Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Norman L. Anders

Norman L. Anders

Jun 20, 2017

Norman L. Anders, 85, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died June 20, 2017, at his home. Norman was born on September 13, 1931 in Cozad, Nebraska, to Lawrence E. and Sylvia F. (Murray) Anders. Norman grew up on various farms in Dawson County, Nebraska, and graduated from Lexington High School in May of 1948. He graduated from the University of Nebraska where...

Steven E. Leibert

Steven E. Leibert

Jun 14, 2017

Steve E. Leibert, 62, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born December 5, 1954, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Darrell Eugene and Shirley Sue (Wells) Leibert. He attended school at Sargent, graduating from Sargent High School with the class of 1973. He then attended Mid-Plains Technical College in North...

C. LeArdis Frerichs

C. LeArdis Frerichs

Jun 11, 2017

C. LeArdis Frerichs, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation in Cozad. She was born July 10, 1927, in Danbury, Nebraska, to Clarence and Anna (Farber) Keith. LeArdis grew up in the Danbury area where she attended school and graduated from Danbury High School with the class of 1946. She was united in...

Marilyn Joy Saville

Marilyn Joy Saville

Jun 7, 2017

Marilyn Joy (Strothkamp) Saville, 71, of Kirwin, Kansas, former Lexington resident, died suddenly Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She was born December 7, 1945, in Geneva, Nebraska, to Donald J. and Joy Ann (Thomas) Strothkamp. Marilyn attended country school and graduated from Geneva High School with the class of 1964. She was united...

Eli James Dailey

Eli James Dailey

Jun 3, 2017

Eli James Dailey, infant son of Quentin and Jessica Dailey of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, of Fetal Hydrops at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Eli was called home to Heaven the same day he was born. He leaves to mourn his passing; his parents, Quentin and Jessica (Frerichs) Dailey of rural Lexington; brother, Tucker Dailey of...

Larry Saulsbury

Larry Saulsbury

May 28, 2017

William “Larry” Saulsbury, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at CHI Health - Good Samaritan in Kearney. He was born July 15, 1931, in Overton, Nebraska, to William T. and Lucille A. (Morgan) Saulsbury. He attended school in Overton and graduated with the High School Class of 1949. Larry was a proud member of the United States...

Michael F. "Butch" Hernandez

Michael F. "Butch" Hernandez

May 25, 2017

Michael F. “Butch” Hernandez, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community. He was born October 1, 1944, in Kearney, Nebraska, to John G. and Lydia (Michel) Hernandez. He attended school at Lexington. Butch loved being outdoors and spent his entire career mowing lawns around the Lexington area working for Fred Hongsermeier. He enjoyed...

Betty L. Sellin

Betty L. Sellin

May 24, 2017

Betty L. Sellin, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at her home in Lexington. Betty was born May 12, 1925, in Cedar County, Nebraska, to Louis Carl and Hazel Dell (Bowles) Rohde. She attended school in Wayne County, Nebraska. Betty was united in marriage to Dick Sellin on April 30, 1944, in Carroll, Nebraska. Five children were...

Dorthea (Jessen) Yeutter

Dorthea (Jessen) Yeutter

May 18, 2017

Dorthea Jessen Yeutter, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She and her identical twin, Johanne, were born September 29, 1920, to Boy Hinrich and Ane Kirstine (Kragh) Jessen at the family’s farmhouse in Froslev, Denmark. At age 6, she emigrated with her family, which included 5 children ages 6 and under, from...

Jeffry Allen Pike

Jeffry Allen Pike

May 17, 2017

Jeffry Allen Pike, 47, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community. Jeff was born August 8, 1969, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Jerry Lee and Judy (Brown) Pike. He moved to the Lexington area as a young man, and graduated from Farnam High School with the class of 1988. He was married to Michelle Gutierrez...

James Matthew Tische

James Matthew Tische

May 11, 2017

James Matthew Tische, age 92, of Papillion, passed away May 11, 2017. Jim was born on November 28, 1924, in Ainsworth, the son of Dr. James Matthew Tische and Ethel (Ralya) Tische. After graduating from High School in Wood Lake, Jim joined the U.S. Navy, and served on the USS Langley aircraft carrier in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Jim...

Mary R. Stewart

Mary R. Stewart

May 6, 2017

Mary R. Stewart, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lexington.Mary was born February 17, 1929, in Los Angeles, California, to Joseph Leslie and Norma (Heine) Ryons. Mary grew up in California, graduating from Westlake High School in 1947, in Westlake, California. She then moved to Nebraska where she attended, and graduated from...

Charles D. "Chuck" Fletcher

Charles D. "Chuck" Fletcher

May 5, 2017

Charles D. “Chuck” Fletcher, 71, of Cozad, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, May 5, 2017, at CHI Good Samaritan - Kearney. Chuck was born November 20, 1945, in Wellfleet, Nebraska in Lincoln County, to Earnest Patrick and Fern Alta (Howard) Fletcher. He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1964. Chuck grew up in North Platte...

Bernice I. Vollmer

Bernice I. Vollmer

May 5, 2017

Bernice I. Vollmer 94, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Sumner, died Friday, May 5, 2017 at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. She was born April 14, 1923, in Rural Sumner, Nebraska, to Herbert and Cynthia (Wingert) Wempen. Bernice attended school at Lone Star School in Sumner. Following her time at Lone Star School she was a farmhand on the family...

Kenneth Lloyd Kring

Kenneth Lloyd Kring

May 3, 2017

Kenneth Lloyd Kring, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Cozad Care & Rehabilitation Center in Cozad, Nebraska. Ken was born October 20, 1929, in Lexington, Nebraska to Lloyd Kanton and Gladys Mabel (Orthman) Kring. He attended school in Lexington, and instead of graduating with his class, which would have been in 1947, he joined the United...

Shirley Jean Cooney

Shirley Jean Cooney

May 1, 2017

Shirley Jean Cooney, 84, of Clay Center, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at her son’s home in Clay Center. Shirley was born February 18, 1933, in Overton, Nebraska to William Henry and Edna Murial (Stryker) Eliker. She grew up and attended school in Overton, except for 9 years when they lived in Omaha, and then returned...

Donna Delores Boom

Donna Delores Boom

May 1, 2017

Donna D. Boom, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, May 1, 2017, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born November 17, 1931, in Broken Bow, Nebraska to James W. and Maude L. (Perry) Bubak. She grew up and attended schools there, graduating with the Broken Bow class of 1949. While in school she enjoyed band, chorus, Home Economics, and...

Gordon Lee Bonde

Gordon Lee Bonde

Apr 30, 2017

Gordon Lee Bonde, 73, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Callaway District Hospital. Gordon was born on March 1, 1944 to George and Emelyn (Anderson) Bonde. He attended Stop Table School and graduated with the Callaway High School class of 1963. Gordon entered the service in April of 1966. He served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged...

Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Edgington

Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Edgington

Apr 27, 2017

Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Edgington, 54, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at CHI Good Samaritan – Kearney. She was born August 24, 1962, in Oconto, Nebraska, to Stanley Edward and Carol Joan (Brown) Spellman. She grew up on the family farm outside of Oconto, and graduated with the Sumner High School class of 1980. Her family was the...

Michael James Turner

Michael James Turner

Apr 25, 2017

Mike J. Turner, 48, of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. Mike was born May 29, 1968, in Modesto, California, to James and Janet Turner. He was a 1986 graduate from Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, California. Following High School, Mike enlisted the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany and...