Obituaries
Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Doris Madeline Carroll
Dec 3, 2012
Doris M. Carroll, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, at her home in Lexington. Doris was born February 5, 1918, in Solomon, Kansas to George L. and Augusta L. (Luke) Cryderman. Doris moved to Lexington where she went to work for the REA. It was during this time she met and married Delbert Carroll. The couple...
Robert Lee "Bob" Reed
Nov 22, 2012
Robert L. “Bob” Reed, 54, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, following a courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born December 11, 1957, in Lexington, Nebraska to Robert E. and Nola (Jones) Reed. He was a 1976 graduate of Overton High School, and went on to further his...
Alicemae Holland
Nov 11, 2012
Alicemae Holland, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, at her home in Lexington. She was born June 14, 1947, in Kearney, Nebraska to John E. and Frances (Shimonek) Holland. Alicemae grew up in Overton and attended Overton schools. Alicemae was a special child of God as she was born with disabilities. She loved competing on the...
Lynda Jewel Gardner
Nov 11, 2012
Lynda Jewel Gardner, 72, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born February 5, 1940, in Cowley, Wyoming to Harry and Evelyn (Madsen) Gardner. Lynda attended elementary and high school in Cozad, Nebraska. Lynda went on to attend nursing school in Lubbock, Texas. She was united in marriage to...
Marilyn Marie Foster
Nov 10, 2012
Marilyn Marie Foster, 74, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Country House Residences in Lincoln. She was born November 22, 1937, in Minden, Nebraska, the only child of Earnest and Anne (Meents) Jensen. Marilyn attended school at Minden, graduating salutatorian of her class. She received both her B.A. in Education and her M.A....
Esther Elizabeth Murdock
Nov 6, 2012
Esther Elizabeth Murdock, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Esther was born January 17, 1917, in Lexington, Nebraska to John and Jane (Powell) Haworth. She attended primary school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1935. Following graduation, she worked for Stewart's Pharmacy, Reutlinger's...
Leon E. "Jack" Jones
Nov 1, 2012
Leon E. “Jack” Jones, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Lexington Regional Hospital in Lexington. He was born January 4, 1920, in Wilsonville, Nebraska to Edward and Mary (Duling) Jones. Jack and his family moved to Chambers, Nebraska when he was thirteen years old. Jack was a United States Army veteran who served his country...
Lucy Irene Isom
Oct 31, 2012
Lucy Irene (Junod) Isom, 90, of Mullen, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at her daughter’s home at Johnson Lake, Nebraska, surrounded by her loving family. Lucy was born September 12, 1922, to Edna Kime and Lawrence (Buck) Junod at Kerrmoor, Pennsylvania at her grandma and grandpa Junod’s home in the country. She was the first of four children....
Margaret Marie Garcia
Oct 20, 2012
Margaret Marie Garcia, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Margaret was born January 13, 1923, in Eustis, Nebraska to Fulton W. and Frieda V. (Hess) Brown. She moved to Lexington when she was 3 years old and attended school in Lexington. She was united in marriage to Alphonso Garcia...
R. Elsie (Halouska) Edmunds
Oct 18, 2012
R. Elsie (Halouska) Edmunds, 81, of Abilene, Kansas, formerly of Lexington, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012, in Abilene, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1931, in Merna, Nebraska, the daughter of Claus P. and Clara Anna Marie (Forsberg) Christensen. Growing up in Merna and Westerville, she attended local schools, graduated from Westerville High School class of 1949, and attended...
Leona Katherine "Lea" Kjar
Oct 13, 2012
Leona K. “Lea” Kjar, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012, at WEL-Life at Plum Creek in Lexington. She was born October 23, 1919, in Indianola, Nebraska to John C. and Mary (Weskamp) Gillen. Lea attended rural school in Frontier, County and graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1938. She attended Teacher’s College for...
Paul G. Clouse
Oct 11, 2012
Paul G. Clouse, 45, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away from a stroke on October 11, 2012, at BryanLGH West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born June 28, 1967, in Kearney, Nebraska to Robert W. and Violet A. (Hladky) Clouse. After living a short time in Eddyville, Nebraska, Paul grew up in Callaway and graduated...
Shirley Nadine Kolbo
Oct 11, 2012
Shirley Nadine Kolbo, 84, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society in Callaway. Shirley was born August 15, 1928, in Callaway, Nebraska to Chris and Blanche (Williamson) Roth. She graduated in 1946 from Callaway high School. Shirley was married to the love of her life, Raymond L. Kolbo on May 27, 1951, at...
Virginia Elaine Cumpston
Oct 9, 2012
Virginia Elaine Cumpston, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, with her family by her bedside, peacefully left this life and entered an eternal life in Heaven with her Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Virginia (Dodge) Cumpston was born August 30, 1921, at Darr, Nebraska to Hugh and Esther (Mosher) Dodge. Virginia...
Blanca Elena Morales
Oct 9, 2012
Blanca Elena Morales, 53, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012, from a brain tumor, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born August 20, 1959, in Tiquisate, Escuintla, Guatemala, to Julio Guerra and Ambrocia Florian. She moved to Lexington in the late 1990’s from Los Angeles, California. Juan and Blanca were married in Lexington. Blanca...
Ruben Maravilla Cortez
Oct 9, 2012
Ruben Maravilla Cortez, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away tragically as the result of a traffic accident early Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at Lexington. He was born October 5, 1944, in a small town in Michoacan, Mexico to Francisco Maravilla Cortez and Raquel Cortez Alejandre. Ruben moved to the United States in the early 1970’s where he worked in the...
Howard A. "J.R." Hanson, Jr.
Oct 8, 2012
Howard A. “J.R.” Hanson, Jr., 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 8, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Howard was born January 28, 1942, in Tooele, Utah to Howard A., Sr. and Marie W. (Galbraith) Hanson. He was the 2nd of four children. As a young child his family returned to Lexington where he was raised....
Kathy Goracke
Oct 4, 2012
Kathleen “Kathy” Goracke, 62, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born on October 24, 1949, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Her parents were Elmer and Imogene (Feist) Peyton of Leshara, Nebraska. Following graduation from Fremont High School Kathy moved to Tecumseh, Nebraska. She...
Carroll Edward Clements
Oct 4, 2012
Carroll E. Clements, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born November 20, 1929, at Valentine, Nebraska to Charles E. and Blanche (Shulenberger) Clements. Carroll moved to Overton as a young boy where he attended school and graduated in 1947. Following graduation he worked in Holdrege for a...
Martin R. Achterberg
Oct 4, 2012
Martin R. Achterberg, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. He was born February 18, 1923, south of Oconto, Nebraska on the home place to Carl and Ida (Camin) Achterberg. He attended school at rural District #217. Martin was married to Bonny Estergard on April 12, 1956, at First Lutheran Church...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries