Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Steven Michael Adams

Steven Michael Adams

Mar 22, 2018

Steven Michael Adams, 68, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at CHI Good Samaritan – Kearney.   He was born May 22, 1949, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Marion Miles and Lois Helen (Koehn) Adams. He was a 1967 graduate of Lexington High School.   Steve served his country during the Vietnam War from April 1, 1969, until his...

Gordon Eugene Rimpley

Gordon Eugene Rimpley

Mar 19, 2018

    Gordon Eugene Rimpley, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, March 19, 2018, at his home.   He was born October 19, 1933, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William and Icis Mary Betsy (Smith) Rimpley. He married Edna Joyce Reichert on May 27, 1954, in South Dakota. Four children were born to this marriage; Tim, Todd, Tamara, & Teresa.  ...

Jon Cecil Woodward

Jon Cecil Woodward

Mar 19, 2018

    Jon Cecil Woodward, 49, of Beatrice, Nebraska, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.   Jon was born February 23, 1969, in Omaha, Nebraska, and by the grace of God was blessed to Cecil and Hazel (Harvey) Woodward. He was a 1988 graduate of Callaway High School, a 1998 graduate of...

Thurman Trevor Williams

Thurman Trevor Williams

Mar 18, 2018

    Thurman T. Williams, 96, long-time Eddyville farmer/rancher, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at his home with his family by his side.   He was born July 31, 1921, at Gibbon, Nebraska, to Trevor Tennyson and Lindsey Ann (Patterson) Williams. Following Thurman’s schooling, he helped with odd jobs. He then moved to Oregon where he worked for a...

Elmo K. Witthuhn

Elmo K. Witthuhn

Mar 6, 2018

    Elmo K. Witthuhn, 91, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Callaway Good Life Center.   Elmo was born February 9, 1927, at the rural homestead near Callaway, Nebraska, to William George and Minnie Gertrude (Brummet) Witthuhn. He attended elementary school at Crossroads country school, and was a graduate of Callaway High School with the class...

Victor R. Stover

Victor R. Stover

Mar 5, 2018

    Victor R. Stover, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Monday, March 5, 2017, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney.   He was born May 13, 1929, in Yakima, Washington, to Ernest and Stella (Woolsey) Stover. He graduated from Wapato High School in Wapato, Washington in 1947, and Vernon Junior College in Vernon, Texas.   He then went on...

Lina C. Fredricey

Lina C. Fredricey

Feb 27, 2018

  Lina C. Fredricey, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington.   Lina was born November 22, 1919, in San Miniato, Italy, to Giuseppe and Luigia (Marchi) Matteucci.  She attended school in San Miniato where she learned to be a beautiful seamstress.  She made and designed wedding gowns, ball gowns, and...

Richard M. Jeffrey

Richard M. Jeffrey

Feb 27, 2018

  Richard M. Jeffrey, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at his home.   Rich was born September 4, 1941, in Perrysburg, Ohio, to Raymond and Sophia (Speck) Jeffrey. He moved at the age of 2 to Lexington where he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1960. He married the love of his life,...

Ramona Lea "Moni" Barnett

Ramona Lea "Moni" Barnett

Feb 26, 2018

  Ramona Lea “Moni” Barnett, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, February 26, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington.   She was born September 21, 1935, in Burlington, Colorado, to Lester and Bernice (Bishop) Duncan. She attended school in Burlington. Moni was united in marriage to Chester L. Barnett on October 7, 1960, in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. While...

Audrey L. Szakelyhidi

Audrey L. Szakelyhidi

Feb 22, 2018

  Audrey L. Szakelyhidi, 37, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at her home.   She was born on October 18, 1980, to Gary and Kathleen (Hogue) Szakelyhidi in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Audrey attended school in Ellwood City and resided there until she moved to Callaway, Nebraska in 2008. Family was very important to her...

Thelma Grace Snell

Thelma Grace Snell

Feb 20, 2018

  Thelma Grace (Sack) Snell, 82, passed from this life February 20, 2018, in Lexington, Nebraska, following a brief illness.   Born in Haxtun, Colorado, September 8, 1935, to Roy and Hazel (Cole) Sack, she was the third of six children. When Thelma was 5 years old, the family moved to Longmont, Colorado. She began her schooling in a country...

Ruth Ann Lif

Ruth Ann Lif

Feb 15, 2018

  Ruth Ann Lif, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington after a hard-fought battle with cancer.   Ruth was born December 5, 1941, in Hampton, Nebraska to Gordon and Olga (Christensen) Bigger. She was a 1960 graduate of Aurora High School in Aurora, Nebraska, and a graduate of Grand...

Larry Lee Claussen

Larry Lee Claussen

Feb 12, 2018

Larry “Hippie” Lee Claussen, 75, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Plum Creek Health Care Community in Lexington.   Larry was born October 12, 1942 in Buckingham, Iowa, to Merle & LaWayna (Wrage) Claussen. He attended school in Dinsdale, Iowa, and graduated in 1961.   In 1974 he was united in marriage to Connie...

Jeanne E. Gibson

Jeanne E. Gibson

Feb 11, 2018

Jeanne E. Gibson, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Jeanne was born on November 22, 1927, the 7th child of Horace & Maggie (Jones) Stanford. At the age of 4, she made her home with Terry and Ruth Bell, attending School District 38 and graduated from Lexington High...

Linda Lorraine Stiver

Linda Lorraine Stiver

Jan 30, 2018

    Linda Lorraine Stiver, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, formerly of Mitchell, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Grand Generation Manor in Callaway.   Linda was born August 8, 1923 in Mitchell, Nebraska, to Henry Ward and Nellie Mae (Adams) Stiver.   Linda went to Trail School, was a Children’s Evangelist for 50 years with Mildred Larsen. While in...

Wanda Joyce Johnson

Wanda Joyce Johnson

Jan 19, 2018

    Wanda Joyce Johnson, 73, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 19th after a hard-fought 10-year battle with cancer at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney   Wanda was born February 14th, 1944, at her grandmother’s farmhouse near Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Bob and Rosalie (Cook) Pracht. She graduated from Broken Bow High School. She married Norman Johnson on December 5th,...

William "Bill" Hatting, Jr.

William "Bill" Hatting, Jr.

Jan 19, 2018

    William (Bill) Hatting, Jr., 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, January 19, 2018, at Brookdale in Lexington, Nebraska. Bill was born on February 20, 1923, to Emma (Foss) Hatting and William Hatting, Sr. on the family farm five miles south of Lexington. Bill attended elementary school at Dawson County Rural District #31. He graduated from Lexington High School...

Mary Louise Sadler

Mary Louise Sadler

Jan 13, 2018

Mary Louise Sadler, 96, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Callaway Good Life Center. Mary was born April 18, 1921, to James Robert & Rose Alphie (Short) Chambers. She lived the majority of her life in Denver, Colorado before residing the last four years in Callaway, Nebraska. Mary loved spending time with her family. She...

Juan Pablo Muro Perez

Juan Pablo Muro Perez

Jan 13, 2018

  Juan Pablo Muro Perez, 32, of Lexington, Nebraska, died suddenly as the result of a car accident near Bellevue, Nebraska, on Saturday, January 13, 2018.   Juan was born June 26, 1985, in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Juan Pablo and Mercedes (Perez) Muro. He moved with his family to Lexington in 2000, and graduated from Lexington High School in...

Douglas Dale Hough

Douglas Dale Hough

Jan 7, 2018

Douglas Dale Hough, 57, of Eddyville, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018, at his home. Doug was born December 31, 1960, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Norman Dale and Glenda (Carlson) Hough. He graduated from SEM high school in 1979. His nickname was “Trapper” in school. He was married to Pam Hrasky in 1992 and one son, Dillan, was born to...