Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Neal Fred Maloley

Neal Fred Maloley

Feb 4, 2017

Neal Fred Maloley, 29, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 4, 2017, north of Amherst, Nebraska as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born April 15, 1987, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Fred Mike and Pamela Jo (Johnson) Maloley. Neal grew up in rural Lexington on the family farm. He attended District #17 rural school, the Lexington Middle...

Warren Erich Bierman

Warren Erich Bierman

Feb 2, 2017

Warren Erich Bierman, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, February 2, 2017, at his home. Warren was born Feb. 21, 1938 at Battle Creek, and raised on the farm of his parents, Erich and Clara (Carstens) Bierman. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church on March 6, 1938 and confirmed on April 19, 1951, also at St. John’s. He...

Chester Orvill "Chet" Bockus

Chester Orvill "Chet" Bockus

Jan 28, 2017

Chester Orvill “Chet” Bockus, 95, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln. Chet was born November 28, 1921, to Charles O. and Ethel (Shiers) Bockus at Kearney, Nebraska. When he was a small child, his parents moved south of Maxwell on Bignell Hill in a sod house. Most of his...

LeRay Martin "Ray" Murray

LeRay Martin "Ray" Murray

Jan 25, 2017

LeRay M. “Ray” Murray, 71, of Riverdale, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at CHI-Health St. Francis-Grand Island. He was born July 23, 1945, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ray and Carmen (Garmello) Murray. Ray was a construction carpenter and drove truck for Tanner Company in Arizona. He loved fishing, hunting, and watching sports, especially the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He also loved...

Mary W. Brummet

Mary W. Brummet

Jan 21, 2017

Mary W. Brummet, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lexington. She was born September 25, 1925, the eldest of three children to Jon T. and Ada E. (Humphrey) Loveday, in Brigstock, Ketering, North Hampton, England. She grew up on her father’s dairy farm and graduated from Brigstock High School. In 1943, she...

Rozana Dee Rich

Rozana Dee Rich

Jan 20, 2017

Rozana Rich, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Rozana was born March 19, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Darold & Virginia “Mikki” (McShan) Ashcraft, Sr. She grew up in the Lexington and Overton area where she attended school.  She went on to earn her GED and graduated from...

Juanita "Janie" Hays

Juanita "Janie" Hays

Jan 18, 2017

Juanita "Janie" Hays, 70, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Cozad. She was born October 13, 1946, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Julio & Julia (Munoz) Chavez. She grew up in Cozad and attended school in Cozad. She was united in marriage to Thomas Titus. Juanita lived the majority of her life in the...

Richard "Rick" Wayne Hill

Richard "Rick" Wayne Hill

Jan 14, 2017

Richard W. “Rick” Hill, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 14, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born December 21, 1958, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Raymond & Cecelia “May” (Shewey) Hill. The family moved to Norton, Kansas, the following spring where he attended school and was a member of the First Baptist Church. In 1972,...

Eugene DeVoe Michel

Eugene DeVoe Michel

Jan 13, 2017

      Eugene DeVoe Michel, 87, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Care Facility in Kearney.   He was born March 16, 1929, in Gosper County, Nebraska, to John Roy and Nellie May (Haworth) Michel.   Eugene attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...

David Louis "Dave" Storjohann

David Louis "Dave" Storjohann

Jan 9, 2017

David L. “Dave” Storjohann, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln. He was born July 3, 1950, in Lynch, Nebraska, to Louis August and Doris Evelyn (Eppenbach) Storjohann. He was a 1968 graduate of Burwell High School, and went on to further his education at Milford Technical College studying auto body repair....

Calvin William Stock

Calvin William Stock

Jan 9, 2017

Calvin William Stock, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 9, 2017, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. He was born December 31, 1934, to Edwin and Martha (Kugler) Stock in Lexington. He graduated from Lexington High School and spent 2 years in the Army, where he was stationed in Germany. After being in the military he joined his father farming...

John Milton Wightman

John Milton Wightman

Jan 5, 2017

John Wightman died January 5, 2017 in Lexington, Nebraska at the age of 78. John was born October 2, 1938 in North Platte, Nebraska to Byron Franklin and Bessie Mae Wightman. He grew up in Brady and Maxwell and later on a farm between Sumner and Overton. He graduated from Sumner High School in 1956. He graduated from Kearney State...

Marsha Jean (Naprstek) Pearson

Marsha Jean (Naprstek) Pearson

Jan 2, 2017

Marsha Jean (Naprstek) Pearson, 68, of Jasper, Texas, died suddenly Monday, January 2, 2017, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Marsha was born January 3, 1948, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Milford and Myrtle (Bartos) Naprstek. She was united in marriage to Joe Pearson on May 9, 1969, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. They moved to Texas years ago. The couple raised...

Clifford Lee Chessmore

Clifford Lee Chessmore

Jan 1, 2017

Clifford Lee Chessmore, 76, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center. Clifford was born June 9, 1940, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Charles & Cecil (Staal) Chessmore. He attended school at Roosevelt Elementary in North Platte. In the late 1960’s Clifford moved to Grand Island, Nebraska where he worked for the Grand Island...

Thomas Patrick Colgan

Thomas Patrick Colgan

Dec 31, 2016

Thomas Patrick Colgan, 78, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 31, 2016, suddenly while wintering in Parker, Arizona, at Lake Havasu City Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He was born August 4, 1938, in Kearney, Nebraska, to William T. and Mary I. (Brennan) Colgan. He graduated from Overton High School with the class of 1956. Following high...

Bobby Gene Byrd

Bobby Gene Byrd

Dec 30, 2016

Bobby G. Byrd, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born August 15, 1942, in Windsor, North Carolina, to Ernest and Rachel (Mizelle) Byrd. Bobby graduated high school from Windsor, NC, in 1961. He then went onto further his education at NC State University where he received his Bachelor...

Wesley Ray "Bill" Heusman

Wesley Ray "Bill" Heusman

Dec 25, 2016

Wesley Ray “Bill” Heusman, 81, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Sunday, December 25, 2016, at his home. Bill was born May 8, 1935, in Adams, Nebraska, to Rudolph & Tressa (Topp) Heusman. He was baptized at the Pella Reformed Church in Adams, Nebraska. Bill graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1954. In 1954, Bill enlisted in the United...

Howard Martin Chambers

Howard Martin Chambers

Dec 24, 2016

Howard Martin Chambers, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Howard was born to John and Elsie (Warren) Chambers on January 5, 1940, near Holbrook, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Doris Halley on April 9, 1959. They made their home in Cambridge, Nebraska and they had a...

Jack D. Wieland

Jack D. Wieland

Dec 18, 2016

Jack D. Wieland, 81, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at his home at Johnson Lake. Jack was born February 3, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Dr. Gilbert and Gladys E. (Jones) Wieland. He lived the major portion of his life in Hastings, Nebraska. He was a 1953, graduate of Hastings High School, and attended...

William Charles "Bill" Heine

William Charles "Bill" Heine

Dec 18, 2016

William Charles “Bill” Heine, 62, of Houston, Texas, died of cancer, Sunday, December 18, 2016, at his home in Houston. Bill was born May 3, 1954, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Gilbert Raymond and Aurella Emma (Ringenberg) Heine. Bill was raised on a farm outside of Lexington, and attended District #59 rural school. He was baptized May 23, 1954, at Trinity...