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Lexington NE Obituaries
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Leroy Frederick Kussman
Sep 6, 2009
Leroy F. Kussman, 70, of Cozad, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at Cozad Community Hospital. He was born December 11, 1938, in Wayland, Missouri, to Francis and Wilveretta (Burgess) Kussman. Leroy attended school and worked on his grandfather’s farm in Alexandria, Missouri prior to enlisting in the Army in 1957. He was honorably discharged in...
Pastor Edwin H. Cook
Aug 31, 2009
Pastor Edwin H.Cook, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Pastor Cook was born November 20, 1927 at Sheridan, Wyoming to Henry and Katherine (Pitsch) Cook. He attended school in Sheridan, but dropped out of school in his senior year to serve his Country during WWII in the United States Navy....
Gladys Mary Brown
Aug 28, 2009
Gladys Mary (Henry) Brown, 98, of Carpenteria, California, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska. Gladys Mary Brown, much loved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully one day after her 98th birthday, August 28, 2009, with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Gladys was born on August 27, 1911, in Big Springs, Nebraska. She was the third child of David...
Carol Lois Chamberlin
Aug 26, 2009
Carol Lois Chamberlin, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at her home in Lexington. She was born June 11, 1932 at Chicago, Illinois to Harold and Irene (Basch) Schradzke. Carol graduated from high school in Chicago and went on to further her education at the University of Colorado at Boulder majoring in English and minoring in Music....
Norma Jean Wigstone
Aug 24, 2009
Norma Jean Frazer Wigstone, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday August 24, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Norma was born August 16, 1943 at rural North Loup, Nebraska to Anson Orrin Frazer and Opal Grace Hunt Frazer. Norma was their second child. Norma was born on her sister Shirley’s 3rd birthday. Norma was married on March 6, 1964, to...
Wayne E. Young
Aug 24, 2009
Wayne E. Young, 87, lifetime Lexington farmer, died Monday, August 24, 2009, at his home near Lexington. He was born September 20, 1921, at Lexington, Nebraska, the youngest of four children, to Arthur E. and Frances M. (Anderson) Young. Wayne was a 1940 graduate of Lexington High School and entered the United States Navy during WWII on August 6, 1942,...
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...
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