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Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Sonia Amada Hernandez Gonzalez

Sonia Amada Hernandez Gonzalez

Sep 5, 2016

Sonia Amada Hernandez Gonzalez, 41, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Monday, September 5, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 07, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. at Camino de Vida in Lexington at 4:00 p.m. with Pastor Juan Santos, officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 07, 2016, from Noon – 6:00 p.m. at Camino de...

Virginia M Miller

Virginia M Miller

Sep 1, 2016

Virginia M. (Axtell) Miller, 92, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016, at Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born May 14, 1924, on a homestead near Amherst, Nebraska, to Harold & Fern (Harmoney) Axtell. On May 5, 1943, she married Carson Nolan of Eddyville, Nebraska, who...

Albert Blocher, Jr.

Albert Blocher, Jr.

Aug 31, 2016

Albert Blocher, Jr. 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Al was born March 27, 1935, in Sioux City, Iowa to Albert John and Emily (Steidle) Blocher. Al was a 1954 graduate of Lexington High School. He served his country in the United States Army from March of 1956 until...

Marjorie Ann Kearney

Marjorie Ann Kearney

Aug 30, 2016

Marjorie Ann Kearney, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, former Overton resident, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born April 10, 1928, in Cotesfield, Nebraska, to Edward V. and Anna Josephine (Novotny) Naprstek. She was a 1945 graduate of Ord High School. Following graduation she moved to Omaha to work at Omaha Cold...

Gary LaVerne Ross

Gary LaVerne Ross

Aug 28, 2016

Gary L. Ross 78, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Callaway District Hospital. He was born February 25, 1938, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Owen W. and Esther M. (Miller) Ross. Gary attended school at Stop Table School through 8th grade and then graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1955. Gary served the National...

Colleen Elizabeth Ann "Cokie" Rader

Colleen Elizabeth Ann "Cokie" Rader

Aug 24, 2016

Colleen Elizabeth Ann “Cokie” Rader, 65, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Kearney Regional Health Center. She was born February 2, 1951, in O’Neill, Nebraska, to Harlan L. and Elinore (Emely) Parker. Colleen was raised in Butte, Nebraska and graduated from Butte High School with the class of 1969. After graduation she came to Lexington to...

Mabel M. Bye

Mabel M. Bye

Aug 13, 2016

Mabel M. Bye, 106, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016, at Mount Carmel Keens Memorial in Kearney, Nebraska, where she had been a resident for only one week. Mabel was born October 6, 1909, at home on a farm just outside of Sedalia, Missouri, to Lorenzo Dow and Mary Martha (Smith) McCoy. She was the 7th child...

Irene Vieyra-Lopez

Irene Vieyra-Lopez

Aug 11, 2016

Irene Vieyra-Lopez, 65, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was surrounded by her loving family. Irene was born October 14, 1950, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Manuel and Mary (Ibarra) Vieyra. She graduated from Wellington High School in Wellington, Kansas, in 1968. She...

Glenn Emmett Hawks

Glenn Emmett Hawks

Aug 8, 2016

Glenn E. Hawks, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Lexington Regional Health Center. Glenn was born December 11, 1934, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to George and Anna (Bailey) Hawks. Glenn’s father died when he was seven years old and he moved in with the Bailey grandparents. Glenn’s mother then married Lewis Schultz and moved to Lexington, Nebraska...

John Alan Shelor

John Alan Shelor

Jul 31, 2016

John Alan Shelor, 62, of Bertrand, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, at his home in Bertrand, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 29, 1953, in Oxford, Nebraska, to George Lee and Eleanor (Wendland) Shelor. John graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1972. He was united in marriage to Annette Gonzalez on September...

Beverly G. Merrick

Beverly G. Merrick

Jul 31, 2016

Beverly G. Merrick, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney. Beverly unselfishly gave the gift of life to others as she was an organ donor. Beverly was born November 20, 1944, in Troy, Kansas, to Horace and Vola (Clausen) Merrick. She was a graduate of Kearney High School. Education was always very important...

G. Thomas Reed

G. Thomas Reed

Jul 24, 2016

G. Thomas Reed, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Brookdale in Lexington. He was born October 19, 1934, in the country on the farm, near Lexington, to George Melvin Reed and Edna Elizabeth Courter. He attended school in Lexington, graduating in 1951. He then went on to continue his education at Milford Technical College. Tom...

Roger Bruce Owens

Roger Bruce Owens

Jul 22, 2016

Roger B. Owens, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska died Friday, July 22, 2016, at his home. Roger was born September 21, 1937, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Harold and Ruth (Williams) Owens. He attended grade school in Arcadia until moving to Ord where he graduated from High School. He then went onto further his education at Kearney State University. He was...

Peggy Lee Christiansen

Peggy Lee Christiansen

Jul 11, 2016

Peggy Lee (Bentjen) Christiansen, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, after a brief illness. She was born to Otto and DeLoris (Beck) Bentjen on July 26, 1948, in Pender, Nebraska, and was raised on a farm east of Thurston. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in...

Patricia Ann Daleness

Patricia Ann Daleness

Jul 7, 2016

Patricia Ann Daleness, 56, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Kearney. She was born March 7, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Claude and Carmella (Misner) Day. Patricia would go on to earn her GED, and then her CNA. In 1998, she moved to Lexington. She worked at local care facilities, and when...

Bruce B. "Buck" Dannar

Bruce B. "Buck" Dannar

Jul 4, 2016

Bruce B. “Buck” Dannar, 51, Hays, Kansas, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born August 11, 1964 in Chadron, Nebraska the son of Bruce LeRoy and Sharon Rose (Alfred) Dannar. On September 15, 2001, he married Lynette Watkinson in Chadron. He was a Certified Welding Instructor and Educator teaching at Pine...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Kjar

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Kjar

Jul 2, 2016

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Kjar, 97, of Bellevue, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Hillcrest Magnolia Gardens in Bellevue. She was born July 22, 1918, in Bentley, Iowa, to William and Clara (Grabowski) Knutzen. Betty was a graduate of St. Francis High School in Ashton, Nebraska. She then went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in...

Jenny L. Cronkhite

Jenny L. Cronkhite

Jun 28, 2016

Jenny L. Cronkhite, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Jenny was born July 8, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Glenn Eugene and Betty Marie (Reddick) Horn. She attended grade school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1969. She then went onto further her...

Monte L. Harkless

Monte L. Harkless

Jun 15, 2016

Monte L. Harkless, 81 years, of Fremont, Nebraska died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Fremont Health Medical Center in Fremont. Monte was born February 20, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri to Montella “Bill” and Lily (Fowler) Harkless. He attended school in Lexington, Nebraska and was a 1953 graduate of Lexington High School. Monte married Mary Hatch September 26, 1954 at...

Maxine R. Snurr

Maxine R. Snurr

Jun 12, 2016

Maxine R. Snurr, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney She was born May 7, 1931 in Elwood, Nebraska to Ernest and Louise (Stagemeyer) Schutz. Maxine grew up southwest of Elwood and attended school in the Elwood area. On March 15, 1959, she was united in marriage to Clarence R. Snurr at Trinity...

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