Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Stanley Eugene Linch

Stanley Eugene Linch

May 21, 2018

Stanley E. Linch, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Monday, May 21, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Stan was born October 3, 1930, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Charles and Elizabeth (Farnham) Linch. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1948. Stan was honorably discharged in 1952 after serving in the United States Air Force during the Korean...

Jessie Fraser Meyer

Jessie Fraser Meyer

May 19, 2018

MJessie F. Meyer, 87, of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Elwood Care Center. Jessie Fraser McGawn McCulloch was born December 11, 1930 at home in the quaint countryside village of Patna, Scotland to Alexander and Elizabeth McCulloch, not far from the birthplace of Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet. Jessie was the 5th...

Penny Dorwart

Penny Dorwart

May 13, 2018

Penny Dorwart, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at her residence in Lexington. Penny was born on March 16, 1941. She was raised by Harry E. and Emily May (Waters) Dorwart. She attended school in Lexington until the 8th grade before moving and graduating High School at Our Lady Of Angels Academy in Clinton, Iowa with the...

Dick Stanley Phillips

Dick Stanley Phillips

May 9, 2018

Dick Stanley Phillips, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at his home in rural Lexington. Dick was born March 3, 1929, in rural Lexington to Anthony and Fannie (Scott) Phillips. He was the 11th of 12 children born to this union. Dick attended school in Lexington, but left school in the 10th grade to help on the...

Cory Dean Brown

Cory Dean Brown

May 6, 2018

Cory D. Brown, 42 of Lexington died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at his home near Lexington. Cory was born June 16, 1975, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Clifford and Janet (Nelson) Brown. Cory attended elementary school in Lexington at Morton and Bryan.  He then attended Lexington Junior High before heading to Lexington High School where he graduated with the class...

Michael Robert Madden

Michael Robert Madden

May 2, 2018

Michael R. Madden, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Kearney, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Michael’s wishes were to be cremated. No services are planned at this time. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to assist the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Julie Anne Screws

Julie Anne Screws

Apr 30, 2018

Julie Anne Screws, 37, of Lexington, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Julie was born July 24, 1980, in Colorado Springs, CO, to James and Alice (Snyder) Screws. Her family moved to Lexington in 1991, where Julie attended Lexington Public Schools. She would have graduated with the Class of 1998, but her health...

James E. McTygue

James E. McTygue

Apr 28, 2018

Kearney- James E. McTygue, 91 of Kearney, formerly of Eddyville, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Jim was born July 11, 1926 in Eddyville, Nebraska to Francis “Frank” and Mary Veronica “Vera” (Neville) McTygue. Jim attended school in Eddyville and graduated with the class of 1944. On September, 21, 1945, Jim entered the...

Diego Antonio Arias-Aguilar

Diego Antonio Arias-Aguilar

Apr 27, 2018

Diego Antonio Arias-Aguilar, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 27, 2018, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Diego was born November 12, 1927, in Santa Maria Ishuatan, Guatemala to Jose Dolores Arias and Maria Reyes Aguilar. He came to Lexington for the first time in 2003 and returned in November of 2004 to be closer to family. Diego enjoyed fishing,...

Patricia "Pat" Ann Goldsmith

Patricia "Pat" Ann Goldsmith

Apr 27, 2018

Patricia Ann (Hemmer) Goldsmith, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska went home to be with the Lord on April 27, 2018 at her home in Lexington. She was born on March 25, 1948 in Monticello, Iowa to Helen Wolf Hemmer & Edwin Hemmer. On July 1, 1967 she married Marvin Goldsmith in Monticello and their life’s adventures began together. They moved several...

Edward L. Dory

Edward L. Dory

Apr 25, 2018

Edward L. Dory, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Lexington Regional Health Center. Ed was born December 28, 1945 in Gordon, Nebraska to Allan W. and Sarah L. (Reed) Dory. Ed’s mother died when he was young and he was raised by his older sister, Daisy. He attended high school in Moses Lake High...

Ruby Lucille Axtell

Ruby Lucille Axtell

Apr 23, 2018

Ruby L. Axtell, 94, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018, at Mount Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney. Ruby Lucille Hueftle Axtell was born June 27,1923 near Eustis Nebraska to Charley and Henrietta Fasse Hueftle. She was baptized as an infant by Rev John Schaum. In 1936 she was confirmed and became...

Jim S. Wells

Jim S. Wells

Apr 21, 2018

  Jim S. Wells, 73, of Lexington died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at his home near Lexington with his family by his side.   Jim was born July 27, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska to Charles Stanley and Virginia Lee (Walbridge) Wells. Jim attended country school, and then graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1962.   Jim was...

Peggy Lou Michel

Peggy Lou Michel

Apr 20, 2018

    Peggy Lou Hofferber Michel, 89, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, died Friday, April 20, 2018, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Care Facility in Kearney.   She was born November 2, 1928, to Fred and Blanche (Benton) Hofferber in Dawson County, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm outside of Lexington with her parents, her brothers, Benton and...

Pauline Coover

Pauline Coover

Apr 20, 2018

    Pauline Coover, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 20, 2018, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lexington.   She was born September 3, 1923, in Oconto, Nebraska, to Franklin and Ada (Newhouse) Hemphill. She was a graduate of Thedford High School.   Pauline was united in marriage to Dale Coover on November 15, 1945, in Broken Bow, Nebraska....

Naomi K. Boilesen

Naomi K. Boilesen

Apr 16, 2018

    Naomi K. Boilesen, 91, of Minden, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Bethany Home in Minden.   Naomi was born June 13, 1926, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Anton and Nellie (Rasmussen) Jensen. Naomi’s dad died when she was 4, and the family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota for a year. They then returned to...

Maria Elena Velazquez de Romero

Maria Elena Velazquez de Romero

Apr 15, 2018

    Maria Elena Velazquez de Romero, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Lexington Regional Health Center with her family all around her.   She was born March 9, 1938, in Numaran, Michoacan, Mexico, to Manuel and Maria (Saldana) Velazquez.   Maria was married to Jose Romero in Mexico. The couple was blessed with eight...

Dean Craig Martin

Dean Craig Martin

Apr 14, 2018

  Dean C. Martin, 81 of Lexington, NE and Apache Junction, AZ, passed away Saturday April 14, 2018 at his home in Apache Junction.    Dean was born February 25, 1937, in Lexington, Nebraska to Dr.'s George L. and Alice M. (Horn) Martin. He graduated from Lexington High school in 1955, also graduated from Fort Smith Auction School in 1956, and ...

Thomas Raymond Rowan

Thomas Raymond Rowan

Apr 12, 2018

  Thomas R. Rowan, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at his home in Lexington.   He was born July 28, 1926, in Brandon, Nebraska, to Charles and Susan (Stubbart) Rowan. Tom was united in marriage to Wanda Whipple on August 9, 1947, in Smith Center, Kansas. Four daughters were blessed to this union: Diane, Kathy, Carolynn...

Barbara Jean Kring

Barbara Jean Kring

Apr 11, 2018

  Barbara Jean Kring, 60, of Kearney, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE, passed from her earthly life on to her eternal home on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at CHI Health, in Kearney, NE. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 17th, from 5-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington.  Burial will be at the Eustis Cemetery at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April...