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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Richard Harvey Snell
Sep 13, 2014
Richard Harvey Snell, 80, passed from this life September 13, 2014. Born in Englewood, Kansas, March 6, 1934, he was the second of two sons to James Philip and Marguerite Littig Snell. His brother, Glen Snell survives. Although his early years growing up during the Dust Bowl in southwestern Kansas were poor, they were rich with the carefree adventures of...
Duane W. Hatfield
Sep 11, 2014
Duane W. Hatfield, 86, of Cozad, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away peacefully at home with his daughters by his side, Thursday, September 11, 2014. Duane was born July 20, 1928, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Charles and Ethel (Sherman) Hatfield. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1946. On June 18, 1946, he was inducted into the...
Andrea B. Gonzalez
Sep 8, 2014
Andrea B. Gonzalez, 84, of Bertrand, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Bertrand. Andrea was born February 4, 1930, in Horton, Kansas to Braulio and Mary (Picon’) Barron. She moved to Lexington in 1940, when she was 10 years old. She worked in the beet and corn...
Juan Jose Arenales-Vargas
Sep 4, 2014
Juan Jose Arenales Vargas, 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Mexico, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014, at his home in Lexington. He was born January 1, 1957, in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico, to Porfirio Arenales and Ricarda Vargas. He moved to the United States as a younger man, and was presently employed at Tyson Foods, Inc. as a machine operator...
Mark L. Dolan
Sep 4, 2014
Mark Dolan, 45, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014, in Lexington with his loving wife by his side. Mark was born April 12, 1969, in Grand Island, Nebraska to Bob and Colleen (Denson) Dolan. When Mark was a young boy the family moved to Overton where he grew up and graduated from Overton High School with the...
Louise W. Dannehl
Sep 1, 2014
Louise W Dannehl, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014, at her home near Lexington. She was born February 6, 1946, at Lexington, to Niles “Spike” and Orbia P. (Gosnell) Wallace. Louise attended school at Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1964. Louise went on to complete her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees...
Kenneth W. Cooley
Aug 30, 2014
Kenneth W. Cooley, 90, passed away on August 30, 2014, at Rivermont Gardens, Norman, OK. Kenneth W. Cooley was born August 25, 1924, on a farm south of Berwyn, NE, near Cumro. The second child of John W. and Avis Uhlman Cooley, Kenneth attended grade schools at Sargent Valley, Round Valley, Clear Creek, and Rye Valley, Custer County NE. He...
Phillip J. McDonald
Aug 27, 2014
Phillip J. McDonald, age 35 of Hastings, passed away August 27, 2014 in St. Anthony, Idaho. Phillip was born August 9, 1979 in Kearney, Nebraska to Daniel and Lynee (Hardesty) McDonald. He attended Overton High School and graduated with the class of 1998. On July 17, 2004, Phillip married Christina Louann Fox in Lexington, Nebraska. The couple was blessed with...
Niels Edward Royle
Aug 17, 2014
Niels Edward Royle, 43, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born January 30, 1971, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Loren and Joyce (Hughes) Royle. After the family moved to Lexington, where attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1990. He then went on...
Donald Charles Koach
Aug 15, 2014
Donald Charles Koach, 76, of North Platte, formerly of the Overton area, died Friday August 15, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Donald was born September 27, 1937, in Anselmo, Nebraska to Jack Balance and Leona Irene (Hickey) Koach. He married Evelyn Clark in 1960 in Elwood, Nebraska. Two daughters were blessed to this marriage; Jackie and Marie. They...
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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