Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Raymond Donald Benham

Raymond Donald Benham

Dec 30, 2018

Raymond D. Benham, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Elwood Care Center. He was born May 29, 1939 in Indiana to Bud and Ruth (Powers) Benham and was one of sixteen children. Raymond grew up in Indiana and in his early teens started working for the family business as a Logger. He enlisted in...

Betty Bernice Lemmer

Betty Bernice Lemmer

Dec 30, 2018

Betty B. Lemmer, 94 of Lexington passed away at her home Sunday, December 30, 2018. Betty was born September 25, 1924 in Eddyville, Nebraska to Herman Leo and Anna B. (Smith) Pierce.  Betty was one of nine children. She attended school in Eddyville. After school she worked and on February 26, 1946 she was united in marriage to Robert (Bob) Lemmer...

Larry E. Irish

Larry E. Irish

Dec 24, 2018

Larry E. Irish 65, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at his home at Johnson Lake.   Larry was born May 2, 1953 to Earl and Elizabeth Irish in Valentine, Nebraska. Larry moved with his family to Grand Island when he was in eighth grade. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High school with the class of 1971. During his...

Rex Duane Morris

Rex Duane Morris

Dec 19, 2018

Rex D. Morris, 78, of Tecumseh, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Bryan Medical Center East Campus in Lincoln. He was born November 16, 1940 in Peru, Nebraska to Woodrow Wilson and Sadie Marie (Rowe) Morris. The family moved from Tecumseh, Nebraska to Lexington in 1951 and Rex graduated from Lexington High School with...

Sheri Elaine Crawford

Sheri Elaine Crawford

Dec 16, 2018

Sheri Elaine Crawford, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Kearney Regional Medical Center after a difficult battle with cancer. She was born April 6, 1947 in Lexington, Nebraska to Louis and Hope (Neal) Zimmerman. Sheri grew up in Lexington where she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1965.  She then went on...

Ivan Jerrold Henderson

Ivan Jerrold Henderson

Dec 16, 2018

Lexington- Ivan J. Henderson, 83 of Lexington passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Avamere Assisted Living in Lexington. Ivan was born March 15, 1935 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Raymond and Alta (Sisson) Henderson. Ivan moved with his family to Gothenburg when he was in grade school . Ivan graduated from Gothenburg High school in 1953 and graduated From Kearney...

Jacquetta "Jackie" Ione Pesek

Jacquetta "Jackie" Ione Pesek

Dec 15, 2018

Jacquetta “Jackie” Ione (Majer) Pesek was born March 20, 1939 at home in Ravenna, Nebraska to Frank W. and Dorothy I. (Malick) Majer. She passed away of colon cancer on Saturday, December 15, 2018 after fighting the disease for 6 years. She attended Ravenna Public Schools and graduated in 1957. In 1958 she married Kevin Pesek and later divorced in...

Jean B Ford

Jean B Ford

Dec 14, 2018

Jean Brubaker Ford was born in 1942 in Kettering, Ohio to Dan and Helen Brubaker. The daughter of a printing press owner and the oldest of five siblings, she grew up quickly and learned her domestic and parenting skills at an early age. After high school she attended some college locally, but was drawn back into the family business. Around...

Charlene F. Barta

Charlene F. Barta

Dec 12, 2018

Charlene Barta, 85, of Lexington, NE 68850, passed away 12 December 2018 at Lexington Regional Health Center surrounded by her immediate family. She was born 5 May 1933 in Kansas City, MO to Frank Overton and Nora Paylor. Charlene grew up in Kansas City, MO where she attended public school. Charlene was married to Edward Barta Sr in August 1948...

Casey Trevor McGee

Casey Trevor McGee

Nov 25, 2018

Casey Trevor McGee, 42, of Lexington passed away Sunday November 25, 2018 at his home in Lexington.   Casey Trevor McGee was born in Lexington, Nebraska on October 20, 1976 to Marion and Ann McGee. He was the youngest of three sons.   It was evident shortly after birth that Casey had multiple problems requiring early surgeries and hospitalizations. In...

Lorraine M. (Lorraine) Maloley

Lorraine M. (Lorraine) Maloley

Nov 25, 2018

Lorraine M. (Lorraine) Maloley, 79, of Kearney passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Mount Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney. She was born November 24, 1939 in Oxford, Nebraska to William and Doris (Benjamin) Lorraine. She attended school in Lexington where she graduated with the class of 1958. Lorraine was united in marriage to Toffie T. Maloley on October...

Gerald LaVern Lashley

Gerald LaVern Lashley

Nov 24, 2018

Gerald (Jerry) LaVern Lashley of Eddyville Nebraska passed away on November 24, 2018 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 72 from a courageous battle with cancer. Jerry was born on February 3, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska and brought into the family of Ralph (Bud) and Georgia (Thelma) Lashley. A 1964 graduate of Eddyville High School;...

Jorge Alberto Arias

Jorge Alberto Arias

Nov 20, 2018

Lexington- Jorge Alberto Arias “George”, 33 of rural Lexington passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at his home near Lexington Jorge was born June 16, 1985 in Los Angeles, California to Reynaldo and Alba Arias. The family lived in California then briefly in South Carolina before moving to Lexington in 2000. Jorge attended high school in Lexington and graduated with...

Susan (Bock) Ingram

Susan (Bock) Ingram

Nov 18, 2018

Susan (Bock) Ingram, 83, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Avamere in Lexington where she had been residing since October of 2016. Susan was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Portia J.(Jeffrey) Bock and Louis E. Bock on November 19, 1934. She attended Biehl Elementary School, the same elementary school her granddaughters, Amber (Ingram) Lawrence and Ashley Ingram attended...

Guadalupe "Lupe" Ceballos

Guadalupe "Lupe" Ceballos

Nov 18, 2018

Guadalupe “Lupe” Ceballos, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born June 5, 1948 in Lexington, Nebraska to Sisto and Guadalupe Rangel. Lupe grew up in Lexington where he graduated from St. Ann’s  High School with the class of 1966.  He was raised by J. Guadalupe...

Isabel A. Gruntorad

Isabel A. Gruntorad

Nov 17, 2018

Isabel A. Gruntorad, 91, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at WEL-Life in Kearney. She was born in the Streit farm home northeast of Overton on August 4, 1927 to Joe and Maggie (Weaver) Streit. Isabel attended District 96 Rural School and graduated from Overton High School in 1945. She then attended...

Michelle L. McCaulley

Michelle L. McCaulley

Nov 9, 2018

Michelle L. McCaulley, 52, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Omaha. She was born on April 29, 1966 in Callaway, Nebraska and grew up there until 1977 when she moved to Red Bird, Kentucky.  She attended Red Bird High School and graduated with honors in 1984.  After high school she attended Berea College where she...

Bea Lou King

Bea Lou King

Nov 4, 2018

Bea Lou (Richardson) King, 62, of Lexington died Sunday November 4, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Bea was born March 11, 1956, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William and Doris (Schnakenberg) Richardson. She attended elementary school at District 22, before the family moved to town. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1974. After high school Bea was...

Juan S. Rodriguez

Juan S. Rodriguez

Nov 4, 2018

Juan S. Rodriguez, 59, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at his home. He was born April 5, 1959 in Jalisco, Mexico to Nicolas & Maria (Sanchez) Rodriguez. Juan was united in marriage to Hilda (Marin) on March 30, 1979 in Oxnard, California. Four children were blessed to this union: Mayra, Juan, Karina & Ivan. The...

Donna Chesley

Donna Chesley

Oct 28, 2018

Donna Chesley, 91 of Callaway passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Meadowlark Pointe Assisted Living in Cozad. She was born February 4, 1927 in Finchville, Nebraska to Orrin Sylvanus & Lucy Hays (Huff) Shaw. She grew up in the Finchville area and received her Normal Training in High School and graduated from Arnold High School in 1943 at the...