Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

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....

Lathan Daniel Smith

Lathan Daniel Smith

May 1, 2011

Lathan Daniel Smith, 16 days, perfected his tiny Angel wings and flew to the arms of Jesus on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the home of his grandparents in Lexington. He was born April 15, 2011, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska to Willis Gibbens and Lindsay Smith. Lathan was on this earth for a very short time, but will...

Dorothy Miller

Dorothy Miller

Apr 22, 2011

Dorothy Miller, 86, of Callaway, Nebraska, slipped away quietly during the early morning of 22 April 2011, at her home in Callaway. Dorothy was born 11 February 1925, in Glasgow, Scotland, to John and Ethel Wallace. She always lived a life to be admired, full, happy and loved. At age 14, she graduated high school and entered the work force...

Glenna B. Pfister

Glenna B. Pfister

Apr 22, 2011

Glenna B. Pfister, 97 of Lexington died Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Glenna was born April 8, 1914 in Tremont, Illinois to Benjamin and Christina (Pflederer) Getz. Glenna attended school in Tremont, Illinois, graduating with the class of 1932. She then attended business school in Peoria. After she completed her schooling Glenna was...

Delores Eileen Potter

Delores Eileen Potter

Apr 15, 2011

Delores Eileen Potter, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born May 2, 1938, at Kearney, Nebraska to Henry and Margaret (Howell) Brisbin. Delores attended school all over the United States, as her father was in the military. She finished her schooling at Hastings, Nebraska. Delores was united...

Lloyd Dwight Jones

Lloyd Dwight Jones

Apr 15, 2011

Lloyd D. Jones, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born February 24, 1926, at Lexington, Nebraska to Walter Clyde and Anna Vivette (Nelson) Jones. Lloyd grew up in Lexington where he attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1944. He was active...

Dennis Lee "Denny" Waddle

Dennis Lee "Denny" Waddle

Apr 13, 2011

Dennis Lee “Denny” Waddle, 60, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at his home near Elwood. He was born May 29, 1950, at Concordia, Kansas to Clyde C. and Esther Rosalie (Carver) Waddle. Denny was a 1968 graduate of Superior High School, he then attended Kearney State College in Kearney, Nebraska and graduated from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo,...