Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

George L. "Ricky" Harris

George L. "Ricky" Harris

Mar 22, 2014

    George L. “Ricky” Harris, 59, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born June 21, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, to Beatrice Finch and Fletcher Page. Ricky attended school in Chicago and worked as a C.N.A. in several hospitals and nursing homes. He moved with his life-partner, Barbara,...

Shibble M. Maloley

Shibble M. Maloley

Mar 20, 2014

Shibble Maloley, 97, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, was welcomed into Jesus’ arms and entered his Heavenly home on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway, Nebraska. He was born October 8, 1916, at Lexington, Nebraska, the first of twelve children born to George N. and Mary (Malooley) Maloley. He attended school at South #17 country school....

Vernon William "Bill" Kloepping

Vernon William "Bill" Kloepping

Mar 15, 2014

      Vernon William “Bill” Kloepping, 93, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family, in the same house he was born.   He was born June 25, 1920, in the Lexington area to David R. and Hazel Mae (Doughty) Kloepping. Bill attended primary school at District #59 and...

Charlotte P. Selk

Charlotte P. Selk

Mar 13, 2014

    Charlotte P. Selk, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center.   She was born January 14, 1921, in Hershey, Nebraska, to Clarence and Ethel (Evans) Reiter. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1939. Following graduation she worked at Lexington State Bank.   Charlotte was united in marriage to Virgil...

Frederick "Albert" Hoesel

Frederick "Albert" Hoesel

Mar 5, 2014

Frederick "Albert" Hoesel, 77, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Callaway District Hospital after a hard fought battle with acute myeloid leukemia. He was born April 16, 1936, southeast of Callaway, Nebraska, to Fred and Ada (Zoerb) Hoesel. Albert attended country school and graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1954. Albert was united...

Jerry Alan Dye

Jerry Alan Dye

Mar 1, 2014

Lexington- Jerry A. Dye, 69 of Eustis, Nebraska , died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born September 17, 1944 To Margaret Kuehn in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Gretna High School with the Class of 1963. After graduation in 1963, he served his country in Vietnam with the United States Navy. He was...

Clifford Ordeal Hagan

Clifford Ordeal Hagan

Mar 1, 2014

Clifford O. Hagan, 85, of Elwood, Nebraska (formerly of Sutherland) died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Elwood Care Center. He was born on April 19, 1928, at Eddyville, Nebraska to Frances and Cora (Wilson) Hagan. Clifford grew up in Lexington and attended school there as well. Clifford was united in marriage to Lois Hanson on June 19, 1948. Four...

Guadalupe Lopez

Guadalupe Lopez

Feb 27, 2014

Guadalupe Lopez, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born January 15, 1943, in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico, to Francisco and Concepcion Lopez-Prado. Guadalupe moved to Lexington in 2001, from Baja, California to help with her granddaughters because her daughter was sick with leukemia. Patricia passed away in 2002. She worked at...

M. Elizabeth Zimmerman

M. Elizabeth Zimmerman

Feb 24, 2014

M. Elizabeth Zimmerman, 92, long-time Lexington school teacher, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. Elizabeth was born October 2, 1921, in Nelson, Nebraska to Henry and Nova (Thomas) Hite. She graduated salutatorian in 1939 from Nelson High School. Elizabeth attended the University of Nebraska for two years before marrying Kenneth Zimmerman. After two...

Anna Marie Brennan

Anna Marie Brennan

Feb 20, 2014

Anna Marie Brennan, 98, of Kearney, formerly of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney. She was born November 7, 1915, in Eddyville, Nebraska, to Francis and Mary Veronica (Neville) McTygue. She grew up in the Eddyville area and graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1936. She then...

Jennie Silas Gutierrez

Jennie Silas Gutierrez

Feb 20, 2014

Jennie Silas Gutierrez, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Villa in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born on February 2, 1924 to Herman and Paublita Silas in Hershey, Nebraska. Jennie moved to Lexington as a ten year old and worked alongside her family as a migrant worker in the sugar beet fields throughout her young...

Dennis Lee Mathes

Dennis Lee Mathes

Feb 15, 2014

Dennis Lee Mathes, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born March 8, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri, the only child of Jessica Marie Mathes. He lived in the Ozarks until he was 9 years old. He then moved to Texas as a younger man and worked at various jobs....

Kathleen Marie Seberger

Kathleen Marie Seberger

Feb 13, 2014

    Kathleen Marie O’Connor Seberger, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Kate was born on a farm near Plattsburg, Missouri, on September 11, 1935, to Dennis Leo O’Connor, Sr. and Mary Ellen Golden O’Connor. In 1939, her family moved to Lexington, Nebraska to open and operate...

Marvin M. Phelps

Marvin M. Phelps

Feb 10, 2014

Marvin M. Phelps, 91, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014, at Callaway Good Life Center. He was born October 12, 1922, at North Platte, Nebraska, to Burt and Edith (Calhoun) Phelps. Marvin attended school and graduated from North Platte High School. Following graduation, he worked on the farm with his father before joining the United States Army....

Dorothy May Carr

Dorothy May Carr

Feb 7, 2014

Dorothy May Carr, 99, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born May 18, 1914, near Buffalo, Nebraska in Custer County, to William J. and Effie M. (Wood) Koehn. Dorothy attended school in Lexington and graduated from Cozad High School. She was united in marriage to Robert Carr on...

Denise Kathleen Carlberg

Denise Kathleen Carlberg

Feb 2, 2014

Denise Kathleen Carlberg, 54, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014, the result of a traffic accident near Johnson Lake. She was born February 9, 1959, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Elmer and Esther (Magstadt) Lemke. Denise was baptized and confirmed in Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott, North Dakota. She graduated high school from Mott Lincoln High...

Bonnie R. Tuma

Bonnie R. Tuma

Jan 31, 2014

Bonnie R. Tuma, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born March 30, 1933, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ray L. and Lorena J. (Hanson) Scott. Bonnie moved with her folks at the age of 3 north of Lexington and started school at rural District #59. She graduated from the 8th...

Elaine M. Mooberry

Elaine M. Mooberry

Jan 29, 2014

Elaine M. Mooberry, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Elaine was born August 2, 1929, in Gilead, Nebraska, to Carl and Clarrissia (Deaver) Bartling. She was a 1946 graduate of Hebron High School. During high school Elaine worked as a checker at Safeway and then at Hebron High...

Lois Marie Anderson

Lois Marie Anderson

Jan 24, 2014

Lois Marie Anderson, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born October 16, 1924, in Murdo, South Dakota, to Fred W. and Marie L. (Coyne) Chatterton. Lois started school in Jones County, South Dakota until the 5th grade when she and her family moved to Morrill County, Nebraska...

Gilbert Walter Gierhan

Gilbert Walter Gierhan

Jan 20, 2014

Gilbert Walter Gierhan, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born February 18, 1931, in York, Nebraska, to Walter and Alma (Struempler) Gierhan. He moved to the family farm northwest of Lexington when he was one. Gilbert attended rural school and then graduated from Lexington High School with...