Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

LaVella M. "Val" Erickson

LaVella M. "Val" Erickson

Oct 22, 2016

LaVella (Val) Mae Erickson, 89, of Johnson Lake passed away peacefully at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington as a close friend sang “Amazing Grace” to her. As per her wishes, there will be no viewing or services. Instead, she requested that there would be a Celebration of Life on her 90th birthday, May 20th at the lake. She was...

Jim R. Dodge

Jim R. Dodge

Oct 20, 2016

Jim Dodge, 85, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney, Nebraska, at 8:15 p.m., surrounded by family and loved ones, he struck his last arc. Jimmie Roger Dodge, yes you heard right (those who knew him well knew you never called him Jimmie), was born in Lexington, Nebraska, on July 19,...

Robert Eugene Reed

Robert Eugene Reed

Oct 18, 2016

Robert Eugene Reed, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. Bob was born March 20, 1933, on the Tarbell place east of Lexington, Nebraska, to George M. and Edna E. (Courter) Reed. The family then moved to the Rosenberg place east of Lexington, at the fork in the road. At the age...

Robert Allen "Bob" Reil

Robert Allen "Bob" Reil

Oct 11, 2016

Robert Allen “Bob” Reil, 66, of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at his home in Overton. He was born October 13, 1949, in Milford, Nebraska, to Herman and Stella (Zimmerman) Reil. He was a 1967 graduate of Milford High School. Bob was united in marriage to Cheryl Brown on November 26, 1978, in Milford. Three children were blessed...

Millicent "Ann" Andersen

Millicent "Ann" Andersen

Oct 11, 2016

Millicent “Ann” Andersen, 83, of Papillion, Nebraska, former rural Lexington resident, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Hillcrest Country Estates in Papillion. Ann was born August 25, 1933, in Lexington, Nebraska, daughter of Arthur and Millicent (White) Kopf. She attended the Reed school and school district #59 through eighth grade. She went on to Lexington graduating with the class of...

Patricia Ann "Patty" Stickley

Patricia Ann "Patty" Stickley

Oct 10, 2016

Patricia Ann “Patty” Stickley, 76, of Elwood, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, died Monday, October 10, 2016, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Patty was born February 23, 1940, in Julesburg, Colorado and adopted by Gilbert and Hazel (McCarter) McVey. She was a 1957 graduate of Ogallala High School. Patty married Richard Stickley on June 30, 1957, at the Methodist Church...

Winston Blanshan Loomer

Winston Blanshan Loomer

Oct 7, 2016

Winston Blanshan Loomer, 100, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, died Friday, October 7, 2016, at Quality Senior Villages in Broken Bow. He was born July 13, 1916, in LuVerne, Iowa to Percy Ivanson and Esther Ellen (Blanshan) Loomer. He received his education in LuVerne and later at Manly, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the First Christian...

Joy Ann Reed

Joy Ann Reed

Oct 6, 2016

Joy Ann Reed, 76, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Joy Ann Reed, born Johnson, grew up in Eddyville, NE with her two brothers Marvin and Kenneth and her parents Raymond and Ethel Johnson. As a young girl, she was surrounded by cousins and playmates that enriched her life living on the...

Annie M. Pederson

Annie M. Pederson

Oct 6, 2016

Annie May Pederson 93, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Oconto, Nebraska, joined her Heavenly Father on Oct 6, 2016. She was born Annie Hanson on Oct 8, 1922 in Oconto, Nebraska to Thomas Hanson and Myrtle Cole, who homesteaded there. Annie spent her childhood on the farm in Nebraska and graduated from Oconto High School, before moving to California and...

Jeanne Marie Kelly

Jeanne Marie Kelly

Oct 5, 2016

Jeanne Marie Kain Kelly, 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Independence House Memory Care on Coddington in Lincoln. Jeanne was born December 25, 1929 at the Lexington City Hospital to Lloyd and Dorothy (Rosenberg) Kain. She was a 1948 graduate of Lexington High School. She attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where...

Kay Wiley

Kay Wiley

Oct 4, 2016

Kay Wiley, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born December 2, 1943, in Greeley, Colorado. Kay was raised by her grandparents, Alvin and Gussie Wineland. She moved to Lexington with her grandparents in 1961. She graduated in 1962, the first class to graduate from the new Lexington high...

Renee Marlene Botts

Renee Marlene Botts

Sep 28, 2016

Renee Marlene Botts, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 15, 1940, in Mount Union, Iowa to Orville and Beulah (Urling) Brooks. Renee lived in the Lexington area since 1986, and was employed by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Department since 1980. She was the Corrections Lieutenant....

Dr. Roger Allen Pentz

Dr. Roger Allen Pentz

Sep 24, 2016

Dr. Roger Allen Pentz, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 24, 2016, peacefully at home. Roger was born in Stamford, NE on July 6, 1936 to William and Charlotte (Allender) Pentz. Roger attended Stamford School, graduating in 1954. He continued his education at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, NE., where he participated in Football, Basketball, Track and many other...

Robert Glenn Fisher

Robert Glenn Fisher

Sep 21, 2016

Robert Glenn Fisher, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at his home in Lexington. Bob was born June 6, 1927, in Sumner, Nebraska, to Charles Sylvester and Verna M. (Wiles) Fisher. He attended Sumner Public Schools. He was united in marriage to Sharon Greenlee on March 7, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska. Three children were blessed to...

William E. "Bill" Barrett

William E. "Bill" Barrett

Sep 20, 2016

William E. “Bill” Barrett, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Brookdale assisted living facility in Lexington. Bill was born February 9, 1929, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Harold and Helen (Stuckey) Barrett. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1947, and was a member of Lexington’s Class B State Championship football team in 1946. He graduated from...

Maria De La Angeles Chavez Cardenas

Maria De La Angeles Chavez Cardenas

Sep 19, 2016

Maria De La Angeles Chavez Cardenas, 39, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Monday, September 19, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born on September 15, 1977, at Sauyho, Michoacan, Mexico, to Javier Chavez & Angelina Ordas. Maria grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1995. She lived in Fresno, California, and that is where...

Marion Alice Anderson

Marion Alice Anderson

Sep 16, 2016

Marion Alice Anderson, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born January 29, 1938, at Elm Creek, Nebraska, to Robert Willis and Annie K. (Sorenson) Sear. She grew up north of Lexington, and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1955. This is where she met...

Verva Lois Liner

Verva Lois Liner

Sep 12, 2016

Verva Lois Liner, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, September 12, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Wausau, Nebraska. Verva was born October 1, 1927, at home on a farm outside of Callaway, Nebraska, to Theodore and Ethel (Hendricks) Lange. She attended school at Red Fern Table until the 10th grade and then went on to...

Kathryn Ann Neil

Kathryn Ann Neil

Sep 10, 2016

Kathryn A. Neil, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, died September 10, 2016 at Lexington Regional Health Center. Kathryn was born in Fairbury, NE on June 24, 1945 to Victor and Edna (Drees) Jordening, the fourth of six children. The family moved to Superior, NE and later to Lexington, where Kathryn graduated from high school. She continued her education at Concordia College...

Robert H. Adams

Robert H. Adams

Sep 9, 2016

Robert H. Adams, 89, of rural Lexington died Friday, September 9, 2016 at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Robert was born December 5, 1926 in Lexington to Robert and Esme (Olsen) Adams. He attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1944. Bob farmed after high school and served his country...

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