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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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