Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

James LeRoy Love

James LeRoy Love

Dec 10, 2008

James LeRoy Love, 75, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Jennie Melham Memorial Center in Broken bow, Nebraska. He was born November 20, 1933, at Milburn, Nebraska, to John and Thelma (Dubrey) Love. He was a cowboy and was employed by several ranches in Cherry County and in his younger days he won a buckle in...

Keith W. Pearson

Keith W. Pearson

Dec 4, 2008

Keith W. Pearson, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, the result of a car accident south of Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was born February 5, 1928, at Rock County, Wisconsin, to Albin and Alta (Hill) Pearson. He attended school in Wisconsin and served his Country during WWII in the United States Marine Corp. Keith was united in...

Kent Gene Franzen

Kent Gene Franzen

Dec 3, 2008

Kent G. Franzen, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born November 19, 1945, at Gothenburg, Nebraska, to William and Lillian (Elliston) Franzen. Kent was raised in Gothenburg, he attended school, played football (#72) and graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1964. He joined the Nebraska National Guard...

Debra E. Franklin

Debra E. Franklin

Dec 2, 2008

Debra E. Franklin, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, December 1, 2008, following a brain aneurysm Sunday, November 30th. She passed at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Deb’s brother was very sick and in need of a kidney transplant and Deb was able to give the gift of life to her brother through organ donation. She was born January 19,...

Sarah M. Roberts

Sarah M. Roberts

Nov 30, 2008

Sarah M. Roberts, 86, of Eddyville, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born January 29, 1922, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to John and Bertha (Carr) Warner. Sarah grew up around in the Eddyville area, lived for a time at Lexington and returned to Eddyville. She attended country school west of Eddyville and...

Cruz Gabino Zetino

Cruz Gabino Zetino

Nov 30, 2008

Cruz Gabino Zetino, 36, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, the result of injuries sustained in a car accident in September, at Alegent Health Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska. He was born May 3, 1972, at Santa Maria Santa Rosa, Guatemala, to Gabino Zetino Arredondo and Damiana Mijangos. Cruz lived in Lexington since 2000. He worked construction. He...

John "Jack" Paul Wallace

John "Jack" Paul Wallace

Nov 27, 2008

John Paul “Jack” Wallace, age 78 of Nebraska City passed away on Thanksgiving Day; November 27, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City. He was born on January 25, 1930 at Eddyville, NE; the son of Edward A. and Mabel E. (Sell) Wallace. He attended school and graduated from the Sumner High School at Sumner, NE. He was united...

Dolores C. Fellenz

Dolores C. Fellenz

Nov 27, 2008

Dolores C. Fellenz, 88, longtime Lexington resident, died a peaceful death on Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Beauvois Manor Nursing Home in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born December 1, 1919, in St. Louis, to Raymond E. and Alice C. Hibbert. Mrs. Fellenz moved to Lexington in the early 1970’s with her husband, William B. Fellenz, who was raised in...

Rosemary Jean Waters

Rosemary Jean Waters

Nov 26, 2008

Rosemary Jean (Anderson) Waters, 84, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born September 19, 1924, at Holdrege, Nebraska, to Arthur and Lottie (Speidel) Anderson. After graduating from Holdrege High School in 1942, Rosemary worked at the Prisoner of War camp in Atlanta, Nebraska during WWII, and later attended Weslyan...

Marylee Leona Olson

Marylee Leona Olson

Nov 19, 2008

Marylee L. Olson, 62, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at her home near Lexington, with her loving family and close friends surrounding her. She was born July 10, 1946, in Seward County, Nebraska, to Milton and Wanda (West) Winkelmann. Marylee grew up in Seward County where she attended Seward County country school and graduated from Utica High...

Betty Nadine Golden

Betty Nadine Golden

Nov 15, 2008

Betty Nadine Golden, 81, of Minden, Nebraska, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born August 13, 1927, at Omaha, Nebraska, to Homer and Etta May (Kelso) Emley. She was united in marriage to Dwight Golden on April 7, 1945, at Omaha, Nebraska. Betty and Dwight lived in the Lexington area during the 1960’s...

Harold Ervin Sorensen

Harold Ervin Sorensen

Nov 15, 2008

Harold Ervin Sorensen, 84, of rural Lexington, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at his home near Lexington. He was born July 26, 1924, in rural Dawson County, Nebraska, to Soren and Anna (Christiansen) Sorensen. Harold attended rural school near Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1942. He was united in marriage to Viva Beck on...

Harold Ervin Sorensen

Harold Ervin Sorensen

Nov 15, 2008

Harold Ervin Sorensen, 84, of rural Lexington, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at his home near Lexington. He was born July 26, 1924, in rural Dawson County, Nebraska, to Soren and Anna (Christiansen) Sorensen. Harold attended rural school near Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1942. He was united in marriage to Viva Beck on...

Kenneth William Holen

Kenneth William Holen

Nov 13, 2008

Kenneth William Holen, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born December 10, 1915, at Bertrand, Nebraska, to William and Opal (Karr) Holen. He was baptized and confirmed at Westmark Evangelical Free Church in Loomis, Nebraska. After graduating from Bertrand High School in 1934, he farmed in the Bertrand area and...

Norma J. Warren

Norma J. Warren

Nov 13, 2008

Norma J. Warren, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born November 26, 1923, in Dawson County, Nebraska, to Hunter and Laura (Lobdell) Delap. Norma attended country school at District #59 and went on to graduate from Lexington High School with the class of 1941. She then went to beauty...

Darlene Donna Hamilton

Darlene Donna Hamilton

Nov 5, 2008

Darlene D. Hamilton, 44, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at her home near Callaway. She was born January 1, 1964, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Arthur and Theresia (Gross) Durkop. Darlene grew up in Craig, Colorado, where she graduated from Moffat County High School in 1982. She then went to Junior College in Sterling Colorado and graduated from...

Ila Marie Volk

Ila Marie Volk

Oct 22, 2008

Ila Marie Volk, 93, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at Meadowlark Pointe in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born December 9, 1914, in Dawson County, Nebraska, near Darr, to Charles and Alma (Selk) Wisemiller. She moved with her family as a young child to Overton, Nebraska, where she attended school and graduated from Overton high school with the...

Burton Dale Porter

Burton Dale Porter

Oct 19, 2008

Burton Dale Porter, 62, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad, Nebraska. He was born October 29, 1945, at Alliance, Nebraska and adopted as an infant by Clarence and Blanche Porter. Burt was raised on a farm near Chappell, Nebraska. He moved to Lexington in the late 1970’s. He was united in marriage...

Patricia J. Ruppe

Patricia J. Ruppe

Oct 14, 2008

Patricia J. Ruppe, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born June 16, 1925, at Lexington, Nebraska to Harold and Clare (Rosenberg) Banks. Pat attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1943. She went on to further her education at the University of Nebraska...

Harold Q. Buck Moler

Harold Q. Buck Moler

Oct 9, 2008

Harold Q. “Buck” Moler, 82, of Minden, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, at Minden Long Term Care in Minden, Nebraska. He was born November 2, 1925, at O’Neill, Nebraska, to Vincent and Clara (Rhode) Moler. He grew up in the O’Neill area and entered the United States Navy during WWII. Harold served his Country from January 7, 1943 to...

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