Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Orvel T. Vollmer

Orvel T. Vollmer

Mar 19, 2020

Orvel T. Vollmer, 90, of Lexington passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Avamere in Lexington. Orvel was born May 27, 1929 to Fred and Jessie (Musser) Vollmer north of Overton on a farmstead. He attended District 21 country school northeast of Lexington. He married Lois Brown of Eddyville in Elwood on August 28, 1949. To this union four children...

Mildred Arlene Anderson-Spence

Mildred Arlene Anderson-Spence

Mar 15, 2020

Mildred Arlene (Brand) Anderson-Spence, 81 of Lexington passed away on Sunday March 15, 2020 at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, where she had been on hospice care. Arlene was born on April 11, 1938 in Hendley NE to Frank and Ruth (Harold) Brand. She was the fourth child of eleven children ,so she did alot of babysitting her...

Doris E Martin

Doris E Martin

Mar 12, 2020

Doris E. Martin, 80, of Callaway passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Callaway District Hospital. She was born on September 2, 1939 in Oconto, Nebraska to Rosco and Lydia (Elston) Martin. Doris received her education from Oconto Public Schools, and graduated from Oconto High School with the class of 1957. Doris moved to Cozad and worked at the...

James Lee Warta,Jr.

James Lee Warta,Jr.

Mar 8, 2020

James Lee Warta, Jr., 53, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born on July 7, 1966 in Lexington, Nebraska to James “Jimmy” and Karen (Hudson) Warta. James received his education from Lexington Public Schools, and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1985. James was employed on...

Kenneth "Bud" Small

Kenneth "Bud" Small

Mar 8, 2020

Kenneth G. “Bud” Small, 87, of Lexington passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Lexington Regional Health Care Center. Bud was born November 19, 1932 in Burke, South Dakota to Charles and Evelyn (Kirkland) Small. He attended school in Atkinson and graduated with the class of 1950. Bud was united in marriage to JoAnn Humphrey on November 3, 1951...

Marian E. Kline

Marian E. Kline

Mar 7, 2020

Marian Elon (Nisley) Kline, 98, of Fremont (but always from Lexington) Nebraska, died Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Methodist Hospital in Fremont surrounded by her family. Marian was born the second child of Dr. Leroy and Tilda Dana (Anderson) Nisley on December 5, 1921, in Gothenburg, Nebraska. After graduating from High School in Gothenburg, she attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in...

Mary Ann Schnacker

Mary Ann Schnacker

Mar 5, 2020

Mary Ann Schnacker, 77 of Lexington passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Kearney Regional Medical Center. Mary Ann was born November 23, 1942 in Trenton, Nebraska to Wesley I. and Edna L. (Frakes) Fuqua. As a child she moved with her family different places in central, Nebraska but ended up in Lexington in 1957. She graduated from Lexington...

Denise L Howard

Denise L Howard

Mar 5, 2020

Denise Lorraine (Yocom) Howard, 63, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away on March 5, 2020, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, due to complications from cancer/pneumonia. Denise was born on September 8, 1956, to James and Hazel (Lloyd) Yocom at Hamilton Air Force Base, Novato, California. She graduated in 1974 from Calaveras High School in San Andreas, California. In 1975,...

John L Gartner

John L Gartner

Mar 3, 2020

John Ludwig “Red” Gartner, 94, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Elwood Care Center. John Ludwig “Red" Gartner was a loving son, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was born August 9, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska to Dr. Adam J. and Ruby V. (Reynolds) Gartner. He graduated Omaha Tech High School and joined the United...

John A. Soflin

John A. Soflin

Mar 3, 2020

John Soflin, 70, of Lexington, died peacefully at his home Tuesday, March 3, 2020 after a 13-year fiercely fought battle with cancer. John’s wishes to be cremated after visitation will be honored. John, the youngest of three brothers, was born to Fred Sr and Mary (VanWinkle) Soflin November 17, 1949, in Lincoln, NE. He was baptized and confirmed in the...

Iona G. (Hodgson) Bednar Shafer

Iona G. (Hodgson) Bednar Shafer

Feb 29, 2020

Iona Grace Hodgson Bednar Shafer of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Sumner passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Yankee Hill Village in Lincoln. Iona was born January 20, 1932 to Lovell and Grace (Yerg) Hodgson at Lexington, Nebraska. She attend country school district South 17 for eight years, and graduated from Lexington High School in 1949. She attended Kearney...

Audrey Jean Allbright

Audrey Jean Allbright

Feb 29, 2020

Audrey Jean (Holcomb) Allbright, 88 of Lexington passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her home in Lexington. Audrey was born April 22, 1931, north east of Broken Bow on the Brennizer Ranch to Joseph and Ethel (Larson) Holcomb. When she was about two years old she was stricken with polio. At age six Audrey was able to attend school...

Enrique Ceballos

Enrique Ceballos

Feb 29, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Lexington with Father Matt Koperski, officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 3-6 p.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Lexington with a Rosary to follow at 6:00 p.m. Interment will be in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery...

Verne A. Honeywell

Verne A. Honeywell

Feb 29, 2020

Verne A. Honeywell, 77, of Cozad, Nebraska, formerly of Shelton and Lexington passed away on Saturday February 29, 2020 at Cozad Emerald Nursing and Rehab. He was born June 9, 1942 south of Ord, Nebraska to Vernon and Margaret (Brolyer) Honeywell. Verne attended Milburn Elementary before moving to Lexington around 1956 and attended Lexington High School. He was united in...

Edith "Edee" M (Appelt) Thinnes

Edith "Edee" M (Appelt) Thinnes

Feb 23, 2020

Edith “Edee” M. (Appelt) Thinnes, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Edee was born Edith May, on December 3, 1930, at Omaha, Nebraska to John Q. and Myra (Krause) Adams. In 1936, the family moved to the Ainsworth area by the Niobrara River. She attended a rural school and graduated from...

Katherine Feltes

Katherine Feltes

Feb 21, 2020

Katherine D. Feltes – A Success Story I was born on August 8, 1957 in Los Angeles, California in the back of a taxicab to Pauline Ridling, Tommy Byrum and my sister, Linda. When I was about 6, my mother married Doug “Cookie” Cook. Linda and I joined a new family that came with siblings Mike, Daryl and Michelle. Doug...

Rodney "RJ" J Reynolds

Rodney "RJ" J Reynolds

Feb 20, 2020

Rodney J.”RJ” Reynolds 74, of Yuma, Arizona, formerly of Lexington, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Yuma. Rod was born March 22, 1946 in Seward, Nebraska to Charles Marlin and Marcia June (Gleeson) Reynolds. Rod attended high school in Seward until 1962 when the family moved to Lexington. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1963....

Art "Dwayne" Underwood

Art "Dwayne" Underwood

Feb 19, 2020

Arthur “Dwayne” Underwood, Sr., 62, of rural Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born June 9, 1957 in Lexington to William Sr. and Doris Jean (Read) Underwood. He attended school in Eustis, then lived in Texas for a few years and then returned to Lexington where he found the...

Jean Larson

Jean Larson

Feb 19, 2020

Jean Ruth Larson, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at St. Johns Good Samaritan Society in Kearney, Nebraska. Memorial services will be at 11a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Lexington with Pastor Anne Gahn officiating. A private family burial at the Overton Cemetery will precede funeral services. Visitation will be from 5-7p.m. on Sunday at...

Opal A. Hilty

Opal A. Hilty

Feb 15, 2020

Opal A. Hilty, 91, of Holdrege, Nebraska formerly of Lexington passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Holdrege Memorial Homes. Opal Adaline (Rosentreader) was born April 8, 1928, near Ansley, Nebraska to Loren and Doris (Fortik) Rosentreader. Opal attended the Hawk School in Custer County and graduated from Ansley High in 1945. After graduation she attended Kearney State College. She...

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