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Shelby Jean Schwarz
May 2, 2024
Shelby Jean (Parks) Schwarz, 87, formerly of Lexington, went to heaven on Thursday, May 2, 2024, surrounded by family at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, NE.
Shelby was born at home, January 6, 1937, to Eulin E Parks and Neva G Crawford in Lexington, NE. She attended Lexington Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1955. Later in...
Pauline Rose Thornburg
Apr 22, 2024
Pauline Rose Thornburg, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Gothenburg Health in Gothenburg, Nebraska.She was born to John and Martha Grams on April 15, 1930, in rural Kearney County, Nebraska. She attended Axtell High School and graduated with the class of 1947. On June 7, 1947, Pauline was united in marriage to the love...
Elizabeth "Betty" Mae Fothergill
Apr 19, 2024
Betty (Reed) Fothergill, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Brookefield Park in Saint Paul, Nebraska.Betty was born August 1, 1941, the 4th of 5 children, to George and Edna (Courter) Reed. She grew up on the family farm east of Lexington and attended District 3 school. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...
Steven Jon Bishop
Apr 15, 2024
Steven John Bishop, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington.He was born on October 3, 1947, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Ralph and Irene (Rathbun) Bishop. He attended Grand Island Public Schools and later graduated from Grand Island High School. After graduating, Steve joined the United States Navy where...
Charles K Trumbull
Apr 13, 2024
Charles K. Trumbull, 84, of Callaway, Nebraska, died on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Callaway District Hospital in Callaway, Nebraska.
He was born June on 12, 1939 to Ray and Grace (Lattin) Trumbull in Stapleton Nebraska. Charles attended school at McPherson County High School and graduated with the class of 1957. He joined the National Guard in 1957 and proudly...
Irene Ruth Lahm
Apr 9, 2024
Longtime former Lexington resident, Irene Ruth (Biltoft) Lahm, 94, was called home Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Bryan East Medical Center. Irene was born Friday, December 13, 1929, in Ruskin, Nebraska to James and Olive (Young) Biltoft.
Irene grew up on a farm helping with chores, kitchen duties and housework. Her favorite memory was riding horses. At the age of three...
Kaylea Jo Ray Thompson
Apr 7, 2024
Kaylea Jo Ray Thompson, 16, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 7, 2024.Kaylea was born on July 19, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona to Whitney Neale and James N. W. Thompson. She spent her early years with her mother and grandmother in Phoenix, Arizona. Kaylea came to live with Timothy and Barbara Thompson...
Louise Ann Hoesel
Apr 7, 2024
Louise Ann Hoesel, 87, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on April 7th, 2024 at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg, Nebraska.
Louise was born to Charles and Edith (Thanel) Schaeffer on October 2nd, 1936. She wed Frederick Albert Hoesel on January 3, 1956. Louise was the mother of five children--Mike (Lori Hoesel) of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Diane (Dale) Seelhoff of Syracuse, Tom (Jodi) Hoesel...
Evelyn M Hutt
Apr 2, 2024
Evelyn Mae Hutt, 100, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska.Evelyn Mae Weaver was born to LeRoy and Ethel Koehn Weaver on August 5, 1923, on a farm southwest of Oconto, Nebraska. She attended grade school at District 231 for eight years and graduated from Lexington High School...
Patricia Arlene France
Apr 1, 2024
Patricia Arlene France, 89, formerly of Lexington, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center.She was born on December 9, 1934, in North Platte, Nebraska to Darrel and Arlene (Drake) Fellows. She graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1952. She continued her education at Mid Plains Community College where she received her...
Marilyn Kay Licking
Mar 29, 2024
Marilyn Kay Licking 79, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died on March 29, 2024 at the Bickford Estates in Lincoln, Nebraska where she spent the last year of her life.
Marilyn was born on May 31, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska to David and Marie (Kaiser) Filbert. Aside from a short period in Columbus, the family spent most of Marilyn’s early...
Thomas McGuire Slaby
Mar 29, 2024
Thomas McGuire Slaby, 76, of Lakeview, Arkansas, formerly of Nebraska passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He was born on June 11, 1947, in Denver, Colorado to Thomas and Vera (McGuire) Slaby.
Tom graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School with the class of 1965. Following high school, Tom joined the United States...
Elsie Linnea Barrett
Mar 28, 2024
Elsie Linnea Carlson Barrett died on March 28, 2024, at her home in Lexington, Nebraska, of complications from cancer at the age of 94.
Born and raised in New London, Connecticut, Elsie graduated from Williams Memorial Institute in 1947 and worked for a year to earn enough money to visit relatives in Sweden. On a frigid January day in 1950,...
Stephen Earl Mingus
Mar 27, 2024
On Wednesday, March 27, Stephen Earl Mingus, age 69, a beloved brother, friend, and neighbor, passed away at the Lexington Regional Hospital. He lost his two year battle with MDS, and finally leukemia complicated by pneumonia.
Steve graduated with the Lexington High School Class of 1973, then studied at both the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska...
Gary E Gifford
Mar 20, 2024
Gary Eugene Gifford, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family.He was born on January 11, 1940, in Norton, Kansas, to James O. and Rosalie A. (Kjar) Gifford. He graduated from Mount Carmel High School in Denver, Colorado with the class of 1958. After high school, Gary joined the...
Gary Scot Wolfe
Mar 13, 2024
Gary Scot Wolfe, 72, of Bertrand, Nebraska passed away on March 13, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas where he was loved and cared for by the staff of Garden Terrace.
He was born on November 10, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska to Donald Francis Wolfe and Patricia (Stanford) O’Dell.
Gary graduated from Bear Creek High School in 1970 and entered the United States...
Thomas E. Lauby
Mar 11, 2024
Thomas E. Lauby, 75, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the Bethany Home in Minden.
He was born on January 20, 1949 in Lexington, Nebraska to Clinton W. and Eileen (Thinnes) Lauby. Tom attended public schools in Lexington and graduated from St. Ann’s Catholic High School with the class of 1967.
Following High School, Tom lived in...
John Charles McTygue
Mar 3, 2024
John C. McTygue, 58, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at his home in Overton, Nebraska.He was born on July 15, 1965, in Kearney, Nebraska to James and Barbara (Dickerson) McTygue. He attended public school at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller and graduated with the class of 1984. He then went on to receive a bachelor's degree in business administration...
Melvin Henry Achterberg
Mar 3, 2024
Melvin Henry Achterberg, 92 of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Oconto, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington.
He was born April 5, 1931, in Rural Oconto, to Carl and Ida (Camin) Achterberg, the last of nine children. He attended school in rural District No. 217 and graduated from Oconto High School. He was drafted into...
Ma. Magdalena Chavez Escobar
Feb 27, 2024
Ma. Magdalena Chávez Escobar, de 86 años, de Lexington, Nebraska, falleció el martes 27 de febrero de 2024 en CHI Health St. Elizabeth en Lincoln, Nebraska.Nació el 9 de abril de 1937 en Chichihualco, Guerrero, México, hija de Bulmaro Chávez Velez y Hermila Escobar de Chavez. A María le encantaba pasar su tiempo cocinando y haciendo postres para su familia...
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