Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Estella Mary Rodriguez

Estella Mary Rodriguez

Feb 11, 2017

Estella Mary Rodriguez, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Mt. Carmel Keens Memorial in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born October 17, 1943, in Mercedes, Texas to Pedro and Clothilde (Alvarado) Martinez. She was united in marriage to Anastacio Rodriguez in Lexington. He preceded her in death. Estella was a hard worker growing up. She picked cotton,...

Roger Lee Booth

Roger Lee Booth

Feb 7, 2017

Roger Lee Booth, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cozad. He was born September 6, 1934, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Ernest and Lucille (Anderson) Booth. He attended school in Brady, Nebraska where he graduated with the class of 1952. He was united in marriage to Sharon Owings, in Gothenburg,...

Julie Owens

Julie Owens

Feb 7, 2017

Julie Owens, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 12, 1939, in Greeley, Nebraska to Roman and Margaret (Czarnik) Kowalski. She graduated from Ord High School with the class of 1957, and went on to continue her education at Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing, graduating as...

Roger James Biehl

Roger James Biehl

Feb 6, 2017

Roger James Biehl, 58, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at his home. Roger was born June 22, 1958, in Lexington, to James Wesley and Marilyn May (Brown) Biehl. He attended rural District #17, Lexington Junior High, and graduated in 1976 from Lexington High School. Throughout his teen years he could be found working at Biehl Cattle...

Sara Mae Riebschlager

Sara Mae Riebschlager

Feb 5, 2017

Sara Mae Riebschlager, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at the age of 96 years, 10 months, and 15 days. She was born March 21, 1920, in Miami, Oklahoma to James Henry and Matilda Amelia (Wiegel) Hoskins. The family lived in various places throughout the state. Sara was...

Lana Kay Maring

Lana Kay Maring

Feb 4, 2017

Lana Kay Maring, 64, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at her home. She was born July 10, 1953, in Kenesaw, Nebraska, to Raymond and Devona Darlene (Pierson) Peet. She attended school in Kenesaw and then started working at the Nursing Home in Kenesaw. She would go on to receive her GED. In August of 1985, Lana...

Neal Fred Maloley

Neal Fred Maloley

Feb 4, 2017

Neal Fred Maloley, 29, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 4, 2017, north of Amherst, Nebraska as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born April 15, 1987, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Fred Mike and Pamela Jo (Johnson) Maloley. Neal grew up in rural Lexington on the family farm. He attended District #17 rural school, the Lexington Middle...

Warren Erich Bierman

Warren Erich Bierman

Feb 2, 2017

Warren Erich Bierman, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, February 2, 2017, at his home. Warren was born Feb. 21, 1938 at Battle Creek, and raised on the farm of his parents, Erich and Clara (Carstens) Bierman. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church on March 6, 1938 and confirmed on April 19, 1951, also at St. John’s. He...

Chester Orvill "Chet" Bockus

Chester Orvill "Chet" Bockus

Jan 28, 2017

Chester Orvill “Chet” Bockus, 95, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln. Chet was born November 28, 1921, to Charles O. and Ethel (Shiers) Bockus at Kearney, Nebraska. When he was a small child, his parents moved south of Maxwell on Bignell Hill in a sod house. Most of his...

LeRay Martin "Ray" Murray

LeRay Martin "Ray" Murray

Jan 25, 2017

LeRay M. “Ray” Murray, 71, of Riverdale, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at CHI-Health St. Francis-Grand Island. He was born July 23, 1945, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ray and Carmen (Garmello) Murray. Ray was a construction carpenter and drove truck for Tanner Company in Arizona. He loved fishing, hunting, and watching sports, especially the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He also loved...

Mary W. Brummet

Mary W. Brummet

Jan 21, 2017

Mary W. Brummet, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lexington. She was born September 25, 1925, the eldest of three children to Jon T. and Ada E. (Humphrey) Loveday, in Brigstock, Ketering, North Hampton, England. She grew up on her father’s dairy farm and graduated from Brigstock High School. In 1943, she...

Rozana Dee Rich

Rozana Dee Rich

Jan 20, 2017

Rozana Rich, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Rozana was born March 19, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Darold & Virginia “Mikki” (McShan) Ashcraft, Sr. She grew up in the Lexington and Overton area where she attended school.  She went on to earn her GED and graduated from...

Juanita "Janie" Hays

Juanita "Janie" Hays

Jan 18, 2017

Juanita "Janie" Hays, 70, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Cozad. She was born October 13, 1946, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Julio & Julia (Munoz) Chavez. She grew up in Cozad and attended school in Cozad. She was united in marriage to Thomas Titus. Juanita lived the majority of her life in the...

Richard "Rick" Wayne Hill

Richard "Rick" Wayne Hill

Jan 14, 2017

Richard W. “Rick” Hill, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 14, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born December 21, 1958, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Raymond & Cecelia “May” (Shewey) Hill. The family moved to Norton, Kansas, the following spring where he attended school and was a member of the First Baptist Church. In 1972,...

Eugene DeVoe Michel

Eugene DeVoe Michel

Jan 13, 2017

      Eugene DeVoe Michel, 87, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Care Facility in Kearney.   He was born March 16, 1929, in Gosper County, Nebraska, to John Roy and Nellie May (Haworth) Michel.   Eugene attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...

David Louis "Dave" Storjohann

David Louis "Dave" Storjohann

Jan 9, 2017

David L. “Dave” Storjohann, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln. He was born July 3, 1950, in Lynch, Nebraska, to Louis August and Doris Evelyn (Eppenbach) Storjohann. He was a 1968 graduate of Burwell High School, and went on to further his education at Milford Technical College studying auto body repair....

Calvin William Stock

Calvin William Stock

Jan 9, 2017

Calvin William Stock, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. He was born December 31, 1934, to Edwin and Martha (Kugler) Stock in Lexington. He graduated from Lexington High School and spent 2 years in the Army, where he was stationed in Germany. After being in the military he joined his father farming...

John Milton Wightman

John Milton Wightman

Jan 5, 2017

John Wightman died January 5, 2017 in Lexington, Nebraska at the age of 78. John was born October 2, 1938 in North Platte, Nebraska to Byron Franklin and Bessie Mae Wightman. He grew up in Brady and Maxwell and later on a farm between Sumner and Overton. He graduated from Sumner High School in 1956. He graduated from Kearney State...

Marsha Jean (Naprstek) Pearson

Marsha Jean (Naprstek) Pearson

Jan 2, 2017

Marsha Jean (Naprstek) Pearson, 68, of Jasper, Texas, died suddenly Monday, January 2, 2017, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Marsha was born January 3, 1948, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Milford and Myrtle (Bartos) Naprstek. She was united in marriage to Joe Pearson on May 9, 1969, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. They moved to Texas years ago. The couple raised...

Clifford Lee Chessmore

Clifford Lee Chessmore

Jan 1, 2017

Clifford Lee Chessmore, 76, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center. Clifford was born June 9, 1940, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Charles & Cecil (Staal) Chessmore. He attended school at Roosevelt Elementary in North Platte. In the late 1960’s Clifford moved to Grand Island, Nebraska where he worked for the Grand Island...