Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Mary Agnes Goracke

Mary Agnes Goracke

Oct 17, 2018

  Mary Agnes (Lempka) Goracke, 90, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born on April 30, 1928 in a farmhouse near St. Mary, Nebraska, to Ralph and Victoria (Pientka) Lempka. She attended St. Mary School. Mary received her First Communion and Confirmation at St. Mary’s Catholic...

Joseph Luis Lupercio

Joseph Luis Lupercio

Oct 13, 2018

Joseph Luis Lupercio, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born December 9, 1957 in Santa Monica, California to Alfredo Camarena and Magdalena (Gonzalez) Lupercio. Joseph enlisted in the United States Army in 1976 and was honorably discharged in 1979. He moved to Lexington from California in 2005 to...

Brian D. Kopf

Brian D. Kopf

Oct 6, 2018

Brian D. Kopf was born on December 13, 1955 in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ferd and Wanda Kopf.  He passed away at the family ranch near Eddyville, Nebraska, on October 06, 2018. Brian attended school at District 44R, and graduated from Lexington High School in 1974.  He attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.  He married Rhonda Teel in Lexington, Nebraska,...

Donald Lynn Coover, Sr.

Donald Lynn Coover, Sr.

Sep 29, 2018

On September 29, 2018 Donald Lynn Coover Sr. loving husband and dad to four grown children passed away at the age of 70 at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington.   Donald was born on May 18,1948 in Gothenburg to Dale and Pauline(Hemphill) Coover. Donald drove truck after graduating from Lexington Sr. High School. He was drafted into the...

Betty Lou Hoobler

Betty Lou Hoobler

Sep 26, 2018

Betty Lou Hoobler, 72, of Fordsville, Kentucky, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Betty Lou (Gehrman) Hoobler was born August 20, 1946, to Earl and Eulah (Baily) Gehrman at Anselmo, NE. She attended school in Broken Bow, NE and moved with her mother and step-father to Cozad. Betty attended...

Phyllis Joyce Taft

Phyllis Joyce Taft

Sep 25, 2018

Phyllis Joyce Taft, 90 of Elwood formerly of Lexington and Johnson Lake, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Cozad Community Hospital. Phyllis was born July 8, 1928 in Lincoln, Ne. to Edwin and Florence (Parkhurst) Geistlinger. Phyllis attended school in Lincoln and graduated with the class of 1946 from Lincoln High School. On December 10, 1948 she was...

Jessica Guerrero-Hurtado

Jessica Guerrero-Hurtado

Sep 19, 2018

Jessica Guerrero - Hurtado, 19, of Lexington and a student at Central Community College–Hastings, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare as the result of a car accident. Jessica was born March 27, 1999 in Lexington, Nebraska to Jose and Maria (Hurtado) Guerrero. She attended Morton Elementary, Lexington Middle School, and graduated from Lexington High School with...

Cheryl Mae Blodgett

Cheryl Mae Blodgett

Sep 11, 2018

Cheryl M. Blodgett, 74, of Litchfield, Nebraska formerly of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Kearney Regional Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska to Tom and Betty (Dodson) Fread. Cheryl was born and raised in Lexington and attended Lexington High School.  She was united in marriage to Ron Blodgett on August...

Richard Gale Walter

Richard Gale Walter

Sep 8, 2018

Richard Gale Walter, 76, of Oconto, NE died Saturday September 8, 2018 at Callaway District Hospital. Richard was born November 19, 1941 in Kearney to Wesley M and Eileen (Wilcox) Walter. He attended Oconto High School where he graduated in 1959. On October 6th, 1962 he was united in marriage to Karon Wellmann in Oconto, NE. To this union two...

Joan Elizabeth Osterhoudt

Joan Elizabeth Osterhoudt

Sep 6, 2018

Joan E. Osterhoudt, 61, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at her home in Callaway. She was born August 6, 1957 in South Sioux City, Iowa to Frank and Francis (Hopkins) Devine.  Joan grew up in Oconto, Nebraska where she graduated from Oconto High School with the class of 1975.  She then went onto further her education at...

Shon William Kloepping

Shon William Kloepping

Sep 5, 2018

Shon William Kloepping, 47, of Del City, Oklahoma passed away at his home. Shon was born April 18, 1971 in Englewood, Colorado to Doug and Susan (Staadts) Kloepping. Shon and his family moved to Lexington in 1973 and he attended school in the Lexington school system until he was a sophomore, he then attended Overton High School and graduated in...

Richard Rodney Gerard

Richard Rodney Gerard

Sep 5, 2018

Richard R. Gerard, 79 of Lexington passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Richard was born August 12, 1939 in Ohiowa, Nebraska to Edward and Anna (Jarcia) Gerard. Richard was united in marriage to Neva Wallace on January 5, 1968 in Clay Center, Nebraska. They had lived in Sutton, Nebraska before they moved...

Donald E. Pallett

Donald E. Pallett

Sep 2, 2018

Donald Eugene Pallett, 86, of Lexington passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Lexington Regional Health Center. Donald was born May 23, 1932 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Roy Christopher and Lena Pearl (Brown) Pallett. Donald attended Cozad grade school through the third grade. In June 1941 the family moved to California and later to Oregon where Donald received his...

Francis Larry Grayek

Francis Larry Grayek

Aug 28, 2018

Francis Larry Grayek, 76 of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the Cozad Care And Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 4, 1942 in Kearney, Nebraska. He lived on a farm by Oconto, Nebraska until the age of eight when his family moved to Lexington. He would often describe his youth in the 50’s as idyllic. He graduated...

Larry Avon Reed

Larry Avon Reed

Aug 23, 2018

Larry A. Reed, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 26, 1951 in Ontario, California to Orvel William and Delphia Alvie (McCamey) Reed. Larry grew up in Fresno, California where he graduated from High School. He enlisted in the United State Marine Corps in 1968. Larry was honorably...

Scott William St. John

Scott William St. John

Aug 17, 2018

Scott William St.John, 47 of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 17th, 2018 as the result of a motorcycle accident in Crescent, Iowa.

His wife, Shelley St. John, was severely injured and is recovering at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  Due to the severity of Shelly's injuries a private service with immediate family members was held at UNMC...

Gianni Angelo Vasquez

Gianni Angelo Vasquez

Aug 15, 2018

Gianni Angelo Vasquez was born and entered Heaven on August 15, 2018 at Kearney Regional Medical Center.Gianni was born to Marvin Vasquez and Jessica De La Torre.Private services will be held at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington with burial to follow at St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery.Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements.  Please...

Donald Dean Magnuson

Donald Dean Magnuson

Aug 5, 2018

Donald D. Magnuson, 97 of Lexington passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the Tabitha Residence – Harbor House. Don was born June 3, 1921 in Gosper County, Nebraska to Miran A. and Maggie (Baldwin) Magnuson. He graduated from Lexington High School with the Class of 1939. Don and Gail McKee were married on July 29, 1945...

Eileen Morgan

Eileen Morgan

Jul 30, 2018

Eileen Morgan, 70, of Kearney passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018 at her home. She was born October 16, 1947, in Gothenburg, NE to Leno and Minnie May (Harvey) Wolf.  Eileen attended high school in Sumner and graduated with the class of 1966. On December 14, 1968 she married Larry Morgan in Sumner, NE. They would make their home...

Hulda Abal De Ismatul

Hulda Abal De Ismatul

Jul 28, 2018

Hulda Ismatul, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha. She was born on July 19, 1952 in Antigua, Guatemala to Sergio Abal and Carlota Santa Cruz. Hulda was united in marriage to Cesar Ismatul on December 22, 1977. They moved to Lexington, Nebraska in June of 1998....