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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Beth Ellen DeLara
Jan 16, 2014
Beth Ellen DeLara, 84, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Clark Jeary Retirement Community in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born December 29, 1929, in Bruning, Nebraska, to Harry and Helen (Hofrichter) Bowman. She grew up in Bruning and graduated from Bruning High School. She was united in marriage to Norman Wright in 1946, five children...
Opal Marie Irwin
Jan 13, 2014
Opal Marie Irwin, 98, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at Callaway District Hospital. She was born September 5, 1915, in Bassett, Nebraska to Ira and Nora (Diehl) Summers. She graduated from Rock County High School with the class of 1932. She remained in the Bassett area for a time. She and her family moved to South...
Lester Daniel "Dan" Wolfe
Jan 9, 2014
Lester Daniel “Dan” Wolfe, 78, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born February 25, 1935, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Lester and Laura (Hoadley) Wolfe. Dan attended District #3 rural school, and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1952. Dan married Shirley Collicott on May 28, 1954,...
Mario Medrano, Jr.
Jan 6, 2014
Mario Medrano, Jr., 27, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, former Lexington resident, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at his home. He was born May 17, 1986, in King City, California, to Mario Medrano Garduno and Amanda Angel De Leon. He moved with his family to Lexington as a boy and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...
Marie Glenrose Bigelow
Jan 6, 2014
Marie Glenrose Bigelow, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away January 6, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Marie was born November 24, 1917, at Moorefield, Nebraska, to Glen B. and Martha (Glenn) Melosh. She was a 1935 graduate of Smithfield High School and attended two years at Kearney State Teacher’s College. She was united in marriage to Harold...
Kenneth "Wayne" Hendricks
Jan 1, 2014
Kenneth “Wayne” Hendricks, 62, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away, Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Cozad Community Health Systems. He was born December 12, 1951, in Arnold, Nebraska, to Rollie Kenneth and Ruth Renee (Aikin) Hendricks. He was baptized at Morningstar Evangelical Church at Stop Table, near Callaway. Wayne was born a special child of God and lived with his parents...
Douglas Kevin Matzar-Garcia
Dec 28, 2013
Douglas Kevin Matzar-Garcia, 21, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born December 20, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, to Jose and Veronica (Garcia) Matzar. He moved to Lexington with his family when he was 6 1/2 years old. Doug was a 2012, graduate of Lexington High School. While in high...
Margaret A. Schultz
Dec 26, 2013
Margaret A. Schultz, 97, of Kearney, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the Mother Hull Home in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on June 8, 1916, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Charles & Mary Jane (Carpenter) Crapser. Margaret attended high school in Holbrook and graduated with the class of 1935. She was united in marriage to...
Glenna M. (Zern) Craig
Dec 21, 2013
Glenna Mae Zern Craig, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Plum Creek Health Care Community in Lexington. She was born on May 16, 1928, in rural Minden, Nebraska, to Jim and Esther (Edmunds) Johnson. She attended grade school at District #15 and graduated from Minden High School. On January 28, 1951, she married LaVern Zern...
James H. "Jim" Burnett
Dec 17, 2013
James H. “Jim” Burnett, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his home. Jim was born September 13, 1920, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Oliver H. and Opal (Harris) Burnett. He was a 1939 graduate of Lexington High School and attended Kearney State College, participating in the concert band as first chair French horn. While in high...
Troy Hunter Treacle
Dec 16, 2013
Troy Hunter Treacle, 3 month old, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born August 20, 2013, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Patrick and Jessica (Harrison) Treacle. Troy loved to snuggle in his favorite blankie and was always smiling. He was on this earth for such a short time, but will be...
Barbara M. Peterson
Dec 15, 2013
Barbara M. Peterson, 67, of Arthur, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born December 14, 1946, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, to Robert and Helen (Fontaine) Hogle. She graduated from Wethersfield High School with the class of 1964, and went onto further her education at Business College in Wethersfield. Barbara was...
Dwayne Henry Pflaster
Dec 14, 2013
Dwayne H. Pflaster, 79, of Eddyville, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born July 14, 1934, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to John H. and Verda I. (Lovitt) Pflaster. Dwayne was a 1951 graduate of Eddyville High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably...
Rollo D. "Bud" Harvey
Dec 10, 2013
Rollo D. “Bud” Harvey, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born April 29, 1936, near Brady, Nebraska, in rural Lincoln County, to Hue Henry and Nellie (Gladson) Harvey. His childhood was spent riding his bike around Lexington and the countryside, helping the milkman deliver milk, and sharing his talent...
Douglas Scott Torrance
Nov 12, 2013
Douglas Scott Torrance, 62, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born January 14, 1951, at Eglin AFB, Florida, to Jack and LaDonna (Frank) Torrance. Doug moved to Lexington as a boy where he attended grade school, junior high and high school, graduating...
Louis James Kash
Nov 11, 2013
Louis James Kash passed away peacefully at home on November 11, 2013, in Lexington, Nebraska. He was 93 years old. Louis was born April 5, 1920, at the family homestead near Winner, South Dakota, to Ethel (Smith) and Winnie Kash. With the help of one of his deceased mother’s sisters, Louis was able to attend high school in Valentine, Nebraska....
Carl David Schwarz
Nov 10, 2013
Carl David Schwarz, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. He was born January 8, 1932, on a farm Northeast of Smithfield, Nebraska, to Frank and Dorothy (Woodside) Schwarz. He attended school at Smithfield through the 8th grade and through “Operation Recognition” earned his honorary high school diploma from Elwood...
Everett Eugene Davis
Nov 8, 2013
Everett Eugene Davis, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born October 24, 1927, in Gosper County, Nebraska, to Homer and Ida Fay (Alkire) Davis. Everett attended school in Gosper County. He was united in marriage to Loretta J. Hanson on February 12, 1956, in Lexington, Nebraska. Two...
Nancy Ann Rankin
Nov 5, 2013
Nancy Ann Rankin, 59, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad. She was born December 26, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Wilfred J. and Elizabeth C. (Sanks) Juel. Nancy was a 1972 graduate of Lexington High School and a 1976 graduate of Kearney State College...
Lester Irving Hildenbrandt
Nov 3, 2013
Lester Irving Hildenbrandt, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born November 16, 1918, in Hygiene, Colorado, to George William and Pearl MayBelle (Moody) Hildenbrandt. Lester grew up in the Hygiene/Platteville areas of Colorado and graduated high school in 1936 from Platteville High School. Lester married Arvella Anthony...
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