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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Josephine Delores McDonald
Dec 25, 2009
Josephine D. McDonald, 91, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, Nebraska died Friday, December 25, 2009, at the St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney. She was born May 20, 1918, at Overton, Nebraska, to Nick Thomas and Elizabeth Mae (Wengler) Thinnes. She attended school in Overton and graduated from Overton High School in 1936. Josephine was united in marriage...
Arvella Faye Hildenbrandt
Dec 21, 2009
Arvella F. Hildenbrandt, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at Tri- County Hospital in Lexington. She was born October 7,1922, at rural Lexington, Nebraska to C. Raymond and Alice A. (Barrett) Anthony of Lexington. Arvella attended grade school and graduated from Lexington High School in 1940. She then went on to Nurses Training at Presbyterian Nursing School...
Lynn Charles Purintun
Dec 16, 2009
Lynn Purintun, 68, of Overton, Nebraska died at his home Wednesday, December 16, 2009, north of Overton. He was born January 4, 1941, at Lexington, Nebraska to Floyd “Mike” and Lorraine (Miller) Purintun of Overton. He attended school in Sumner and Overton and graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1959. He then went on to further his...
Juliet Marlenny Gonzalez
Dec 15, 2009
Juliet Marlenny Gonzalez, was born into Heaven on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Juliet is the daughter of Ilian Gonzalez of Lexington. Mass of Angels will be Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington with Reverend Paul Colling officiating. Burial will be held later in Guatemala. Memorials are suggested...
Dwight Lee Lord
Dec 9, 2009
Dwight L. Lord, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, formerly of McCool Junction, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Callaway District Hospital. Dwight Lee Lord was born October 5, 1915 in McCool Jct., the eldest son of R.F. and Gladys (Bellows) Lord. He attended the University of Nebraska, graduating in January, 1938. He was united in marriage to Doris Turner...
Ronald Eugene Salleng
Dec 6, 2009
Ronald E. Salleng, 64, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. He was born August 12, 1945, at Lexington, Nebraska. Ron grew up and attended school in Cozad/Lexington and graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1963. He managed the Phillips 66 service station in Cozad following graduation. Ron was...
Carolina Palomo Alvarez
Dec 3, 2009
Carolina Palomo-Alvarez, 23, of Lexington, Nebraska, entered her Heavenly home on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at her home in Lexington. She was born May 17, 1986 in Guatemala to Oscar Palomo and Evelia Alvarez. Funeral Services will be Monday, December 7, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at the Assembly of God Filadelfia, 501 South Madison Street, Lexington, Nebraska, with Reverend Victor...
Jeanette Richardson
Nov 30, 2009
Jeanette Richardson, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, November 30, 2009, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born October 11, 1931, in Los Angeles, California to Eugene and Wilhelmina (Tolson) Neville. Her father died when she was 3 years old and her mother remarried. She moved several times as a child and graduated from...
Paul Louis Wagner
Nov 28, 2009
Paul Louis Wagner, 93, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born October 18, 1916 near Clearfield, South Dakota to Alexander and Katherine (Frihauf) Wagner. As a young man he graduated from North Central Bible College and traveled with Charles Blair and Carlyle Beebe holding evangelistic meetings. In 1942 he married...
Joyce Louise Hoeft
Nov 26, 2009
Joyce Louise Hoeft, 67, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 26, 1942, at Stromsburg, Nebraska, to Birgir and Rosie (Bristow) Gulbrandson. Joyce graduated from Stromsburg High School in 1960. Joyce was united in marriage to Donald “Cowboy” Hoeft on...
Ray Ivan Wolfe, Jr.
Nov 24, 2009
Ray I. Wolfe, Jr. 59, of Lexington died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at his home in Lexington. He was born September 12, 1950, at North Platte, Nebraska to Ray, Sr. and Janice (Masur) Wolfe. Ray moved with his family to the Denver, Colorado area in the early 1960’s and graduated in 1968 from Commerce City High School in Commerce City,...
Opal Mary Margnuson
Nov 23, 2009
Opal M. Magnuson, 87, resident of Lexington and Dawson County, Nebraska, most of her life, died Monday, November 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born December 24, 1921, at Maxwell, Nebraska to Arthur Carl and Orpha Opal (Cantrell) Lake. Opal moved to Dawson County when she was about 5 years of age. She graduated from Lexington...
Jose Perez Torres
Nov 11, 2009
Jose Perez Torres, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Penjamo, Gto, Mexico, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Mr. Torres was born December 29, 1928, in Penjamo, Gto, Mexico to Jose Perez Torres and Antonia Torres. He moved to Lexington to be near family in 2009. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, November 14, 2009,...
Doris Marie Else
Nov 10, 2009
Doris Marie Else, 82, of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at Kearney St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born June 10, 1927 at Edna, Kansas to Charles and Pearl (Nelson) Wolfe. She moved to Nebraska in the early 1950’s, and worked at a Dairy north of Elm Creek. It was at this time she...
Michael Loyd Van Cleave
Nov 9, 2009
Michael Loyd Van Cleave, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born December 27, 1950, at Lexington, Nebraska to Loyd K. and Caryl Maureen (West) Van Cleave. Mike was a 1969 graduate of Lexington High School. He worked for the Dawson County Road Department for many years and prior to that...
Henry Joseph "Hank" Gruntorad, Jr.
Nov 5, 2009
Henry J.“Hank” Gruntorad, Jr. of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born July 14, 1943, at Lexington, Nebraska to Henry Joseph and Susie Kathryn (Thinnes) Gruntorad. Hank was the youngest of 9 children. He grew up in the Overton and Lexington area and attended country schools and Overton High School....
Opal Alice Wendorff
Nov 2, 2009
Opal A. Wendorff, 90, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born October 10, 1919, near Gothenburg, Nebraska to Harm and Nellie (Aden) Garrelts. She is a graduate of Gothenburg High School. On June 11, 1948, she married Leo Wendorff. The couple lived in Gothenburg and North Platte for a...
Dennis Lee Crawford
Oct 31, 2009
Dennis Lee Crawford, 63, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born December 10, 1945, at Lexington, Nebraska to Merle Paine and Loretta Velma (Rimpley) Crawford. Dennis attended school at Lexington. He had a passion for breeding dogs and building grandfather clocks. Survivors include a son: Kevin – whereabouts unknown. Two...
Jean Alice Parks
Oct 29, 2009
Jean A. Parks, 83, of Gothenburg, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 29, 2009, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. She was born June 14, 1926, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Byon and Una Mae (Crawford) Stedman. Jean was raised in Ogallala, Nebraska where she attended Grade School and High School. Following High School she married James Parks on April 10,...
Maretta Kay "Mert" Porter
Oct 28, 2009
Maretta “Mert” Porter, 53, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born November 3, 1955, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Howard and Leona (Kaufman) Swinney. Maretta was named after two of her aunts, Margaret Swinney Sybrant & Neta Joyce Kaufman Anderson. She grew up on a small ranch in Rock County,...
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