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Jan McCarter
Jun 4, 2009
Jan McCarter, 48, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a lengthy illness. Jan was born March 21, 1961, at Lexington, Nebraska to Albert Lynn and Beverly Jo (Moore) Crowell. Jan attended school at Odessa, Holdrege and Loomis. Following her education, Jan worked at the Holdrege Country Club and did a...
Margaret Phyllis Knoop
May 24, 2009
Margaret Phyllis Knoop, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born June 28, 1922, at David City, Nebraska, Butler County, to William H. and Tillie (Jindra) Bose. In March 1936 the family moved to a farm in Valley County, Nebraska, near Arcadia. Phyllis received her elementary education in Butler County schools...
Robert Lee Nichelson
May 23, 2009
Robert L. Nichelson, 73, of Callaway, Nebraska, died, Saturday, May 23, 2009, at his home, as the result of a farm accident. He was born May 25, 1935, in Callaway, Nebraska, to George and Pearl (Boyer) Nichelson. Robert grew up in the Callaway area where he attended school. He graduated from Callaway High School in 1953. Following High School Robert...
Jamie Lynn Riley Bowden
May 13, 2009
Jamie Lynn Riley Bowden, 38, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at her residence in Grand Junction. She was born February 10, 1971, in South Charleston, West Virginia, to Gerald W. & Geraldine M. (Whitley) Riley. Jamie graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1989, and went on to receive her degree in nursing...
Bonnie Knuth
May 10, 2009
Bonnie Knuth, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, Elwood, Nebraska following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 11, 1929, at Wood River, Nebarska to Edward P. and Mattie Ellen (Likes) Williams. Bonnie moved to Lexington as a young girl and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1947. Bonnie was united in...
RoseMary Sherman
May 9, 2009
RoseMary Sherman, 64, of Overton, Nebraska, died peacefully with her loving family surrounding her on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at her home. She was born December 24, 1944, at Grand Island, Nebraska to Donald E. and Donna (Hackbart) O’Brien. RoseMary attended Hall County district #35, St. Agnes Academy in Alliance and graduated from Alliance High School with the class of...
Sidney Wright Troxel
May 9, 2009
Sidney Wright Troxel, 65, of Blue Hill, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away May 9, 2009, at Blue Hill, Nebraska. He was born June 25, 1943, at Broken Bow, Nebraska to David W. and Francis (Gates) Troxel. During his early childhood, he lived with his family in the Westerville area. In 1956, the family moved to Elvira, Iowa where...
Donald Eugene Buell
May 6, 2009
Donald E. Buell, 71, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at his home at Johnson Lake. He was born January 2, 1938, at Concordia, Kansas to Walter William and Viola (Merrill) Buell. Don graduated from Garden City High School in Garden City, Kansas. He then worked for Kansas/Nebraska Natural Gas Company for 15 years in Lakin, Kansas....
Eunice Viola Gerken
May 2, 2009
Eunice V. Gerken, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. Eunice was born January 1, 1915, at Brady, Nebraska, to Martin and Bertha (Lindsay) Brandenberg. She moved with her family as a young girl to the Lexington area and has made this her home her entire life. She was...
Judy Mae Finke
Apr 21, 2009
Judy M. (Jewett) Finke, 56, of York, Nebraska, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at the Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. Judy was born April 8, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska to Robert Herman and Mary Maxine (Tinsman) Jewett. She attended school at Lexington public schools. Following her education she worked at Ruth’s Husky House in Lexington. She was united in...
Karen Rae Darby
Apr 20, 2009
Karen R. Darby, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died suddenly at her home, Monday, April 20, 2009, in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born October 27, 1938, at Eustis, Nebraska, to Ray A. and Neva B. (Hess) Rupe. Karen’s primary education was in Eustis, Nebraska and then graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1956. She was united in marriage...
Diann D. Colson
Apr 18, 2009
Diann D. Colson, 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Diann was born April 25, 1951, at Lewistown, Montana, to Ira and Almira (Warren) Drake. She grew up in Montana and graduated from Hardin High School in Hardin, Montana with the class of 1969. She then attended Business College in Billings, Montana....
John Allen Milbourn
Apr 18, 2009
John A. Milbourn, 74, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Illinois Knights Templar Home in Paxton, Illinois. His body was cremated and a memorial service will be held in Lexington, Nebraska, on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel with Reverend John Craig officiating. The Family will receive visitors at the funeral home from 1:30-3:00 p.m....
Edith M. Crowley
Apr 16, 2009
Edith M. Crowley, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, after a brief illness. Edith was born February 27, 1917, to Harry and Helen Joy (Stratton) Barrows in Smith County, Kansas. Her family moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska in 1922. She graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1933, having taken commercial...
Jack Roger Stedman
Apr 13, 2009
Jack R. Stedman, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Jack was born June 22, 1934, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Byon and Una May (Crawford) Stedman. He was a graduate of Ogallala High School with the class of 1951, and went on to further his education at San Jose State University graduating with...
Glenn Franklin Eaton
Apr 12, 2009
Glenn F. Eaton, 77 of Lexington died Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Glenn was born July 27, 1931, in Overton, NE. to Clyde Leo and Roxie Clara Grace (Fread) Eaton. He attended school in the Lexington school system. On December 22, 1949, he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving his country until...
Susan Marie Buettner
Apr 12, 2009
Susan Marie Buettner, 49, of Bellevue, Nebraska, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at her home in Bellevue. She was born March 28, 1960, at Grand Island, Nebraska, to Ronald G. and LaVonne G. (Larsen) Buettner. Susan was born premature with handicaps and her doctors did not expect her to live past the age of 9. But, Susan surprised all of...
Elton Audrey Withers
Apr 11, 2009
Elton A. Withers, 103, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Elton was born December 29, 1905, in Gosper County, Nebraska, south of Smithfield, to Henry and Martha (Clark) Withers. Elton was united in marriage to Viola Marie Smith on April 12, 1927, at Elwood, Nebraska. One son was blessed to this union;...
Michael Nelson AKA Stone Michael Moses Mountain
Apr 10, 2009
Michael Nelson, AKA Stone Michael Moses Mountain, 41, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Friday, April 10, 2009, at his home in Cincinnati. He was born February 3, 1968, at Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Albert and Elizabeth (Ford) Nelson. Michael grew up at Elwood until the 5th grade and then moved to Lexington where he graduated in 1986. Following graduation, he...
Benson Arlen Whaley
Apr 2, 2009
Arlen Whaley, 78, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born November 28, 1930, in the Stop Table community near Callaway, Nebraska, to Sidney Benson and Ann Mary (Johnson) Whaley. Arlen graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1948. He then served his country in the United States Marine...
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