Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Gary Lee Hofferber

Gary Lee Hofferber

Mar 28, 2015

Gary Lee Hofferber, 72, of rural Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at his home. Gary was born May 3, 1942, to George and Ida (Hatfield) Hofferber in Lexington, Nebraska. He grew up in rural Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School in 1960. After graduation, he worked for Neil Farms, Walter T. Dunlap, and Paulsen Building and...

Willliam "Billie" Everett Zoerb, Jr.

Willliam "Billie" Everett Zoerb, Jr.

Mar 17, 2015

William Everett Zoerb, Jr. of Callaway, Nebraska, departed this earth March 17, 2015, at the Callaway Good Life Center, at the age of 91 years & 6 months. Bill was born September 19, 1923, to William and Mabel (Morris) Zoerb at Finchville, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm north of Callaway and graduated from Callaway High School in 1942....

Chris Charles Heine

Chris Charles Heine

Mar 11, 2015

Chris Charles Heine, 90, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney. Chris was born January 31, 1925, to Chris and Kathryn (Wieland) Heine on a farm 12 miles northwest of Lexington. Chris attended rural District #59 school through the 8th grade and was a 1943 graduate of Lexington High School. During...

Ronald E. Longly

Ronald E. Longly

Mar 5, 2015

Ronald E. Longly, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Cozad Community Hosital. Ron was born October 20, 1923, in rural Lexington, Nebraska to William and Eva (Lemmer) Longly. He lived on the family farm his entire life. He attended Dawson County #7 rural school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1941....

Frank Charles "Chuck" Fees, Jr.

Frank Charles "Chuck" Fees, Jr.

Feb 28, 2015

Frank C. “Chuck” Fees, Jr., 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015, at his home in Lexington. He was born September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank Charles and Josephine Mayme (McClintick) Fees. He moved with his family to Eddyville as a young boy and at the age of 7 moved to Lexington. Chuck graduated from...

Elberta G. Brummet

Elberta G. Brummet

Feb 27, 2015

Elberta G. Brummet, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born March 4, 1936, in Eustis, Nebraska, to Albert and Gertrude (Naumann) Naumann. Elberta attended school and graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1954. Elberta was united in marriage to Robert Brummet on December 29,...

Kenneth E. Kjar

Kenneth E. Kjar

Feb 26, 2015

Kenneth E. Kjar, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. It was Ken’s wishes his body be donated to the Anatomical Board of the State of Nebraska - University Medical Center. Those wishes have been completed. Ken was born October 7, 1949, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Carl J. and Leona...

Deloris M. "Dee" Groves

Deloris M. "Dee" Groves

Feb 22, 2015

Deloris M. “Dee” Groves, 78, of Grand Island, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, at CHI Health St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island. Dee was born April 25, 1936, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Clay C. and Florence M. (Stauffer) Small. She lived her life in the Cozad/Lexington areas and graduated from Cozad High School with the...

LeRoy Allen Woodside

LeRoy Allen Woodside

Feb 18, 2015

LeRoy Allen Woodside, 78, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Society in Kearney. He was born July 2, 1936, to Axel Harold and Rosa Karolina Josephine (Schwarz) Woodside. He grew up in Lexington where he attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1955. He was united in...

Ronald G. "Ron" Hutchinson

Ronald G. "Ron" Hutchinson

Feb 13, 2015

Ronald G. “Ron” Hutchinson, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Ron was born August 22, 1951, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Paul and Anna (Howard) Hutchinson. As a young man he moved to be with his father in California. He graduated in 1970, from Chino High School in Chino,...

Mary Jane Muirhead

Mary Jane Muirhead

Feb 7, 2015

Mary Jane Muirhead, 93, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Overton resident, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Society in Kearney. She was born May 4, 1921, on the family farm Northeast of Sumner, Nebraska, to Roy H. and Bessie N. (LaBar) Robbins. She was the third child of ten born to this family. She grew up...

Lloyd L. "Hap" Hardesty

Lloyd L. "Hap" Hardesty

Feb 2, 2015

Lloyd L. “Hap” Hardesty, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born January 1, 1924, in Henry, Nebraska, to John Robert and Lillie Mae (Avery) Hardesty. Hap grew up in the Henry, Nebraska and Torrington, Wyoming areas. He graduated from Torrington High School with the class of 1942,...

Clarence Donald Davenport

Clarence Donald Davenport

Jan 31, 2015

Clarence D. Davenport, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Heritage Hall in Broken Bow, Nebraska. He was born August 19, 1920, near Callaway, Nebraska, to Harvey and Lena A. (Beechler) Davenport. Clarence was the youngest of five children. He was baptized as a baby in to the catholic faith and confirmed at the age of...

Atta M. McCarty

Atta M. McCarty

Jan 21, 2015

Atta M. McCarty, 97, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born December 2, 1917, in Bingham, Nebraska, to Harry and Lena (Kemp) Finn. Atta attended Garden County Rural Schools. She grew up in Garden County, Nebraska, later moving to Kearney, Nebraska where she met Wilson (Mac) McCarty. They were united...

Leonard G. "Lenny" Nelsen

Leonard G. "Lenny" Nelsen

Jan 15, 2015

Leonard G. “Lenny” Nelsen, Jr., 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born February 6, 1957, in Fremont, Nebraska to Leonard G. and Joan (Momany) Nelsen, Sr. When he was 5 years old his mother passed away and he and his siblings were placed in the Masonic Home for Children...

Juan Avila-Gomez

Juan Avila-Gomez

Jan 13, 2015

Juan Avila-Gomez, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at his home in Lexington. He was born May 24, 1948, in San Felipe, Juanto, Mexico, to Epifanio Avila and Gabriela Gomez. Juan moved to the United States 30 years ago. He lived 15 years in Nebraska, and the past 8 years in Lexington. He was previously employed...

A. Doris Elliott

A. Doris Elliott

Jan 8, 2015

A.Doris Elliott, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Doris was born on the family farm near Eddyville, Nebraska on July 10, 1920, to Marion R. and Nellie Viola (Lahm) Marshall. She attended school at Eddyville and graduated from Eddyville High School. She then went onto continue her education at Kearney...

Richard Bernard Fischer

Richard Bernard Fischer

Jan 3, 2015

Richard B. “Dick” Fischer, 93, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Richard was born April 17, 1921, in Cedar County, Nebraska, to John and Anna (Baumann) Fischer. He attended school at District #82, Cedar County, Nebraska. He was proud of his service to his country during WWII, in the...

Harold Henry Heins

Harold Henry Heins

Dec 29, 2014

Harold H. Heins, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014, at his home in Lexington. He was born April 9, 1920, at home near Buffalo, Nebraska, to Fred and Sophie (Abele) Heins. Harold attended elementary school at Buffalo District #44 and then Buffalo Lutheran Parochial school. Harold served his country in the United States Army during WWII,...

Sixto Fregoso de Dios

Sixto Fregoso de Dios

Dec 27, 2014

Sixto Fregoso de Dios, 55 of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born August 6, 1959, in Juchitlan, Mexico, to Antonio and Maria Luisa (de Dios) Fregoso. Sixto attended school in Mexico. He moved to Lexington in 2000 to work for IBP from Englewood, California. Sixto enjoyed being...