Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Paul Anders Andersen

Paul Anders Andersen

Nov 24, 2007

Paul A. Andersen, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln. He was born May 13, 1926, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Anders Gade and Catherine (Smith) Andersen. Paul grew up on the ranch northwest of Lexington and was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. He graduated from Cozad High School...

Bonnie Kay Allen

Bonnie Kay Allen

Nov 21, 2007

Bonnie Kay Allen, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born January 22, 1940, at Grand Island, Nebraska, to Othel Keith and Ida Kay (Carpenter) Maybon. Bonnie’s mother died during childbirth and Bonnie was raised by her stepmother, Opal Phoebe Medbery. She was baptized in to the Methodist Church...

Lola Belle Johnson

Lola Belle Johnson

Nov 20, 2007

Lola B. Johnson, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born August l7, 1923, at North Platte, Nebraska, to Leonard and Grace (Henry) Applegate. Lola was a 1941 graduate of Cozad High School. She then moved to Detroit, Michigan during WWII, where she worked in an Aircraft factory. Following the...

Lawrence Edward Loose

Lawrence Edward Loose

Nov 19, 2007

Lawrence Edward Loose, 83, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Monday, November 19, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born March 1, 1924, at Brush, Colorado to George P. and Pauline (Kaufman) Loose. Larry received his schooling at Brush and entered the United States Navy on March 26, 1943, until he was Honorably Discharged on February...

Lucille Opal Quinn

Lucille Opal Quinn

Nov 18, 2007

Lucille O.Quinn, 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, departed this life Sunday, November 18, 2007, at Milder Manor in Lincoln. Lucille O.Quinn, 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, departed this life Sunday, November 18, 2007, at Milder Manor in Lincoln. She was born August 23, 1921, at Powell, Wyoming, to Roy and Katie (Coady) Martin. Lucille was the only daughter of seven children. Lucille...

Justin Eli Martin

Justin Eli Martin

Nov 11, 2007

Justin Eli Martin, 27, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 11, 2007, northwest of Lexington, the result of a motorvehicle accident. He was born March 31, 1980, in Tallahassee, Florida, to William Q. and Daphne Lemoine Bennett Martin. Justin moved to Nebraska in 1998 and settled in Lexington in July of 2005. He went to work for Tyson Fresh Meats...

Charles Joseph Robertson

Charles Joseph Robertson

Nov 11, 2007

Charles Joseph Robertson, 42, of Lexington, Nebraska, was found south of Lexington on Sunday, November 11, 2007. He was born April 14, 1965, at Portsmouth, Virginia, to Billy and Anita (Daugherty) Robertson. As a young child the family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and when Charles was seven they moved to Charleston, Mississippi. Charles traveled the country before meeting his...

Myrene G. Hammond

Myrene G. Hammond

Nov 8, 2007

Myrene G. Hammond, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born January 27, 1920, at Overton, Nebraska, to Seth and Minnie (Johnson) Kincheloe. Myrene attended District #94 rural school at Elm Creek and then Elm Creek High School. She was united in marriage to Walter Hammond on September 4, 1937, at...

Sandra Teresa Rangel

Sandra Teresa Rangel

Nov 7, 2007

Sandra T. Rangel, 59, of Lexington, Nebraska, entered her Heavenly home on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at her home in Lexington. She was born May 26, 1948, in Ensenada, Mexico, to Martin and Angela (Mendoza) Rangel. Sandra moved to Lexington in 1998, to be near her two children. She was a wonderful mother and enjoyed being with her family and...

Ruth Evelyn Ladwig

Ruth Evelyn Ladwig

Nov 4, 2007

Ruth E. Ladwig, 87, of Sumner, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at her home in Sumner. She was born February 12, 1920, at Overton, Nebraska, to Harvey and Jennie (Monnington) Rakestrow. Ruth grew up in Overton and graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1938. She was united in marriage to Kenneth C. Ladwig on April 16,...

Frankie Lee Barta

Frankie Lee Barta

Nov 1, 2007

Frank Lee Barta, 70, of North Platte, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He was born January 27, 1937, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to Mike George and Eva (Warner) Barta. Frank was born disabled, but loved to help around the farm doing chores, milking cows, hauling hay and picking corn. He was...

Katherine L. Neubauer

Katherine L. Neubauer

Oct 30, 2007

Katherine L. (Katie) Neubauer, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Holdrege, Nebraska, on October 24, 1918, to Hays A. and Mabel A. (Davis) Meyers. She attended school in Holdrege, Nebraska, and graduated in 1936. Katie was employed by the K-K Company, when she met Ford Neubauer, who had...

Mary Jane Pesha

Mary Jane Pesha

Oct 29, 2007

Mary Jane Pesha, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, October 29, 2007, at her home in Lexington. She was born March 28, 1937, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Ralph Dwight and Matilda Clementine (Welter) Fagot. Jane grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1954. Following graduation, Jane went to work at the ASCS office...

Phyllis Jane Meyer

Phyllis Jane Meyer

Oct 26, 2007

Phyllis J. Meyer, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, October 26, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born April 18, 1925, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Albert R. and Hazel M. (Richardson) Hanson. Phyllis lived her entire life in the Lexington area, except for a time when she attended rural country schools in Gosper and Phelps counties. She...

Margaret Louise Wellmann

Margaret Louise Wellmann

Oct 26, 2007

Margaret L. Wellmann, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, October 26, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born January 29, 1923, at Plainview, Nebraska, to Fred and Millie (Flint) Schlote. Margaret moved to Oconto as a small child with her family to the Lomax area in Custer County. She was united in marriage to Edward N. Wellmann on...

Betty Jane Shoemaker

Betty Jane Shoemaker

Oct 26, 2007

Betty J. Shoemaker, 86, of Miller, Nebraska, died Friday, October 26, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born August 3, 1921, at Brownlee, Nebraska, to Milton and Mable (Mason) Horn and was one of seventeen children. Betty moved with her family as a young child to Custer County where she attended country school at Tuckerville. She was...

Clayton Woodrow Todd

Clayton Woodrow Todd

Oct 20, 2007

Clayton W. Todd, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 20, 2007, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born November 12, 1913, at Burwell, Nebraska, to William F. and Nettie (Murten) Todd. The family moved to Sumner in 1918, where Clayton helped with the farm for next 22 years. They then moved to Meadville, Missouri where they...

Elmer Rinehart Frerichs

Elmer Rinehart Frerichs

Oct 17, 2007

Elmer R. Frerichs, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 9, 1925, at Culbertson, Nebraska to William H. and Mabel (Christensen) Frerichs. Elmer grew up in the Culbertson area where he attended school. In 1942, he joined the United States Navy where he served during WWII and the Korean...

Reverend Victor Jordening

Reverend Victor Jordening

Oct 16, 2007

Reverend Victor Jordening, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 19, 1912, at Fairbury, Nebraska, to Henry and Mary (Knoche) Jordening. Reverend Jordening attended St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas, and in 1936, graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. There being no calls for new pastors in...

Lynn W. Fox

Lynn W. Fox

Oct 16, 2007

Lynn W. Fox, 57, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at his home at Johnson Lake. Lynn was born to Wesley and Evelyn (Taylor) Fox on November 16, 1949, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the oldest of 4 brothers and grew up in Postville, Iowa where he attended and graduated from Postville High School. He...

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