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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Glenn Eugene Eggleston
Oct 30, 2017
Glenn Eugene Eggleston, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, October 30, 2017, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Glenn was born September 1, 1932, on the home place in Custer County, Nebraska, to Elijah and Zelda (Hemphill) Eggleston. He graduated from Oconto High School with the class of 1951. After school he farmed with his...
Merle August Glassmeyer, Sr.
Oct 28, 2017
Merle A. Glassmeyer, Sr., 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Welcov Assisted Living in Lexington. Merle was born October 16, 1925, in Wayne, Nebraska, to Edward H. and Minnie (Wittler) Glassmeyer. He attended school in Wayne, Nebraska. Merle joined the U.S. Army during WWII serving from April 14, 1945 until his honorable discharge...
Alice Jeanne Luebbe
Oct 25, 2017
Alice “Jeanne” Luebbe, 82, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. Jeanne was born September 16, 1935, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Harold and Nellie (Wolfe) Sheldon. She attended school at District #6 near Overton, and graduated from Lexington High School in 1952. ...
Mary Ann (Dodson) Klein
Oct 12, 2017
Mary Ann (Dodson) Klein, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. She was born October 29, 1943, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Charles and Opal (Roe) Moore. She graduated from Elm Creek High School, and then attended Beauty School in Kearney. She was united in marriage to Gene Dodson in April...
William "Bill" Joseph Wescott
Oct 12, 2017
William Joseph “Bill” Wescott, 55, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 12, 2017, at his home in Lexington. Bill was born April 27, 1962, in Ballston Spa, New York, to Donald Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Rooke) Wescott. He graduated from North Platte high school in 1980. Following graduation he worked mainly as a manager in the restaurant...
Florence Audrey Anderson
Oct 6, 2017
Florence Audrey Anderson, 102, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, October 6, 2017, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born May 2, 1915, at Overton, Nebraska to Noel and Mae (Holsclaw) Bacon. She moved with her parents to Cozad and a few years later to Elm Creek. The family then moved back to the family farm and she...
Gladys Marie Conroy
Oct 1, 2017
Gladys M. Conroy, 82, of Oconto, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Gladys was born January 28, 1935, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Victor and Lena (Streeton) McGaughey. The family moved to Oconto in 1942. She attended school in Oconto, graduating in 1952. After school she moved to Omaha where she worked at Mutual...
Regina Ann Zulkoski
Sep 29, 2017
Regina A. Zulkoski, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, Nebraska, died Friday, September 29, 2017, at Plum Creek Healthcare in Lexington. Regina was born September 13, 1929, in Garfield, Co., Nebraska, to Frank and Julia (Sobon) Augustyn. She attended school in Ord, Nebraska, and graduated with the class of 1948. Following High School, Regina moved to Denver for a...
Richard Archie "Rick" Hallan
Sep 19, 2017
Richard Archie “Rick” Hallan, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born January 5, 1943, in Bemidji, Minnesota, to Archie and Ruth (Berg) Hallan. He moved to Iroquois, South Dakota as a young man where he attended school. He joined the United States Army June 28, 1963, and served...
Robert William Britton
Sep 19, 2017
Robert (Bob) Britton, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away early Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Cozad Care in Cozad, Nebraska. Bob was born December 7, 1944, in Tucson, Arizona, to William and Jean (Holcomb) Britton, Jr. He was raised in Lexington where he attended local schools, participated in sports and was a St. Ann’s letterman. He was also an Eagle...
Duane Burrell "Swede" Henry
Sep 18, 2017
Duane Burrell (Swede) Henry, 86, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away September 18, 2017 at Good Life Center in Callaway, Nebraska He was born June 9, 1931, to Melvin A. and Mabel L. (Logan) Henry, at the Arnold Hospital. He was the older of two children. Early childhood grade schools he attended were Fairview, Sunnyside, and Riverside. He graduated from Callaway...
Michael Dean Happel
Sep 18, 2017
Michael Dean Happel, 52, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, September 18, 2017, as the result of a trucking accident near Lyons, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1965, in Kimball, Nebraska, to Larry Dean and Patricia Jean (Pence) Happel. He attended school in Kimball, Fort Morgan, Colorado, and Fort Lupton, Colorado. Mike served his country in the United States Navy...
Margaret L. Garcia
Sep 16, 2017
Margaret L. Garcia, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 16, 2017, at her home. She was born July 9, 1926, in Oconto, Nebraska, to William and Emma (Martin) Garringer. She attended school at Tuckerville rural school. After her schooling she worked for Emil Benthack at the Cornland Hotel. Margaret was married to Eddie Garcia on June 21, 1947, in...
Dr. Constance J. "Connie" Smith
Sep 15, 2017
Dr. Constance Jean “Connie” Smith, 67, of Flagstaff, Arizona, formerly of Elm Creek, Nebraska, died Friday, September 15, 2017, at her home in Flagstaff. She was born July 1, 1950, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Ronald and Eileen (Buettner) Smith. She attended school in Elm Creek Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1968. She particularly enjoyed her participation in...
Ernest John Wempen
Sep 6, 2017
Ernest John Wempen, 91, of rural Overton, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving family at his home. Ernie was born August 11, 1926, at Sumner, Nebraska to Henry John and Martha (Baker) Wempen. He grew up near Sumner until 1959, when he moved north of Overton, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Leila Douglass Runge...
Geraldine M. Vollmer
Sep 4, 2017
Geraldine M. Vollmer, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born October 5, 1925, in Holbrook, Nebraska, to Quincy Carson and Mayme Elizabeth (Blackman) Eby. She grew up north of Arapahoe, Nebraska, moved to Elwood in 1934, then to Overton in 1936. She was united in marriage to Fred Vollmer on...
Deanna Rose Cox
Sep 4, 2017
Deanna Rose Gubser-Bell Cox, 61, of Carthage, Missouri, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Deanna was born March 25, 1956, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Frank V. and Marilyn Kay (Fellers) Gubser. She lived most of her life in California where she attended school and graduated from Napa Valley High School in 1974, in Napa Valley,...
Orin Earl Frederick
Sep 3, 2017
Orin Earl Frederick, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at his home in Callaway, Nebraska. Orin was born February 28, 1923, in Callaway, Nebraska, to George E. and Ferne (Stryker) Frederick. The family lived in Callaway until 1935, when they moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, the family moved to Los Angeles, California. Orin graduated in...
Robert Leonard Cochrane
Aug 28, 2017
Robert Leonard Cochrane, 92, of Overton, Nebraska, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at his home in Overton. He was born April 15, 1925, in Cozad, Nebraska, the oldest of eight children, to Leonard and Addie (McKinney) Cochrane. Robert was united in marriage to Bonnie Seevers on June 19, 1954, in Lexington, Nebraska. Two children were born to this union: Patti...
Mario Alvidrez-Avila
Aug 27, 2017
Mario Alvidrez Avila, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at BryanLGH West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born May 19, 1959, in Valle de Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Jose and Anastacia (Avila) Alvidrez. Mario moved to the United States as a young man, attained his citizenship, and worked at Tyson Fresh Meats in Lexington in...
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