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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
William Dean Linn
May 19, 2010
William D. Linn, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, surrounded by his family at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born September 12, 1949, at Lexington, Nebraska to Laverne M. and Irene (Conner) Linn. Bill attended country school at District #52, then moved into Lexington and attended Bryan Elementary, Lexington Jr. High, and...
Julian L. Rios
May 19, 2010
Julian L. Rios, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, may 19, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, surrounded by his large, loving family. He was born January 20, 1923, at Troy, Texas to Juan and Virginia (Lopez) Rios. Julian was always a hard working man and followed the sugar beet and cotton harvest all over the United States. It was...
Alice Ellen Gamble
May 18, 2010
Alice Ellen Gamble, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born March 16, 1919, at Buffalo, Nebraska to Timothy and Emma (Gilmore) Wood. Alice attended Overton Public Schools. She was united in marriage to James Gamble on June 9, 1939 at Elwood, Nebraska. Two daughters were blessed to this...
Verna Ellen Blodgett
May 18, 2010
Verna Ellen Blodgett, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 18th, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Verna was born October 25, 1918, to Chauncy and Anna (Boosinger) Bacon in Patterson, Missouri. The Bacon family moved to Pawnee, Nebraska where Verna grew up and went to school. She was united in marriage to Marvin L. Blodgett on December...
Gerald LaVerne "Jerry" Kincheloe
May 13, 2010
Gerald L. “Jerry” Kincheloe, 83, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Village Manor in Lincoln. He was born August 15, 1926 at Lexington, Nebraska to Henry and Ida (Kolb) Kincheloe. Jerry attended school at Lexington, but quit school early because he went to work. He was a contractor by trade and built many homes...
Clifford Paige Leach
May 11, 2010
Clifford Paige Leach, 89, of Bertrand, Nebraska, formerly of the Kearney area, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Bertrand Nursing Home in Bertrand. He was born October 24, 1920, at Atlanta, Nebraska to Joseph D. and Ami M. (Trollope) Leach. Paige, as he was known to most, grew up and helped on the family farm. At age 19, he...
Walter L. Hammond
May 10, 2010
Walter L. Hammond, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, May 10, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born June 24, 1916, at Lexington, Nebraska to Bert and Ada (Woodward) Hammond. Walter attended District #17 rural school through the tenth grade, then graduated from Lexington High School in 1934. He was united in marriage to Myrene Kincheloe on September...
Russel Dewey LeDroit
May 8, 2010
Russel Dewey LeDroit, 83, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, surrounded by his family at Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. He was born April 7, 1927, in Loveland, Colorado to Dewey Joseph and Leota (Miller) LeDroit. When he was 6 years old, his mother died. He and his older sister Lucille went to live with their paternal grandmother,...
Merle Irvin Johnson
May 5, 2010
Merle Johnson, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, departed this world Wednesday, May 5, 2010, south of Lexington as the result of a truck accident. He was born January 24, 1939, at Stockville, Nebraska to Irvin and Velma (Hand) Johnson. Merle grew up in Farnam and graduated from Farnam High School in 1957, where he was involved in football and basketball. Merle...
Verna Ruth Allen
May 3, 2010
Verna R. Allen, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at her daughter’s home in Lexington surrounded by her children. She was born February 1, 1924, at Lexington, Nebraska to Joseph and Alice (Gardner) Snyder. Verna was a graduate of Lexington High school with the class of 1942 and went on to further her education at Hastings College....
Jason Benjamin Libal
Apr 29, 2010
Jason Benjamin Libal, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Jason was born in South Korea on July 12, 1985, as Jung Jae-Sun, and was adopted by Gene and Kathy (Benjamin) Libal at age one. Jason attended rural District #22 school, Cozad High School and graduated from Lexington High School in...
Robert Henry Green
Apr 23, 2010
Robert Henry Green, 90, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Friday, April 23, 2010, at Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. He was born January 7, 1920, at Des Moines, Iowa to Robert P. and Ruby (Boyle) Green. The family moved to Colorado soon thereafter and eventually resided in Arvada, Colorado. He was a communications tech Sgt. in the United States Army...
Beverly June Gregory
Apr 21, 2010
Beverly June Gregory, 45, of Overton, Nebraska, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the result of blood cancer at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born January 13, 1965 at Clinton, Missouri to Edward and Evelyn (Branstetter) Gregory. Beverly moved with her family to Elm Creek in 1969. She attended Elm Creek Public Schools. The family moved to Overton in...
Patricia Ann Branstiter
Apr 21, 2010
Patricia Ann Branstiter, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away from brain cancer on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at her home in Lexington surrounded by family and friends. She was born August 7, 1942, at Syracuse, New York to Frederick and Helen B. (Lancette) Andrews. Pat went to school in Syracuse and graduated from Solvay High School in 1960. After school...
Peggy Joan Bowers
Apr 17, 2010
Peggy Joan Bowers, 73, of 44 Mallard Beach Drive, Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died at Good Samaritan Hospital on April 17, 2010. Peggy Joan was born on June 13, 1936, at Litchfield, Nebraska to Glen Henry Archer and Lourene Irene Bearnth. She received her education at District 30 and Seedling Mile Schools in Grand Island . She graduated from Grand Island...
Francisco Becerra Hernandez
Apr 17, 2010
Francisco Becerra Hernandez, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born October 5, 1951, at El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico, to Francisco and Salome (Hernandez) Becerra. Francisco has been a resident of Lexington for approximately 10 years. He worked at Tyson Fresh Meats. He loved Chivas Mexico Soccer, spending time...
Eunice Helen Keller
Apr 12, 2010
Eunice H. Keller, 97, of Casper, Wyoming, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, April 12, 2010, at Shepherd of the Valley Care Center in Casper. She was born January 18, 1913 in Sioux City, Iowa to Holger and Ollie Sandau. She attended school in South Sioux City, Nebraska, graduating in 1929. Eunice was united in marriage to George Keller on...
LaDonna Frank Doughty
Apr 11, 2010
LaDonna Frank Doughty, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. LaDonna was born April 19, 1922, at Grand Island, Nebraska, the firstborn of three children to Lloyd and Nina (Keil) Frank. Next came Jacqueline and finally Lloydene, who preceded LaDonna in death at the tender age of 2 months. She...
Edna T. Dewey
Apr 2, 2010
Edna Dewey, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. She was born October 19, 1919, at Overton, Nebraska, to Mike and Eva (Warner) Barta. Edna had a 6th grade education at a rural school north of Overton. She was united in marriage to Vernon E. Dewey on November 10, 1937, at Broken...
Lillian F. "Fran" (Kruse) Soucie
Mar 30, 2010
Lillian F. “Fran” (Kruse) Soucie, 83, of Minden, formerly of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Bethany Home in Minden, Nebraska. She was born August 9, 1926 at Burchard, Nebraska to Francis and Hermina (Wenzel) Weakland. Fran grew up in Burchard and graduated from Lewiston High School with the class of 1945. On July 14, 1947, Fran was...
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