Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Eugene Louis Lauby

Eugene Louis Lauby

Jan 18, 2019

Eugene Louis Lauby, of Lexington passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at his home in rural Lexington. Eugene Louis Lauby was born May 6th, 1941 in Lexington, Nebraska to Louis and Marie (Jolliffe) Lauby.  He was 77 years old. Eugene was baptized into the Catholic faith and was a life-long member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. After completing...

Margy Ruth Hennek

Margy Ruth Hennek

Jan 11, 2019

Margy Ruth Hennek, 83, of Lexington, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was surrounded by family leading up to her death.   Margy was born June 17th, 1935, on the family farm in Lincoln County, northwest of Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Alton and Anna (Stevens) Peterson.  Margy attended country school in Gothenburg through eighth grade and graduated...

Roberta Emma Stewart

Roberta Emma Stewart

Jan 8, 2019

Roberta Emma Stewart, 93 of Lexington passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Roberta was born August 27, 1925 in Ord, Nebraska to Dan and Emma (Graul) Cook. She attended school in Ord and graduated with the Class Of 1943. After graduation she taught school at a rural school south of Ord. She...

Antonio Ramirez-Aguilera

Antonio Ramirez-Aguilera

Jan 7, 2019

Antonio Ramirez Aguilera, 63, of Lexington passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. He was born November 6, 1955 in Romita, Guanajuato, Mexico to Antonio and Leonor (Aguilera) Ramirez. Antonio was united in marriage to Rosa Maria Buzo on February 18, 1984 in Mexico. Six children were blessed to this marriage: Teresita, Juan,...

Helen Corrine Adams

Helen Corrine Adams

Jan 4, 2019

Helen Corrine Martin Adams, 100, of Lexington, formerly of Curtis, Nebraska passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born August 25, 1918 to Raymond and Lula (McBride) Martin. Helen was the third child born after William “Dudley” and Raymond, then followed Iona, Nathan, Melvin and Harry. She attended country grade school, riding horses...

Johannah D Hochstetler

Johannah D Hochstetler

Dec 31, 2018

Johannah D. Hochstetler, 53 of Lexington passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha. Johannah was born May 29, 1965 in Grand Island, Nebraska to John and Beverly (Cox) Kinzie. She attended grade school in Grand Island then moved and graduated from Merna High School with the class of 1983. After graduation...

Raymond Donald Benham

Raymond Donald Benham

Dec 30, 2018

Raymond D. Benham, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Elwood Care Center. He was born May 29, 1939 in Indiana to Bud and Ruth (Powers) Benham and was one of sixteen children. Raymond grew up in Indiana and in his early teens started working for the family business as a Logger. He enlisted in...

Betty Bernice Lemmer

Betty Bernice Lemmer

Dec 30, 2018

Betty B. Lemmer, 94 of Lexington passed away at her home Sunday, December 30, 2018. Betty was born September 25, 1924 in Eddyville, Nebraska to Herman Leo and Anna B. (Smith) Pierce.  Betty was one of nine children. She attended school in Eddyville. After school she worked and on February 26, 1946 she was united in marriage to Robert (Bob) Lemmer...

Larry E. Irish

Larry E. Irish

Dec 24, 2018

Larry E. Irish 65, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at his home at Johnson Lake.   Larry was born May 2, 1953 to Earl and Elizabeth Irish in Valentine, Nebraska. Larry moved with his family to Grand Island when he was in eighth grade. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High school with the class of 1971. During his...

Rex Duane Morris

Rex Duane Morris

Dec 19, 2018

Rex D. Morris, 78, of Tecumseh, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln. He was born November 16, 1940 in Peru, Nebraska to Woodrow Wilson and Sadie Marie (Rowe) Morris. The family moved from Tecumseh, Nebraska to Lexington in 1951 and Rex graduated from Lexington High School with...

Sheri Elaine Crawford

Sheri Elaine Crawford

Dec 16, 2018

Sheri Elaine Crawford, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Kearney Regional Medical Center after a difficult battle with cancer. She was born April 6, 1947 in Lexington, Nebraska to Louis and Hope (Neal) Zimmerman. Sheri grew up in Lexington where she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1965.  She then went on...

Ivan Jerrold Henderson

Ivan Jerrold Henderson

Dec 16, 2018

Lexington- Ivan J. Henderson, 83 of Lexington passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Avamere Assisted Living in Lexington. Ivan was born March 15, 1935 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Raymond and Alta (Sisson) Henderson. Ivan moved with his family to Gothenburg when he was in grade school . Ivan graduated from Gothenburg High school in 1953 and graduated From Kearney...

Jacquetta "Jackie" Ione Pesek

Jacquetta "Jackie" Ione Pesek

Dec 15, 2018

Jacquetta “Jackie” Ione (Majer) Pesek was born March 20, 1939 at home in Ravenna, Nebraska to Frank W. and Dorothy I. (Malick) Majer. She passed away of colon cancer on Saturday, December 15, 2018 after fighting the disease for 6 years. She attended Ravenna Public Schools and graduated in 1957. In 1958 she married Kevin Pesek and later divorced in...

Jean B Ford

Jean B Ford

Dec 14, 2018

Jean Brubaker Ford was born in 1942 in Kettering, Ohio to Dan and Helen Brubaker. The daughter of a printing press owner and the oldest of five siblings, she grew up quickly and learned her domestic and parenting skills at an early age. After high school she attended some college locally, but was drawn back into the family business. Around...

Charlene F. Barta

Charlene F. Barta

Dec 12, 2018

Charlene Barta, 85, of Lexington, NE 68850, passed away 12 December 2018 at Lexington Regional Health Center surrounded by her immediate family. She was born 5 May 1933 in Kansas City, MO to Frank Overton and Nora Paylor. Charlene grew up in Kansas City, MO where she attended public school. Charlene was married to Edward Barta Sr in August 1948...

Casey Trevor McGee

Casey Trevor McGee

Nov 25, 2018

Casey Trevor McGee, 42, of Lexington passed away Sunday November 25, 2018 at his home in Lexington.   Casey Trevor McGee was born in Lexington, Nebraska on October 20, 1976 to Marion and Ann McGee. He was the youngest of three sons.   It was evident shortly after birth that Casey had multiple problems requiring early surgeries and hospitalizations. In...

Lorraine M. (Lorraine) Maloley

Lorraine M. (Lorraine) Maloley

Nov 25, 2018

Lorraine M. (Lorraine) Maloley, 79, of Kearney passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Mount Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney. She was born November 24, 1939 in Oxford, Nebraska to William and Doris (Benjamin) Lorraine. She attended school in Lexington where she graduated with the class of 1958. Lorraine was united in marriage to Toffie T. Maloley on October...

Gerald LaVern Lashley

Gerald LaVern Lashley

Nov 24, 2018

Gerald (Jerry) LaVern Lashley of Eddyville Nebraska passed away on November 24, 2018 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 72 from a courageous battle with cancer. Jerry was born on February 3, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska and brought into the family of Ralph (Bud) and Georgia (Thelma) Lashley. A 1964 graduate of Eddyville High School;...

Jorge Alberto Arias

Jorge Alberto Arias

Nov 20, 2018

Lexington- Jorge Alberto Arias “George”, 33 of rural Lexington passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at his home near Lexington Jorge was born June 16, 1985 in Los Angeles, California to Reynaldo and Alba Arias. The family lived in California then briefly in South Carolina before moving to Lexington in 2000. Jorge attended high school in Lexington and graduated with...

Susan (Bock) Ingram

Susan (Bock) Ingram

Nov 18, 2018

Susan (Bock) Ingram, 83, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Avamere in Lexington where she had been residing since October of 2016. Susan was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Portia J.(Jeffrey) Bock and Louis E. Bock on November 19, 1934. She attended Biehl Elementary School, the same elementary school her granddaughters, Amber (Ingram) Lawrence and Ashley Ingram attended...