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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Gary LaVerne Ross
Aug 28, 2016
Gary L. Ross 78, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Callaway District Hospital. He was born February 25, 1938, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Owen W. and Esther M. (Miller) Ross. Gary attended school at Stop Table School through 8th grade and then graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1955. Gary served the National...
Colleen Elizabeth Ann "Cokie" Rader
Aug 24, 2016
Colleen Elizabeth Ann “Cokie” Rader, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Kearney Regional Health Center. She was born February 2, 1951, in O’Neill, Nebraska, to Harlan L. and Elinore (Emely) Parker. Colleen was raised in Butte, Nebraska and graduated from Butte High School with the class of 1969. After graduation she came to Lexington to...
Mabel M. Bye
Aug 13, 2016
Mabel M. Bye, 106, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016, at Mount Carmel Keens Memorial in Kearney, Nebraska, where she had been a resident for only one week. Mabel was born October 6, 1909, at home on a farm just outside of Sedalia, Missouri, to Lorenzo Dow and Mary Martha (Smith) McCoy. She was the 7th child...
Irene Vieyra-Lopez
Aug 11, 2016
Irene Vieyra-Lopez, 65, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was surrounded by her loving family. Irene was born October 14, 1950, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Manuel and Mary (Ibarra) Vieyra. She graduated from Wellington High School in Wellington, Kansas, in 1968. She...
Glenn Emmett Hawks
Aug 8, 2016
Glenn E. Hawks, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Lexington Regional Health Center. Glenn was born December 11, 1934, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to George and Anna (Bailey) Hawks. Glenn’s father died when he was seven years old and he moved in with the Bailey grandparents. Glenn’s mother then married Lewis Schultz and moved to Lexington, Nebraska...
Beverly G. Merrick
Jul 31, 2016
Beverly G. Merrick, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney. Beverly unselfishly gave the gift of life to others as she was an organ donor. Beverly was born November 20, 1944, in Troy, Kansas, to Horace and Vola (Clausen) Merrick. She was a graduate of Kearney High School. Education was always very important...
John Alan Shelor
Jul 31, 2016
John Alan Shelor, 62, of Bertrand, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, at his home in Bertrand, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 29, 1953, in Oxford, Nebraska, to George Lee and Eleanor (Wendland) Shelor. John graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1972. He was united in marriage to Annette Gonzalez on September...
G. Thomas Reed
Jul 24, 2016
G. Thomas Reed, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Brookdale in Lexington. He was born October 19, 1934, in the country on the farm, near Lexington, to George Melvin Reed and Edna Elizabeth Courter. He attended school in Lexington, graduating in 1951. He then went on to continue his education at Milford Technical College. Tom...
Roger Bruce Owens
Jul 22, 2016
Roger B. Owens, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska died Friday, July 22, 2016, at his home. Roger was born September 21, 1937, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Harold and Ruth (Williams) Owens. He attended grade school in Arcadia until moving to Ord where he graduated from High School. He then went onto further his education at Kearney State University. He was...
Peggy Lee Christiansen
Jul 11, 2016
Peggy Lee (Bentjen) Christiansen, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, after a brief illness. She was born to Otto and DeLoris (Beck) Bentjen on July 26, 1948, in Pender, Nebraska, and was raised on a farm east of Thurston. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in...
Patricia Ann Daleness
Jul 7, 2016
Patricia Ann Daleness, 56, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Kearney. She was born March 7, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Claude and Carmella (Misner) Day. Patricia would go on to earn her GED, and then her CNA. In 1998, she moved to Lexington. She worked at local care facilities, and when...
Bruce B. "Buck" Dannar
Jul 4, 2016
Bruce B. “Buck” Dannar, 51, Hays, Kansas, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born August 11, 1964 in Chadron, Nebraska the son of Bruce LeRoy and Sharon Rose (Alfred) Dannar. On September 15, 2001, he married Lynette Watkinson in Chadron. He was a Certified Welding Instructor and Educator teaching at Pine...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Kjar
Jul 2, 2016
Elizabeth M. “Betty” Kjar, 97, of Bellevue, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Hillcrest Magnolia Gardens in Bellevue. She was born July 22, 1918, in Bentley, Iowa, to William and Clara (Grabowski) Knutzen. Betty was a graduate of St. Francis High School in Ashton, Nebraska. She then went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in...
Jenny L. Cronkhite
Jun 28, 2016
Jenny L. Cronkhite, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Jenny was born July 8, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Glenn Eugene and Betty Marie (Reddick) Horn. She attended grade school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1969. She then went onto further her...
Monte L. Harkless
Jun 15, 2016
Monte L. Harkless, 81 years, of Fremont, Nebraska died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Fremont Health Medical Center in Fremont. Monte was born February 20, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri to Montella “Bill” and Lily (Fowler) Harkless. He attended school in Lexington, Nebraska and was a 1953 graduate of Lexington High School. Monte married Mary Hatch September 26, 1954 at...
Maxine R. Snurr
Jun 12, 2016
Maxine R. Snurr, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney She was born May 7, 1931 in Elwood, Nebraska to Ernest and Louise (Stagemeyer) Schutz. Maxine grew up southwest of Elwood and attended school in the Elwood area. On March 15, 1959, she was united in marriage to Clarence R. Snurr at Trinity...
C. June Woehrle
Jun 4, 2016
C. June Woehrle, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Brookdale in Lexington. She was born November 30, 1931, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Calvin Howard and Rose Alice (Cochran) Howell. She was a 1949 graduate of Cozad High School. On July 16, 1950, she was united in marriage to Harry O. Woehrle at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Paul E. Norden
Jun 2, 2016
Paul E. Norden, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Paul was born April 20, 1920, in Ansley, Nebraska, to Fred and Laura (Patrick) Norden. He was a 1936 graduate of Ansley High School. He served his country during WWII in the United States Army. While in the service he...
Elizabeth "Liz" Warner
May 30, 2016
Elizabeth “Liz” Warner, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney. She was born September 24, 1922, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to John and Charlotte (Sinner) Reinhardt. She was the sixth of ten children. Farm work brought the Reinhardt family to Lexington where Liz graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1942. On...
Jeremiah John Smith
May 27, 2016
Jeremiah John Smith, 35, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, May 27, 2016 in Lexington. Jeremiah was born November 17, 1980, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Bernard and Lucinda (Oyler) Smith. He was a 1999 graduate of Elwood High School. On June 12, 2008, he married Tara Lee in Lexington. Two boys were born to this union: Bradley and Charlie. When Jeremiah...
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