Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Leo Linus Cook

Leo Linus Cook

Aug 10, 2014

Leo Linus Cook, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, at his home in Lexington. He was born September 23, 1926, in Greeley County, Nebraska, to Nickolas and Stella Marie (Canning) Cook. The youngest of five children born to this union; Annastacia, James, John, Joe and Leo. He graduated high school from Sacred Heart in Spalding, and...

Karline Kay Renken

Karline Kay Renken

Aug 9, 2014

Karline Kay Renken, 75, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014, at her home in Overton. She was born September 23, 1938, in Lexington, Nebraska to Conrad and Allie (Kugler) Renken. Kay attended school in Lexington, graduating with the class of 1956. She worked many years as an Avon Representative, a job she dearly loved as she was...

Teri Jo Benham

Teri Jo Benham

Aug 8, 2014

Teri Jo Benham, 50, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney with her family by her side. Teri Jo was born February 15, 1964, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to William Frances and Margaret Rose (Shaw) Rogers. She moved to Overton with her mother and two sisters, where she attended Overton High School....

Dean Roy Dodge, Sr.

Dean Roy Dodge, Sr.

Aug 7, 2014

Dean R. Dodge, Sr., 83, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away, Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dean was born December 1, 1930, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ernest and Rose (Sladky) Dodge, Sr. He attended school at Callaway and then two years at Milford Vocational Technical College. On February 5, 1951, he married Geraldine “Gerry” Relph at...

Alice A. Leigh

Alice A. Leigh

Aug 3, 2014

Alice A. Leigh, 93, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Callaway Good Life Center. Alice was born October 19, 1920, near Callaway, Nebraska , to John and Ella (Dickman) Leigh. She grew up in Callaway where she graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1938. Alice then moved to Wichita, Kansas during WWII, where...

James Evan Luft

James Evan Luft

Aug 1, 2014

James Evan Luft, 29, of Gibbon, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, August 1, 2014, as a result of a vehicle accident north of Kearney, Nebraska. He was born September 7, 1984, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Vern & Peggy Ann (Nathan) Luft. James attended elementary school at Sandoz and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2003....

David Lee Reed

David Lee Reed

Jul 31, 2014

David Lee Reed, 74, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska went to his Lord on Thursday, July 31, 2014. David was born February 17, 1940, in Lexington, Nebraska, to John Frank and Beulah(Courter) Reed. David was a graduate of Lexington High School. He then went onto further his education at Hastings College where he received his Associates Degree in Radiologic Technology. David...

Leo Allen Fagot

Leo Allen Fagot

Jul 27, 2014

Leo Allen Fagot, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014, at his home near Lexington. He was born March 29, 1929, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ralph and Matilda (Welter) Fagot. He attended school at Lexington where he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1946. He served stateside during the Korean Conflict from March 2,...

Marjorie M. Blevins

Marjorie M. Blevins

Jul 25, 2014

Marjorie M. Blevins, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born November 22, 1929, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Peter H. and Sylvia (Larsen) Viig. Marjorie was a 1948 graduate of Lexington High School. Following High School Marjorie was active in farming, feeding livestock and riding tractors. Marjorie was united...

Neala O. Lubberstedt

Neala O. Lubberstedt

Jul 24, 2014

Neala O. Lubberstedt, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born February 13, 1932, in Homer, Nebraska, to Judd M. and Lucille (Coats) O’Dell. Neala was a 1950 graduate of South Sioux City High School. She then went on to further her education at the University of Nebraska where...

Margaret Ellen O'Neill

Margaret Ellen O'Neill

Jul 22, 2014

Margaret Ellen O’Neill, 82, of Kearney, Nebraska; former Sumner resident, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Margaret Ellen was born March 3, 1932, in the family home at Sumner, Nebraska, to Delmar Raymond and Margaret Lucinda (Trindle) Dickerson. Margaret graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1949, and went on to further...

Audra Jean Sands

Audra Jean Sands

Jul 22, 2014

Audra Jean Sands, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born June 25, 1925, in Wheatland, Wyoming, to Dwight and Hildred (Goodwin) Elliott. Jean grew up in the Scottsbluff, Nebraska area where she graduated from Scottsbluff High School with the class of 1943. She then attended Scottsbluff Junior...

Rebecca Jo "Becky" Rouse

Rebecca Jo "Becky" Rouse

Jul 15, 2014

Rebecca Jo “Becky” Rouse, 59, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born April 10, 1955, in Plainview, Nebraska, to Casey and Florence (Lingenfelter) Jones. Becky grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where she attended Omaha South High School. Becky was married to Terry McBride, Dale Pesek and Jim...

Marjorie Jane Kopf

Marjorie Jane Kopf

Jul 10, 2014

Marjorie Jane Kopf, 87, of Lincoln, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014, at BryanLGH Medical Center in Lincoln. She had been a resident of Eastmont Towers in Lincoln since 2008. She was born January 6, 1927, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Warren B. and Stella Mae (Watkins) Reynolds. She attended school at Lexington where she graduated in...

Eloy "Chon" Sanchez Yepez

Eloy "Chon" Sanchez Yepez

Jul 7, 2014

Eloy “Chon” Sanchez Yepez, 52, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014, of cancer at his home in Lexington surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 29, 1961, in Villachuato, Michoacan, Mexico, to J. Jesus and Benita (Yepez) Sanchez. Eloy moved to the United States as a young man to work in the fields in California....

Dawayne Edwin Hagan

Dawayne Edwin Hagan

Jun 28, 2014

Dawayne Edwin Hagan, 40, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. His family unselfishly donated his organs and tissue through the Nebraska Organ Retrieval System. He was born September 3, 1973, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Everett “Butch” and Dorothy (Ballheim) Hagan. He attended school at Lexington and received his Building & Maintenance...

Alvertus M. Warren

Alvertus M. Warren

Jun 26, 2014

Alvertus M. Warren, 97, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Overton resident, passed away peacefully at Mt. Carmel Home Keen’s Memorial in Kearney, on Thursday, June 26, 2014. She was born May 12, 1917, in Gresham, Nebraska, to Norman (Pop) and Burneice (Mom) Robertson Moomey. She moved with her family to the Overton area from Polk, Nebraska in 1928. Alvertus graduated from...

Dennis Leo O'Connor, Jr.

Dennis Leo O'Connor, Jr.

Jun 20, 2014

Dennis L. O’Connor, Jr., 80, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away following a stroke on Friday, June 20, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born October 3, 1933, in Plattsburg, Missouri, to Dennis L. and Mary Ellen (Golden) O’Connor, Sr. He moved with his family as a young boy in 1939, to Lexington, when his father entered...

Marion L. Saunders

Marion L. Saunders

Jun 9, 2014

Marion L. Saunders, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday June 9, 2014, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born February 26, 1931, at Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, to Matthew and Anna (Koessel) Daubner. Marion grew up in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from Gibralter High School in Fish Creek Wisconsin in 1949. She was united in marriage to Douglas...

Deon Wayne Fiene

Deon Wayne Fiene

Jun 1, 2014

Deon Wayne Fiene, 53, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family, after being diagnosed with liver cancer in November 2013, and a short round of treatment that was discontinued in March after not being successful. Deon was born October 9, 1960 to Donald and Marilyn (Harm) Fiene in North Platte,...