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Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Garry Lee Schmidt

Garry Lee Schmidt

Apr 27, 2020

Garry Lee Schmidt, 75, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. No services are planned at this time. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Elias Rodriguez Del Rio

Elias Rodriguez Del Rio

Apr 26, 2020

Elias Rodriguez Del Rio, 23, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

He was born September 28, 1996 in Lexington to Julio Cesar Rodriguez Sanchez and Maria De Jesus Del Rio. He received his education from Lexington Public Schools and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2018.

Those who...

Susan Renee Stout

Susan Renee Stout

Apr 26, 2020

Susan R. Stout, 67 of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at her home with her family by her side.

Susan was born July 14, 1952, at Ravenna, Nebraska, to Glen and Bethyne (Hochreiter) Hanna. She received her education from Ravenna Public Schools and graduated from Ravenna High School with the class of 1970. She then pursued...

Gary Lee Smith

Gary Lee Smith

Apr 25, 2020

Gary Lee Smith, 68 of Gothenburg passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at his home. Gary was born August 28, 1951 in Lexington to Vernon and Luella (Becker) Smith. Gary attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1970. After graduation he enlisted in the United State Army and served his country from 1971...

Kathryn H Rittgarn

Kathryn H Rittgarn

Apr 23, 2020

Kathryn H. Rittgarn, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington.

Kathryn H. Rittgarn was born on March 7, 1928, at Lexington, Nebraska to James and Lena (Neilsen) Arbuckle. She received her primary education from Lexington High School and graduated with the class of 1945. Following graduation, Kathryn was employed...

Carolyn Sue Gerken

Carolyn Sue Gerken

Apr 20, 2020

Carolyn Sue Gerken age 82 born February 26, 1938 to Walter and Susan Phillips Gerken. Carolyn passed away at the Elwood Care Center on Monday, April 20, 2020. Survived by sister Virginia (Steve) Beck, nephews: James, Aron, Jerod Beck and their families. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery south of Cozad Ne. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored...

Leroy William Schaad

Leroy William Schaad

Apr 19, 2020

Leroy W. Schaad, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Callaway District Hospital.

Leroy William Schaad was born to Fredrick and Mary (Runkey) Schaad on October 20, 1925, on Cliff Table west of Merna. Leroy grew up on the family farm west of Merna and attended Fairview Country School and graduated from Merna High...

Mary Arlene Edeal

Mary Arlene Edeal

Apr 16, 2020

Arlene Edeal, 98, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Legacy Square Care Center in Henderson NE. Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date due to social distancing requirements with COVID-19.

Mary Arlene Pullen was born June 20, 1921 in rural Overton Nebraska to Marvin and Elma (Chesemore) Pullen. She lived most of...

Mildred Merita Spuhler

Mildred Merita Spuhler

Apr 13, 2020

Mildred M. Spuhler, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington.

Mildred was born on June 15, 1931 in Smithfield, Nebraska to Vernon and Lula (Robb) Way. She received her primary education from Lexington High School graduating with the class of 1949.

She was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Spuhler on August...

Fritz Kleinknecht

Fritz Kleinknecht

Apr 13, 2020

Fritz Kleinknecht, 82, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.

Fritz Kleinknecht was born to Paul and Freida (Fritz) Kleinknecht on April 9, 1938 in the outskirts of Cozad, NE. Sadly, his mother did not survive his birth. Fritz spent the first two and a half years of his life...

Florencio Raul Sanchez

Florencio Raul Sanchez

Apr 8, 2020

Florencio Raul Sanchez, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center.

He was born on February 23, 1946 to Jose Merced and Cecilia (Garcia) Sanchez in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. Raul graduated from Colegio Maria Moreno. While living in Mexico he worked as an accountant for a Fabrication Company for ten years.

Raul...

Virgil Lee Branstiter

Virgil Lee Branstiter

Apr 5, 2020

Virgil L. “Brandy” Branstiter, 83 of Grand Island, formerly of Lexington passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Grand Island.Virgil was born January 23, 1937 in Georgetown, Nebraska to Claude and Pearl (Casey) Branstiter. He grew up south of Broken Bow and graduated from Broken Bow High School with the class of 1955. After graduation he enlisted in the United...

Wilmer J. Lainez-Garay

Wilmer J. Lainez-Garay

Apr 1, 2020

Wilmer J. Lainez-Garay, 18, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his home.

Wilmer was born on December 22, 2001, in Lexington, Nebraska, the son of Rafael Lainez and Delmi Garay. He attended Riverside Elementary in Phoenix, Arizona until the second grade when his family moved back to Lexington where he attended Sandoz Elementary. He then...

John Sherman Clark

John Sherman Clark

Apr 1, 2020

John Sherman Clark was born in Sligo, Dent county, Missouri, on 03 February 1930 to Tristom Worth and Roxie Ann Walker Clark. His family lived east of Salem on the banks of the Meremec River. When he was ten they moved north, where he graduated from Nelson H.S. in 1947, and set out on his life’s adventures. In Lexington, Nebraska,...

Manuel Pinon Del-Rio

Manuel Pinon Del-Rio

Apr 1, 2020

Manuel Pinon Del-Rio, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Cremation has taken place and burial will be held at a later date in Mexico. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences with the family by visiting: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com

Barbara K. Hickenbottom

Barbara K. Hickenbottom

Mar 31, 2020

Barbara Hickenbottom passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Lexington. She was born in McCook, Nebraska on May 13, 1945, to Edward McCormack and Harriett (Bellamy) McCormack. She graduated Pocatello High School in 1963. She is preceded in death by her husband Jim Hickenbottom, both parents, son Scott, brother Billy, grandson Alex, granddaughter Morgan, and numerous aunts and uncles. She...

Kevin Amphone

Kevin Amphone

Mar 23, 2020

Kevin Amphone, 24, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Lexington.

He was born on July 24, 1995 in Lexington, Nebraska to Brandy and Kaysone (Vongsaya) Amphone. Kevin received his education from Lexington Public Schools, and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2013.

Following High School, Kevin was a employed at Tyson working...

James Damm

James Damm

Mar 22, 2020

James Damm, 71, of Apollo Beach, Florida, passed away on March 22, 2020 in Florida after a short illness with cancer. He was born March 24, 1948 in Minden, Nebraska to Ezra and Doris Damm. His family moved to Lexington in 1965 and he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1966. He then went on to further...

Linda Sue Ballheim

Linda Sue Ballheim

Mar 20, 2020

Linda Sue Ballheim, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020. Linda passed comfortably in Lexington at her oldest daughters home surrounded by family after a long battle with melanoma cancer. She fought long and hard for 11 years. Her faith in Jesus Christ was solid and everyone that knew and loved her saw her amazing faith....

Mirna Herrarte

Mirna Herrarte

Mar 19, 2020

Mirna Herrarte, 45, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Kearney Regional Health Center.

She was born January 28, 1975 in Nueva Concepción Escuintla, Guatemala to Herminio and Candelaria (Lima) Juarez. Mirna grew up in Guatemala and always enjoyed milking the cows.

She was united in marriage to Pablo Herrarte on January 8, 1994 in Guatemala...

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