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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Ollie Hazel Schoneman
Jul 29, 2021
Ollie Hazel Schoneman, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Avamere in Lexington.
She was born on October 7, 1931, in Winnebago, Minnesota to Earl and Stella Day Todd Morgan. Ollie attended school in Winnebago and graduated with the class of 1950.
Ollie was united in marriage to Duaine W. Schoneman on November 11, 1951...
Simon Mayorquin-Pardo
Jul 23, 2021
Simon Mayorquin – Pardo, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021 at his home.
He was born on June 8, 1953, in Pericos, Nayarit, Mexico, to Antonio Mayorquin and Maria De Jesus Pardo. At the age of 18, Simon moved to California where he harvested vegetables for area farmers.
Simon lived in Phoenix, Arizona, Texas and...
Avery Grace Mendiola
Jul 21, 2021
Avery Grace Mendiola, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly as the result of a tragic accident at Johnson Lake at the young age of 3.
Avery was born on August 29, 2017, to parents Anthony and Maria (Garcia) Mendiola, in North Platte, Nebraska. Her family lived in North Platte until 2019, when they moved to Lexington to be closer to...
Gladys Rae Spangler
Jul 20, 2021
Gladys Rae Spangler, 87, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Quality Senior Villages in Broken Bow.
Gladys was born on May 29, 1934, in Callaway, Nebraska to Roy W. and Alma R. (Vincent) Lichtenberger. She attended school in Callaway and graduated with the class of 1951.
She was united in marriage...
Ole S. Chesley
Jul 15, 2021
Ole S. Chesley, 97, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at the Good Life Center in Callaway.
He was born December 3, 1923, in Callaway, Nebraska to Harry B. and Anna M. (Seyerson) Chesley. Ole was born and raised in the log home built by his grandfather, Paul Seyerson. He attended Triumph School, a two room...
Bruce Allen Anderson
Jul 12, 2021
Bruce Allen Anderson, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 12, 2021, with his wife and family by his side. A special thank you to our nurse, Jamie Tucker, for going above and beyond for our family and to the rest of the AseraCare Hospice Staff.
Bruce was born on November 19, 1955, in...
Leona J. Jones
Jul 10, 2021
Longtime Lexington resident Leona Jones, 93, died Saturday, July 10, at Eastmont Towers in Lincoln, Neb.
Leona was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Staplehurst, Nebraska, to Hans and Johanna Sorenson.
She leaves a legacy of three children, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, all of whom she remembered with a card on each of their birthdays and doted on during family...
Kathryn L. Lessig
Jul 6, 2021
Kathryn L. Lessig, 85 of Lexington passed away peacefully with her husband, Don by her side on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in Lexington.
Kathryn was born January 28, 1936 in Lexington to Henry and Susie (Thinnes) Gruntorad. She attended Overton High School and graduated with the class of 1953. On October 5, 1968 Kathryn married Don Lessig at the St....
Joshua Seth Wentworth
Jul 3, 2021
Joshua Seth Wentworth, 43, passed away in Lexington.
Joshua Seth Wentworth was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska on January 23, 1978 to Marla Wentworth. He received his education at Riverton and Franklin, Nebraska. He worked at a variety of jobs, he was skilled at many trades. Heavy equipment and dirt work were his most loved pursuit.
He chose a private...
Garlan May Jacobson
Jun 29, 2021
Garlan May Jacobson: August 31, 1925—June 29, 2021Our beautiful, courageous and selfless mom is now with our Lord andSavior, Jesus Christ.She was born to Miron and Maggie Magnuson in Lexington, Nebraska. Shemarried Jack F Jacobson on July 17, 1944 and lived in Lexington until1960, then moved to Lakewood, CO where she lived until 2014. She cameto live with her daughter,...
Dorothy Mae Young
Jun 25, 2021
Dorothy Mae Young, 103, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.
She was born on June 15, 1918 in Inwood, Iowa, to Howard and Verna (Johnson) Chadwick. At a young age she was adopted by Milo and Mary Etta “Ettie” Curtice. They lived in Smithfield, Nebraska, where she attended school...
William Thomas Rawson
Jun 23, 2021
William T. Rawson, 90 of rural Lexington passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege.
Bill was born June 26, 1930 in Lexington to Carl and Linnea (Hanson) Rawson. He attended rural school in the Lexington area and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1948. After graduation Bill attended Colorado A&M...
Kenneth Ray Carlyle
Jun 20, 2021
Kenneth Ray Carlyle, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
Kenneth was born on January 12, 1942, in Grand Island, Nebraska to Frank and Clara (Reab) Carlyle. He attended public schools in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island High School with the class of 1960. He then went on to...
Eliasar Aguilar
Jun 18, 2021
Eliasar Aguilar, 30, of Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 18, 2021 at his home in Grand Island.
Eliasar was born on September 19, 1990, in French Village, California, to Jose De Jesus Aguilar Flores and Clementina Gomez Cervantes. At a young age, Eliasar’s family moved to Lexington where he attended Lexington Public Schools...
Cathy L. Stone
Jun 12, 2021
Cathy L. Stone, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Cathy was born May 29, 1948 at Kearney, Nebraska, to William and Jane (Neal) Poyner. She grew up in Odessa and received her education from Elm Creek Public Schools and graduated from Elm Creek High School with the...
Beckett Lee Area
Jun 12, 2021
Beckett Lee Area (Son of Brett & Lynn) passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, surrounded by his loving family at the Kearney Regional Medical Center. A Funeral service will be held for the family at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington with Pastor Robb Kuefner, officiating. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Marilyn L. Fowler
Jun 4, 2021
Marilyn Fowler, 95, of Bertrand, Nebraska, died Friday June 4, 2021 at home in the presence of family.
She was born December 26, 1925 in Bertrand to Charles and Dorothy (Strickler) Larson. Marilyn grew up in Bertrand, living a short time in McCook. She graduated from Bertrand High School in 1943, after which she attended Hastings College as a Music...
John H. Kerner
Jun 3, 2021
John H. Kerner, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on June 3, 2021 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
John was born on February 11th, 1948 in Gregory, South Dakota to Albert and Lovina (Beavers) Kerner. He graduated from Springview High School with the class of 1968. John continued his education at Denver Automotive in Colorado where he met...
Lawrence R. Cronk
May 31, 2021
Lawrence R. Cronk, 87, of Columbus, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021 at the Emerald Rehab & Nursing home in Columbus.
Larry was born August 25, 1933, at McIntosh, North Dakota to Charles and Elma (Krause) Cronk.
Following his education, Larry was inducted into the United States Marine Corps on January 27, 1953, and served...
Elaine Ann Nelson
May 28, 2021
Elaine Ann Nelson, 82, a longtime resident of Callaway, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021 at the Cozad Community Hospital.
She was born on June 14, 1938, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Ernest and Rose (Sladky) Dodge. Elaine received her education from Callaway Public Schools, graduating from Callaway High School as Salutatorian with the Class of 1956.
Following her education,...
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