Obituaries
Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
John William "Bill" Doughty
Jul 23, 2013
John William “Bill” Doughty, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Bill was born October 16, 1921, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ali “Roy” and Harriet (Shepherd) Doughty. He was a graduate of Lexington High School. Bill served his Country in the Army Air Corps during WWII from September 23, 1942, until...
Lolita Mae Biehl
Jul 11, 2013
Lolita M. Biehl, 86, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad. Lolita was the third of seven children born to W.E. “Edd” Riley and Grace Harriett Davis at Trenton, NE on March 26, 1927. She attended Trenton Public Schools all 12 years, and graduated as salutatorian of the class of 1944....
Vera May Brummet
Jul 11, 2013
Vera May Brummet, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, took her last earthly breath and her first heavenly one on Thursday evening, July 11, 2013, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Vera was born June 23, 1918, at Callaway, Nebraska to George and Minnie (Reed) Klein. She spent her younger years in the Callaway and Cozad areas before moving to...
Frederick William "Bill" Slater
Jul 2, 2013
Frederick W. “Bill” Slater, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Bill was born January 20, 1943, in Smith Center, Kansas to Rhuben and Alvrada (Lewis) Slater. He graduated high school from Kearney, Nebraska in 1961. Bill was united in marriage to Kay Reed on August 12, 1967, in Lexington, Nebraska....
Oscar William Ziebell
Jun 25, 2013
Oscar W. Ziebell, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at the Shackley Retirement Village in Lexington. He was born May 12, 1918, in Arapahoe, Nebraska, to Wilhelm B. and Sophie (Esslinger) Ziebell. Oscar attended school at Immanuel Lutheran School northeast of Arapahoe. Oscar lived at home until 1940 where he worked at various farms for...
Marianne Fagot
Jun 24, 2013
Marianne Fagot, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born July 10, 1919, in Stanton, Ne, the daughter of Marie (Rieger) and Fred Slobodney. The family later moved to Kearney, Ne, where she attended high school, graduating in 1936, then attended Kearney State College where she earned...
Helen I. Sill
Jun 22, 2013
Helen I. Sill, 96, of LaVista, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Helen was born July 7, 1916, in Lexington, Nebraska, to A. Roy and Harriett (Shepherd) Doughty. Helen grew up in Lexington where she lived her entire life until moving to be near their son. She...
Max Donald Kitsmiller
Jun 19, 2013
Max Donald Kitsmiller, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born July 31, 1932, in Beatrice, Nebraska, to Max M. and Ruth A. (Roepke) Kitsmiller. Max moved to Lexington at the age of 8. He attended school and graduated from Lexington High School. Following graduation, he joined the...
Isabel Garcia
Jun 14, 2013
Isabel Garcia, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born May 5, 1936, in Manuel Benabides, Chihauhua, Mexico, to Jose Rios Rivera and Dolores Galindo. Isabel moved to the United States years ago and has made Nebraska her home for the last 45. She moved to Lexington and worked...
Opal Dorothy Henrietta Quitmeyer
Jun 10, 2013
Opal Dorothy Henrietta Quitmeyer, 90, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013, at the Callaway District Hospital. Opal was born April 9, 1923, on a farm in the Buffalo community to Frank and Bertha (Kopf) Quitmeyer. She received the sacrament of Holy Baptism on April 9, 1923, and reaffirmed those vows at her confirmation on May 16,...
Babe R. VanCura
Jun 6, 2013
Babe R. VanCura, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born October 7, 1934, in Elsie, Nebraska to Henry and Lola (Ramsey) VanCura. Babe attended school in Elsie and Ogallala. In May of 1957, Babe joined the Nebraska National Guard until being relieved of his duties in 1966. Babe...
Francis "Frank" Schuster
May 28, 2013
Francis “Frank” Schuster, 82, of rural Eddyville, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at home following a long battle with cancer. He was born May 7, 1931, on the family farm near Callaway, Nebraska to Felix and Clara (Wistuba) Schuster. Frank graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1950. After spending two years in the United States Army...
Donald J. Johnson
May 22, 2013
Donald J. Johnson, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born May 21, 1923, near Oconto, Nebraska, to Ralph and Lottie Bell (Preston) Johnson. He attended grade school at District #231 until the 8th grade, which was ¼ mile from home. Don then began high school in Lexington...
Phillip Araujo
May 22, 2013
Phillip Araujo, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his home in Lexington surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 20, 1932, in Shelton, Nebraska to Marcus and Gertrude (Hernandez) Araujo. Phillip was united in marriage to Josephine Hernandez on December 17, 1951, in Littleton, Colorado. Six children were blessed to this marriage; Phillip,...
Raymond Edward Linden
May 21, 2013
Raymond Edward Linden, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, surrounded by his family. He was born October 19, 1917, in Litchfield, Nebraska, to Henry and Inez (Spiker) Linden. He attended school at Litchfield. Ray was united in marriage to Helen Benjamin in 1948, in Duluth, MN. Six children...
Don G. Knauss
May 17, 2013
Don Knauss, 76, of rural Cozad, Nebraska, passed away at his home on Friday, May 17, 2013. He was born February 8, 1937 in Lexington, Nebraska to Harold and Meredith (Gosnell) Knauss. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1955 and married Marian (Aden) Knauss on October 4, 1959. He served with the Nebraska National Guard while...
Karen M. Shafer
May 15, 2013
Karen M. Shafer, 59, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a short, but hard fought battle with cancer. She was born August 24, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska to Robert D. and Clarice (Eby) Bamrick. Karen grew up in Overton where she graduated from Overton High School with the class of...
Nanett Jo Holtz
May 15, 2013
Nanett Jo Holtz, 39, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, following a battle with uterine cancer. She was born March 29, 1974, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was lovingly adopted by her parents, Rodney and Marcia (Peterson) Holtz. Nanett was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington in April of 1974,...
Maxine M. Schlientz
May 8, 2013
Maxine M. Schlientz, 84, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born November 2, 1928, in Depew, Oklahoma to Merrill L. and Nona Edith (Holton) Southworth. She moved to Kansas when she was a young girl and graduated from Chase High School...
Vera Eizabeth Schwarz
May 4, 2013
Vera E. Schwarz, 90, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Vera Elizabeth Hock was born to Fred and Helena Maria (Baumgartner) Hock in Waterloo, Iowa on May 14, 1922. She was baptized at Trinity American Church in Waterloo. When she was a year old Vera’s family moved to a farm northwest...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries