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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
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...
Jean M. Benjamin
May 22, 2016
Jean M. Benjamin, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, on her birthday, at Cozad Community Health System. She was born May 22, 1936, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Arthur and Marie (Buchholz) Westmeyer. She was a lifetime resident of Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School with the class of 1954. She then went on to further her...
Edna Grayce Wiley
May 22, 2016
Edna Grayce Wiley, 99, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community. She was born June 19, 1916, in Sumner, Nebraska to Jim and Carrie (Simpson) McGinnis. She was a graduate of Sumner High School. Grayce was united in marriage to John Wiley on January 3, 1935, in Lexington. Three children were blessed to...
Gregorio "Greg" Franco Salcido
May 19, 2016
Gregorio “Greg” Franco Salcido, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born May 25, 1955, in Emilio, Carranza, Mexico, to Martin Salcido and Lucila Franco. Franco was united in marriage to Brenda Bromlow on January 21, 1991, in Elkhart, Kansas. The family moved to Overton in 1998,...
Keith Lavern Rittgarn
May 17, 2016
Keith Lavern Rittgarn, 69, of Gordon, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at home by Gordon, Nebraska. He was born to Robert & Kathryn (Arbuckle) Rittgarn on November 24, 1946 in Lexington, Nebraska. He was joined over the years by younger siblings Karen, Ken, and Kevin. He attended school and graduated high school in Elwood, Nebraska. After...
William A. Chamberlin
May 17, 2016
William A. Chamberlin, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born October 30, 1944, in Evanston, Illinois, to Clarence Albert and Elizabeth (Newenham) Chamberlin. Bill grew up in Illinois and graduated from Blue Island High School in Blue Island, Illinois. He then went on to further his education, and graduate...
Susan Arlene Maurstad
May 14, 2016
Susan Arlene Maurstad, 62, of Loveland, Colorado, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, following a sudden cardiac arrest at her home in Loveland. She was born October 9, 1953, to William and Arlene (Knapple) Giesler in Lexington, Nebraska. Having lost their mother at birth Susie, and twin, Sarah, spent their early childhood in the loving care of grandparents, Ed and...
Dorothy E. Foster
May 10, 2016
Dorothy E. Foster, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born April 9, 1920, in Smithfield, Nebraska, to Vernon and Lula (Robb) Way. She attended school and graduated from Smithfield High School with the class of 1938. She was united in marriage to Orval L. Foster on October...
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