Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Monty R. Birnie

Monty R. Birnie

Apr 19, 2016

Monty R. Birnie, 58, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Callaway District Hospital. Monty was born August 5, 1957, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Lon and Dorothy “Joan” (Struempler) Birnie. He attended school in Callaway and graduated from Callaway High School in 1976. He then went on to Western Bible College for 2 years near Denver. After...

Stuart Crawford

Stuart Crawford

Apr 18, 2016

Stuart Crawford, 56, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at the VA Hospital Hospice in Cheyenne, Wyoming, following a long battle with cancer. Stuart was born May 8, 1959, in Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia, to Gary and Barbara (Steffen) Crawford. Stuart spent his early years moving about with his family in the Navy, served in...

Dennis James Hines

Dennis James Hines

Apr 14, 2016

Dennis James Hines, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, from a work related accident in Lincoln, Nebraska, at Mid-American Recycling Center. Dennis was born November 4, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois to James and Fay (Stovall) Hines. He grew up in Chicago, graduating from Hirsch Metropolitan High School in 1975. Dennis moved to Lexington in May of...

Kerry Kent Anderson

Kerry Kent Anderson

Apr 2, 2016

Kerry Kent Anderson, 78, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, in flight from a wonderful vacation in Hawaii, landing at the airport in San Francisco, and taken to Burlingame, California. Kerry was born October 31, 1937, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Harlan and Florence (Bacon) Anderson. He started school at District #15 south of Lexington, where his...

Jesse Joe Pankowski

Jesse Joe Pankowski

Apr 1, 2016

Jesse Joe Pankowski, 27, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, formerly of Ainsworth, Nebraska, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016, at his aunt’s home at Johnson Lake. Jesse was born July 3, 1988, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Douglas and Cathryn (Junod) Pankowski. He was confirmed and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ainsworth. He was a 2007 graduate of Ainsworth...

Dick A. Herbert

Dick A. Herbert

Mar 16, 2016

Dick A. Herbert, 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska, following a short battle with colon cancer. He was born September 24, 1958, in Oxford, Nebraska, to Harvey and Margaret (Breinig) Herbert. He was a 1976 graduate of Arapahoe High School. Dick was united in marriage to Deb Ferguson on...

Michelle R. Ripp

Michelle R. Ripp

Mar 12, 2016

Michelle R. Ripp, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born February 6, 1965, in Winfield, Kansas, to Billy and JoAnne (Schroeder) Holomek. She moved with her family as a young girl to Nebraska, where they settled in St. Libory, Nebraska. She was a 1983 graduate of St....

Lois Marie Bennett

Lois Marie Bennett

Mar 11, 2016

Lois Marie Bennett, 60, of Oconto, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at CHI Health Good Samaritan-Kearney, Nebraska. She was born July 19, 1955, to William and Minnie (Ropers) Hanson. She was born while Minnie was in labor and crossing the bridge going into Callaway. She graduated from Oconto High School in 1973 and from Kearney State College on...

Marilyn A. Rose

Marilyn A. Rose

Mar 11, 2016

Marilyn A. Rose, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born August 21, 1933, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Leslie and Dorothy (Johnson) Delap. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1951. Marilyn furthered her education at Nebraska Christian College in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1952. At age 70, she...

Shirley A. Reynolds

Shirley A. Reynolds

Mar 10, 2016

Shirley A. Reynolds, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born April 28, 1928, at Benkelman, Nebraska, to Vernard and Hazel (Walters) Gummere. Shirley grew up and attended school in Benkelman where she graduated from Benkelman High School with the class of 1945. She taught school for a...

Kathleen E. Anderson

Kathleen E. Anderson

Mar 10, 2016

Kathleen E. Anderson, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Cozad Community Cozad. She was born August 3, 1923, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Orlando “Buck” and Myrtle Anne (Ransdell) Norris. She lived her entire life in Lexington. Kathleen was a 1942 graduate of Lexington High School. She loved music and won many singing awards while in...

Averelle Daleness

Averelle Daleness

Feb 28, 2016

Averelle Daleness, 49, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away suddenly Sunday, February 28, 2016, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. He was born December 1, 1966, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Arthur and Vera (Plenty Chief) Daleness. He graduated from Doniphan High School with the class of 1985. He was united in marriage to Patricia Day in...

Margaret E. Barnes

Margaret E. Barnes

Feb 27, 2016

Margaret E. Barnes, 97, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Brookdale Lexington. She was born October 3, 1918, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Earl and Bessie (Butler) Naffziger. She was a 1936 graduate of Lexington High School. Margaret married Thomas Barnes on May 1, 1940, at Lexington. He preceded her in death on May 13, 1969. When...

Connie Sue Jewett

Connie Sue Jewett

Feb 21, 2016

Connie Sue Jewett, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016, at her home near Lexington. Connie was born September 16, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Milo Milton and Aeota M. (Dillman) Koehn. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1969. Connie was united in marriage to David Jewett on July 14, 1969, at the...

Robert J. "Bob" Davis

Robert J. "Bob" Davis

Feb 14, 2016

Robert J. “Bob” Davis, 71, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at his home in Eustis, following a short illness, surrounded by his family. Bob was born October 27, 1944, in Valisca, Iowa, to Francis Marion and Doris (Harlow) Davis. He was a 1963, graduate of Corning High School. In 1964, he joined the Iowa National Guard,...

Merlin Frank Hilty

Merlin Frank Hilty

Jan 28, 2016

Merlin Frank Hilty, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born September 10, 1925, near Gibbon, Nebraska, the sixth of ten children born to John C. and Mattie May (Rayback) Hilty. Merlin started school in Newark in Buffalo County. He then moved to Elm Creek, and finished...

Benjamin Chavez Garcia

Benjamin Chavez Garcia

Jan 26, 2016

Benjamin Chavez Garcia, 50, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at Lexington. He was born July 8, 1965, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Hipolito Chavez and Paulina Garcia. Benjamin graduated high school in Mexico, and went on to further his education and became an Accountant. In 1996, he moved to Lexington. He bought Teresa’s Tortillas from the former...

Naomi L. Ceballos

Naomi L. Ceballos

Jan 25, 2016

Naomi L. (Adams) Ceballos, 89, of Brush, Colorado, formerly of Lexington, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Naomi was born June 18, 1926, near Overton, Nebraska, to E. Noble and Julia Leola (Jones) Adams. She attended school and graduated from Platte Valley Academy in Shelton, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to...

Della Mae Courter

Della Mae Courter

Jan 23, 2016

Della Mae Courter, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Lexington. Della Mae was born the fifth child of Walter and Samantha (Thompson) Courter on August 8, 1923. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1940. She took normal training in high school, and upon graduation, taught school at...

Angela Rivera De Dimas

Angela Rivera De Dimas

Jan 22, 2016

Angela Rivera De Dimas, 88, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016, at her home in Overton, surrounded by her loving family who cared for her during her illness. Angela was born September 28, 1927, in Chalchupa, El Salvador, to Genero and Damina (Ayala) Rivera. Angela moved to the United States many years ago, and obtained her status...