Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Sandra Lynn Richardson

Sandra Lynn Richardson

Dec 4, 2020

Sandra Lynn Richardson, 68 of Cozad passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Emerald Nursing Home in Cozad. Sandra was born January 18, 1952 in Redwood, California to Clifford James and Ramona (Brown) Richardson. Sandra moved from California to Colorado Springs, CO. in 1964 where she attended Rocky Mountain Rehab. Later she attended Laradon Hall School, to assist her...

Claudia Hernandez-Alcaraz

Claudia Hernandez-Alcaraz

Dec 4, 2020

Claudia Hernandez-Alcaraz, 32, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Father Jose Chavez, officiating.

Face coverings will be required to enter.

Interment will be in St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery at...

Mary Lou Robles

Mary Lou Robles

Dec 1, 2020

Mary Lou Robles, 81, of Lexington passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Lexington Regional Health Center.

She was born January 28, 1939 in Hershey Ne. to Braulio and Mary (Picon’) Barron. In 1940 the family moved to Lexington. She attended school in Lexington and graduated high school in 1957. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church.

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Betty Olsen

Betty Olsen

Dec 1, 2020

Betty Olsen, 96, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Independence House at Northview.

She was born September 13, 1924 at Ragan, Nebraska to Leslie and Ora (Salmon) Aten. Betty grew up on a farm near Ragan and was a 1942 Ragan High School graduate.  She was united in marriage to...

Paul D. Beckman

Paul D. Beckman

Dec 1, 2020

Paul D. Beckman, 108 passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Elwood Care Center.

Paul was born August 20, 1912, in Grand Island, NE in a house his dad bought from Gus Fonner who later built the race track which became Fonner Park. He attended Dodge Elementary School, Barr Jr. High, and Grand Island High School graduating in 1929....

Bertha F. Ponder

Bertha F. Ponder

Nov 27, 2020

Bertha F. Ponder, 102 of Lexington passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.

Bertha was born October 15, 1918, at Goehner, Nebraska to William and Cecile (Beggs) Mead.

Bertha grew up in Goehner and Hastings, where she finished school in Hastings. She was united in marriage to Raymond Taylor on October 15, 1937...

Ronald LeRoy Light

Ronald LeRoy Light

Nov 26, 2020

Ronald LeRoy Light, 57, of Hastings, Nebraska, formerly of Visalia, California, Reno, Nevada, Omaha and Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his home.

He was born on May 29, 1963, in Tulare, California, to Ronald (Melvin) Light, and Nadine (LoVelle) Grugett.

When his daughter, Ronie was young they moved halfway across the country from California to...

Vivian Kaye Malone

Vivian Kaye Malone

Nov 25, 2020

Vivian Kaye Malone, 70, of Apache Junction, Arizona, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska passed from this life into Heaven’s gates on November 25, 2020, at the Apache Junction Health Care Center. Vivian, the eldest child of Floyd (Butch) and Geraldine (Geri) Malone was born in McCook NE on January 18, 1950. She grew up on the farm northwest of Orleans and...

Blaine Michael Araujo

Blaine Michael Araujo

Nov 23, 2020

Blaine M. Araujo, 21, of Hastings, Nebraska formerly of Lexington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 23, 2020, at his home in Hastings.

He was born on February 19, 1999 in Lexington, Nebraska to Brent and Jolene (Reed) Araujo. Blaine attended Sandoz elementary school in Lexington and then Lexington Middle School before moving to Hastings in 2013 and graduating from...

Evelyn M. Weaver

Evelyn M. Weaver

Nov 19, 2020

Evelyn May Weaver, 92, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at CHI Health St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Evelyn was born on May 27, 1928, in Ovid, Colorado to Conrad and Marie (Gender) Bauer. Her family moved to Lexington where she went to school and later married Gaylord Eby on January 21,...

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...