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Lexington NE Obituaries
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W. Wesley Lubberstedt
Mar 22, 2017
W. Wesley Lubberstedt, 82, well-respected attorney from Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born September 1, 1934, in Wakefield, Nebraska, to Erwin William and Mabel J. (Denker) Lubberstedt. Wes was a 1952 graduate of Wakefield High School in Wakefield, Nebraska. He then went on to further his education at the...
Wilson James Dukes, Jr.
Mar 14, 2017
Wilson James Dukes, Jr., 74, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born October 22, 1942, at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska to Wilson and Gladys (Rhoades) Dukes. He grew up in Omaha and Central City, Nebraska. He graduated from Central City High School in 1961. During his high school career, Wilson...
Evelyn J. Gregory
Mar 12, 2017
Evelyn J. Gregory, 75, of Overton, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney, after many months of suffering with various forms of cancer. She was born May 21, 1941, in Deepwater, Missouri to Jesse and Mabel (Brown) Branstetter. The family moved to Clinton, Missouri in 1952. She graduated...
Phillip Araujo, Jr.
Mar 12, 2017
Phillip Araujo, Jr., 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born October 20, 1952, in Lexington, Nebraska to Phillip and Josephine (Hernandez) Araujo, Sr. He attended school at Lexington. Phillip spent most of his working years working the Hay Mill, farming, and Monroe Auto. He was a member...
Howard K. Chessmore
Mar 6, 2017
Howard K. Chessmore, 74, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Callaway Good Life Center. He was born June 21, 1942, in North Platte Nebraska, to Charles C. and Cecil B. (Staal) Chessmore. He attended school in North Platte, Nebraska, where he graduated with the class of 1960. He then went on to further his education at the...
Pearl C. Anderson
Mar 6, 2017
Pearl C. Anderson, 93, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Callaway Good Life Center. She was born May 11, 1923, in Brady, Nebraska, to Elmer and Alma (Elander) Sundquist. Pearl was a 1940 graduate of Brady High School. She then continued her education at Kearney State Teacher’s College. She taught for several years. Pearl was united in...
Jeremy E. Randolph
Mar 2, 2017
Jeremy E. Randolph, 42, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, died Thursday, March 2, 2017, at his home. He was born October 23, 1974, in Aurora, Nebraska, to Darrell and Georgetta (Hagihara) Randolph. An interesting note to Jeremy’s heritage is his mother descended from the Cheyenne/Ogallala Indian Tribe. A culture filled with rich tradition and one he passed down to his own...
Helen H.P. Barta
Feb 24, 2017
Helen H.P. Barta, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord on Friday, February 24, 2017, at her home in Lexington. Helen was born September 5, 1932, at Hamill, South Dakota to John and Elsie (Schwarz) Ropers She was united in marriage to Donald Barta on October 3, 1954, at Callaway Lutheran Church in Callaway, Nebraska. Five children...
Barbara Ann Caraway
Feb 18, 2017
Barbara Ann Caraway, 79, of Safety Harbor, Florida, passed peacefully with her family at her bedside on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Assisted Living Facility. She was born February 28, 1937, in Portsmouth, Ohio to Martha Samson. She was raised by her mother along with the loving support of her grandmother, aunts, and uncles. She attended school in...
Nancy Ann Loose
Feb 18, 2017
Nancy A. Loose, 61, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 18, 2017, at home, following a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born July 23, 1955, in Lexington, Nebraska, to James and Fern (Breeden) Dodd. She attended school in Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School with the class of 1973. Nancy was united in marriage to Vic Loose on...
Richard Edward "Dick" Stickley
Feb 17, 2017
Richard Edward “Dick” Stickley, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, February 17, 2017, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born February 13, 1937, at home in rural Perkins County, Nebraska, to Edward A. and Anna Marie (Dittmer) Stickley. Dick went to school in Grant, Nebraska, graduating from Perkins County High School in 1956. He was united in marriage to...
Bernard "Bernie" Schinzel
Feb 15, 2017
Bernard “Bernie” Schinzel, 86, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Mt. Carmel Home - Keens Memorial in Kearney. He was born January 1, 1931, in Gibbon, Nebraska, to Frank and Regina (Reisdorff) Schinzel. Bernard attended Budda Elementary School until third grade and then St. James Catholic School. He started high school at Potter High...
Arthur William "Bill" Holliday
Feb 15, 2017
Arthur William “Bill” Holliday, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Bill was born May 18, 1926, in Amherst, Nebraska, to Fred and Edna (Freeze) Holliday. He attended Amherst Public schools. He was united in marriage to Elaine Johnson on October 19, 1949, in Lexington, Nebraska. She preceded him in death...
Minnie Louise Walls-Callahan
Feb 12, 2017
Minnie Louise Walls-Callahan, 80, of Callaway, Nebraska, went to be with family in Heaven, Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Callaway District Hospital, surrounded by close family. Minnie was born to James Oscar Walls and Florence Nan Pruitt on March 3, 1936, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. She lived most of her life in North Carolina and had recently come to...
Estella Mary Rodriguez
Feb 11, 2017
Estella Mary Rodriguez, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Mt. Carmel Keens Memorial in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born October 17, 1943, in Mercedes, Texas to Pedro and Clothilde (Alvarado) Martinez. She was united in marriage to Anastacio Rodriguez in Lexington. He preceded her in death. Estella was a hard worker growing up. She picked cotton,...
Roger Lee Booth
Feb 7, 2017
Roger Lee Booth, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cozad. He was born September 6, 1934, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Ernest and Lucille (Anderson) Booth. He attended school in Brady, Nebraska where he graduated with the class of 1952. He was united in marriage to Sharon Owings, in Gothenburg,...
Julie Owens
Feb 7, 2017
Julie Owens, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 12, 1939, in Greeley, Nebraska to Roman and Margaret (Czarnik) Kowalski. She graduated from Ord High School with the class of 1957, and went on to continue her education at Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing, graduating as...
Roger James Biehl
Feb 6, 2017
Roger James Biehl, 58, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at his home. Roger was born June 22, 1958, in Lexington, to James Wesley and Marilyn May (Brown) Biehl. He attended rural District #17, Lexington Junior High, and graduated in 1976 from Lexington High School. Throughout his teen years he could be found working at Biehl Cattle...
Sara Mae Riebschlager
Feb 5, 2017
Sara Mae Riebschlager, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at the age of 96 years, 10 months, and 15 days. She was born March 21, 1920, in Miami, Oklahoma to James Henry and Matilda Amelia (Wiegel) Hoskins. The family lived in various places throughout the state. Sara was...
Lana Kay Maring
Feb 4, 2017
Lana Kay Maring, 64, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at her home. She was born July 10, 1953, in Kenesaw, Nebraska, to Raymond and Devona Darlene (Pierson) Peet. She attended school in Kenesaw and then started working at the Nursing Home in Kenesaw. She would go on to receive her GED. In August of 1985, Lana...
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