Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Edna Helen St. John

Edna Helen St. John

Jul 25, 2008

Edna H. St. John, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, July 25, 2008, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born March 27, 1915, at Lexington, Nebraska, to William F. and Effie E. (Perkins) Passage. Edna was a lifetime resident of Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1932. She was united in marriage to...

Ann Elizabeth Crawford Alexander

Ann Elizabeth Crawford Alexander

Jul 23, 2008

Ann Elizabeth (Crawford) Alexander, 25, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at the University Of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born December 19, 1982, at North Platte, Nebraska, to Terry Lee and Sheri Elaine (Zimmerman) Crawford. Ann attended elementary school at Morton Elementary, junior high at Lexington Middle School and graduated from Lexington High School...

Elsie Hattie Debban

Elsie Hattie Debban

Jul 22, 2008

Elsie H. Debban, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born October 23, 1912, in the Bertrand/Smithfield area to Peter Herman “Otto” and Mathilda (Ross) Meyer. She was baptized on December 1, 1912, at Hope Lutheran Church in Smithfield, Nebraska and was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Elwood....

Warren K. Vasey

Warren K. Vasey

Jul 18, 2008

Warren K. Vasey, 88, of Las Cruces, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 18, 2008, with his loving wife of 55 years by his side. He was born on February 27, 1920 in Cozad, Nebraska on the family farm, to Edgar J. Vasey and Elsie R. Vasey. A devoted family man, Warren, at the...

Thomas Jefferson Kenton

Thomas Jefferson Kenton

Jul 17, 2008

Thomas J. “Tom” Kenton, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died at home Thursday, July 17, 2008, near Lexington. He was born February 23, 1925, at Springfield, Missouri to Joseph Wheeler and Mary Christine (Callison) Kenton. When Tom was 8 years old he moved to Jefferson City, Missouri from Branson. He was a graduate of Jefferson City High School and received a...

Betty Marie Wells

Betty Marie Wells

Jul 11, 2008

Betty M. Wells, 78, of Omaha, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday July 11, 2008, at the Hospice House in Omaha. She was born October 12, 1929, at Elwood, Nebraska, to Hubert and Roxie (Gardner) Marquardt. Betty worked in retail for many years in Lexington. She enjoyed old country western music including the Grand Old Opry. Betty spent a lot...

Betty Iris Fread

Betty Iris Fread

Jul 8, 2008

Betty Iris Fread, 86, of Ravenna, Nebraska, formerly of the Cozad/Lexington area, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Ravenna Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna. She was born September 24, 1921, at Kearney, Nebraska, to Charles and Viola (Burns) Dodson. Betty was united in marriage to Tom Fread on June 13, 1939, at Lexington, Nebraska. She was baptized on August 9,...

Howard Dean Wood

Howard Dean Wood

Jul 6, 2008

Howard D. Wood, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, with his family by his side. He was born May 1, 1929, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Albert Harold and Gertrude Mary (Westbrook) Wood. Howard grew up in Lexington and attended Lexington schools. On July 25, 1953, he was united in marriage...

Donna M. Linn

Donna M. Linn

Jul 6, 2008

Donna M. Linn, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born July 29, 1936, near Eustis, in Frontier County, Nebraska, to Ray A. and Neva B. (Hess) Rupe. Donna moved with her family when she was 12 years old to the Lexington area. She attended school and graduated...

Frank Leslie "Les" Banta

Frank Leslie "Les" Banta

Jul 6, 2008

F. Les Banta, 95, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Scottsdale Village Square Assisted Living in Scottsdale. He was born February 12, 1913, at Oakdale, Nebraska, to Louis Frank and Augusta Elizabeth (Born) Banta. Les grew up around the Oakdale area and attended high school in Norfolk. He was united in marriage to Maybelle...

Lois M. Nordberg

Lois M. Nordberg

Jul 5, 2008

Lois M. Nordberg, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born September 15, 1920, at home on a farm in southern Indiana, to Frank and Maye (Prince) Colvin. She lived on the farm until she was 4 years old, when the family moved to a small town near Indianapolis....

Clementine M. (Fagot) King

Clementine M. (Fagot) King

Jul 2, 2008

Clementine M. (Fagot) King, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born May 12, 1935, at Lexington, Nebraska to Ralph B. and Matilda (Welter) Fagot. Clementine grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1952. She then went on to attend Kearney State...

Violet Alma Henry

Violet Alma Henry

Jun 25, 2008

Violet A. “Vi” Henry, 84, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. She was born October 4, 1923, north of Cozad, Nebraska, to Martin and Alma (Fickenscher) Block. Vi was a graduate of Gothenburg High School and then attended Teacher’s College at Greeley, Colorado. She moved back to Gothenburg where she taught...

Wilfred Lawrence Fochtman

Wilfred Lawrence Fochtman

Jun 23, 2008

Wilfred Fochtman, 84, of Gordon, Nebraska, died Monday, June 23, 2008, at his son’s home in Marquette, Nebraska. He was born March 9, 1924, at Callaway, Nebraska, to Irma (Heunefeldt) and Dewey Fochtman. He attended school through the 8th grade, before leaving to work on the family farm. He was united in marriage to Barbara Brabham on August 24, 1949,...

Wilma May Zoerb

Wilma May Zoerb

Jun 21, 2008

Wilma May Zoerb, 89, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. She was born April 21, 1919, at Finchville, Nebraska, to Howard W. and Rosa A. (Halouska) Hill. Wilma attended school at Finchville and was united in marriage to Leonard Zoerb on May 22, 1927, at Lexington, Nebraska. Wilma and Leonard...

Francis Edward Fagot

Francis Edward Fagot

Jun 21, 2008

Francis Edward Fagot, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born March 21, 1926, at Lexington, Nebraska to Forest Mathias and Sevilla May (Reynolds) Fagot. Fran grew up at Lexington where he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1944. He then served his Country during WWII...

Floyd Vernon Pierce

Floyd Vernon Pierce

Jun 14, 2008

Floyd Vernon Pierce, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at his home in Lexington. He was born May 23, 1923, at Overton, Nebraska, to James E. and Alice H. (Musser) Pierce. Floyd lived his entire life in the Overton/Lexington area except for the time he spent in the United States Army. He was 1942 graduate of Overton...

Delores Elaine Huss

Delores Elaine Huss

Jun 13, 2008

Delores E. Huss, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at her home in Lexington. She was born April 25, 1929, at Stratton, Nebraska, to Alois and Mary Anna (Sramek) Lorens. Delores attended school at Stratton, graduating from Stratton High School with the class of 1947. Delores taught school for several years and worked in the Commercial National...

Richard Henry Schulte

Richard Henry Schulte

Jun 12, 2008

Richard H. “Dick” Schulte, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at his home in Lexington surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 4, 1929, at Kearney, Nebraska, to Lloyd and Rosie (Brisbin) Schulte. Dick grew up in the Kearney area and stayed close to home until entering the United States Navy on September 23, 1947,...

Margaret Florence (Klein) Willis

Margaret Florence (Klein) Willis

Jun 3, 2008

Margaret Florence (Klein) Willis, 92, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. She died exactly 12 years following the death of her beloved husband, Tony. She was born to William and Minnie M. (Suponchick) Klein on August 1, 1915, in a two-story sod house south of Oconto, Nebraska during a hail storm....

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