Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Donald LeRoy Esslinger

Donald LeRoy Esslinger

Jul 27, 2018

Donald LeRoy Esslinger, 92, of Elwood passed away Friday, July 27, 2018, at the Elwood Care Center. Donald was born July 10, 1926 in rural Gosper County to Christian and Alma (Holtz) Esslinger. He was baptized in the rural Emmanuel Lutheran Church, south of Elwood. Donnie was a student at the neighborhood rural school for four years, then attended Emmanuel...

Geraldine Marie Cook

Geraldine Marie Cook

Jul 25, 2018

Geraldine M. Cook, 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Havelock Manor in Lincoln. She was born April 15, 1932 in Burwell, Nebraska to Edward and Frances (Wunderlinch) Franssen. Geraldine was the fourth child out of sixteen. She was united in marriage to Leo L. Cook on September 23, 1948 in Greeley,...

Mamie "Elna" Weston

Mamie "Elna" Weston

Jul 23, 2018

Mamie Elna Weston, 96, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at the Elwood Care Center. Mamie Elna Weston was born on September 23, 1921 in Bedford Iowa to parents John & Eulalie Sanders. The family moved to Wyoming during the depression period of the 30’s to homestead. Elna completed her final years of school in Dubois and graduating from Shoshone...

Jeanne "Jo" (Kral) Jeffrey

Jeanne "Jo" (Kral) Jeffrey

Jul 22, 2018

Jeanne Jo (Kral) Jeffrey, 63, of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on July 22, 2018, surrounded by family and friends at McKee Medical Center Hospice Unit in Loveland. She was born November 23, 1954 to Victor J. and Gladys W. (Ozanne) Kral. She attended school in Lexington and was a graduate from Lexington High School with the...

Dwight Wayne Trautman

Dwight Wayne Trautman

Jul 22, 2018

Dwight Trautman, 89, of Johnson Lake, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dwight Trautman was born on July 11, 1929 in Sutton, Nebraska to Leon and Beaulah (Ransdell) Trautman. Dwight graduated from Lexington High School in 1947. He then went on to attend Hastings College where he was a record holder on the...

Gail Magnuson

Gail Magnuson

Jul 21, 2018

Gail Magnuson, 95, Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, July 21, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the Tabitha Residence - Harbor House. Gail was born March 2, 1923 in Lexington to James M. and Esther (Nelson) McKee. Gail attended Country School NW of Lexington and graduated with the class of 1941. She went on to further her education at Hastings College...

Jeffery John Glenn

Jeffery John Glenn

Jul 20, 2018

Jeffery John Glenn, 58, of Denver, Colorado passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at his home in Denver. Jeff was born on October 11, 1959 in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Keith and Iris (Van Dyke) Glenn. Jeff graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1977. He then attended Milford Tech in Milford, Nebraska. Jeff lived in Phoenix,...

Gertrud "Gertie" Sund

Gertrud "Gertie" Sund

Jul 19, 2018

Gertrud “Gertie” Sund, 88, of Lexington passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born June 13, 1930 in East Prussia to Rudolf and Bertha Herzog. She attended school in Berlin, graduated from High School, and became an English translator. This is how she met Bill and fell in love. On July...

Joan Lea Snider

Joan Lea Snider

Jul 13, 2018

Lexington-Joan Lea Snider, 86 of Lexington passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Joan was born March 6, 1932 in Lincoln, Ne. to Harry and Deaetta (Hitchcock) Booth. She attended Teachers College High School in Lincoln, where she was a cheerleader.   She met Paul Lavern Snider at a roller skating party and the two...

Manuel Quinonez

Manuel Quinonez

Jul 9, 2018

Manuel Quinonez, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 in Lexington. He was born March 16, 1948 in Arroyo Seco De Arriba, Zacatecas, Mexico to Eulogio and Soledad (Hernandez) Quinonez. At the age of 25, Manuel moved from Mexico to Los Angeles, California. Manuel was united in marriage to Carmen del Rio. Three children were blessed...

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...