Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Irdell Dona Chase

Irdell Dona Chase

Sep 22, 2011

Irdell Dona Chase, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Irdell was born , Dona Irdell, to Raphael and Amanda (Schmidt) Chartraw, near Cat Creek, Custer County, Nebraska on the family farm. Irdell graduated from Mason City High School in 1940. She took Normal Training after high school. Her first teaching job was...

Darlene D. Woodside

Darlene D. Woodside

Sep 8, 2011

Darlene D. Woodside, 76, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, September 08, 2011, at the Christian Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on July 19, 1935, in Benkelman, Nebraska, Darlene was one of eight children to Dietrick and Mary (Bernard) Steinbeck. She attended school in Benkelman, following school Darlene cared for her mother and then took care...

Evelyn Helena Feist

Evelyn Helena Feist

Sep 7, 2011

Evelyn H. Feist, 91, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Gothenburg, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born January 5, 1920, at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Harm M. and Emma (Cross) Franzen, the first of four daughters. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Gothenburg where she was...

Thelma Alberta Hatfield

Thelma Alberta Hatfield

Sep 5, 2011

Thelma Alberta Hatfield, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Thelma was born to Myrtle Munger Kepler and James O. Kepler on August 18, 1925 near Brocksburg in Keya Paha County, Nebraska. As a child of 5 years they moved to near Bassett, Nebraska. She went to Rock County rural schools, graduating...

Dee Dae Harris

Dee Dae Harris

Sep 5, 2011

Dee Dae Harris, 67, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at BryanLGH Medical Center West in Lincoln. He was born June 6, 1944, at Lexington, Nebraska to W.O. and Loretta (Bybee) Harris and was named after the victory, on the same date, in WWII. Dee attended Callaway high school where he met his future wife, Beverly Ann Pitkin....

Stephen Joseph Lauby

Stephen Joseph Lauby

Sep 3, 2011

Stephen Joseph Lauby, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born February 22, 1922, on the farm south of Darr, Nebraska, the youngest of five children to Michael J. and Elizabeth (Kjar) Lauby. Steve attended and graduated from high school in Hayes, Kansas. Steve was then drafted in the...

Kevin Vargas

Kevin Vargas

Aug 21, 2011

Kevin Vargas, 4, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, August 21, 2011, at his home in Lexington, Nebraska, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 19, 2007, at Lexington, Nebraska to Fredy and Maria Guadalupe (Guido) Vargas. Kevin was diagnosed with Leukemia one year ago. He loved doing all the things any little...

Jeff M. Zediker

Jeff M. Zediker

Aug 20, 2011

Jeff M. Zediker, 49, of Overton, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at his home in Overton, following a valiant fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born October 18, 1961, at Battle Creek, Iowa to Clark Muckey and Dorothy (Pyle) Rediker. Jeff attended school at Mapleton, Iowa and worked as a carpenter/contractor his entire working career. Jeff was one of...

Berenice Lillian Libal

Berenice Lillian Libal

Aug 20, 2011

Berenice L. Libal, 94, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born December 7, 1916, at Hebron, Nebraska to Benjamin G. and Bertha (Ahlschwede) Velte. She grew up in rural Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School. She graduated from the University of Nebraska and taught school at Virginia,...

Caroline Jeanette Wamsley

Caroline Jeanette Wamsley

Aug 14, 2011

Caroline Jeanette Wamsley, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake, died Sunday, August 14, 2011, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born February 29, 1924, one out of fifteen children to Oscar & Mary (Braman) Holmstedt at Paxton. Carol graduated from Paxton High School in 1942. Following High School, Carol moved to Kearney, Nebraska, and worked...

Beverlye Dell Warnemunde

Beverlye Dell Warnemunde

Jul 29, 2011

Beverlye Dell Warnemunde, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born February 13, 1920, at Harlowton, Montana to Edward and Della (Williams) Hepburn. Bev attended schools in Montana and college in Missouri. She served as First Lieutenant, WAC, United States Army from Jun 4, 1943 until her honorable discharge on April...

Irene Josephine Darnall

Irene Josephine Darnall

Jul 28, 2011

Irene J. Darnall, 91, of Lexington died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. Mrs. Darnall was born March 19, 1920 in Ashton, Nebraska, to Cashmere and Nellie Radke. Irene grew up in Ashton where she attended school, then lived in Grand Island, Nebraska where she worked as a nanny. There she met her husband Valentine...

Darren Lynn Willis

Darren Lynn Willis

Jul 26, 2011

Darren Lynn Willis, 43, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 near Overton, Nebraska on Interstate 80, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born October 19, 1967 at Colorado Springs, Colorado to Marvin Lewis and Bethel June (Whipple) Willis. He graduated from high school in Colorado Springs and lived in Colorado until his 30’s. He later...

Robert Dean Brestel

Robert Dean Brestel

Jul 23, 2011

Robert D. Brestel, 82, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at his home in Callaway surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 19, 1928, at Arnold, Nebraska to Oscar and Mary (Thinnes) Brestel. Robert was a 1947 graduate of Callaway High School and served his country in the United States Army from 1951 until being honorably...

Neal Kohl

Neal Kohl

Jul 17, 2011

Neal Kohl, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, following a fatal stroke. He was born February 12, 1938, at Hastings, Nebraska to LaMoine and Juanita (Merimee) Kohl. Neal was a 1956 graduate of Hastings High School. Following graduation he went to work for the Sidles Company, an auto parts...

Ella L. Brown

Ella L. Brown

Jul 12, 2011

Ella L. Brown, 95, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born November 8, 1915, the youngest of five children to James and Bessie (Howard) Pickering at Lexington. She graduated from Lexington High School 1933. She married Don E. Brown on October 13th in Lexington the...

Marvin Odell Loschen

Marvin Odell Loschen

Jul 10, 2011

Marvin Odell Loschen, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born April 1, 1934 in Lexington, Nebraska to George and Irene (Soucie) Loschen. Marvin was a 1952 graduate of Lexington High School. He was united in marriage to Patsy Wing on June 18, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska. Three...

Edith Marie Schuckman

Edith Marie Schuckman

Jul 8, 2011

Edith Marie Schuckman, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born December 23, 1921, in Pierce County, Nebraska to John and Anna (Uhing) Wortman. Edith attended country school at Neligh, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Stanley Snodgrass in 1942 at Plainview, Nebraska. Three children were born to...

Henry Carl Schilling

Henry Carl Schilling

Jul 4, 2011

Henry Carl Schilling, 96, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. Henry was born December 13, 1914 to Henry and Wilhelmina (Ubele) Schilling at their homestead in Gosper County. He went to a rural school in Dawson County. Henry married Lois Catherine Kolb on March 14, 1936. The marriage was...

Rose A. McCarter

Rose A. McCarter

Jul 3, 2011

Rose A. McCarter, 78, of Overton, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at her home after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was born July 13, 1932 at Hamill, South Dakota to John and Anna (Karas) Petersek. On August 2, 1950 she married Glenn McCarter, Sr. at Bridgeport, Nebraska. They were blessed with 6 children; Bonnie, Glenn, Jr., Michael,...