 28, 2022

Earl F. “Bud” Brecks, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

He was born on April 29, 1940 in Cozad, Nebraska to Earl and Sophie (Ostendorf) Brecks.  Bud attended Lexington Public Schools and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1958.  Bud participated in football and track, the 1957...

Angelita G. "Angie" Hernandez

Angelita G. "Angie" Hernandez

Jan 28, 2022

Angelita G. “Angie” Hernandez, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Avamere in Lexington.

She was born on March 12, 1934 in Lexington, Nebraska to Genaro and Filiberta (Godinez) Munoz.  Angie attended public schools in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1953.  Being a Lexington Alum was always very important...

Cleota Fay Steinbach

Cleota Fay Steinbach

Jan 28, 2022

Cleota Fay Steinbach, 91, of Overton, Nebraska passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Providence Place of Hastings.

She was born on March 5, 1930 in Grainola, Oklahoma, to Bert and Bessie (Farrington) Kelly.  Cleota grew up in Cedar Vale, Kansas where she attended and graduated with the class of 1948.  Following High School, she received her Cosmetology license.

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Bryce E. Swanson

Bryce E. Swanson

Jan 26, 2022

Bryce E. Swanson, 57 of Eddyville passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Bryce gave the ultimate gift of life to two individuals by organ donation through Live On Nebraska.

He was born July 24, 1964 in Lexington, Nebraska to Rodney and Patricia (Lauby) Swanson. Bryce attended school in Overton and graduated with the...

Edward Morton "Mort" Tiensvold

Edward Morton "Mort" Tiensvold

Jan 25, 2022

Edward Morton Tiensvold, “Mort”, went home to Jesus ’arms January 25th 2022 after struggling with issues exacerbated by the devasting fire which destroyed their home. Morton was born May 12th, 1933 at his parent’s home. His mother used to say “It cost .00 for Morton to be born and that was quite a sum back then.” Named after his father...

Jared Michael Shinpaugh

Jared Michael Shinpaugh

Jan 16, 2022

Jared M. Shinpaugh, 32, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

He was born on January 8, 1990, in Phoenix, Arizona and raised by his parents, Jacqueline (Shinpaugh) and Jose Luis Garcia.  His family moved to Lexington in 2001, where Jared attended Morton Elementary before attending Lexington Middle School...

Larry Lee Bobert

Larry Lee Bobert

Jan 13, 2022

Larry Bobert, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska died at his home Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Larry was born to Morris and Dorothy Bobert on February 27, 1947, at Rockford, Illinois. He was raised on a dairy and hog farm in central Wisconsin. Larry was active in 4-H and showed Angus cattle at the county fair. He graduated from Stratford High in...

Rose Marie Bischoff

Rose Marie Bischoff

Jan 11, 2022

Rose Marie Bischoff, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Elwood Care Center.

Rose was born on January 26, 1940 in Bertrand, Nebraska to LaMont and Eula (Duff) Jackson. She attended public schools in Bertrand and graduated from Bertrand High School with the class of 1957.  She then went on to pursue higher education...

John C. Conroy

John C. Conroy

Jan 11, 2022

John C. Conroy, 93 of Oconto, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in Kearney, Nebraska surrounded by his family. John was born October 1, 1928, the fifth child of A. Laurence and Lauretta (Neville) Conroy at the family home near Lomax, Nebraska. John attended District 65 at Lomax through the eighth grade. He was recognized for the top scholastic...

Betty June Ronnau

Betty June Ronnau

Jan 9, 2022

Betty J. Ronnau, 88 of Lexington died Sunday, January 9, 2022 at her home in Lexington.

She was born June 21, 1933 in Webster County, Nebraska to Vern and Pauline (Reeve) Kiehl. She attended school in the Guide Rock area and graduated in 1950.

She was united in marriage to Darrel D. Giger on June 17, 1950 in Guide Rock....

David T. Berke

David T. Berke

Jan 7, 2022

David T. Berke, 61, of Lexington, passed away Friday, January 7th, 2022 in Riverdale, NE surrounded by his children after a courageous journey with pancreatic cancer.

Dave was born July 2nd, 1960 to Robert and Marian (Courkamp) Berke in Lexington, NE. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1978 and attended Southeast Community College in Milford, receiving a degree in...

Leola M. Schaad

Leola M. Schaad

Jan 7, 2022

Leola M. Schaad, 92, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at the Callaway District Hospital.

Leola (May) Schaad was born to Robert and Letta (Deal) May on June 5, 1929 at Broken Bow. She grew up on a farm south of Callaway. She attended Country School, and rode a horse to Redfern School and Callaway High School,...

David N. Muirhead

David N. Muirhead

Jan 4, 2022

David N. Muirhead, 77 of Overton passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.

David Neil Muirhead son of Neil and Mary Jane (Robbins) Muirhead was born July 11, 1944, in Kearney, Nebraska. Dave spent his childhood living in rural Overton. He attended elementary school in Sumner, Nebraska and graduated from Overton High School with the...

Patricia "Pat" F Vogel-Kiger

Patricia "Pat" F Vogel-Kiger

Jan 4, 2022

Patricia “Pat” F. Vogel-Kiger, 73, of Minden, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.

She was born on March 15, 1948, in Alliance, Nebraska to William and Murna (Judevine) Cox. She grew up in Alliance and following High School she worked at the Alliance Police Department and then worked at the Alliance...

Phyllis J. Brim

Phyllis J. Brim

Jan 3, 2022

Phyllis J. Brim, 88, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at the Lexington Regional Medical Center in Lexington, Nebraska.

She was born October 20, 1933, at Palmer, Nebraska, to Edward and Anne (Rudolph) Sück. She graduated from Palmer High School and then attended summer school to receive her teaching degree. She taught school for two years...

Maria Luisa Morales-Moreno

Maria Luisa Morales-Moreno

Jan 2, 2022

Maria Luisa Morales-Moreno, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on October 15, 1930 in Santa Ana, El Salvador, to Juan De Dios Morales and Camila Moreno.  

Maria was united in marriage to Torivio Garay in 1953 in El Salvador.  Six children were blessed to...

Wayne E Lichtenwalter

Wayne E Lichtenwalter

Jan 1, 2022

Wayne E. Lichtenwalter, 82 of Lexington passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood.

Wayne was born on April 16, 1939 in Sterling, Colorado to Russell & Joyce (Koch) Lichtenwalter. Wayne graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1957. Wayne then attended Milford Community College in Milford, Nebraska, in the auto mechanics field,...

Jeff T Gibson

Jeff T Gibson

Dec 31, 2021

Jeff Gibson, 55, of Cozad, Nebraska (formerly of Falls City, Nebr.), passed away December 31, 2021 in Lexington.

His memorial service will be held on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home.

He was born June 23, 1966 at Falls City to Robert and Linda (Schulenberg) Gibson.

He married Theresa Turner in May of...