Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

George Carl Sayer

George Carl Sayer

Jul 31, 2015

George Carl Sayer, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at his home in Lexington. He was born September 20, 1936, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Thomas and Hazel (Moore) Sayer. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1955. George served his country in the United States Army from 1960 to 1962, he served stateside in San Francisco,...

Mildred B. "Mick" Delp

Mildred B. "Mick" Delp

Jul 29, 2015

Mildred Bernice Salisbury Delp, 99, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Cozad, Nebraska. The daughter of Guy William Salisbury and Emma Sophie Dreher was born on July 15, 1916, in Elwood, Nebraska. Emma died in 1921 of appendicitis. Guy then married Edith Merle Wade on August 29, 1923. Fondly known as Mick, she attended rural school...

Verlie M. Welliver

Verlie M. Welliver

Jul 28, 2015

Verlie M. Welliver, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at her home in Lexington. Verlie was born October 3, 1932, in Wilsonville, Nebraska, to Norman and Pearl (Knutson) Cannon. Her family moved to Lexington from Holdrege when she was 9 years old. She attended high school in Lexington. Verlie was united in marriage to Paul Welliver...

Mary Neva Barnard

Mary Neva Barnard

Jul 27, 2015

Mary Neva “Vollenweider” Barnard, 97, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Callaway, NE on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dean Haidle, officiating. Mary was born December 16, 1917 the daughter of Herman and Lydia Vollenweider...

Lucille Irene Hagan

Lucille Irene Hagan

Jul 26, 2015

Lucille Irene Hagan, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born August 22, 1923, in Brule, Nebraska to Dewey J. and Leota (Miller) LeDroit. She attended school in Eddyville, Nebraska at District #95. Lucille was united in marriage to Rawlin L. “Tuffy’ Hagan on January 10, 1939, in...

Adine L. Wright

Adine L. Wright

Jul 26, 2015

Adine L. Wright, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Cozad Community Hospital. Adine was born July 6, 1926, in Ashton, Nebraska to Stanley and Sally (Mendyk) Tesmer. She was a 1944 graduate of Elba High School. She was united in marriage to Keith Wright in 1945, at Paplin, Nebraska. Three children were blessed to this...

Robert Felix De La Torre

Robert Felix De La Torre

Jul 21, 2015

Roberto Felix De La Torre, 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Roberto was born February 25, 1958, in Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Ramon and Margarita (De LaTorre) Felix. He attended school in Mexico. Roberto was united in marriage to Reyna Orozco on February 7, 1985, in Mexico. Shortly thereafter, the couple...

Elizabeth Caroline Thomas

Elizabeth Caroline Thomas

Jul 19, 2015

Elizabeth Caroline Thomas, 19, of Lexington, Nebraska, died as a result of a car accident in Lexington, Sunday, July 19, 2015. Elizabeth was born September 6, 1995, in West Point, Nebraska to Kenneth Thomas and Tonya Scarlett. She attended preschool in Omaha and attended grade school and middle school in Stanton, Columbus and Norfolk. Elizabeth would move to Lexington her...

Thomas Samuel Renken

Thomas Samuel Renken

Jul 11, 2015

Thomas Samuel Renken, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born April 12, 1935, in Lexington, Nebraska to Conrad and Allie (Kugler) Renken. He attended school at Lexington. Tom was united in marriage to Brenda Reese on December 16, 1962, in Lexington. Two children were blessed to this...

Christopher Scott Davey

Christopher Scott Davey

Jul 3, 2015

Chris S. “Junior” Davey, 23, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015, in York, Nebraska. Chris was born July 14, 1991, in Fort Lewis, Washington to Ron & Chris (Petersen) Davey. He attended school at Overton, Nebraska and graduated from Overton High School with the class of 2009. While in high school, Chris was...

Odessa Jensen

Odessa Jensen

Jun 27, 2015

Odessa Jensen, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Odessa was born November 7, 1922, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to W.D. and Nettie (Scott) Stephens. She was born two months premature and weighed 2 ½ pounds. She grew up in Hot Springs and graduated from Hot Springs High school. On...

Janelle Louise VerMaas

Janelle Louise VerMaas

Jun 18, 2015

Janelle Louise VerMaas, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015, at her home. Janelle was born November 3, 1954, in McCook, Nebraska, to Melvin F. and Dolores E. (Lorens) Huss. She was a 1973 graduate of St. Ann’s High School in Lexington, and went on to further her education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and...

Irvin W. Spangler

Irvin W. Spangler

Jun 8, 2015

Irvin W. Spangler, 80, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Irvin was born October 29, 1934, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Wilson and Clara (Miller) Spangler. Irvin attended school at Callaway where he graduated with the class of 1952. He then went on to further his education at Milford Technical...

Rodney David Burkey

Rodney David Burkey

Jun 6, 2015

Rodney David Burkey, 71, of rural Lexington, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at CHI Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Rod was born January 27, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Floyd and Lucille (Hughbanks) Burkey. He was a 1962 graduate of Lexington High School. Following high school Rod worked at Cornland Dressed Beef and Dawson County Motors. He was united...

Tina Marie Gruntorad

Tina Marie Gruntorad

Jun 4, 2015

Tina M. Gruntorad, 55, of Overton passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. She was born April 10, 1960, in Burlington, Colorado, to Harold and Audrey (Brachtenbach) Eisenbart. Tina attended school in Stratton and graduated from Stratton High School with the class of 1978. Tina was united in marriage to Dan Gruntorad on September 15,...

Ralph L. "Hoppy" Hopkins

Ralph L. "Hoppy" Hopkins

Jun 2, 2015

Ralph L. “Hoppy” Hopkins, 84, of Eddyville, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 19, 1931, in Los Angeles, California to Ben Walfson and Ada Hopkins. He graduated high school from Eddyville High School, and attended two years at UCLA. Ralph was a career Army Veteran. He served...

Mona M. Longly

Mona M. Longly

May 25, 2015

Mona M. Longly, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born February 4, 1929, in Litchfield, Nebraska, to Charles and Erma (Cool) Bauer. Mona attended school in Sumner and graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1946. She then went onto further her education at Kearney State...

Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Lovitt

Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Lovitt

May 21, 2015

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Lovitt, 87, of Oconto, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born July 22, 1927, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to John “Jack” and Millie (Spellmeyer) Fees. She attended school and graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1945. Betty was united in marriage to Louie Lovitt on...

Donald Wayne Kuck

Donald Wayne Kuck

May 19, 2015

Donald Wayne Kuck, 62, of Smithfield, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at his home in Smithfield. He was born December 30, 1952, in McCook, Nebraska, to Alfred H. and Marie A. (Wilcox) Kuck. Don attended District #14 rural school south of Smithfield through the 7th grade and in 1967, transferred to Bertrand Community School and graduated in 1971....

Robert Dale "Bob" Fox

Robert Dale "Bob" Fox

May 16, 2015

Robert Dale “Bob” Fox, 25, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. Bob was born December 5, 1989, in Houston, Texas, to Stacy Fox. He lived most of his life in Pasadena, Texas, and went to school in Deer Park, Texas, where he graduated from high school in...