Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Iryl Verlene Nelson

Iryl Verlene Nelson

Feb 11, 2008

Iryl V. Nelson, 81, of Aurora, Nebraska, formerly a resident of Lexington, died Monday, February 11, 2008, at Aurora Memorial Community Care. She was born June 21, 1926, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Walter and Hazel (Hatfield) Tomasek. Iryl attended school at Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School in 1944. She was united in marriage to Dick J. Nelson on January...

Clifford Alfred Martin, Jr.

Clifford Alfred Martin, Jr.

Feb 9, 2008

Clifford A. Martin, Jr., 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born August 1, 1926, at Cozad, Nebraska, to Clifford A. and Leota L. (Flint) Martin. His father farmed in the Cozad, Sumner, and Oconto areas. Clifford graduated in December, 1944, from Oconto High School. He was then inducted...

Irene Alice Esteraich

Irene Alice Esteraich

Feb 3, 2008

Irene Esteraich, Omaha, 80 OMAHA — Irene A. Esteraich, 80, of Omaha died Sunday, February 3, 2005, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. She was born May 10th, 1927, in Wilber to Frank and Emily (Novak) Zajicek. On March 12th, 1950, she married Byron Esteraich in Wilber. Survivors include her son, Chuck of Scottsdale, Ariz.; daughters, Lori Pirnie and Jan...

Ruth Elizabeth Hemphill

Ruth Elizabeth Hemphill

Feb 3, 2008

Ruth E. Hemphill, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born June 21, 1925, at Cozad, Nebraska to Emil and Leta (Lanphear) Anderson. Ruth moved with her family as a young girl to the Eddyville area, where she graduated from High School with the class of 1942. She...

Homer Lloyd Parks

Homer Lloyd Parks

Jan 28, 2008

Homer Lloyd Parks, 83, of Callaway, died January 28, 2008, at Callaway District Hospital. He was born on May 3, 1924, at Page, Nebraska, to Harold and Minnie (Park) Parks. Homer was born and raised in Page, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Maxine Arrants on September 22, 1944, at Bridgeport, Nebraska. To this union three children were born:...

Norma Louise Rickel

Norma Louise Rickel

Jan 15, 2008

Norma Louise Rickel, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born February 4, 1930, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, to Gerald and Edith (Saal) Young. Norma moved to many different towns, because of her father’s job, prior to coming to Lexington as a sophomore in high school. She graduated from...

Francis John "Johnny" Anthony

Francis John "Johnny" Anthony

Jan 10, 2008

Francis John “Johnny” Anthony, 92, of rural Lexington, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born March 10, 1915, on the family farm northwest of Lexington, Nebraska, to Luther Francis and Elizabeth (Peters) Anthony. Johnny attended rural Dawson County District North #22 school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1933....

William James Dunford

William James Dunford

Jan 7, 2008

William James “Willie” Dunford, 62, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at his home in Lexington. He was born July 14, 1945, at Peckham, England, southeast of London, to William and Florrie Dunford. Willie came to the United States in 1978, and lived in Anacortes, Washington. He married Rebecca Moe and to this union one child was born,...

Minnie Tillie Schultze

Minnie Tillie Schultze

Jan 5, 2008

Minnie Tillie Schultze, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born to Fred and Mary (Lange) Schultze on a farm south of Mason City, Nebraska on December 23, 1913. She was baptized January 25, 1914, in Litchfield, Nebraska. In 1920, she moved with her family to a farm north...

Ralph Edward Weichel, Sr.

Ralph Edward Weichel, Sr.

Jan 4, 2008

Ralph Edward Weichel, Sr. 93, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Friday, January 4, 2008, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, where he had been a resident since 2006. He was born October 18, 1914, at Clinton, Missouri, to Aaron Benjamin and Anna Lydia (Epperson) Weichel. Ralph was united in marriage to Mildred “Dodi” Duncan on October 23, 1934, at...

Gladys Marjorie Knoedler

Gladys Marjorie Knoedler

Dec 30, 2007

Gladys M. Knoedler, 92, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed on to meet our Lord, Sunday, December 30, 2007, at Hospice House in Omaha. She was born September 13, 1915, near Lexington, Nebraska, to Charles and Dollie (Dingee) Brand. Gladys attended District #37 school at Darr and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1932. On June 7, 1936, she...

Mina Lydia West

Mina Lydia West

Dec 29, 2007

Lydia West, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born June 3, 1916, at Arlington, Minnesota to Carl Wilhelm and Elizabeth K. (Letzrik) Wirth. Lydia moved with her family to the Scottsbluff/Gering area when she was just a baby, moving to Lexington in 1929. She was united in marriage to...

Joe Dale Sill

Joe Dale Sill

Dec 27, 2007

Joe D. Sill, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Mt. Clair Skilled Nursing Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born May 29, 1915, at Eustis, Nebraska, to James H. and Effie C. (Cole) Sill. Joe grew up in the Lexington area with a farming background. He was a graduate of Lexington High School with the class...

Esther Marie Holbein

Esther Marie Holbein

Dec 21, 2007

Esther M. Holbein, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. Esther was born on July 30, 1911, at Cozad, Nebraska, to Laurids and Anna (Viig) Hansen. She graduated from beauty school and owned and operated a beauty salon with her sister in Cozad for a short period of time. On April...

Raymond Joseph Fagot

Raymond Joseph Fagot

Dec 20, 2007

Raymond Joseph Fagot, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Raymond was born June 2, 1942, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Joseph and Alene (Wilson) Fagot. Raymond graduated from Lexington High School in 1960. Following graduation, Raymond enlisted in the United States Navy; where he served his Country proudly for four years. Raymond served...

Deloris June Stout

Deloris June Stout

Dec 18, 2007

Deloris “Dee” Stout, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at her home in Lexington following a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born June 30, 1942, at Fairbury, Nebraska, to Pearl and Helen (Trefethen) Wehrli. Deloris moved as a young girl with her family to Lexington in 1947. She attended elementary school in Lexington and graduated...

Dorothy Emigene Bonde

Dorothy Emigene Bonde

Dec 15, 2007

Dorothy Emigene (Sterner) Bonde, 93, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 15, 2007, at the home of her grandson, Frank Bonde and his wife Lori, in Kearney. She was born April 12, 1914, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Charles W. and Emma May (Beckwith) Sterner. She attended Callaway Public Schools, graduating from high school in 1931. In high school she played...

Elizabeth Joy Pfeiffer

Elizabeth Joy Pfeiffer

Dec 11, 2007

Elizabeth Joy “Beth” Pfeiffer, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died at her home, Tuesday, December 11, 2007. She was born June 10, 1924, at Elwood, Nebraska, to Earl and Carolina (Harms) Salisbury. Beth spent her entire life in the Elwood and Lexington areas. She graduated from Elwood High School with the class of 1942. She was united in marriage to Floyd...

Lily Marie Ourada

Lily Marie Ourada

Dec 10, 2007

Lily Marie (Henderson) Ourada, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Monday, December 10, 2007, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born November 23, 1919, in rural Phelps County, Nebraska, to Fred and Mabel (Ecklund) Henderson. Lily grew up in Sumner, Nebraska where she attended high school and received her teaching certificate from Kearney State Teacher’s...

Jean McVicker Crawford Strickland

Jean McVicker Crawford Strickland

Dec 5, 2007

Jean McVicker Crawford Strickland, 90, of Reno, Nevada, died December 5, 2007, at Reno, Nevada. She had been in declining health since experiencing congestive heart failure in late May and suffering a mini-stroke September 20. She was born March 31, 1918, at Oxnard, California, to Walter and Pearl (McVicker) Crawford. Jean lived in Lexington from 1953 to 1955, teaching in...