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Maria de la Luz Arroyo
Sep 24, 2008
Maria de la Luz Arroyo, 41, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, of natural causes. She was born November 25, 1966, in Colonia Gildardo Magana, Michoacan, Mexico to Antonio Gutierrez and Esther Montez. Maria attended school in Mexico. She was united in marriage to Heraclio Arroyo Parra in 1995, in Mexico. Maria moved...
Dorothy May Nielsen
Sep 19, 2008
Dorothy May Nielsen, 95, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Friday, September 19, 2008, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. She was born May 5, 1913, at Curtis, Nebraska, to Donald and Ella Nora (Strickland) Nelson. Dorothy was a 1933 graduate of the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Lloyd Scharf on April 4, 1935,...
Helen "Irene" Jessen
Sep 14, 2008
Helen Irene (Kirkegaard) Jessen, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2008, at Yuma Life Care Center in Yuma, Colorado. Irene was born January 22, 1925, in Aurora, Colorado to Anton Christian and Helen Marie Elizabeth (Jersild) Kirkegaard. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Denver. Irene attended the William Smith High School in Aurora,...
Wayne Edward Anderson
Sep 8, 2008
Wayne E. Anderson, 85, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, September 8, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born May 13, 1923, at rural Arnold, Nebraska to Gunner and Inez (Henry) Anderson. Wayne attended country school around the Arnold area. He was united in marriage to Pearl Sundquist on July 10, 1944, at Oberlin, Kansas. Three children were...
Doris Elaine Whitney
Sep 2, 2008
Doris Elaine Whitney, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born September 30, 1923, at Elm Creek, Nebraska, to George and Vera (Snowden) Stryker. Doris moved to Lexington when she was 9 years old and attended Lexington public schools. She lived in Lexington most of her life. Doris...
Ronald M. Johnson
Aug 31, 2008
Ronald M. Johnson, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born July 3, 1936, at Wood River, Nebraska, to Melvin and Etta (Seery) Johnson. Ron grew up around the Holdrege and Kearney area and stayed close to home until entering the United States Army. He was honorably discharged and upon his...
Thelma F. Eland
Aug 29, 2008
Thelma F. Eland, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, August 29, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born September 30, 1923, at Fairbury, Nebraska, to Joseph and Flossa (Randall) Lesher. Thelma grew up in the Fairbury area and attended school at Fairbury. She was united in marriage to Thomas Eland on October 12, 1940, at Washington, Kansas. Two...
Dorothy Mae Burns
Aug 28, 2008
Dorothy Burns, 98, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away August 28, 2008, at Heritage Hall in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She was born at Arcadia, Nebraska, July 2, 1910, to Jerome Woody and Ella May Fradenburg Woody. Dorothy went to Arcadia schools and graduated in 1928. After graduation she worked at a variety store then became and telephone...
Verna Madeline Pittenger Ziebell
Aug 22, 2008
Verna M. (Pittenger) Ziebell, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born March 17, 1919, at home on a farm west of Johnson Lake, to Robert and Mina (Hawks) Beyl. She grew up on the farm and attended high school at Elwood. Once Verna was out of high school...
Theodor John "Ted" Schoenrock
Aug 22, 2008
Theodore “Ted” Schoenrock, 79, of Callaway, Nebraska, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 22, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born August 6, 1929, in Gilead, Nebraska, to John T. and Anna (Goeking) Schoenrock. Ted married Shirley Ann Hummel on March 4, 1951, at Daykin, Nebraska. Ted and Shirley had five children; James, Pat, Susan, Terri, and John....
Lovell Arbor Hodgson
Aug 16, 2008
L. Arbor Hodgson, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born April 22, 1919, at rural Lexington, to Lovell H. and Grace Belle (Yerg) Hodgson. Arbor attended rural Lexington schools and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1936. He then went on to further his...
Barbara Gene Livingston Ourada
Aug 16, 2008
Barbara Gene Livingston Ourada, 53, of Glendale, Arizona, formerly of Lexington and Grand Island, died Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born November 14, 1954, in Fremont, Nebraska to Earnie “Bill” and Delores (Spencer) Livingston. Barbara attended school in Cedar Bluffs, Oconto and Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School in 1973. The...
Altus Glen McReynolds, Sr.
Aug 6, 2008
Glen McReynolds, 55, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008, the result of complications from a semi-accident on April 11th near Johnson Lake. Glen died unexpectedly at Touchstone NeuroRecovery Center in Conroe, Texas. He was born November 25, 1952, at Evansville, Indiana to J. Bea and Margaret (Berry) McReynolds. As a young boy of 5 years of age,...
Theo Beryl Graham Edwards
Aug 4, 2008
Theo Beryl Graham Edwards, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, August 4, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Our precious Lord took His child, Beryl “Boo” Edwards home on August 4, 2008. She was a gracious, beautiful and dignified woman who nurtured and treasured her family. Beryl was a member of First Presbyterian Church and served on several committees. She...
Linda Sue Baird
Jul 31, 2008
Linda Sue Baird, 61 of Callaway, Nebraska, died suddenly, Thursday, July 31, 2008, at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway. She was born February 14, 1947, at Callaway, Nebraska, to Earl and Hazel Adella (Myers) Cudaback. Linda attended school at Callaway and was united in marriage to Clifford Lee Baird on August 10, 1965, at Callaway. Two children were blessed...
Robert William Allen
Jul 30, 2008
Robert William Allen, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Alegent Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska, following a short, unexpected illness. He was born July 20, 1938, at Cozad, Nebraska to Clayton Robert and Henrietta (Fikenscher) Allen. Robert attended school at Cozad and entered the United States Marine Corps right out of school. He served his Country...
Wayne Benjamin Buchholz
Jul 30, 2008
Wayne B. Buchholz, 88, of rural Lexington, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at his home. He was born April 13, 1920, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Benjamin and Lena Elizabeth (Velte) Buchholz. Wayne lived in the Lexington area his entire life and attended school at Lexington. He was united in marriage to Margie Fellows on May 31, 1953, at Sargent, Nebraska....
Ileen Hazel Leibhart
Jul 29, 2008
Ileen H. Leibhart, 91, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Nebraska. She resided in Callaway Good Samaritan Care Center for 3 ½ years and moved to North Platte recently to Premiere Estates. She was born to Charles and Mae (Naylor) Hammans in Otis, Colorado...
Mary Jane Guadalupe Hernandez
Jul 28, 2008
Mary Jane Guadalupe Hernandez, infant daughter of Marc Hernandez and Rebecca Beachel, entered Heaven on Friday, July 25, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born July 25, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Survivors include her parents. One brother: Joseph Weigel of Gothenburg, Nebraska One sister: Lillian Weigel of Gothenburg, Nebraska Maternal grandparents: Pat Beachel...
Eunice Ann Wescoat
Jul 26, 2008
Eunice Ann (Kranau) Wescoat, 75, of Gothenburg, Nebraska formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. She was born January 10, 1933, at Blue Hill, Nebraska, to Gustav Adolph Leopold and Anna Emma (Buss) Kranau. Eunice was baptized January 28, 1933, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill. She graduated from Blue Hill High...
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