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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Isaias Rafael Pop
Aug 23, 2025
Isaias Rafael Pop, 24, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in North Platte.
He was born on October 30, 2000, in El Monte, California, to Ernesto Pop Hernandez and Sonia E. Villa de Leon. At four months old, his family moved to Lexington, Nebraska. Isaias attended public schools in Lexington, where he took...
Larry J. Puls
Aug 23, 2025
Larry J. Puls, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away peacefully in his sleep from cancer on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington.
Larry was born on February 15, 1948, in Elwood, Nebraska to Leonard and Evelyn Puls, the third of four boys. He attended school in Elwood. Larry worked several construction jobs in his youth, settling at...
LaDonna Sue Kwiatkowski
Aug 19, 2025
LaDonna Sue Kwiatkowski, 73, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on July 9, 1952, in Lexington, Nebraska to Raymond and Leola (VonLoh) Fahrenbruch. The family moved to Bertrand, where she attended school, and graduated from Bertrand High School with the class...
Joan Joyce Novak
Aug 19, 2025
Joan Joyce Novak, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Lexington Regional Health Center.
She was born on April 27, 1944, in Cozad, Nebraska, to William and Vera (Earll) Brock. She attended public school in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1962. After graduation, Joan began working at Tenneco,...
Angelina Navarrete Chavez
Aug 18, 2025
Angelina Navarrete Chavez, 19, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Monday, August 18, 2025, in Lexington.
She was born on October 7, 2005, in Fresno, California to Francisco and Maria (Chavez) Navarrete. The family later made their home in Lexington, Nebraska, where she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...
Agnes J. Chandler
Aug 15, 2025
Agnes J. Chandler, 92 of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Smithfield, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025, at the Elwood Care Center.
She was born on January 25, 1933, in Eddyville, Nebraska to Tom and Martha (Sullivan) Hagan. She attended school in Overton. Agnes was united in marriage to Edsel Paul Chandler on September 11, 1951, in Overton. Four children were...
Nancy I. Shepard
Aug 14, 2025
Nancy I. Shepard, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving daughters.
She was born on June 14, 1941 in Vermillion, South Dakota to Albert and Gladys (Gobell) Shepard. She attended public schools in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1959. While in high school, Nancy...
Nikolai Jeremiah Boesch
Aug 11, 2025
Nikolai J. Boesch of Lexington passed away at the young age of 3 on Monday, August 11, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on March 3, 2022, in Kearney, Nebraska to Nate Boesch and Patricia Lara.
Nikolai had an infectious personality and a wonderfully unique smile. His favorite color was green, a fitting representation of his...
Myra Ringenberg
Aug 10, 2025
Myra Ringenberg, 101, passed away peacefully with family by her side Sunday morning, August 10, 2025, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington.
She was born on April 30, 1924, to Marvin and Henrietta (Roe) Berg in Hibbing, Minnesota. She attended high school at the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, Minnesota and graduated with the class of 1942. Myra lived in...
Gary L Vollmer
Aug 9, 2025
Gary L. Vollmer, 80, of Cozad, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney.
He was born on June 8, 1945, in Sumner, Nebraska to Virgil and Bernice (Wempen) Vollmer. On May 14, 1982, Gary was united in marriage to Judy Pflaster in Lexington, Nebraska. Gary dedicated over 35 years working as a welder...
Donald Orville Hite
Aug 5, 2025
Donald O. Hite, 81, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney.
He was born on August 5, 1944, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Jasper and Alice Maxine (Stahl) Hite. He attended public school in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High School. Don was incredibly hard working and dedicated many years to...
Everarda Melero Najera
Jul 31, 2025
Everarda Melero Nájera, de 64 años, de Lexington, falleció el jueves 31 de julio de 2025 en el Centro Regional de Salud de Lexington.
La visita se llevará a cabo el martes, 5 de agosto de 2025, en la Iglesia Católica de Santa Ana en Lexington, con la familia recibiendo invitados de 5-7 p.m.
Un rosario seguirá a la visita a las...
Roy Curtis Gehrt
Jul 28, 2025
This is the story of a cowboy, my Roy Gehrt. No vanity intended, we referred to each other as my Roy Gehrt or his Joanie Gehrt. Roy was raised on the family farm south of Mason City by his parents Dick and Della Gehrt, along with his siblings Debbie, Jeanne and Jerry. Sorry Jerry, even though you were older I...
Kenneth "Kenny" Gruntorad
Jul 28, 2025
Kenneth “Kenny” Lynn Gruntorad of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on his 60th birthday, July 28, 2025, at the Lexington Regional Health Center after a courageous battle with cancer.
Kenny was born on July 28, 1965, in Lexington, to Henry and Karen (Anthony) Gruntorad. A graduate of Lexington High School in 1983, he spent his life working hard and building a legacy...
Wayne Reeves
Jul 24, 2025
Wayne Reeves
June 14, 1963 – July 24, 2025
Wayne Reeves, 62, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 24, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, surrounded by his loved ones. He was the best dad, the proudest papa, and a devoted husband of 23 years to the love of his life, Karen Reeves.
Wayne was born on June 14,...
KC Chrisman
Jul 20, 2025
KC Chrisman, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
He was born on February 13, 1949, in Red Cloud, Nebraska to Raymond and Amanda (Shutte) Chrisman. KC grew up in Red Cloud and graduated from Red Cloud High School with the class of 1968. He went on to attend...
Gary Wayne Eastwood
Jul 20, 2025
Gary Wayne Eastwood, 71, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at his home.
Gary was born on August 15, 1953, in Arnold, Nebraska to Wylie and Joan (Pearson) Eastwood. He received his education from Callaway Public Schools, graduating from Callaway High School with the class of 1972.
Following High School, Gary worked with his father, Wylie. He...
Dawn Dorine Landis
Jul 17, 2025
Dawn Dorine (Drake) Landis, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Lexington Regional Health Center.
She was born on May 17, 1938, in Crow Agency, Montana, to Ira and Almira (Warren) Drake. She was the first born of four children. She attended Hardin Montana School until 8th grade when she decided to quit. She would...
Banner Joel Tobar Quinonez
Jul 12, 2025
Banner Joel Tobar Quinonez, 21, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at CHI Health Bergan Mercy in Omaha, Nebraska.
He was born on June 21, 2004, in Aldea El Coco, Jalpatagua, Jutiapa, Guatemala to Silsa Quinonez Merlos and Joel Tobar Telles. In 2009, his mother made the decision to move to the United States to create...
Sharon Kay Miller
Jul 12, 2025
Sharon Kay Miller, 76, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska.
She was born on February 6, 1949, in Lexington, Nebraska to Robert and Eunice (Holscher) Brell and was the oldest of three girls. She attended grade school at District 4 in Gosper County and graduated from Elwood High...
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