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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Debra Abrams
Mar 31, 2026
Debra A. Abrams, 64, of Elm Creek, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society - St. John's in Kearney.
She was born on November 10, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, to Loren and Joyce (Hughes) Royle. The family later moved to Lexington where she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1980. Over the years,...
Ilene Faye Holbrook
Mar 27, 2026
Ilene Faye Holbrook, 77, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney.
She was born in McCook, Nebraska to Nyle and Alberta (Chapman) Anderson. She attended school in Edison from 1954 to around 1962, when the family moved to Lexington where she received her GED in 1975.While in school, she was involved in Band...
Vaughn Vohland Smith
Mar 26, 2026
Vaughn Vohland Smith, 79, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on July 17, 1946, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Victor and Emma (Burchell) Smith. Vaughn was raised in the Shelton area, where he graduated from Shelton High School with the Class of 1964. He went on to enlist...
Cindy Bliven
Mar 26, 2026
Cindy Bliven, 66, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on September 13, 1959, in Denver, Colorado, to Lucille Harmon. The family made their home in Lexington, Nebraska in 1960, where Cindy attended public school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1977. Over...
Daniel G. Weides
Mar 22, 2026
Daniel G. Weides, age 88, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on September 18, 1937, in Lexington, Nebraska, the son of Lawrence G. and Ruth E. Wickwire Weides. A resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 1971, moving from Great Bend, Kansas, he was the General Manager at...
Robert "Bob" Raney
Mar 21, 2026
Robert L. "Bob" Raney, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away on March 21, 2026, at Mount Carmel Home in Kearney, Nebraska.
Bob was born on February 21, 1934, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Beryl Deeland Raney and Frances Evelyn Lundgren.
He grew up in Ogallala, Nebraska, graduating with the class of 1951. He was in the National Guard until 1954, when he joined the...
Bonnie Lou Carter
Mar 16, 2026
Bonnie Lou Carter passed away on March 16, 2026, at Brookstone Gardens in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 86 years old, just 5 1/2 weeks shy of her 87th birthday.
Bonnie was born on April 23, 1939, to Robert G. and Norma I. (Walston) Woodside in Lexington, Nebraska. She was raised around the Lexington and Darr area. Her favorite memory of that...
Alice Ourada
Mar 14, 2026
Alice Ourada, age 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Lexington Regional Health Center.
Born in O’Neill, Nebraska, to Jess Lloyd and Margaret Anna (Ritchie) Scofield, Alice graduated from O’Neill High School in 1950. She pursued her passion for caring for others by earning her nursing degree from Bryan Memorial Hospital.
Alice began her nursing career...
Roger Wayne Jensen
Feb 24, 2026
Roger Jensen, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, peacefully passed away on Tuesday February 24, 2026, in Omaha at The Hospice House-The Josie Harper Residence.
Roger Wayne Jensen was born January 2, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska at the Community Hospital to Anton and Alta Jensen. He attended country school at district 16, west of Lexington until the family moved into town. He then...
Daniel Scott Shelor
Feb 19, 2026
Daniel "Grady" S. Shelor, 74, of Lexington, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
He was born in Dodge City, Kansas, to George and Eleanor (Wendland) Shelor. The family later moved to Lexington, Nebraska, where he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1969. Upon graduation, he immediately joined the National Guard where he served for...
Patsy Ann Berntson
Feb 19, 2026
Patsy Ann Berntson, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital.
She was born on March 10, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Marston A. and Lois E. (Purintun) Rakestrow of Overton. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Overton. She attended Overton School from kindergarten to graduating from 12th grade with...
James P. "Jim" Ellis
Feb 17, 2026
James P. "Jim" Ellis, 85 of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Carbondale, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Kinship Pointe Northridge in Kearney.
No services are planned at this time.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com
Barbara Fay Patterson
Feb 16, 2026
Barbara Fay Connell Patterson, 88, of Callaway, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, at the Callaway Good Life Center.
She was born on October 19, 1937, in McPherson County to Daniel Errold and Lena Fay (Paxton) Connell. She was raised on a ranch in Thomas County that was owned by her uncle Chet Paxton, and that her dad was a...
Linda Lou Adams
Feb 16, 2026
Linda Lou Adams, 73, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, at Mount Carmel in Kearney, Nebraska.
She was born on October 13, 1952, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ben and Mary Jane (Davis) Adams. Her early years were spent on a rented farm north of Lexington until her family purchased their own farm north of Elm Creek, Nebraska in 1956. She...
Virginia Alice Tracy
Feb 14, 2026
Virginia Alice Tracy, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at her home on February 14, 2026, surrounded by her loving daughter.
Born on February 21, 1947, in Valparaiso, Florida to Heinz and Carol Templin, Virginia. She was a dedicated individual who completed her high school education and pursued her passion for caring for others by earning a nursing degree.
She was...
Leonard Joseph Hofaker
Feb 13, 2026
On February 13, 2026, Leonard Joseph Hofaker, 93, formerly of Lexington, was carried into the arms of his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. To the heavenly home his heart so longed for. So, though we mourn his death, we rejoice in the eternal life he now has. One day we will meet again in everlasting praises to God.
Leonard was born...
Thomas Ray Prasch
Feb 11, 2026
Thomas Ray Prasch, 78, formerly of Lexington, died in his sleep on February 11, 2026, at the Central Nebraska Veteran's Home in Kearney, with hospice care nearby. His brothers Steve and David, and daughter Katie had been with him just before.
He was born on July 26, 1947. He was the first of four boys born to Don and Betty Prasch...
Pamela Sue Johnson
Feb 11, 2026
Pamela Sue Johnson, 68, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on February 21, 1957, in Longmont, Colorado, to Alan and Esther (Abels) Debban. She attended public school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1975. Pamela later went on to attend and graduate from...
Alice Jean Dreher
Feb 9, 2026
Alice Jean Dreher, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at Ridgeway Senior Living in Lexington.
Alice Jean was born on March 11, 1927, at her parent's home in Iroquois County, Illinois, to James Thomas and Susan Catherine (Elbert) Leggott. Alice Jean was the sixth of nine children.
She attended grade school at Leggottville, a rural school in...
Craig Leon Meads
Feb 8, 2026
Craig L. Meads, 83, of Kearney, formerly of Overton, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Kearney, Nebraska.
Craig was born on November 6, 1942, in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Marshall and Veneta Meads. He was raised south of Ainsworth on a ranch and attended rural schools until they moved to Callaway in 1957. He graduated in 1961 from Callaway...
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