Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Agapita Ibarra Deescalante

Agapita Ibarra Deescalante

May 13, 2020

Agapita Ibarra Deescalante, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Agapita was born January 23, 1935, at Suchil, Durango, Mexico to Martin and Julia (Rodriguez) Ibarra. She was united in marriage to J. Refugio and to this union three children were born: Gabriel, Maria and J. Refugio, jr....

Mary Maloley

Mary Maloley

May 11, 2020

Mary Maloley, 82, of Lexington passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington.

Mary was born on September 24, 1937, at Melbourne, Australia, the only child of Alexander and Raifeh (Beshara) Malouly. Her parents died when she was a young child and was raised by her aunt and uncle, Nora and James Batrouney. She received her education from...

Titi Alvarez Saravia

Titi Alvarez Saravia

May 8, 2020

Titi Alvarez Saravia, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

She was born May 2, 1969 in Guatemala to Marco Tulio and Ines (Salazar) Alvarez. She grew up in San Mauricu, Suchitepequez, Guatemala.

Titi was united in marriage to Samuel Saravia on March 4, 1996. Five children were...

Hortencia Mota De Mireles

Hortencia Mota De Mireles

May 8, 2020

Hortencia Mota De Mireles, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Cremation was chosen and services will be held at a later date in Texas or Mexico. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family...

Ted A. Bray

Ted A. Bray

May 2, 2020

Ted A. Bray died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Hospital on May 2, 2020 in Kearney, NE at the age of 64.

Ted was born on February 11, 1956 in Holdrege, NE to Floyd A. Bray, Jr., and Delores M. (Anderson) Bray. He graduated from Loomis High School in 1974. Ted was married twice before he found his soul mate, Cheryl...

Herbert A. Reyes-Diaz

Herbert A. Reyes-Diaz

May 1, 2020

Herbert A. Reyes-Diaz, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at his home. No services are planned at this time. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Mary Kay Ice

Mary Kay Ice

Apr 30, 2020

Mary Kay (Margritz) Ice, 54, went home to the Lord with her husband praying the rosary by her side, in Naples, Florida on April 30, 2020, after a long, hard-fought battle with breast cancer. Mary had recently moved to Ave Maria, FL from Lee’s Summit, MO.

Mary was born on October 15, 1965 to Charles and Julene (Choquette) Margritz, and...

Lorain L. "Wally" Woltemath

Lorain L. "Wally" Woltemath

Apr 28, 2020

Lorain L. “Wally” Woltemath, 67, of Lexington passed away at his home April 28, 2020.                               

   Lorain L. Woltemath was born to Laverne and Eileen (Kracke) Woltemath on June 13, 1952 in Tecumseh, Nebraska.    He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church,...

Garry Lee Schmidt

Garry Lee Schmidt

Apr 27, 2020

Garry Lee Schmidt, 75, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. No services are planned at this time. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Andrea Mendoza

Andrea Mendoza

Apr 27, 2020

Andrea Mendoza, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.

She was born November 30, 1956 in El Salvador to Pablo M. and Tomasa (Majano) Suarez.

She was united in marriage to Alfredo Mendoza on August 19, 1996 in Los Angeles, California. They moved to Lexington, Nebraska from Los Angeles,...

Susan Renee Stout

Susan Renee Stout

Apr 26, 2020

Susan R. Stout, 67 of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at her home with her family by her side.

Susan was born July 14, 1952, at Ravenna, Nebraska, to Glen and Bethyne (Hochreiter) Hanna. She received her education from Ravenna Public Schools and graduated from Ravenna High School with the class of 1970. She then pursued...

Elias Rodriguez Del Rio

Elias Rodriguez Del Rio

Apr 26, 2020

Elias Rodriguez Del Rio, 23, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

He was born September 28, 1996 in Lexington to Julio Cesar Rodriguez Sanchez and Maria De Jesus Del Rio. He received his education from Lexington Public Schools and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2018.

Those who...

Gary Lee Smith

Gary Lee Smith

Apr 25, 2020

Gary Lee Smith, 68 of Gothenburg passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at his home. Gary was born August 28, 1951 in Lexington to Vernon and Luella (Becker) Smith. Gary attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1970. After graduation he enlisted in the United State Army and served his country from 1971...

Kathryn H Rittgarn

Kathryn H Rittgarn

Apr 23, 2020

Kathryn H. Rittgarn, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.

Kathryn H. Rittgarn was born on March 7, 1928, at Lexington, Nebraska to James and Lena (Neilsen) Arbuckle. She received her primary education from Lexington High School and graduated with the class of 1945. Following graduation, Kathryn was employed...

Carolyn Sue Gerken

Carolyn Sue Gerken

Apr 20, 2020

Carolyn Sue Gerken age 82 born February 26, 1938 to Walter and Susan Phillips Gerken. Carolyn passed away at the Elwood Care Center on Monday, April 20, 2020. Survived by sister Virginia (Steve) Beck, nephews: James, Aron, Jerod Beck and their families. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery south of Cozad Ne. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored...

Leroy William Schaad

Leroy William Schaad

Apr 19, 2020

Leroy W. Schaad, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Callaway District Hospital.

Leroy William Schaad was born to Fredrick and Mary (Runkey) Schaad on October 20, 1925, on Cliff Table west of Merna. Leroy grew up on the family farm west of Merna and attended Fairview Country School and graduated from Merna High...

Mary Arlene Edeal

Mary Arlene Edeal

Apr 16, 2020

Arlene Edeal, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Legacy Square Care Center in Henderson NE. Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date due to social distancing requirements with COVID-19.

Mary Arlene Pullen was born June 20, 1921 in rural Overton Nebraska to Marvin and Elma (Chesemore) Pullen. She lived most of...

Mildred Merita Spuhler

Mildred Merita Spuhler

Apr 13, 2020

Mildred M. Spuhler, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington.

Mildred was born on June 15, 1931 in Smithfield, Nebraska to Vernon and Lula (Robb) Way. She received her primary education from Lexington High School graduating with the class of 1949.

She was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Spuhler on August...

Fritz Kleinknecht

Fritz Kleinknecht

Apr 13, 2020

Fritz Kleinknecht, 82, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.

Fritz Kleinknecht was born to Paul and Freida (Fritz) Kleinknecht on April 9, 1938 in the outskirts of Cozad, NE. Sadly, his mother did not survive his birth. Fritz spent the first two and a half years of his life...

Florencio Raul Sanchez

Florencio Raul Sanchez

Apr 8, 2020

Florencio Raul Sanchez, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

He was born on February 23, 1946 to Jose Merced and Cecilia (Garcia) Sanchez in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. Raul graduated from Colegio Maria Moreno. While living in Mexico he worked as an accountant for a Fabrication Company for ten years.

Raul...