Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Linda Irene (Jessen) Mathes

Linda Irene (Jessen) Mathes

Jul 7, 2018

Linda Irene Jessen-Mathes, 70, of Lexington, died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.   Linda was born on June 2, 1948 in Lexington NE. She was the oldest child of Nis & Irene (Kirkegaard) Jessen and lived in Lexington most of her life.  After graduating from Lexington High School with the class of 1970,...

Billy Lee Smith

Billy Lee Smith

Jun 28, 2018

Billy Lee Smith, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Lexington Regional Health Center. A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held at Billy and Viola’s house on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. with Pastor Al Jesseph, officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 5-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Chapel in...

Marcella "Sally" Mae Esslinger

Marcella "Sally" Mae Esslinger

Jun 26, 2018

Lexington- Marcella M. “Sally” Esslinger, 77 of Lexington passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Lexington after a ten year battle with cancer. Sally was born March 21, 1941 in Ord, Nebraska, near the Loup River, to Milford and Myrtle (Bartos) Naprstek. She moved with the family to the Lexington area when she was six months old....

Marcus "Mike" Araujo

Marcus "Mike" Araujo

Jun 25, 2018

Marcus (Mike) R. Araujo, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Grand Island VA Medical Center after a long courageous fight with cancer. He was born October 24, 1947 in Lexington, Nebraska to Cruz Atanacio Sr. and Consuelo (Ceballos) Araujo. Mike grew up in Lexington where he graduated from St. Ann’s High School with the class...

William "Bill" France

William "Bill" France

Jun 25, 2018

William R. “Bill” France, age 86, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, June 25, 2018. Bill was born January 6, 1932, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Donald and Mattie (Wight) France. He attended District 25 and Lexington High School. Bill served his country in the United States Army field artillery during the Korean Conflict. He drove an M-5 thirteen-ton high-speed tractor....

Susan Kay Boomhower

Susan Kay Boomhower

Jun 23, 2018

Susan “Susie” Kay Boomhower, 58, passed away at her home in Lexington, Nebraska, on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Susie was born February 21, 1960, in Sidney, Nebraska, the third of five daughters, to Jerry and Winona Rapp. She attended East High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming. On October 12, 1979, Susie married Tim Boomhower in Cheyenne. They moved to Lexington in...

Braulio Barron Jr.

Braulio Barron Jr.

Jun 17, 2018

Braulio Barron Jr., 76, of Greeley, Colorado, formerly of Lexington, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018, surrounded by a large gathering of his loving family at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Braulio was born December 3, 1941, in Lexington to Braulio and Mary (Picon’) Barron. In 1960 he married Glenda M. Wilcox and they had three children, Braulio (Bob)...

Gerald "Gerry" Wicks

Gerald "Gerry" Wicks

Jun 15, 2018

Gerald “Gerry” Wicks, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Friday, June 15, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community. He was born April 11, 1928 in Perry, Iowa to Melvin L. and Freida (Carlile) Wicks. Gerald attended Rippey High School in Perry, Iowa. Following High School, Gerry enlisted into the United States Army where he was Private First Class during World...

Dave Richardson

Dave Richardson

Jun 10, 2018

Dave Richardson, 57, of Lexington died Sunday June 10, 2018, at his home. Dave was born March 31, 1961, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William and Doris (Schnakenberg) Richardson. He attended elementary school at District 22, before the family moved to town. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1980. As a youth, Dave participated in 4-H, baseball, fishing and swimming....

Bonnie Marie Church

Bonnie Marie Church

Jun 8, 2018

Bonnie M. Church, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018, at Kearney Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 19, 1931, in Burwell, Nebraska, to Charles and Elma (Krause) Cronk, the oldest of four children. Bonnie attended school in Burwell, graduating with the Class of 1948. After graduation, she taught in a rural school near...

William "Bill" Alvin Bailey

William "Bill" Alvin Bailey

Jun 6, 2018

William “Bill” A. Bailey, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Omaha Methodist Hospital. William was born September 24, 1934 in rural Cozad, Nebraska to Vern and Esther D. (Rookstool) Bailey. He grew up in the Anselmo/Merna area and graduated from Merna High School in 1953. Bill then attended Boston College for two years where...

Virgil Eugene Coryell

Virgil Eugene Coryell

Jun 3, 2018

Virgil E. Coryell, 85, of Lexington passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Virgil was born November 16, 1932 in Broken Bow, Nebraska to Arthur and Pearl (Juel) Coryell. The family moved to Lexington where Virgil attended school until leaving for the Sandhills to be a cowboy. He worked for several ranchers in...

Retha Mae Wycoff

Retha Mae Wycoff

Jun 2, 2018

Retha Mae Wycoff, 96, passed away June 2, 2018, at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska. She was born March 31, 1922, to Alvin Silvester Edeal and Edna Mae (Cole) Edeal in the rural Fairhaven area northwest of Overton, Nebraska, and grew up on a family farm. She attended rural school at Fairhaven (Dawson County District #21) and after graduation...

Coeleen Kay Witthuhn

Coeleen Kay Witthuhn

May 31, 2018

Coeleen Kay Witthuhn, 59, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at University of Nebraska Medical Center after a short battle with cancer. Coeleen was born October 28, 1958 in North Platte, Nebraska. She was raised by John Frank & Sharen Ann (Crow) Leonard. Coeleen attended grade school at Arnold, Kearney, Gothenburg, and Cozad. In 1974, Coeleen...

Dale Sherman

Dale Sherman

May 24, 2018

Dale L. Sherman, 81 of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the Kearney Regional Medical Center. Dale was born September 10, 1936, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Irving and Elsie (Westmeyer) Sherman. He attended school in Lexington and graduated with the class of 1955. Dale enjoyed square dancing and that is where he met Jo. Dale was united in...

Stanley Eugene Linch

Stanley Eugene Linch

May 21, 2018

Stanley E. Linch, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Monday, May 21, 2018, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Stan was born October 3, 1930, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Charles and Elizabeth (Farnham) Linch. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1948. Stan was honorably discharged in 1952 after serving in the United States Air Force during the Korean...

Jessie Fraser Meyer

Jessie Fraser Meyer

May 19, 2018

MJessie F. Meyer, 87, of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Elwood Care Center. Jessie Fraser McGawn McCulloch was born December 11, 1930 at home in the quaint countryside village of Patna, Scotland to Alexander and Elizabeth McCulloch, not far from the birthplace of Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet. Jessie was the 5th...

Penny Dorwart

Penny Dorwart

May 13, 2018

Penny Dorwart, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at her residence in Lexington. Penny was born on March 16, 1941. She was raised by Harry E. and Emily May (Waters) Dorwart. She attended school in Lexington until the 8th grade before moving and graduating High School at Our Lady Of Angels Academy in Clinton, Iowa with the...

Dick Stanley Phillips

Dick Stanley Phillips

May 9, 2018

Dick Stanley Phillips, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at his home in rural Lexington. Dick was born March 3, 1929, in rural Lexington to Anthony and Fannie (Scott) Phillips. He was the 11th of 12 children born to this union. Dick attended school in Lexington, but left school in the 10th grade to help on the...

Cory Dean Brown

Cory Dean Brown

May 6, 2018

Cory D. Brown, 42 of Lexington died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at his home near Lexington. Cory was born June 16, 1975, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Clifford and Janet (Nelson) Brown. Cory attended elementary school in Lexington at Morton and Bryan.  He then attended Lexington Junior High before heading to Lexington High School where he graduated with the class...

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