Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Richard Leon "Dick" Rickel

Richard Leon "Dick" Rickel

Sep 10, 2012

Richard L. “Dick” Rickel, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at his home. He was born September 8, 1926, in Cozad, Nebraska to Otto R. and Helen (Godfrey) Rickel. Dick graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1944. He then served his Country in the United States Army during WWII, from October 23, 1944,...

Lois Jean Williams

Lois Jean Williams

Sep 7, 2012

Lois Jean Williams, 89, of rural Eddyville, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012, at her home. She was born March 3, 1923, in her family’s home at rural Eddyville to Clarence and Ruth (Eastwood) Walter. Jean graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1940, and then worked for a year at the Eddyville High School. On December...

Dorothy R. Baradics

Dorothy R. Baradics

Sep 6, 2012

Dorothy R. Baradics, 97, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dorothy was born June 25, 1915, in Lexington, Nebraska to Jacob and Myrtle (Hollibaugh) Hofferber. She was a 1933 graduate of Lexington High School. Following her schooling Dorothy moved to Buffalo, New York, where she met and married her husband, Joe...

Joyce Elaine Hendricks

Joyce Elaine Hendricks

Aug 31, 2012

Joyce Elaine Hendricks, 76, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She was born December 20, 1935, at Oconto, Nebraska to Fred and Elsie (Studley) Dittmar. Joyce graduated from Oconto High School with the class of 1953, and then furthered her education at Kearney State College where she studied...

Thomas James Bader

Thomas James Bader

Aug 31, 2012

Thomas James Bader, 45, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at the Cozad Community Hospital, the result of a motorcycle accident in Cozad. He was born August 20, 1967, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Donald and Margaret (Waldmann) Bader. As a baby Tom moved with his family to Lexington where he attended elementary school, junior high and...

Mary E. Petersen

Mary E. Petersen

Aug 21, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Petersen, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Mary was born August 13, 1923, in Welch, OK. to Glen and Naomi (Chavers) Williamson. Mary attended grade school and graduated from Welch High School class of 1941. Following graduation Mary worked in Kearney, NE where she met her husband...

Warren Russell Nixon

Warren Russell Nixon

Aug 19, 2012

Warren Russell Nixon, 55, of rural Oconto, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012, at his home on the Rockin’ N Ranch near Oconto, following a stroke he suffered 4½ years ago. Warren was born September 24, 1956, at Hastings, Nebraska to Clifton Shelby and Dora Caroline (Frickey) Nixon. He started kindergarten in Alma, Nebraska, attended school in Schuyler and...

Donald Raymond Hennek

Donald Raymond Hennek

Aug 14, 2012

Donald Raymond Hennek, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Don was born October 9, 1932, at Lexington, Nebraska to Claude F. and Rosey K. (Hofreiter) Hennek. Don attended primary school in Lexington and graduated with the class of 1951, where he was active in football, basketball and track. Some...

Mildred Marie (Mickie) Newquist

Mildred Marie (Mickie) Newquist

Aug 13, 2012

Mildred “Mickie” M. Newquist, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Sumner, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Mildred “Mickie” M. Newquist was born July 20, 1919 to Arthur and Jennie (Gustafson) Newquist on a farm near Sumner, Nebraska. At age 11, during a children’s meeting, Mildred asked Christ to be her Savior. Two years later,...

Delbert William Carroll

Delbert William Carroll

Aug 11, 2012

Delbert William Carroll, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born June 8, 1920, in Smithfield, Nebraska to Charles Dennis and Elizabeth Clara (Melosh) Carroll. Delbert moved with his family to rural Lexington as a young boy and then into town when he was in the 5th grade. He...

Gerhart A. Kopf

Gerhart A. Kopf

Aug 10, 2012

Graveside Inurnment Service for Mr.Kopf will be held Monday, September 10, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Cemetery, south of Oconto, with Pastor Victor Rasmussen officiating.

Larry Jean Carroll

Larry Jean Carroll

Aug 5, 2012

Larry Jean Carroll, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born November 10, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska to Jean L. and Alice (Meyer) Carroll. He attended primary school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1970. He then went onto further his education at Hastings...

Robert Guy Mathews, II

Robert Guy Mathews, II

Aug 2, 2012

Robert G. “Bob” Mathews, 69, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, following a courageous fight with cancer. He was born July 4, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Robert Guy Mathews and Ruby (West) Mathews. Bob was a 1961 graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School and served his...

Keith Russell Schwarz

Keith Russell Schwarz

Jul 30, 2012

Keith Russell Schwarz, 74, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, in a semi-truck accident near Loomis, Nebraska. He was born January 16, 1938, in Smithfield, Nebraska to Frank and Dorothy (Woodside) Schwarz. Keith was a 1956 graduate of Lexington High School. He served his Country in the United States Navy from May 24, 1957, until being Honorably...

Dina Cortez

Dina Cortez

Jul 29, 2012

Dina Cortez, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012, at her home in Lexington. She was born March 19, 1924, in San Salvador, El Salvador, to Isabel and Dolores (Martinez) Cortez. Dina moved to Lexington in 1993 from California with her daughter and grandson. She helped raise her grandson and so enjoyed being with her family and...

Joseph Kenneth "Kenny" Klein

Joseph Kenneth "Kenny" Klein

Jul 23, 2012

Joseph Kenneth “Kenny” Klein, 81, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood. He was born June 23, 1931, in Perkins County, Nebraska to Joseph and Josephine (Kukla) Klein. He was a 1949 graduate of Perkins County High School. Following school he farmed and then served his country in the United States Army....

Gloria M. Way

Gloria M. Way

Jul 23, 2012

Gloria M. Way, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Gloria had suffered a massive stroke on the 15th of July. She was born May 30, 1939, in Smithfield, Nebraska to Gerald “Ole” and Mabel (Anderson) Nelson. Gloria was a 1958 graduate of Lexington High School. She married her sweetheart,...

Charles D. "Chuck" Groves

Charles D. "Chuck" Groves

Jul 22, 2012

Charles D. “Chuck” Groves, 80, of Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at the Grand Island Veteran’s Home. He was born March 27, 1932, at Bartley, Nebraska to Clyde C. and Alice G. (Karash) Groves. Chuck grew up in Arapahoe, Nebraska where he graduated from high school with the class of 1949. He was...

H. Dale Kugler

H. Dale Kugler

Jul 19, 2012

H. Dale Kugler, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born on June 22, 1927 to Henry and Georgia (Zimmerer) Kugler in Lexington. Dale attended rural school at District #52, and then attended high school from 1941-1942, but graduated with the class of 1945, due to enlisting...

Duaine Schoneman

Duaine Schoneman

Jul 19, 2012

Duaine W. Schoneman, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. He was born on September 9, 1933 in Jeffers, Minnesota to William and Verna (Quade) Schoneman. He graduated from Bertha High School in 1951. Duaine was united in marriage to Ollie Hazel Morgan on November 11, 1951 in Winnebago, Minnesota. Five...