Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

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...

Robert Raymond Berke

Robert Raymond Berke

Sep 19, 2020

Robert Raymond Berke 88, of Lexington passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home.

Bob was born June 23, 1932 on the Berke farm north of Elwood to Theodore C. and Alice E. (Keller) Berke.

He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Eustis, attended Rural District #53 (Antelope) in Gosper county, and graduated from Lexington High School...

Ruth "Ruby" Munoz

Ruth "Ruby" Munoz

Sep 19, 2020

Ruth “Ruby” Muñoz, 46, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 4-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington.

A Private Family Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington.

Interment will be...

Tim M. Wenburg

Tim M. Wenburg

Sep 17, 2020

Tim M. Wenburg, 58, of Lexington passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at his home.

Tim was born May 7, 1962 to Floyd and Alice (Schwarz) Wenburg. Tim attended Lexington Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1980. Tim furthered his education at Hastings Community College.

At an early age Tim was diagnosed with diabetes which he battled for...

Victor Fidel Bran

Victor Fidel Bran

Sep 15, 2020

Victor F. Bran, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at CHI Health Saint Francis in Grand Island.

Victor was born on April 21, 1948, in Tiquizate, Escuintla, Guatemala to Francisco Roberto Yarena and Filomena Bran Ramos.

He was united in marriage to Orfa Nuria Medina de Bran on December 10, 1966 in Guatemala. They raised...

Eduardo Farias Garcia

Eduardo Farias Garcia

Sep 14, 2020

A Private Family Memorial Mass was held at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Lexington.

Burial took place at St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery.

Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Rodrigo Acosta Barrios

Rodrigo Acosta Barrios

Sep 10, 2020

A Private Family Rosary was held at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington.

Burial will take place in Mexico.

Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Thomas James Brennan

Thomas James Brennan

Sep 7, 2020

Thomas James Brennan, 72, of Overton, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 7, 2020 as the result of an automobile accident.

Thomas was born on November 21, 1947, in Lexington, Nebraska to Thomas and Anna Marie (McTygue) Brennan. He received his education from Overton Public Schools, graduating from Overton High School with the class of 1966. He then attended...

Mark McKee

Mark McKee

Sep 4, 2020

Mark McKee, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at Tabitha Hospice in Lincoln, Nebraska, of Frontal Temporal Dementia.

Mark was born in Lexington, to Ray "Bill" and Blanche Phelps McKee on May 12, 1956.

Mark attended Rural District 16 School, Lexington High School, the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and was a Nebraska Lead 10 Fellow. He...

Doris E. (Kleint) Brown

Doris E. (Kleint) Brown

Sep 3, 2020

Doris Ellen (Kleint) Brown, 93, of Lexington, formerly of Elm Creek, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington.

Doris Ellen Meints was born November 20, 1926 on the family farm near Culbertson to Henry and Alice (Seed) Meints. She had a twin brother Donald Edwin. The twins were baptized in St John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson on January...

Morris Lee Morris

Morris Lee Morris

Sep 1, 2020

Morris Lee Morris, 76, of Elkhorn, NE formerly of Lexington, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at home.

Morris was born July 31, 1944 in Pawnee City, Neb., to Woodrow Wilson and Sadie Marie (Rowe) Morris. The family moved from Tecumseh to Lexington in 1951 and Morris graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1962. Following high school, Morris...