Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Rodrigo Acosta Barrios

Rodrigo Acosta Barrios

Sep 10, 2020

A Private Family Rosary was held at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington.

Burial will take place in Mexico.

Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Thomas James Brennan

Thomas James Brennan

Sep 7, 2020

Thomas James Brennan, 72, of Overton, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 7, 2020 as the result of an automobile accident.

Thomas was born on November 21, 1947, in Lexington, Nebraska to Thomas and Anna Marie (McTygue) Brennan. He received his education from Overton Public Schools, graduating from Overton High School with the class of 1966. He then attended...

Mark McKee

Mark McKee

Sep 4, 2020

Mark McKee, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at Tabitha Hospice in Lincoln, Nebraska, of Frontal Temporal Dementia.

Mark was born in Lexington, to Ray "Bill" and Blanche Phelps McKee on May 12, 1956.

Mark attended Rural District 16 School, Lexington High School, the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and was a Nebraska Lead 10 Fellow. He...

Doris E. (Kleint) Brown

Doris E. (Kleint) Brown

Sep 3, 2020

Doris Ellen (Kleint) Brown, 93, of Lexington, formerly of Elm Creek, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington.

Doris Ellen Meints was born November 20, 1926 on the family farm near Culbertson to Henry and Alice (Seed) Meints. She had a twin brother Donald Edwin. The twins were baptized in St John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson on January...

Morris Lee Morris

Morris Lee Morris

Sep 1, 2020

Morris Lee Morris, 76, of Elkhorn, NE formerly of Lexington, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at home.

Morris was born July 31, 1944 in Pawnee City, Neb., to Woodrow Wilson and Sadie Marie (Rowe) Morris. The family moved from Tecumseh to Lexington in 1951 and Morris graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1962. Following high school, Morris...

Byron Kent Holscher

Byron Kent Holscher

Aug 31, 2020

Byron Kent Holscher, 71, of Lexington passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at the Bertrand Nursing Home.

Byron was born May 2, 1949 at the Lexington Community Hospital to Louis and Emma (Schoning) Holscher. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bertrand. He attended country school and graduated from Bertrand High School in May of...

Norman Louis Richardson

Norman Louis Richardson

Aug 28, 2020

Norman Louis Richardson, 88, of Elm Creek, Nebraska passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 at Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege.

He was born on January 28, 1932 in Smithfield, Nebraska to Louis and Louella (Davis) Richardson. Norman received his education from school district 42 and 43. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1950.

Norman...

Ivan D. Riege

Ivan D. Riege

Aug 27, 2020

Ivan D. Riege, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at his home.

Ivan was born on December 20, 1943, at Kearney, Nebraska to Edmund A. and Thekla (Ohlmann) Riege. Ivan received his education from Kearney Public Schools, graduating from Kearney High School with the class of 1962. He then went on to further his...

Glenda K. (Brecks) Martin

Glenda K. (Brecks) Martin

Aug 22, 2020

Glenda Kay (Brecks) Martin, 77, of Lexington, NE, passed away Saturday morning August 22, 2020. She fought cancer and other health issues until the last. Her last stand was at Good Samaritan in Kearney, NE where, after a sudden turn, she held on until her husband, the love of her life, gently took her hand and said, “It’s ok, I’m...

Donald L. Ward

Donald L. Ward

Aug 22, 2020

Donald Louis Ward was born in Lexington, Nebraska to Cecil and Anna Ward on April 19,1934. He passed away at home in Westminster, Colorado surrounded by his family on August 22, 2020.

He attended Doane College before joining the Navy in 1959. In 1963, he began a career as a cheese buyer for Swift Packing but quickly climbed the career...

John D. Howard

John D. Howard

Aug 21, 2020

John David Howard, 71, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020, at his home.

 

John was born on August 8, 1949, to William and Dorothy (Lavery) Howard in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

He graduated High School in 1967, from East Jefferson High in Metairie, Louisiana. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, from Nicholls State...

Harlan G. Garringer

Harlan G. Garringer

Aug 19, 2020

Harlan G. Garringer, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at his home in Lexington.

He was born September 25, 1942 in Oconto, Nebraska to Walter and Effie (Elston) Garringer. He graduated from Plattsmouth High school with the class of 1961. He was united in marriage to Sandra K. Childers on June 28, 1963 in Cedar...

Phyllis Branstiter

Phyllis Branstiter

Aug 16, 2020

Phyllis Branstiter, 89, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society – St. John’s in Kearney.

Phyllis was born on September 4, 1930, to Ernest and Dorothy (Miller) Bristol in Ansley, Nebraska. She received her education from Ansley Public Schools and graduated from Ansley High School with the class of 1949. 

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Trisha Kay Grote

Trisha Kay Grote

Aug 8, 2020

Trisha Kay Grote, 50 of rural Overton, passed away Saturday , August 8, 2020 at her home.

 

Trisha was born June 3, 1970 in Broken Bow, NE to Tom and Janice (Hanks) Ferguson. She attended Overton Public Schools graduating in 1988. After graduation she attended UNK for 2 years and then completed her degree at UNMC graduating in August...

Janet Ruth Morby

Janet Ruth Morby

Aug 6, 2020

Janet Ruth Morby, 72, of Cozad, formerly of Beatrice, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center. There will be no visitation, as the family is honoring Janet’s wish for cremation. A Graveside Service will be held at a later date in the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored...

Gregory Lee Beiriger

Gregory Lee Beiriger

Jul 30, 2020

Gregory Lee Beiriger, 64, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

Greg, who also went by Bernie like his Father, was known for his loyalty and willingness to help anybody and was one of the kindest people you would ever meet. He will be dearly missed by many.

Greg was...

Philip L Kopf

Philip L Kopf

Jul 26, 2020

Philip L. Kopf, 53 of Buffalo passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at the Lexington Regional Health Center.

Phil was born January 20, 1967 in Lexington to Dalen and LaVonne (Knaggs) Kopf. Phil graduated with the class of 1985 from Lexington High school.

Phil worked for Larry Mustard, the Snider family, Darr Feedlot and Hal Mustard before he returned to...

Edward E. Gregory

Edward E. Gregory

Jul 26, 2020

Edward E. Gregory, 87 of Overton passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at his home.

Ed was born January 31, 1933 in Blairstown, Missouri to Ora I. and Mary (Lions) Gregory. On February 11, 1953 Ed entered the US Army and served his country until being honorably discharged on January 26, 1955.

 Ed was united in marriage to Evelyn J....

David Collins

David Collins

Jul 22, 2020

David Wayne Collins, age 63, of Washington, Iowa, (formerly of Overton, Nebraska) passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at his residence.

David was born February 6, 1957 in Lexington, Nebraska, the son of Arlyn and Lois (Graham) Collins. He graduated from high school in Overton, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska. David married Nancy Lambert in 1988...

Raymond G. Urban

Raymond G. Urban

Jul 19, 2020

.Raymond G. Urban, 73 of Lexington passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Lexington Regional Health Center.

Ray was born August 16, 1946 in Loup City, Nebraska to Rudolph and Pauline (Vohnout) Urban.

Ray graduated from Arcadia High School with the class of 1965. After graduation he worked for area farmers until he enlisted in the US Army on...