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Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Wanda A. Maloley

Wanda A. Maloley

Nov 15, 2020

Wanda A. Maloley, 90 of Lexington passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at her home in Lexington.

Wanda was born November 25, 1929 in Rachaya El Wadi, Lebanon to George and Najla Maalouli, one of nine children.

She was united in marriage to Faud Nick Maloley on March 25, 1950 in Damascus, Syria. The couple then returned to the United States...

Glenn Eugene Horn

Glenn Eugene Horn

Nov 15, 2020

Glenn E. Horn, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.

He was born January 23, 1929, at Lomax, Nebraska, to Gerald and Velma (Garringer) Horn. He received his education from Oconto Public Schools until his 11th grade year when his family moved to Lexington and Glenn graduated from Lexington High School...

Loyd Martin Barnes

Loyd Martin Barnes

Nov 15, 2020

Loyd M. Barnes, 68, of Overton, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Loyd was born on January 10, 1952 in Broken Bow, Nebraska to Leonard M. and Margaret (Brolyer) Barnes. When Loyd was 4, the family moved to the farm south of Lexington. He received his education from country school...

Julie Ross

Julie Ross

Nov 14, 2020

Julie Ross, 50, of Fremont, NE passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Julie was born July 13, 1970 in Omaha, NE and was immediately adopted by her loving parents Junior and Nancy Willis of Callaway, NE. Julie grew up on the family ranch north of Callaway. She loved that land and enjoyed helping her dad....

Dixie D Thompson

Dixie D Thompson

Nov 5, 2020

Dixie D. Thompson, 77, of Cozad, Nebraska formerly of Elwood passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Emerald Nursing Home and Rehab in Cozad.

Dixie was born August 7, 1943 in Lexington to Walter and Leona (Welliver) Renker. She attended school in the Lexington School system. On May 21, 1962 she was united in marriage to Buzz Jorges in...

Mildred "Mickey" Hundley

Mildred "Mickey" Hundley

Nov 4, 2020

Mildred L. “Mickey” Hundley, 93 of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Omaha.

She was born on September 24, 1927 at her paternal grandparents farm home in Johnson County, Kansas to Alonzo “Buck” Jess and Norma May (Reynolds) Ambler.

She lived in the Hesper, Kansas area till 4th grade when the family moved...

Olivia Grace Ridder

Olivia Grace Ridder

Nov 4, 2020

Olivia Grace Ridder, daughter of Tricia Ridder of Kearney, and Tom Campbell of Bellevue, was born and passed away on November 4, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.

Also survived by grandparents, John and Mary Ridder of Callaway and George and Sonja Campbell of North Platte; great-grandmothers, Ophelia Guynan of Schuyler and Janice Campbell of North Platte; as well as...

Robert Donald Pierce

Robert Donald Pierce

Oct 30, 2020

Robert Donald Pierce, 94, died October 30, 2020 at his home in Sumner, Nebraska, after a short illness.

Robert, better known as Bob, Pierce was born March 5, 1926 in Sumner to Jesse and Grace (Lahm) Pierce. Twelve days after his birth, his mother died from complications. Before her death, she and Jesse made the heart-wrenching decision to ask her...

Donald A. Gregory

Donald A. Gregory

Oct 23, 2020

Donald A. Gregory, 78, of Overton passed away suddenly, Friday, October 23, 2020 in O’Neill, doing what he loved to do, trucking.

Don was born February 21, 1942 in Blairstown, Missouri to Ora I. and Mary (Miller) Gregory.

When Don moved to Nebraska he worked at the hay mills in Elm, Creek and started his lifelong occupation, being a truck...

Michael E. Nichelson

Michael E. Nichelson

Oct 21, 2020

Michael E. Nichelson, 60, of Broken Bow, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Jennie M. Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow.

Michael was born June 12, 1960, at Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Robert Lee and Patricia (McCleary) Nichelson. Michael received his education from Callaway Public Schools, graduating from Callaway High School with the class of 1978.

Following...

Donnie Joe Pool

Donnie Joe Pool

Oct 19, 2020

Donnie Joe Pool, 62, of Overton, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2020 at his home.

Donnie Joe was born January 16, 1958, at Kearney, Nebraska to Donnie and Delores (Warta) Pool. Donnie received his education from Overton Public Schools, graduating from Overton High School with the class of 1976. Following graduation, Donnie started working for System Buildings...

Betty Ann Duryea

Betty Ann Duryea

Oct 15, 2020

Betty Ann Duryea, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Betty was born November 15, 1950 in Macomb, Illinois to Kenneth R. and Emily “Peggy” (Payne) Knight. Her family moved to Nebraska when she was young and she attended Grand Island Northwest High School and graduated with...

Richard L Jorgenson

Richard L Jorgenson

Oct 14, 2020

Richard L. Jorgenson, 75, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the Callaway Good Life Center.

He was born January 31, 1945 in Gothenburg, NE to Marvin and Bernice (Peterson) Jorgenson. Rich lived on the family farm north of Gothenburg.

Rich graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1963. On July 12, 1964, he...

Robert L Phillippi

Robert L Phillippi

Oct 12, 2020

Robert Lesley Phillippi, 70, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Smithfield and Johnson Lake, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020 at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy.

Robert was born January 15, 1950 in Lexington, Nebraska to Leslie I. and Esther L. (Passage) Phillippi. He received his education from Bertrand Public Schools, graduating from Bertrand High School...

Marian Kathryn "Kay" Denker

Marian Kathryn "Kay" Denker

Oct 11, 2020

Marian Kathryn “Kay” Denker, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington.

Kay was born February 19, 1927, in Lexington to Marion and Helen Menke. She attended District 16, a rural grade school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1945.  She furthered her education at Lindenwood College in St....

Vernon F. Meyerott

Vernon F. Meyerott

Oct 6, 2020

Vernon F. Meyerott, 96, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society – Millard.

He was born on December 8, 1923 in Coleridge, Nebraska to John and Theresa (Laufer) Meyerott. Vernon received his education from Coleridge Public Schools, graduating from Coleridge High School with the class of 1941.

Following his...

Vicki Ann Sentelle

Vicki Ann Sentelle

Oct 2, 2020

Vicki Ann Sentelle, 53, of Lexington passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at CHI Good Health Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Vicki was born December 27, 1966 in Takoma Park, Maryland to Judith and William Sentelle. In 1976 the family moved to Elwood where she attended school, graduating with the class of 1984. After graduation she attended McCook Community College where...

Mildred C. Engler

Mildred C. Engler

Sep 27, 2020

Mildred C. Engler, age 80, McCook, NE, formerly of Lexington, NE passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Hillcrest Caring Center in McCook.

Millie was born March 27, 1940 in Oconto, NE to parents Elmer Robert and Ruth Lilly (Wright) Flint. She was one of three daughters born to this union.  Millie attended school in Lexington, graduating from Lexington...

Kenneth Edward Jones

Kenneth Edward Jones

Sep 26, 2020

Kenneth Edward Jones was born south of North Platte Nebraska on July 14, 1935 to Raleigh and Helen (Dike) Jones. He died on September 26, 2020 in Lexington Nebraska. Kenneth was raised in Maywood Nebraska until the family moved to North Platte, where he graduated from North Platte High School in 1953. While in school, Kenneth participated in football, track,...

William Dale McNerny

William Dale McNerny

Sep 20, 2020

William Dale McNerny, 81, of Lexington passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.

Dale was born September 28, 1938 in Bird City, Kansas to James and Leona (Carstens) McNerny. The family moved to Stockville in 1944 and he graduated from Bartley High school in 1956. On April 1, 1957 he enlisted in the...

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