Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Else F. Biehl

Else F. Biehl

Apr 19, 2008

Else F. Biehl, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born March 30, 1914, on the farm in rural Lexington, Nebraska, to Adolf and Henney (Seehusen) Rickertsen. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1932. On March 11, 1934, Else married Wesley Biehl at Lexington, Nebraska. To this union...

Maurice Ralph Kammerlohr

Maurice Ralph Kammerlohr

Apr 18, 2008

Maurice R. Kammerlohr, 91, of McCook, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, April 18, 2008, at McCook. He was born February 7, 1917, at Spring Ranch, Nebraska, near Hastings, to Frank and Hazel (Coba) Kammerlohr. He moved with his family as a young boy to McCook, Nebraska, where he graduated from high school with the class of 1935. Following graduation,...

Richard E. Wackerla

Richard E. Wackerla

Apr 13, 2008

Richard E. Wackerla, 48, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Sunday, April 13, 2008, at his home. He was born July 20, 1959, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Louis and Dorothy (Landreth) Wackerla. He grew up in Callaway and graduated from Callaway High School. He worked in Lexington for Orthman Manufacturing, drove for Wynne Transportation, and was currently a mechanic at Fairbanks...

Marvin "Butch" Loschen

Marvin "Butch" Loschen

Apr 11, 2008

Marvin Eugene “Butch” Loschen, 54, of Murray, Utah, died unexpectedly Friday, April 11, 2008, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania of natural causes. He was born March 24, 1954, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Marvin O. and Patsy L. (Wing) Loschen. He was the oldest of three children, on the day he was born his grandmother nicknamed him “Butch” much to his mother’s chagrin....

Anna Marion Harris

Anna Marion Harris

Apr 7, 2008

Marion R. Harris, 104, of Beatrice, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at the P.E.O. Home in Beatrice. She was born November 25, 1903, at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, to George D. and Alice (Nash) Richards. She moved with her family to Nebraska and grew up in the North Platte area. She was a 1921 graduate of...

Edith M. Dillsaver

Edith M. Dillsaver

Apr 6, 2008

Edith M. Dillsaver, 91, of Lexington, died Sunday, April, 6, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born March 29, 1917, at Stuart, Iowa, to Mike and Ellen (Castell) Sell. Edith married William Dillsaver in Boone, Iowa, on October 14, 1948. To this union four children were born: Charles, Martha, Paul, and Betty. Edith and William lived in...

Howard Daniel Philpot

Howard Daniel Philpot

Apr 1, 2008

Howard D.Philpot, 71, of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born May 6, 1936, at Omaha, Nebraska, to Albert Charles and Margaret Esther (Priel) Philpot. Howard grew up at Overton and graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1954. He then attended the University of Nebraska in...

Edith L. Martinez

Edith L. Martinez

Mar 30, 2008

Edith L. Martinez, 76, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at her home in Lincoln. She was born June 9, 1931, at Chadron, Nebraska, to J. Russell Batie and Carrol C. (Stroud) Batie. She attended schools in Chadron, Benkelman, Holdrege and Hay Springs. She graduated from high school in Hay Springs with the Class of 1948. She furthered...

Lorretta R. (Kugler) Dewey

Lorretta R. (Kugler) Dewey

Mar 17, 2008

Lorretta R. (Kugler) Dewey, 68, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Monday, March 17, 2008, at Southview Manor Golden Living Center in Cozad. She was born July 9, 1939, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Carl and Helen (Resch) Kugler. Lorretta was raised in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1956, she graduated with Honors at the top of...

Terry Lynn Flesner

Terry Lynn Flesner

Mar 17, 2008

Terry Lynn Flesner, 46, of Smithfield, Nebraska, died as the result of a motorvehicle accident on Interstate 80, near Overton, Nebraska, on Monday, March l7, 2008. He was born August l4, 1961, at Kearney, Nebraska, to Fred and Phyllis (Schulz) Flesner. Terry was united in marriage to Jaci Lyman on November 15, 2000, at Gillette, Wyoming. Terry worked for Wendell...

Ramiro Prado Reyes

Ramiro Prado Reyes

Mar 16, 2008

Ramiro Prado Reyes, 20, of Lexington, Nebraska, was called to Heaven on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born November 15, 1987, at El Ahuate, Michoacan, Mexico, to Ramiro Prado and Emelia Reyes. Ramiro moved with his family to Lexington in 1996. He was an active, smart and popular student, graduating from Lexington High School...

Walter Albert Herman Achterberg

Walter Albert Herman Achterberg

Mar 13, 2008

Walter Achterberg, 93, of Lexington, formerly of Oconto, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, where he had been a resident since 1999. He was born October 6, 1914, at Oconto, Nebraska, to Carl and Ida (Camin) Achterberg. Walter farmed his entire life. He enjoyed the farm and taking care of his cats. He enjoyed...

Floyd Everett Housel, Jr.

Floyd Everett Housel, Jr.

Mar 12, 2008

Floyd Everett Housel, Jr. 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died March 12, 2008, at Grand Island Veteran’s Home in Grand Island, Nebraska, where he had been cared for since 2004. He was born October 21, 1915, to Floyd Everett and Mildred (Barger) Housel in Williamsberg, Iowa. The family moved to Hebron, Nebraska in 1928, then to Lexington in 1931. Floyd graduated...

Randall Hugh Adams

Randall Hugh Adams

Mar 11, 2008

Randy Adams, 54, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington following a courageous fight with cancer. He was born March 25, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska to Robert H. and Catherine M. (Purintun) Adams. Randy grew up on the farm and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1971. He played...

Ida Oma Kearney

Ida Oma Kearney

Mar 7, 2008

Ida Oma Kearney, 79, of Windsor, Colorado, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at Windsor Health Care in Windsor. She was born December 8, 1928, at Elwood, Nebraska, to Marvin and Susan (Lobdell) Norton. Oma grew up in the Lexington area graduating from Lexington High School in 1947. She then attended St. Charles Beauty School in Denver, Colorado....

Clara Geiger

Clara Geiger

Mar 6, 2008

Clara Geiger, 105, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born December 18, 1902, at Utica, Nebraska, to Philip and Margaret (Noel) Geiger. Her family moved to Dawson County when she was four years old. She graduated from St. Ursula’s Academy at York, Nebraska in 1925, and earned a Bachelor of...

Denzel D. Mills

Denzel D. Mills

Mar 6, 2008

Denzel D. Mills, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Denzel was born August 24, 1933, at Eustis, Nebraska, the only child of Walter and Verla (Johnson) Mills. He lived in the Eustis and Cozad area until 1944, when the family purchased the farm east of Lexington where he lived until his marriage....

Lucille Ella Ridder

Lucille Ella Ridder

Mar 1, 2008

Lucille Snyder Ridder, 96, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. She was born August 23, 1911, in rural Kirksville, Missouri, to Lee and Ada (Keller) Snyder. The Family moved to Cozad, Nebraska, about 1914. Lucille attended school in Cozad about four years. She moved with her family to Callaway in 1920, and...

Irene Mae Loschen

Irene Mae Loschen

Feb 26, 2008

Irene Mae Loschen, 95, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born July 26, 1912, at Upland, Nebraska, to Sylvester and Nellie (Ganger) Soucie. Irene grew up in the Upland area and moved to Lexington after marrying George Loschen. They were married June 18, 1933, at Hildreth, Nebraska. Three children were...

Benjamin George McCammon

Benjamin George McCammon

Feb 24, 2008

Ben McCammon, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born August 10, 1918, at Holdrege, Nebraska, to Warren Lee and Ruby Olive (McGeorge) McCammon. Ben grew up in the Bertrand area where he graduated from Bertrand High School with the class of 1936. He then entered the United States Navy on...

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