Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Marie Stieb

Marie Stieb

May 1, 2014

Marie Stieb, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Marie was born February 16, 1920, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to John and Charlotte (Sinner) Reinhardt. She and her parents, five brothers and four sisters came to the Lexington area for several summers when she was a child to work in the sugar beet...

William Robb Jeffrey, Jr.

William Robb Jeffrey, Jr.

Apr 30, 2014

  William Robb Jeffrey, Jr., 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Robb was born January 25, 1938, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William Robb and Doris (Spear) Jeffrey, Sr. He was a Lexington High School graduate with the class of 1957, and went on to further his education at the...

Robert Louis Anderson

Robert Louis Anderson

Apr 28, 2014

    Robert Louis Anderson, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born January 22, 1935, in Hastings, Nebraska, to Andrew and Marjorie (Rose) Anderson. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1952. He then attended Milford Technical School in Milford, Nebraska. On November 30, 1953, he joined the United...

Delores B. "Dee" Steinmetz-Kugler

Delores B. "Dee" Steinmetz-Kugler

Apr 26, 2014

    Delores B. “Dee” Steinmetz-Kugler, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born May 14, 1930, in Gibbon, Nebraska, to Martin and Marie (Haug) Hibberd. The family moved to Lexington in 1940.  She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1947.  Following graduation she went...

Sarah Rae Rookstool

Sarah Rae Rookstool

Apr 16, 2014

    Sarah Rae Rookstool, 17, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Cozad Community Health System, the result of a genetic disorder called Alstrom’s Syndrome, which also claimed the lives of her brother and sister, Jordan and Chelsea. She was born July 31, 1996, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Theron and Wilda (Binegar) Rookstool. Sarah attended...

Loy Dean Branstiter

Loy Dean Branstiter

Apr 11, 2014

Loy D. Branstiter, 86, of Kearney, Nebraska formerly of Overton, Nebraska, died Friday, April 11, 2014, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Society in Kearney. He was born July 13, 1927, in Oconto, Nebraska, to Claude and Pearl (Casey) Branstiter. Loy grew up on a farm and attended school in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Loy was united in marriage to Phyllis Bristol...

Marjorie Esther Hatting

Marjorie Esther Hatting

Apr 9, 2014

MARJORIE ESTHER (DODGE) HATTING Marjorie Esther (Dodge) Hatting, 89, was born in Darr, Nebraska on March 23, 1925 and died on April 9, 2014 at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was the third of five children of Esther (Mosher) Dodge and Hugh Alonzo Dodge. Marjorie married William Hatting, Jr. on September 17, 1945 in Garden City, Kansas. She graduated...

Sondra Kaye Naumann

Sondra Kaye Naumann

Apr 6, 2014

  Sondra K. Naumann, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center.   She was born October 9, 1946, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William and Ellen (Sage) Pierce.  Sondra graduated from St. Ann’s High School in Lexington in 1964.  She then went to Beauty School and worked as a Beautician for many years....

Elsie Dorthea Elizabeth Shreves

Elsie Dorthea Elizabeth Shreves

Apr 1, 2014

    Elsie D. Shreves, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington.   She was born November 19, 1917, near Norton, Kansas, to Fred and Dorthea Elizabeth Poppe.  She was one of 11 children.  She grew up 10 miles from Norton and attended a Lutheran Church ¼ mile from their house which...

Sandra Carol Morris

Sandra Carol Morris

Mar 26, 2014

      Sandra C. Morris, 70, of Omaha, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Hospice House in Omaha. She was born September 14, 1943, in Hollywood, California to Marjorie Gaskill and Gerald Kerr, but was raised by her stepfather, Nathan Peters. She moved to Dodge City, Kansas as a young girl, where she graduated...

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...