Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

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...

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

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,...

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...

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...