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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Clareen Hall
Jan 20, 2021
Clareen Hall, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Plum Creek Care Center Wel-Life Assisted Living.
She was born on October 22, 1938, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Albert and Clarice (Jay) Norbeck. She received her education from Callaway Public Schools, graduating from Callaway High School with the class of 1956.
Clareen was united in marriage...
Percy H. Borges
Jan 19, 2021
Percy H. Borges, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.
He was born July 15, 1943 in Sidney, Nebraska to John and Fern (Mount) Borges. He attended school in the Sidney area and graduated from Garden County High School with the class of 1961. After graduation he served his country in...
George L. "Leslie" Allen
Jan 17, 2021
George L. “Leslie” Allen, 61 of Callaway formerly of Lexington passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Callaway District Hospital after a courageous four year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Lesley was born June 21, 1959 in Lexington to George and Joan (Bauer) Allen. He attended school in the Lexington area and graduated from Lexington High School with the class...
Grace B. Markus
Jan 13, 2021
Grace B. Markus, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her home.
She was born on November 27, 1922 in Poole, Nebraska to Joseph and Marie (Seifert) Schuller. Grace received her education from Pleasanton Public Schools, graduating from Pleasanton High School with the class of 1941. Following high school, Grace worked at the Kearney Air...
Sunya Peters-Kash
Jan 11, 2021
Sunya Peters-Kash passed away Jan. 11, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Born April 28, 1929 in Evanston, Ill, she was the only child of Neil and Alice Cole.She grew up in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Nebraska (1950) where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. In 1950, Sunya and Darrel Peters wed and...
Bernice Pebley
Jan 10, 2021
Bernice Pebley, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.
She was born on September 15, 1936 in Lexington, Nebraska, to Wesley and Else (Rickertsen) Biehl. Bernice received her education from the Lexington Public Schools, graduating from Lexington High School with the class of 1954. She went on to further...
Jennie Mae Thompson
Jan 9, 2021
Jennie Mae Thompson, 65 of rural Overton passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021, at her home north of Overton.Jennie was born October 25, 1955, in Omaha, Nebraska to Carl and Betty (Korbes) Huffaker.She attended school in Omaha and graduated from Omaha North High school. She was united in marriage to Vernon E. Thompson on January 5, 1974, in Omaha. To...
Maria De Jesus Grimaldo-Ruiz
Jan 6, 2021
Maria De Jesus Grimaldo-Ruiz, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.
Mass Of Christian Burial will be on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington with Father Jose Chavez, officiating. The Mass will be live-streamed via the Reynolds-Love Funeral Home Facebook page.
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Shirley M. Wheeler
Jan 4, 2021
Shirley Mae (Cunningham) Wheeler, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at her home.
Shirley was born November 25, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, to Clayton and Flora Mae (Paist) Cunningham.
As a child the family moved to Lexington. She met and was married to Dean Wheeler on May 2, 1952. The couple was blessed with three boys,...
Frances "Fran" Elaine Hofferber
Jan 2, 2021
Frances “Fran” Elaine Hofferber, 70, of Kearney, Nebraska formerly of Lexington, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her home in Kearney.
Fran was born August 27, 1950 in McCook, Nebraska to Harold “Wilbur” and Goldie (Dillan) Conner. She graduated from Wilsonville High school with the class of 1968. After graduation she attended the Grand Island School of Business.
Fran...
Jovanny Gandara
Jan 2, 2021
Jovanny Gandara, 15, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Lexington Regional Health Center.
Jovanny was born February 4, 2005 in Lexington, Nebraska to Angel and Ana Secilia (Villalobos) Gandara. He attended preschool at Tyson before going to the Lexington Early Learning Academy. He then attended Morton Elementary and Lexington Middle School. Jovanny was a sophomore...
Maria Luisa Melendez-De Villarreal
Jan 1, 2021
Maria Luisa Melendez-De Villarreal, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, January 1, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. Maria is the mother of Lorena (Keith) Allen of Lexington. Funeral Services and Burial will take place in Chihuahua, Mexico. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences...
Wesley William Esslinger
Dec 28, 2020
Wesley W. Esslinger, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.
He was born on February 16, 1928 southwest of Elwood, Nebraska to Julius and Leona (Holst) Esslinger. Wesley received his education from Arapahoe Public Schools, graduating from Arapahoe High School with the class of 1945.
Wesley worked on the family farm...
Carol L. Kneeland
Dec 27, 2020
Carol L. Kneeland of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2020.
Carol was born in Denver, Colorado, to parents Lavern and Bonnie (King) Schroeder on November 7, 1950. She went to school in Columbus, Nebraska and graduated in 1969. Shortly after, she married the love of her life Bryce “Arch” Kneeland on November 10, 1969. She had...
Ethel Mae Jones
Dec 27, 2020
Ethel Mae Jones, 94 of Elwood, formerly of Lexington passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Elwood Care Center.
She was born February 22, 1926 in Plainview, Nebraska to James W. and Adeline (Homolka) Butts. She graduated from Chambers High school with the class 0f 1944. She was united in marriage to Leon E. “Jack” Jones on October 13,...
Artie R. Johnson
Dec 24, 2020
Artie R. Johnson, 96, of Waterloo, Iowa, formerly of Lexington passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at UPH Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Artie was born on December 2, 1924 in Vernon, Alabama to Artie and Emma Johnson.
He enjoyed learning and continued his thirst for knowledge throughout his life as evidenced by his completion of studies in technology,...
Joseph L. Taft
Dec 24, 2020
Joseph Leonard Taft, Jr. 92, of Elwood, formerly of Lexington and Johnson Lake, passed away December 24, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.
Joe was born October 23, 1928 in Lincoln, NE to Joseph Sr. and Marguerite (Gilson) Taft. Joe, Jr. attended school in Lincoln. On December 10, 1948, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Joyce Geistlinger at her...
Dorothy Anne "Dottie" Bentley
Dec 22, 2020
Dorothy Anne “Dottie” Bentley, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her cabin on Johnson Lake.
She was born on August 17, 1927, in Indian Mound, Tennessee to Samuel and Annie (Adams) Slaughter. Dottie was baptized in the Methodist Church in Steward County, Tennessee. While growing up in Tennessee, Dottie worked various jobs in Clarksville....
JoAnn Beatty
Dec 21, 2020
JoAnn Beatty, 75, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at the Callaway Good Life Center. She was born on August 17, 1945 to Joseph and Alverna (Fablinger) Franssen. In the early 1980’s JoAnn moved to Arnold, Nebraska where she started working for Baldwin’s. JoAnn enjoyed working there with her friends and co-workers before her health forced...
Myrna Jean Eggleston
Dec 20, 2020
Myrna J. Eggleston, 82 of Lexington passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Plum Creek Health Care Community in Lexington.
Myrna was born February 1, 1938 in Lexington to Paul and Mary (Brummet) Whittaker. She attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the Class of 1956. On March 24, 1957 she was united in marriage...
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