Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Margie Helen Headley

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

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

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

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...

Esther Reinhardt

Esther Reinhardt

May 15, 2012

Esther Reinhardt, 88, of North Platte, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska, where she has spent the past 3 ½ years battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Esther was born April 14, 1924, in Cozad, Nebraska to Alex Schneider and Amelia (Moore) Schneider. She attended school at Cozad. Esther worked at Russell Stover’s in Lincoln and...

Jerry Donald "J.D." Finley

Jerry Donald "J.D." Finley

May 14, 2012

Jerry D. “J.D.” Finley, 48, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Jerry was born April 30, 1964, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of loving adoptive parents, Jerry E. and B. Janice (Smith) Finley. Jerry was a 1983 high school graduate of Centennial High School near Utica, Nebraska. He...

Florence Elizabeth Lantz

Florence Elizabeth Lantz

May 12, 2012

Florence Elizabeth Lantz, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Florence spent her life in Lexington, born November 15, 1915, to Roscoe and Florence (Allen) Fellers. She was raised on a farm southeast of Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School in 1933. She was united in marriage on...

Dale Denton Walston

Dale Denton Walston

May 11, 2012

Dale D. Walston, 92, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born August 29, 1919, at Lexington, Nebraska to John H. and Rena (Tullis) Walston. Dale attended school at Lexington. He was united in marriage to Virginia Leonard on April 3, 1942, at Ventura, California. One daughter was blessed to...

Ruth Woehrle

Ruth Woehrle

May 7, 2012

Ruth Woehrle, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington, Nebraska. Ruth was born September 24, 1927, at Bridgeport, Nebraska to Alex Schneider and Amelia (Moore) Schneider. Ruth attended school at Cozad, Nebraska. On November 22, 1943, she married Arnold Woehrle and to this union four children were born. Ruth was...

Gale Morgan Payton

Gale Morgan Payton

May 5, 2012

Gale Morgan Payton, age 80, of Encampment, Wyoming took his final flight to be with Jesus on May 5, 2012, at Encampment, WY. He was born the youngest of nine children on Jan 8, 1932, in Callaway, Nebraska. As a youth he grew up on the old N.M. Morgan Homestead, just a half mile north of town. He loved building...

Jessie Winnifred Talbott

Jessie Winnifred Talbott

May 4, 2012

Jessie Winnifred Talbott, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Jessie Winnifred (Winnie) Talbott was born July 30, 1917, to Clay and Alice (Wright) Wallace on the family farm northwest of Lexington, Nebraska. Winnie graduated from Lexington High School and attended Hastings College. After graduation in 1938, she embarked on...

Mark Alan Schievelbein

Mark Alan Schievelbein

May 1, 2012

Mark Alan Schievelbein, 42, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at his home in Lexington. Mark was born June 25, 1969, in Lebanon, Missouri to Lyle and Ramona (Shepherd) Schievelbein. When he was four the family moved to Elwood, Nebraska, where he grew up. He was active in school sports and loved to wrestle. He graduated from Elwood...

Gregory G. Witthuhn

Gregory G. Witthuhn

Apr 30, 2012

Gregory G. Witthuhn, 55, of Omaha, Nebraska, departed this life on Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Home. He was born December 24, 1956, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Wayne Witthuhn and Nadine Ellison Witthuhn. Greg was the fourth of five children. He grew upon the farm in the Callaway area. He attended Callaway Public Schools. As a...

Marian "Macky" Vollmer

Marian "Macky" Vollmer

Apr 30, 2012

Marian “Macky” Vollmer, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born July 17, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in Clay County and attended school in Edgar, Nebraska. In 1943, she moved to Dawson County with her family. On July 24, 1944, she married Frank Vollmer. They...

Gustavo Vargas Carrasco

Gustavo Vargas Carrasco

Apr 27, 2012

Gustavo Vargas Carrasco, 39, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 27, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney with his family by his side. He was born May 29, 1972, in Villachuato, Michoacan, Mexico, to Salvador and Maria Consuelo Carrasco Vargas. Gustavo lived in California for 17 years, but would come to Lexington often to visit his family. Three years...

Denise Kay (McReynolds) Mosier

Denise Kay (McReynolds) Mosier

Apr 26, 2012

Denise Kay (McReynolds) Mosier, 57, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at her home at Johnson Lake, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 18, 1955, at Columbus, Nebraska to Leonard and Ilene (Shack) Mohr. Denise was a 1973 graduate of Genoa High School. She was united in marriage to John Wilcox in 1974 at...

Vera P. Daleness

Vera P. Daleness

Apr 15, 2012

Vera P. Daleness, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born February 1, 1940, in Elbow Woods, North Dakota, to Walter and Emma (Cold Hand) Plenty Chief. Vera was a member of Arikara Sioux Tribe. She attended school in North Dakota and lived there until 1964. She was united...

Ruby Elaine Warner

Ruby Elaine Warner

Apr 14, 2012

Ruby E. Warner, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born March 9, 1923, in Cairo, Nebraska to O. Jay and Hazel Marie (Manners) Waddington. Ruby grew up in the Grand Island area and graduated from Grand Island High School with the class of 1941. Ruby was married to...

Rigoberto Beltran Valdez

Rigoberto Beltran Valdez

Apr 13, 2012

Rigoberto Beltran Valdez, 55, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 13, 2012, in Lexington. He was born October 21, 1956, in Cubiri De Portelas, Sinaloa, Mexico to Eutiquio Beltran and Evarista Valdez. He attended school in Mexico. Rigoberto moved to Lexington, Nebraska in 1995, where he worked for Tyson Fresh Meats in the Slaughter Department at the time of his...

Janice Jean Givens

Janice Jean Givens

Apr 12, 2012

Janice Givens, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born February 5, 1920 in Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School in 1937. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for 2 years, studying elementary education and music, taking her first teaching job at Litchfield, NE. where she met her future...