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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Fred C. Warnemunde, Jr.
Oct 15, 2011
Fred Warnemunde, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at The Landing Assisted Living in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born November 30, 1916 in Oconto, Nebraska to Fred and Olga (Rohwer) Warnemunde. Fred was a 1933 graduate of Lexington High School and attended Kearney State College and University of Nebraska. He was a charter member of the Phi...
Ila Irene Leach
Oct 10, 2011
Ila “Irene” Leach, 76, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born May 28, 1935, in Kearney, Nebraska to Albert and Nora (Hodge) Dobberstein. Irene attended school at Kearney and graduated from Kearney High School with the class of 1953. She was united in marriage to Clifford “Paige”...
Christian Matthew Lauby
Oct 10, 2011
Christian Matthew Lauby, 96, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011, at his home near Lexington in the care of his children. He was born October 24, 1914, on the farm south of Darr to Michael J. and Elizabeth (Kjar) Lauby. Chris attended and graduated from Regis High School in Denver, CO. He was drafted in the...
Stanley Delmar Knudsen
Oct 7, 2011
Stanley Delmar Knudsen, 84, of Paris, Texas, former long-time Lexington resident, passed away peacefully Friday, October 7, 2011, in Paris, Texas. Stanley had moved to Paris, Texas and resided at Springlake Assisted Living. Stanley was born April 5, 1927, in Cozad, Nebraska to Soren and Anna (Rasmussen) Knudsen. He married Jean Louise Allaway on June 26, 1949, in Homer, Nebraska....
Minnie May Wolf
Oct 3, 2011
Minnie May Wolf, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011, at Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney. She was born May 19, 1923, in Spalding, Nebraska to James A. and Rosa (Hemenway) Harvey. On March 18, 1944, she married Steven Lenno Wolf, in North Platte, Nebraska. He died on October 7, 1971. She attended country school...
Madonna Nichelson
Oct 3, 2011
Madonna Nichelson, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born June 6, 1929, at Omaha, Nebraska to Claude and Edna (Lobdell) Janson. The family moved to Cozad when she was in the 8th grade, where she finished her schooling. She was united in marriage to Jim Nichelson...
Harold Dale Lantz
Oct 1, 2011
Harold Lantz, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 22, 1931, in Dawson County, Nebraska to William L. and Mabel (DeVol) Lantz. Harold was a Lexington High School graduate and worked in the welding business. Harold was united in marriage to Clara Hemphill on December 26, 1988 in...
Jerry Joe Hernandez
Sep 30, 2011
Jerry J. Hernandez, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on September 30, 1948, in Axtell, Nebraska, to John G. & Lydia (Michael) Hernandez. Jerry attended grade school in Lexington and graduated from St. Ann’s High School in Lexington. Following High School, Jerry worked various jobs; including, eight...
David Ray Hodgson
Sep 30, 2011
David R. Hodgson, 60, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at his home. David was born May 15, 1951, at Lexington, Nebraska to L. Arbor and Fern Iola (Bell) Hodgson. He grew up on the family farm east of Lexington and graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1969, while in high school David played...
James Earl Jewett
Sep 24, 2011
James Earl Jewett, 70, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011, the result of a car accident southeast of Lexington, Nebraska. He was born March 30, 1941, at Smithfield, Nebraska to Thomas Rufus and Mary Ethel (Brown) Jewett. He attended country school at District #48 and then high school at Overton. Jim was involved in the family farm...
Irdell Dona Chase
Sep 22, 2011
Irdell Dona Chase, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Irdell was born , Dona Irdell, to Raphael and Amanda (Schmidt) Chartraw, near Cat Creek, Custer County, Nebraska on the family farm. Irdell graduated from Mason City High School in 1940. She took Normal Training after high school. Her first teaching job was...
Darlene D. Woodside
Sep 8, 2011
Darlene D. Woodside, 76, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, September 08, 2011, at the Christian Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born on July 19, 1935, in Benkelman, Nebraska, Darlene was one of eight children to Dietrick and Mary (Bernard) Steinbeck. She attended school in Benkelman, following school Darlene cared for her mother and then took care...
Evelyn Helena Feist
Sep 7, 2011
Evelyn H. Feist, 91, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Gothenburg, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born January 5, 1920, at Gothenburg, Nebraska to Harm M. and Emma (Cross) Franzen, the first of four daughters. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Gothenburg where she was...
Thelma Alberta Hatfield
Sep 5, 2011
Thelma Alberta Hatfield, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Thelma was born to Myrtle Munger Kepler and James O. Kepler on August 18, 1925 near Brocksburg in Keya Paha County, Nebraska. As a child of 5 years they moved to near Bassett, Nebraska. She went to Rock County rural schools, graduating...
Dee Dae Harris
Sep 5, 2011
Dee Dae Harris, 67, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at BryanLGH Medical Center West in Lincoln. He was born June 6, 1944, at Lexington, Nebraska to W.O. and Loretta (Bybee) Harris and was named after the victory, on the same date, in WWII. Dee attended Callaway high school where he met his future wife, Beverly Ann Pitkin....
Stephen Joseph Lauby
Sep 3, 2011
Stephen Joseph Lauby, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born February 22, 1922, on the farm south of Darr, Nebraska, the youngest of five children to Michael J. and Elizabeth (Kjar) Lauby. Steve attended and graduated from high school in Hayes, Kansas. Steve was then drafted in the...
Kevin Vargas
Aug 21, 2011
Kevin Vargas, 4, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, August 21, 2011, at his home in Lexington, Nebraska, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 19, 2007, at Lexington, Nebraska to Fredy and Maria Guadalupe (Guido) Vargas. Kevin was diagnosed with Leukemia one year ago. He loved doing all the things any little...
Jeff M. Zediker
Aug 20, 2011
Jeff M. Zediker, 49, of Overton, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at his home in Overton, following a valiant fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born October 18, 1961, at Battle Creek, Iowa to Clark Muckey and Dorothy (Pyle) Rediker. Jeff attended school at Mapleton, Iowa and worked as a carpenter/contractor his entire working career. Jeff was one of...
Berenice Lillian Libal
Aug 20, 2011
Berenice L. Libal, 94, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born December 7, 1916, at Hebron, Nebraska to Benjamin G. and Bertha (Ahlschwede) Velte. She grew up in rural Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School. She graduated from the University of Nebraska and taught school at Virginia,...
Caroline Jeanette Wamsley
Aug 14, 2011
Caroline Jeanette Wamsley, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake, died Sunday, August 14, 2011, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born February 29, 1924, one out of fifteen children to Oscar & Mary (Braman) Holmstedt at Paxton. Carol graduated from Paxton High School in 1942. Following High School, Carol moved to Kearney, Nebraska, and worked...
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