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Dick A. Herbert
Mar 16, 2016
Dick A. Herbert, 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska, following a short battle with colon cancer. He was born September 24, 1958, in Oxford, Nebraska, to Harvey and Margaret (Breinig) Herbert. He was a 1976 graduate of Arapahoe High School. Dick was united in marriage to Deb Ferguson on...
Michelle R. Ripp
Mar 12, 2016
Michelle R. Ripp, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born February 6, 1965, in Winfield, Kansas, to Billy and JoAnne (Schroeder) Holomek. She moved with her family as a young girl to Nebraska, where they settled in St. Libory, Nebraska. She was a 1983 graduate of St....
Marilyn A. Rose
Mar 11, 2016
Marilyn A. Rose, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born August 21, 1933, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Leslie and Dorothy (Johnson) Delap. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1951. Marilyn furthered her education at Nebraska Christian College in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1952. At age 70, she...
Lois Marie Bennett
Mar 11, 2016
Lois Marie Bennett, 60, of Oconto, Nebraska, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at CHI Health Good Samaritan-Kearney, Nebraska. She was born July 19, 1955, to William and Minnie (Ropers) Hanson. She was born while Minnie was in labor and crossing the bridge going into Callaway. She graduated from Oconto High School in 1973 and from Kearney State College on...
Shirley A. Reynolds
Mar 10, 2016
Shirley A. Reynolds, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born April 28, 1928, at Benkelman, Nebraska, to Vernard and Hazel (Walters) Gummere. Shirley grew up and attended school in Benkelman where she graduated from Benkelman High School with the class of 1945. She taught school for a...
Kathleen E. Anderson
Mar 10, 2016
Kathleen E. Anderson, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Cozad Community Cozad. She was born August 3, 1923, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Orlando “Buck” and Myrtle Anne (Ransdell) Norris. She lived her entire life in Lexington. Kathleen was a 1942 graduate of Lexington High School. She loved music and won many singing awards while in...
Averelle Daleness
Feb 28, 2016
Averelle Daleness, 49, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away suddenly Sunday, February 28, 2016, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney. He was born December 1, 1966, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Arthur and Vera (Plenty Chief) Daleness. He graduated from Doniphan High School with the class of 1985. He was united in marriage to Patricia Day in...
Margaret E. Barnes
Feb 27, 2016
Margaret E. Barnes, 97, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Brookdale Lexington. She was born October 3, 1918, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Earl and Bessie (Butler) Naffziger. She was a 1936 graduate of Lexington High School. Margaret married Thomas Barnes on May 1, 1940, at Lexington. He preceded her in death on May 13, 1969. When...
Connie Sue Jewett
Feb 21, 2016
Connie Sue Jewett, 64, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016, at her home near Lexington. Connie was born September 16, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Milo Milton and Aeota M. (Dillman) Koehn. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1969. Connie was united in marriage to David Jewett on July 14, 1969, at the...
Robert J. "Bob" Davis
Feb 14, 2016
Robert J. “Bob” Davis, 71, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at his home in Eustis, following a short illness, surrounded by his family. Bob was born October 27, 1944, in Valisca, Iowa, to Francis Marion and Doris (Harlow) Davis. He was a 1963, graduate of Corning High School. In 1964, he joined the Iowa National Guard,...
Merlin Frank Hilty
Jan 28, 2016
Merlin Frank Hilty, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born September 10, 1925, near Gibbon, Nebraska, the sixth of ten children born to John C. and Mattie May (Rayback) Hilty. Merlin started school in Newark in Buffalo County. He then moved to Elm Creek, and finished...
Benjamin Chavez Garcia
Jan 26, 2016
Benjamin Chavez Garcia, 50, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at Lexington. He was born July 8, 1965, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Hipolito Chavez and Paulina Garcia. Benjamin graduated high school in Mexico, and went on to further his education and became an Accountant. In 1996, he moved to Lexington. He bought Teresa’s Tortillas from the former...
Naomi L. Ceballos
Jan 25, 2016
Naomi L. (Adams) Ceballos, 89, of Brush, Colorado, formerly of Lexington, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Naomi was born June 18, 1926, near Overton, Nebraska, to E. Noble and Julia Leola (Jones) Adams. She attended school and graduated from Platte Valley Academy in Shelton, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to...
Della Mae Courter
Jan 23, 2016
Della Mae Courter, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Lexington. Della Mae was born the fifth child of Walter and Samantha (Thompson) Courter on August 8, 1923. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1940. She took normal training in high school, and upon graduation, taught school at...
Angela Rivera De Dimas
Jan 22, 2016
Angela Rivera De Dimas, 88, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016, at her home in Overton, surrounded by her loving family who cared for her during her illness. Angela was born September 28, 1927, in Chalchupa, El Salvador, to Genero and Damina (Ayala) Rivera. Angela moved to the United States many years ago, and obtained her status...
Lila Lea Lerdall-Urban
Jan 20, 2016
Lila L. Lerdall-Urban, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at her home in Lexington. Lila was born June 15, 1946, in Elwood, Nebraska, to Elmer and Marguerite (Nelsen) Stoll. She attended school and graduated from Elwood High School with the class of 1964. She then went onto further her education at beauty school in Kearney. Following...
Winona C. "Wink" Bogner
Jan 10, 2016
Winona “Wink” Bogner, 90, former Lexington and Kearney resident, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, at the Grand Island Veterans Home in Grand Island. Winona was born November 29, 1925, in Smithfield, Nebraska, to Ralph L. and Ethel R. (LaVene) Forster. She attended school and graduated from Smithfield High School with the class of 1944. She then moved to Lexington....
Clara Ann Glassmeyer
Jan 7, 2016
Clara Ann “Stupe” Glassmeyer, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Clara was born February 18, 1926, in Sholes, Nebraska, to John and Fannie (Mattingly) Ream. She attended school at Wayne, Nebraska. On November 30, 1945, she was united in marriage to Merle Glassmeyer in Wayne, Nebraska. Four children were...
Laura E. Ellingson
Jan 3, 2016
Laura E. Ellingson, 72, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016, at Callaway District Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She had been under Hospice care for the past two weeks, along with being lovingly cared for by her family. She was born February 24, 1943, in Beloit, Kansas, to George Washington and Olive Emily (Hemminger) Pepper. Laura...
Bruce E. Batie
Dec 31, 2015
Bruce Batie, 75, of Broomfield, Colorado, former Holdrege resident, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015, at home. Bruce was born October 23, 1940 in Lexington, Nebraska, the first of four children to Clyde and Julia (Magnuson) Batie. He attended a country school through eighth grade and graduated from Wood River High School with the Class of 1958. As a teen,...
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