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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
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
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
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
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
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
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...
W. June Taylor
Jul 16, 2012
June Taylor, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Lexington Regional Medical Center. She was born June 9, 1925, in Headrick, Oklahoma to Leonard and Lela (Ricks) Knox. She was a 1943 graduate of Warren High School in Warren, Oklahoma. June was united in marriage to Dale Taylor on June 3, 1945, in Fort Worth, Texas. Two...
Carolina Faudoa Saenz
Jul 16, 2012
Carolina Faudoa Saenz, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Chihuahua, Mexico, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012, at her home in Lexington. She was born April 15, 1940, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Enrique and Carolina (Rodriguez) Faudoa. She attended school in Mexico and was married to Fidel Saenz in Mexico. Carolina moved to Lexington in 2000 after the death of...
Ellsworth Alven Clyde
Jul 10, 2012
Ellsworth Alven Clyde, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at the WEL-Life at Plum Creek in Lexington. He was born June 1, 1935, in McGrew, Nebraska to Cyrus E. and Zena (Evans) Clyde. Ellsworth was a 1952 graduate of Spencer High School. He was baptized in Spalding, Nebraska and worked as a farmhand while living in Nebraska,...
Peggy L. Childress
Jul 10, 2012
Peggy L. Childress, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Peggy was born September 18, 1927, at Stamford, Nebraska to Archie A. and Sadie N. (Davis) Longsine. Following Peggy’s graduation from Stamford High School in 1944, she went onto further her education at Lincoln School of Commerce. She moved to Lexington in...
Eric Alonso Avalos
Jul 9, 2012
Eric Alonso Avalos, 28, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born November 3, 1983, in McAllen, Texas to Alonso and Norma (Pineda) Avalos. Eric grew up in Alamo, Texas and attended school at Donna, Texas. After his schooling he moved to Minnesota for a time where he worked in the...
Katherine Marie Willets
Jul 8, 2012
Katherine Marie Willets, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Katherine was born June 28, 1918, on the family farm south of Leigh, Nebraska, to Adolph and Anna (Loseke) Kumpf. She was the second oldest of ten children. She attended a country school south of Leigh through the 8th grade. Her family...
Janette Sue Coons
Jul 5, 2012
Janette Sue Coons, 75, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. She was born December 26, 1936, in Pound, Virginia, to Lawrence & Lockie (Shortt) Waltz. She was united in marriage to Gerald Dean Coons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1956. To this union three boys were born: Rick, Ron & Randy. Sue...
Camden James Ward
Jul 3, 2012
Camden James Ward, 10, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in a car accident near Johnson City, Kansas. He was born May 30, 2002, in Kearney, Nebraska to Thomas and Malena (Rhoades) Ward. Camden just completed 4th grade in the Dual Language Program at Bryan Elementary School in Lexington. He was full of life and had a...
Maxine E. (Arrants) Parks
Jun 30, 2012
Maxine E. (Arrants) Parks, 85, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 30, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born August 29, 1926, in Bayard, Nebraska, to John B. & Elsie B. (Fiscus) Arrants. Maxine grew up in Morrill County and attended schools in Angora and Bridgeport. She was united in marriage to Homer Parks on September...
Kenneth A. Hodgson
Jun 29, 2012
Kenneth A. Hodgson, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Ken was born February 27, 1924, at Lexington, Nebraska to Oliver and Essie (McClamrock) Hodgson. He attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1942. He was united in marriage to Gladys Clements on May 14, 1944,...
Margie Helen Headley
Jun 26, 2012
Margie H. Headley, 83, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center. She was born August 27, 1928, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Cleveland A. & Mattie M. (Price) Pitkin. Margie graduated from Callaway High School in 1945. Margie attended Kearney Normal School, where she received her teaching certificate. She married Dean Headley on July...
Wynonna LaVonne Smith
Jun 14, 2012
Wynonna LaVonne Myers Smith, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center. Born in Callaway, Nebraska, May 26, 1918, she was the daughter of Troy and Ruth Maze Myers and was married for sixty-nine years to her best friend and the love of her life, Foster Smith, who preceded her in death....
Jerry Jester Keyser
Jun 10, 2012
Jerry Jester Keyser, 80, of Callaway, Nebraska, formerly of Arnold, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Callaway District Hospital in Callaway, following a lengthy illness. Jerry was born January 19, 1932, at Kearney Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, to Lester and Emma (Cruise) Keyser. Jerry moved to Arnold, Nebraska in September of 1946, where he met his future bride, Jo Anne...
Gary F. "Shubie" Shubert
May 21, 2012
Gary Frank “Shubie” Shubert, 75, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012, at his home in rural Lexington. He was born February 3, 1937, in rural Elm Creek, Nebraska to E. Frank and Alice (Wolf) Shubert. Gary attended rural school near Elm Creek and graduated from Elm Creek High School in 1954. In 1955, Gary enlisted in the...
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