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Kenneth Allen Brandenberg
Aug 11, 2009
Kenneth Allen Brandenberg, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died at his home Tuesday, August 11, 2009. He was born August 31, 1927 at Lexington to Martin Willard and Bertha Ellen (Lindsay) Brandenberg. Ken grew up at Lexington where he received his education. He joined the United States Army and served his Country during WWII. Ken was united in marriage to Donna...
Myrna Aline Woodside
Aug 1, 2009
Myrna A. Woodside, 67, of Minden, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at the Golden Living Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born October 20, 1941 at Kinsley, Kansas to Wilbur and Ruth (Albers) Sater. Myrna attended and graduated from Oberlin High School with the class of 1959, in Oberlin, Kansas. Myrna was united in marriage to LeRoy Woodside on...
Thomas Frederick Waltemath
Aug 1, 2009
Thomas Frederick “Tom” Waltemath, 74, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at his home in Kearney. He was born December 21, 1934, at Omaha, Nebraska to Victor and Capitola (McCabe) Waltemath. Tom was a 1953 graduate of Hershey High School in Hershey, Nebraska. He entered the United States Navy on January 12, 1954 and was Honorably Discharged on...
Morris Leo Downin
Jul 31, 2009
Morris L. Downin, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center where he had been living for one month. He was born August 2, 1914 on the family farm near Lodi, Nebraska to Albert and Milly (Jones) Downin. Morris attended Lower Lodi school through the 10th grade and graduated from Callaway High School...
Viola M. Wagener
Jul 22, 2009
Viola M. Wagener, widow of Henry, 81, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at her home in Lincoln. She was born March 13, 1928, at Montgomery City, Missouri to Everett and Myrtle M. (Eaton) Frank. She married Henry Wagener on February 14, 1946, at St. Charles, Missouri. They traveled with the dam building crew through...
Everett Wayne Hogg
Jul 20, 2009
Everett Wayne Hogg, 74, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Wayne was born July 9, 1935, in Shelton, Nebraska to Everett A. and Bernice (Shanley) Hogg. Wayne lived in Shelton until he moved to Callaway at the age of 4. He attended public school in Callaway until he joined the United...
Gary Allen Fitzgerald
Jul 4, 2009
Gary Allen Fitzgerald, 61, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at his home in Lexington. He was born October 16, 1948, at St. Joseph, Missouri, to John Allen and Colena Fern (McElfresh) Fitzgerald. Gary grew up in Missouri and graduated from Tarkio High School in Tarkio, Missouri with the class of 1966. Gary was united in marriage to...
Humberto A. Avila
Jul 4, 2009
Humberto A. Avila, 42, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, north of Lexington as the result of a traffic accident. He was born February 20, 1967, in Chichihualco, Guerrero, Mexico, to Bonifacio Avila and Rosa Arcos. Humberto attended school in his hometown of Chichihualco, Mexico and emigrated to the United States in 1986, settling in Lexington in 1988....
Helen Marie Luther
Jun 27, 2009
Helen Marie Luther, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born September 7, 1939, at Montgomery, Alabama to George Willard and Wilma O. (Hood) Howe. Helen grew up in Alabama and graduated from Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Alabama. Helen was united in marriage to George N. Luther on November...
Adelaide Helvey
Jun 23, 2009
Adelaide Helvey, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born February 23, 1917, at Lexington, Nebraska to Albert and Martha (Christ) Naviaux. She attended school at Dawson County North 17, and graduated from Lexington High School in 1935, and then attended Omaha Business School. Adelaide met Webb Helvey in...
Clifford Lee Cox
Jun 23, 2009
Clifford Lee Cox, 70, of Lexington and Overton, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 26, 1938, at Wichita, Kansas, to Martin Lee and Irma Genevieve (Higgins) Cox. Cliff moved to Lexington as a young man and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1957. He...
Dr. Donald LeRoy Nordberg
Jun 22, 2009
Dr. Donald L. Nordberg, 90, longtime Lexington Optometrist, passed away Monday, June 22, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born March 24, 1919, at Kansas City, Missouri and was adopted by John and Lillie (Robinson) Nordberg. He was raised in Northboro, Iowa and was educated in Coin, Iowa, graduating in 1936. Don helped on the family...
Cleveland Ira Pitkin
Jun 22, 2009
Cleveland Ira Pitkin, 88, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, June 22, 2009, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. He was born on March 8, 1921 in Custer County, Callaway, Nebraska. Ira was the oldest of six children born to Cleve and Mattie (Price) Pitkin. Ira received his education at a local rural school and at Callaway Public School....
Gaylord Eugene Hansen
Jun 16, 2009
Gaylord E. Hansen, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away at his home in Lexington on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. He was born May 8, 1941, at Grand Island, Nebraska, to Leland and Alma (Lackenmacher) Hansen. Gaylord grew up in Grand Island where he attended school and graduated from Grand Island High School with the class of 1959, where he was...
Robert Edwin Bappe
Jun 14, 2009
Robert E. Bappe, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at Gothenburg, Nebraska. He was born March 26, 1928, in Mallard, Iowa, to Charles Everett and Mildred Marie (Peterson) Bappe. Bob grew up in the Ames, Iowa area where he graduated from Ames High School with the class of 1946, where...
Robert Olnhausen
Jun 6, 2009
Robert “Bob” Olnhausen, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, died June 6, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born December 6, 1928, at Lexington, Nebraska to Louis c. and Lena D. (Larsen) Olnhausen. Robert was baptized as an infant in the Methodist Church and attended Sunday school in the Methodist church through his teen years. Robert attended Cozad...
Jan McCarter
Jun 4, 2009
Jan McCarter, 48, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a lengthy illness. Jan was born March 21, 1961, at Lexington, Nebraska to Albert Lynn and Beverly Jo (Moore) Crowell. Jan attended school at Odessa, Holdrege and Loomis. Following her education, Jan worked at the Holdrege Country Club and did a...
Margaret Phyllis Knoop
May 24, 2009
Margaret Phyllis Knoop, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born June 28, 1922, at David City, Nebraska, Butler County, to William H. and Tillie (Jindra) Bose. In March 1936 the family moved to a farm in Valley County, Nebraska, near Arcadia. Phyllis received her elementary education in Butler County schools...
Robert Lee Nichelson
May 23, 2009
Robert L. Nichelson, 73, of Callaway, Nebraska, died, Saturday, May 23, 2009, at his home, as the result of a farm accident. He was born May 25, 1935, in Callaway, Nebraska, to George and Pearl (Boyer) Nichelson. Robert grew up in the Callaway area where he attended school. He graduated from Callaway High School in 1953. Following High School Robert...
Jamie Lynn Riley Bowden
May 13, 2009
Jamie Lynn Riley Bowden, 38, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at her residence in Grand Junction. She was born February 10, 1971, in South Charleston, West Virginia, to Gerald W. & Geraldine M. (Whitley) Riley. Jamie graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1989, and went on to receive her degree in nursing...
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