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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Lillie R. Kolb
Nov 17, 2010
Lillie R. Kolb, 93, of Bertand, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the Bertrand Nursing Home in Bertrand. Lillie was born April 20, 1917, at Gering, Nebraska, to John and Mary (Schmidt) Rohnert. Lillie was baptized into the Christian faith. She moved with her family to Lexington in 1930, where she attended Horseshoe Bend country school....
Margaret Marie "Mickey" Denson
Nov 13, 2010
Margaret M. “Mickey” Denson, 74, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born June 2, 1936, at Kearney, Nebraska, to Henry and Lois (Purdy) Jacoby. Mickey lived her entire life in the Kearney, Overton and Lexington areas. She was united in marriage to Ralph Denson on September...
Tokie Kanda
Nov 7, 2010
Tokie (Yamada) Kanda, 90, of Rapid City, South Dakota, formerly of Lexington, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010, at Fountain Springs Health Care Center in Rapid City. Tokie was born on December 10, 1919, in Los Angeles, California to John Kametaro Yamada and Chiyo Endo Yamada. She was the youngest of three children. She joined a brother, Katsumi and a...
Alfred Ralph Knispel
Nov 7, 2010
Alfred Ralph Knispel, 88, of York, Nebraska, formerly of Eddyville, died Sunday, November 7, 2010, at Jennie M. Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. He was born May 26, 1922, in Buffalo, Nebraska, to William and Clara (Knoop) Knispel. Alfred attended North #16 rural school through the 8th grade and then attended Cozad High School. He was baptized and...
William Benjamin Pearson, Sr.
Nov 6, 2010
William B. Pearson, 85, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, died Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. He was born June 15, 1925, at Wood Lake, Nebraska, to George and Mable (Hickman) Pearson. Bill was united in marriage to Jean Tyler. The couple made their home on the family ranch south of Valentine and later in...
Charles E. "Buddy" Schofield
Nov 3, 2010
Charles E. “Buddy” Schofield, 75, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at Callaway District Hospital in Callaway. He was born June 1, 1935, at Stafford Springs, Connecticut, to George L. and Olga (Pobuda) Schofield, Sr. Charles trusted Jesus as his Savior and was “born again” in 1954, while serving in the United States Coast Guard in Sault Ste....
Rosa Maria Buzo de Ramirez
Nov 1, 2010
Rosa Maria Buzo de Ramirez, 54, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, November 1, 2010, at her home in Lexington. She was born May 25, 1956, at Romita, GTO, Mexico to Jesus Buzo Lopez and Maria Luz Rangel Vargas. Rosa was united in marriage to Antonio Ramirez Aguilera on February 18, 1984, in Mexico. Six children were blessed to this marriage;...
Adela de la Cruz
Oct 27, 2010
Adela de la Cruz, 55, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington following a courageous fight with cancer. She was born September 8, 1955, at Tiquisate, Escuintla, Guatemala, to Jose de la Cruz and Francisca de Paz Garcia. Adela moved to Lexington in 1993 and went to work for IBP, which was later bought...
Ada Meyers
Oct 26, 2010
Ada Myers, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born November 12, 1913, in Sitka, Kentucky to Ben and Mauda (Stambaugh) Esdep. Ada was a fixture around Lexington, as she cooked for many years in various restaurants. She also cooked for the hospital and care homes. She is survived by...
Charles Wayne Axtell
Oct 25, 2010
Charles Wayne Axtell, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly a long-time resident of Callaway, died Monday, October 25, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born January 8, 1921, in Long Beach, California, to Wayne E. and Laura Belle (Sellers) Axtell. Charles attended school through the 1st grade at Bellflower, California, and then the family moved to Nebraska, first to...
Peter Brandon Trejo
Oct 25, 2010
Peter Brandon Trejo, 6 days, went to Heaven on Monday, October 25, 2010, at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born October 19, 2010, at Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad, Nebraska to Samuel Torres and Maria Trejo. A Special Funeral Service was held for Peter on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in...
Bernard T. Goracke
Oct 24, 2010
Bernard T. Goracke, 88, of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, October 24, 2010, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. He was born June 23, 1922, at St. Mary, Nebraska to Frank and Caroline (Lempka) Goracke. He graduated from St. Paul High School with the class of 1941. After graduating from high school, Bernard enlisted in the United States...
Lawrence Henry Tingelhoff
Oct 24, 2010
Lawrence Henry Tingelhoff, 80, of Eustis, Nebraska, died Sunday, October 24, 2010, at his home in Eustis. Lawrence was born on June 17, 1930 to Henry and Clara (Ortmeier) Tingelhoff on a small farm outside of Lexington. He grew up on the family farm with four sisters and one brother. He attended rural school at District #21 and graduated from...
Betty Joann Barta
Oct 23, 2010
Betty Joann Barta, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. She was born December 8, 1939 at Colome, South Dakota to John and Elsie (Schwartz) Ropers. She moved to Nebraska at age 6 with her family. She graduated from Oconto High School in 1958,...
Helen Marie Gardner
Oct 21, 2010
Helen M. Gardner, 85, of Overton, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Helen was born February 26, 1925, to Leon and Annie (Rasmussen) Sayles in Kearney, Nebraska. The family moved to Overton Helen’s sophomore year of High School. She graduated from Overton High School in 1943 and went on to receive her Bachelor’s...
Sidney Andrew Magoon
Oct 3, 2010
Sidney A. Magoon, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. Sid was born March 11, 1931, at Franklin, New Hampshire to Edward George and Felanise E. (Hamel) Magoon, Sr. He grew up in New Hampshire and entered the United States Navy in 1948, he...
Marie Martha Knoedler
Sep 28, 2010
Marie Martha Knoedler, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born November 14, 1911, at Eustis, Nebraska to Ludwig and Pauline Dorthea (Schoor) Knoedler. Marie attended elementary school in Eustis and graduated from Lexington High School. She then attended LPN School at Kearney. Marie worked for a time as...
Ida Garcia
Sep 25, 2010
Ida Garcia, 78, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. Ida was born Ida Fern Kipp in Trenton, Nebraska on March 2, 1932, to Fern Kipp where she grew up in her grandparents’ home. After moving to Lexington with her mother and aunt and uncle, she married Walter Garcia on...
Ruth Carr
Sep 20, 2010
Ruth Carr, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, September 20, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Ruth was born September 11, 1940, at Sumner, Nebraska to Joseph and Rose (Fajmon) Snurr. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1958 with the love of her life, Dick. The couple was married February 5, 1961, at Lexington. Two daughters...
Stanley J. Stewart
Sep 17, 2010
Stanley J. Stewart, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, September 17, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Stanley was born December 15, 1921, at Sumner, Nebraska to Mervin and June (Falk) Stewart. He was a graduate of Sumner High School. Stan was a veteran of WWII, serving under General Patton in North Africa, Italy, Corsica and Sicily. He received the...
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