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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Wilma Faye Nansel
Mar 24, 2012
Wilma Faye (Linn) Nansel, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died March 24, 2012 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born November 22, 1930 in rural Lexington, Nebraska. She was the only child of Millard and Nellie (Peters) Linn. She attended rural school in Dawson County and graduated from Lexington High School in 1948 and Nebraska State Teachers...
Loretta Jean Racicky
Mar 22, 2012
Loretta Jean Racicky, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her sister’s home in Lexington following a stroke. She was born August 26, 1938, at Ericson, Nebraska to Lewis P. and Sara (Hoskins) Racicky. Loretta Jean was a special child of God, born with handicaps, but enjoyed her life to the fullest. She loved spending time with...
Georgetta Lynn "Jo" Kelly
Mar 19, 2012
Georgetta Lynn “Jo” Kelly, 38, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Monday, March 19, 2012, at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad, Nebraska. Jo was born November 2, 1973, in Beatrice, Nebraska to David and Susan (Wolfe) Andersen. She obtained her GED in 2009. On October 20, 1992, she was united in marriage to Ryan D. Kelly at the United Methodist Church...
Jay Patton Dillard
Mar 17, 2012
Jay Patton Dillard, 63, of Ashland, Nebraska, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born June 14, 1948, in Lexington, Nebraska to Jehu J. “Jack” and Dorothy R. (Redell) Dillard. Jay was a 1966 graduate of Lexington High School and the Wentworth Military Academy in Independence, Missouri, graduating as a 2nd Lieutenant....
Jane Alkire Hibberd
Mar 16, 2012
Jane Alkire Hibberd, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Jane was born on April 19, 1930, in Lexington, Nebraska to Leonard and Helen (Teets) Alkire. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1948 and attended Nebraska Wesleyan. After her children entered public school, she enrolled at Kearney State...
Margaret Adelaide (Cronk) Wortman
Mar 16, 2012
Margaret A. Wortman, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at South Lake Village in Lincoln, Nebraska. Margaret Cronk was born on September 9, 1925, in Page, Nebraska, to Fred and Carrie (Finch) Cronk. She graduated from Page High School in 1942 and worked for a time in Omaha, Nebraska. She married Edward H. Wortman in Ewing, Nebraska,...
Irven L. Wood
Mar 11, 2012
Irven L. Wood, 88, of Aurora, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at the Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Irven was born in Buffalo, Nebraska on July 13, 1923, to Timothy and Emma (Gilmore) Wood. Irven’s early working years were spent hauling hay and well drilling. He was a self-taught welder. On April 24, 1944, Irvin enlisted in...
Marjorie Eleanor Pierce
Mar 11, 2012
Marjorie Eleanor Pierce was born on March 19, 1922, to Arthur C. and Jennie Marie (Gustafson) Newquist and passed from this life on March 11, 2012 at age 89. Marjorie was born at home on a farm near Sumner and, aside from her college years, she spent her life living in the Sumner area. Marjorie graduated from high school in...
Daryl Eugene Clifton
Mar 7, 2012
Daryl E. Clifton, 69, of Lexington died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 12:30 a.m. at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Daryl was born May 20, 1942 in Morgan County Ohio to Earenst and Leoma (Henry) Clifton. Daryl was united in marriage to Catherine Butrick on June 14, 1968, In Iowa. Six children were born to this union. The couple...
Iris Esmeralda Novoa
Mar 1, 2012
Iris Esmeralda Novoa, 26, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born August 6, 1985, in El Salvador to Francisco and Carmen de Jesus Roque Corpeno. Iris moved to Lexington as a young girl and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2005. Iris was united in marriage...
Earnie L. "Bill" Livingston
Feb 29, 2012
Earnie L. “Bill” Livingston, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at his home in Lexington. He was born February 17, 1930, at Ansley, Nebraska to Arnie and Sylvia (Rucker) Livingston. Bill attended country school near Oconto, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Delores Spencer on May 18, 1952, at Cozad, Nebraska. Five children were blessed to...
Joseph Edward Fleenor
Feb 26, 2012
Joseph E. Fleenor, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 26, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. He was born February 14, 1916, in Webster, Indiana to George and Susie (Moore) Fleenor. Joe attended school in Webster and after he was married the couple farmed and in the early 1950’s sold that farm and bought a farm near Greensfork,...
Lyllis K. Veal
Feb 25, 2012
Lyllis K. Veal, 83, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. She was born February 18, 1929 in Eddyville, Nebraska to James B. and Amelia C. (Specht) Kile. Lyllis grew up in Eddyville and graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1946. She then attended Kearney State College for...
Irene (Conner) Linn
Feb 22, 2012
Irene (Conner) Linn, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Life Care Center of Elkhorn in Elkhorn, Nebraska. She was born September 29, 1918, in Dawson County, Nebraska, to Mabel W. (Alkire) Conner and Orville J. Conner. She attended School District 17 (Dawson County) for grades 1-10. Her 11th and 12th grade education was obtained at...
Sally W. Haller
Feb 20, 2012
Sally W. Haller, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, February 20, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Medical Center. She was born April 4, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Doyle and Phyllis (Nisley) Mingus. Sally was a 1957 graduate of Lexington High School and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Sally worked mostly as a secretary throughout the years, but...
Genevieve "Gen" Margritz
Feb 17, 2012
Genevieve “Gen” Margritz, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born August 29, 1921, in Cozad, Nebraska to Everett T. and Louise C. (Weiland) Bailey. Gen attended school at Lexington and was united in marriage to Merle L. Margritz on August 29, 1941, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington....
Lois I. (Collins) Rhoadarmer
Feb 15, 2012
Lois I. (Collins) Rhoadarmer, 85, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Eastmont Towers in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born August 12, 1926, in Irving, Michigan to Frank J. and Isa J. (Sowerby) Graham. At the age of 12 Lois moved to Washington, DC, with her mother and sisters. She graduated from high school there in 1944...
Doyle Franklin Hemphill
Feb 12, 2012
Doyle Franklin Hemphill, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at his home in Lexington. He was born February 10, 1926 at Oconto, Nebraska to Lynn and Ada (Newhouse) Hemphill. Later the family moved to Cozad where he attended school. On June 15, 1944 he married Elaine Hueftle of Eustis. To this union 7 children were born. In...
Alice "Ruth" Wallace Nisley
Feb 11, 2012
Alice “Ruth” Wallace Nisley, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Waverly Care Center in Waverly. Ruth was born Easter Sunday April 4, 1920 in rural Lexington to Clay and Alice (Wright) Wallace. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1937 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1941. On February 7, 1942, she married Samuel (Sam)...
Virginia Ann Carey
Feb 9, 2012
Virginia Ann Carey, 90, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. She was born August 13, 1921, in Overton, Nebraska to John Patrick and Gertrude Della (Leek) Carey. Virginia grew up in Overton and continued to live there with her father until his death in 1981, and...
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