Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Esther Nadene Cox-Pearson

Esther Nadene Cox-Pearson

Jun 21, 2011

Esther Nadene Cox-Pearson, 84, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. She was born September 28, 1926, in Holyoke, Colorado to Ray and Martha (Brown) Stroup. She was a 1945 graduate of Phillips County High School in Haxtun, Colorado and went on to further her education at...

Ruben Morales- Manriquez

Ruben Morales- Manriquez

Jun 20, 2011

Ruben Morales-Manriquez, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born June 12, 1938, at Col. Alvaro, Obregon, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuel Morales and Trinidad Manriquez. Ruben farmed and ranched his entire life and moved to Lexington, Nebraska to be near family in 1990. Ruben enjoyed time spent with family...

Cruz Elodio Araujo, Jr.

Cruz Elodio Araujo, Jr.

Jun 20, 2011

Cruz E. Araujo, Jr., 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born October 22, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska to Cruz E., Sr. and Consuelo (Ceballos) Araujo. Cruz attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1963. Following high school he worked and was...

Darrell Dwain Svoboda

Darrell Dwain Svoboda

Jun 19, 2011

Darrell Dwain Svoboda, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born May 29, 1941, in St. Paul, Nebraska to Edward and Emma (Hurt) Svoboda. The family lived on a farm near Elba, Nebraska until moving to Gothenburg, Nebraska when Darrell was a youngster. Darrell graduated from...

Robert Hugh Vinzant

Robert Hugh Vinzant

Jun 15, 2011

Robert H. Vinzant, 83, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, Elwood Care Center in Elwood. He was born March 13, 1928, on a farm south of Smithfield, Nebraska to Hugh & Bertha (Hibbs) Vinzant. Robert attended country school, District #46, south of Smithfield. As a young man he picked corn for 10 cents a bushel and then went...

Luclle Fagot

Luclle Fagot

Jun 15, 2011

Lucille Fagot, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born April 5, 1928, in Danville, Virginia, to Claude and Esther (Parcell) Moon. Lucille was united in marriage to Lawrence Fagot on January 7, 1946 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. To this union three children were born: Sharon, Keith &...

Nathan Scott Halouska

Nathan Scott Halouska

Jun 9, 2011

Nathan Scott Halouska, 23, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Yuba County, California, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Nathan was born January 9, 1988, at Lexington, Nebraska to Gaylon and Patty (Byrns) Halouska. He was homeschooled as a youngster, attended rural school at District #4, and graduated from Elwood High School with the class of...

Rosa Palacios Salazar

Rosa Palacios Salazar

Jun 7, 2011

Rosa Palacios Salazar, 56, of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Elwood Care Center. Rosa was born July 5, 1954, in Abasolo, Guanajuato, Mexico to Jose & Guadalupe Palacios. As a young child Rosa’s family moved to California where Rosa would receive her primary education, graduating from high school in Watts, California. Rosa...

Marvin Alois Bogner

Marvin Alois Bogner

Jun 3, 2011

Marvin A. Bogner, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday June 3, 2011, at Grand Island Veterans Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born December 2, 1922, in Central City, Nebraska, to Emil and Marie (Schinstock) Bogner. At 5 years old the family moved to Lexington. Marvin graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...

Richard Thomas "Dick" O'Hanlon

Richard Thomas "Dick" O'Hanlon

Jun 1, 2011

Richard T. “Dick” O’Hanlon, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dick was born November 22, 1942, in Blair, Nebraska to Robert E. and Rita (Foley) O’Hanlon. The family later moved to the Chicago area where Dick graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois in 1960. Upon graduation from...

Michael Wayne Werger

Michael Wayne Werger

May 31, 2011

Michael Wayne Werger, 60, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at his home at Johnson Lake. He was born December 4, 1950, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Gerald and Kathryn (Blecha) Werger. Mike graduated from Waverly High School with the class of 1969. Following graduation he served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Marine...

Fern Iola Hodgson

Fern Iola Hodgson

May 21, 2011

Fern I. Hodgson, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Kearney Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born April 4, 1925, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to Elmer L. and Florence Nancy (Booth) Bell. Fern attended school in Eddyville and graduated with the class of 1942. She then went on to Kearney...

Fred Marvin Vollmer, Jr.

Fred Marvin Vollmer, Jr.

May 20, 2011

Fred M. Vollmer, Jr., 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born April 16, 1924, at Overton, Nebraska to Fred M. and Jessie (Musser) Vollmer, Sr. Fred attended country school near Overton and on January 20, 1945, was united in marriage to Geraldine M. Eby at Kearney, Nebraska. Three...

Edward J. Naprstek

Edward J. Naprstek

May 18, 2011

Edward J. Naprstek, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at his home in Lexington. He was born October 13, 1925, at Elba, Nebraska, to Edward V. and Anna (Novotony) Naprstek. Ed attended grade school at Elba and then Ord High School. He left high school before graduation to go into the Navy during WWII. He served his...

Lester I. Wood

Lester I. Wood

May 18, 2011

Lester I. Wood, 88, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, formerly of Mason City, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. He was born September 23, 1922, at Buffalo, Nebraska, to Charles Timothy and Myrtle K. (Feddersen) Wood. Lester was the oldest of 12 children and helped take care of his younger siblings. Lester was...

David Brian Crawford

David Brian Crawford

May 17, 2011

David Brian Crawford, 47, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. David was born April 13, 1964, at Lexington, Nebraska to Jimmy and Marylin (Deeter) Crawford. He was a graduate of Lexington High School, class of 1982. Following graduation he moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he trained quarter horses. David then moved...

Cathern Lorene Nevada (Clark) Wood

Cathern Lorene Nevada (Clark) Wood

May 14, 2011

Cathern Lorene Nevada (Clark) Wood, 81, of Mason City, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She was born April 7, 1930 at Culloden, West Virginia to Newton Ivory and Garnet (Beckett) Clark. Cathern attended school at Lexington and during her working years she worked at Sperry New Holland, the...

Vincent Frances Urban

Vincent Frances Urban

May 10, 2011

Vince F. Urban, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Vince was born September 19, 1947, at Columbus, Nebraska to Raymond and Libbie (Smrz) Urban. He attended District #61 country school near Clarkson, then town school through the 11th grade at Clarkson and graduated from...

Luis Manuel "Wicho" Arredondo

Luis Manuel "Wicho" Arredondo

May 9, 2011

Luis Manuel “Wicho” Arredondo, 17, of Overton, Nebraska, died Monday, May 9, 2011, at his home south of Overton. Luis was born June 23, 1993, in Indio, California to Ruben and Rosa Maria (Nunez) Arredondo. He moved with his family as a small boy to Lexington and then to Overton. Luis was a sophomore at Overton High School where he...

Lloyd Emil Barta, Sr.

Lloyd Emil Barta, Sr.

May 7, 2011

Lloyd E. Barta, Sr., 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Lloyd was born July 26, 1934, at Overton, Nebraska, to Mike G. and Eva A. (Warner) Barta. He attended school in the Sumner area. Following his schooling, Lloyd worked on the farm until entering the United States Army on July 11, 1957....