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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Thomas Patrick Colgan
Dec 31, 2016
Thomas Patrick Colgan, 78, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 31, 2016, suddenly while wintering in Parker, Arizona, at Lake Havasu City Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He was born August 4, 1938, in Kearney, Nebraska, to William T. and Mary I. (Brennan) Colgan. He graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1956. Following high...
Bobby Gene Byrd
Dec 30, 2016
Bobby G. Byrd, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born August 15, 1942, in Windsor, North Carolina, to Ernest and Rachel (Mizelle) Byrd. Bobby graduated high school from Windsor, NC, in 1961. He then went onto further his education at NC State University where he received his Bachelor...
Wesley Ray "Bill" Heusman
Dec 25, 2016
Wesley Ray “Bill” Heusman, 81, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Sunday, December 25, 2016, at his home. Bill was born May 8, 1935, in Adams, Nebraska, to Rudolph & Tressa (Topp) Heusman. He was baptized at the Pella Reformed Church in Adams, Nebraska. Bill graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1954. In 1954, Bill enlisted in the United...
Howard Martin Chambers
Dec 24, 2016
Howard Martin Chambers, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Howard was born to John and Elsie (Warren) Chambers on January 5, 1940, near Holbrook, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Doris Halley on April 9, 1959. They made their home in Cambridge, Nebraska and they had a...
Jack D. Wieland
Dec 18, 2016
Jack D. Wieland, 81, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at his home at Johnson Lake. Jack was born February 3, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Dr. Gilbert and Gladys E. (Jones) Wieland. He lived the major portion of his life in Hastings, Nebraska. He was a 1953, graduate of Hastings High School, and attended...
William Charles "Bill" Heine
Dec 18, 2016
William Charles “Bill” Heine, 62, of Houston, Texas, died of cancer, Sunday, December 18, 2016, at his home in Houston. Bill was born May 3, 1954, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Gilbert Raymond and Aurella Emma (Ringenberg) Heine. Bill was raised on a farm outside of Lexington, and attended District #59 rural school. He was baptized May 23, 1954, at Trinity...
Barbara Jean Perkins
Dec 8, 2016
Barbara Jean Perkins, 63, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Barb was born May 4, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Robert and Sharon (Greenlee) Fisher. She was a 1971 graduate of Lexington High School. After graduation, she moved to Omaha and worked in a factory. She was united in...
Ione E. McHale Pierce
Dec 7, 2016
Ione Elizabeth (Spreier) McHale Pierce, 89, of Beatrice, Nebraska, where she had been a resident of P.E.O. Home, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Seagren Hospice House in Lincoln. She was born to Alex and Marie (Weideman) Spreier on August 18th, 1927 in Southard, Oklahoma. While she was still young the family moved to a farm near Scottsbluff,...
Margaret E. Lane
Dec 1, 2016
Margaret E. Lane, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at her home in Lexington. She was born July 21, 1956, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Dean E. and Delores E. (Brisbin) Potter. Margaret was a 1974 graduate of Gothenburg High School. She then moved to Georgia where she met and married Harvey Lane. The couple married December 30,...
Howard I. Brown
Nov 25, 2016
Howard I. Brown, 90, of rural Loomis, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at his home. He was born March 17, 1926, in Lexington, Nebraska, the only child to Alvie and Viola (Sherman) Brown. He attended school in Lexington. Following his schooling he farmed with his dad. Howard was united in marriage to Betty Brandorff on February 23, 1947, in...
Patrick Lee Fleenor
Nov 24, 2016
Patrick Lee Fleenor, 67, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney. Pat was born January 6, 1949, in Richmond, Indiana, to Joseph Edward and Janet (Brunton) Fleenor. He moved with his family as a young boy to Overton, Nebraska, where he graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1967. He then went...
Charles Arthur Margritz
Nov 20, 2016
Charles Arthur Margritz, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died peacefully, Sunday, November 20, 2016, at his home in Lexington. Charles was born November 5, 1933, on the farm near Ravenna, Nebraska to Arthur Michael and Leota Mae (Killip) Margritz. He moved with his family to Lexington when he was 7. He was a 1951 graduate of Lexington High School, and continued...
Edwin Joseph Gruntorad
Nov 13, 2016
Edwin Joseph Gruntorad, 87, of Overton, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born September 3, 1929, in Elm Creek, Nebraska, to James J. and Anna (Thinnes) Gruntorad. He grew up between Elm Creek and Overton, and moved to Overton right after returning from the military. He served his country during the...
Marjorie M. Coufal
Nov 13, 2016
Marjorie M. Coufal, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Marge was born May 22, 1921, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Glenn T. and Frances (Parker) McFarren. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1938, and attended the University of Nebraska. Prior to her marriage, she was employed at the Dawson County Herald newspaper,...
Tomasa Adelfina Calito
Nov 12, 2016
Tomasa Adelfina Calito, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Tomasa was born March 7, 1926. She was united in marriage to Pedro Calito Saban in Guatemala. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Tomasa also enjoyed doing embroidery, cooking, and being a loving wife, mother,...
Charles J. "Chuck" Eldridge
Nov 4, 2016
Charles J. “Chuck” Eldridge, 61, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016, at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, in Cozad, Nebraska. Chuck was born September 9, 1955, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Everett “Peewee” and Betty (Jenkins) Eldridge. He was raised in Lexington and was a member of the Lexington High School class of 1973. In his young adulthood...
LaVella M. "Val" Erickson
Oct 22, 2016
LaVella (Val) Mae Erickson, 89, of Johnson Lake passed away peacefully at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington as a close friend sang “Amazing Grace” to her. As per her wishes, there will be no viewing or services. Instead, she requested that there would be a Celebration of Life on her 90th birthday, May 20th at the lake. She was...
Jim R. Dodge
Oct 20, 2016
Jim Dodge, 85, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney, Nebraska, at 8:15 p.m., surrounded by family and loved ones, he struck his last arc. Jimmie Roger Dodge, yes you heard right (those who knew him well knew you never called him Jimmie), was born in Lexington, Nebraska, on July 19,...
Robert Eugene Reed
Oct 18, 2016
Robert Eugene Reed, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. Bob was born March 20, 1933, on the Tarbell place east of Lexington, Nebraska, to George M. and Edna E. (Courter) Reed. The family then moved to the Rosenberg place east of Lexington, at the fork in the road. At the age...
Robert Allen "Bob" Reil
Oct 11, 2016
Robert Allen “Bob” Reil, 66, of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at his home in Overton. He was born October 13, 1949, in Milford, Nebraska, to Herman and Stella (Zimmerman) Reil. He was a 1967 graduate of Milford High School. Bob was united in marriage to Cheryl Brown on November 26, 1978, in Milford. Three children were blessed...
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