Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Roy J. Branstiter

Roy J. Branstiter

May 9, 2015

Roy J. Branstiter, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015, at his home in Lexington. He was born July 13, 1927, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Claude M. and Pearl (Casey) Branstiter. Roy attended school in Broken Bow. It was after his schooling that Roy moved with Virgil and his parents to Lexington. Through the years Roy...

Lewis F. Stevenson

Lewis F. Stevenson

May 5, 2015

Lewis F. Stevenson, 81, of Lincoln, Nebraska passed away on May 5, 2015 at Bryan Health in Lincoln. Lewis was born December 24,1933 near Westerville, Nebraska to L.S. and Mary (Hallman) Stevenson. Lewis graduated from Westerville High School in 1952, where he participated in basketball and football. He was married to Louise Slingsby and 3 sons and 1 daughter were...

Delores F. "Dee" Livingston

Delores F. "Dee" Livingston

May 2, 2015

Delores F. “Dee” Livingston, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at her home in Lexington. Dee was born June 3, 1935, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Richard and Ruby (Russell) Spencer. She attended school at Cozad. Dee was united in marriage to Earnie “Bill” Livingston on May 18, 1952, in Cozad. The couple was blessed with five...

Phillip R. "Phil" Pebley

Phillip R. "Phil" Pebley

May 2, 2015

Phillip R. “Phil” Pebley, 79, of rural Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at his home. Phil was born March 16, 1936, in rural Cozad, Nebraska, to Tom and Kristina (Smidt) Pebley. Phil was a 1954 graduate of Cozad High School. He lived and farmed his entire life on the home place. He was united in marriage to...

Lonna Kathleen Blath

Lonna Kathleen Blath

May 1, 2015

Lonna Kathleen (Dukes) Blath, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Kathy was born November 30, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Wilson S. and Gladys (Rhoades) Dukes. Kathy attended school in Central City, Nebraska and later earned her GED. She worked for Western Electric in Omaha. She then moved to...

Mary Ann Moritz

Mary Ann Moritz

Apr 28, 2015

Mary Ann Moritz, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at CHI Good Samaritan-Kearney. Mary Ann was born February 24, 1946, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Milfred L. and Sylvia I. (Reier) Keyser. She grew up in Sumner and graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1964. Following graduation she moved to Lexington where she worked...

Bob L. Dolan

Bob L. Dolan

Apr 25, 2015

Bob L. Dolan, 76, of Gibbon, Nebraska, former Overton resident, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at CHI Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Bob was born March 6, 1939, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Earl and Genevieve (Willets) Dolan. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1958. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1961, and was...

Robert L. "Bob" Thomas

Robert L. "Bob" Thomas

Apr 25, 2015

Robert L. “Bob” Thomas, 90, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Callaway Good Life Center. Bob was born March 13, 1925, in Dorchester, Nebraska, to Lawrence and Grace (Hickenbotham) Thomas. He was raised by his dad and stepmother, Jennie and grew up in the Crete and Dorchester areas. He moved to Callaway as a junior in...

Allen Ray Spangler

Allen Ray Spangler

Apr 24, 2015

Allen Ray “Swede” Spangler, age 77 of Gretna, Nebraska passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Gretna Community Living Center. Allen, son of Wilson and Clara (Miller) Spangler, was born September 6, 1937, in Callaway, Nebraska. He attended elementary school at Redfern District 113 and graduated from Callaway High School in 1955. He then entered the Marine Corps in...

Viola L. Woodside

Viola L. Woodside

Apr 16, 2015

Viola L. Woodside, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Viola was born August 12, 1938, the 6th child to Axel Harold and Rosa Karoline Josephine (Schwarz) Woodside. There were 12 children in the family. She attended school in Lexington, graduating with the class of...

Donald John Reinhard

Donald John Reinhard

Apr 12, 2015

Donald J. Reinhard, 83, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, in his birthplace community of Callaway, Nebraska. Don was born on March 13, 1932. He was the oldest of seven children born to the parents of John and Maxine (Shipley Moore) Reinhard. Don graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1950. On February 14, 1952,...

Shirley Jo Walker

Shirley Jo Walker

Apr 2, 2015

Shirley Jo Walker, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Elwood Care Center at Elwood, Nebraska. She was born March 12, 1937, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to George and Shirley (Andrews) Blazer. Shirley grew up in Gothenburg where she attended school. She was united in marriage to Stanley Walker on October 1, 1958, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, at...

Jane Snider

Jane Snider

Apr 1, 2015

P. Jane Snider, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Jane was born August 12, 1929, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Eldon T. and Esther E. (Kirkpatrick) Hanna. She was a 1947 graduate of Lexington High School. She was married to Floyd Snider on June 17, 1949, in Lexington, Nebraska. Two children...

Frieda R. Rowan

Frieda R. Rowan

Mar 30, 2015

Frieda R. Rowan, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born November 11, 1923, in Clayton, Michigan, to Charles and Lizzie (Spicer) Shanholtz. She moved as a young girl to South Dakota, then to Arkansas and settled in Cozad in 1933. She attended high school in Cozad. Frieda...

Gary Lee Hofferber

Gary Lee Hofferber

Mar 28, 2015

Gary Lee Hofferber, 72, of rural Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at his home. Gary was born May 3, 1942, to George and Ida (Hatfield) Hofferber in Lexington, Nebraska. He grew up in rural Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School in 1960. After graduation, he worked for Neil Farms, Walter T. Dunlap, and Paulsen Building and...

Willliam "Billie" Everett Zoerb, Jr.

Willliam "Billie" Everett Zoerb, Jr.

Mar 17, 2015

William Everett Zoerb, Jr. of Callaway, Nebraska, departed this earth March 17, 2015, at the Callaway Good Life Center, at the age of 91 years & 6 months. Bill was born September 19, 1923, to William and Mabel (Morris) Zoerb at Finchville, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm north of Callaway and graduated from Callaway High School in 1942....

Chris Charles Heine

Chris Charles Heine

Mar 11, 2015

Chris Charles Heine, 90, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney. Chris was born January 31, 1925, to Chris and Kathryn (Wieland) Heine on a farm 12 miles northwest of Lexington. Chris attended rural District #59 school through the 8th grade and was a 1943 graduate of Lexington High School. During...

Ronald E. Longly

Ronald E. Longly

Mar 5, 2015

Ronald E. Longly, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Cozad Community Hosital. Ron was born October 20, 1923, in rural Lexington, Nebraska to William and Eva (Lemmer) Longly. He lived on the family farm his entire life. He attended Dawson County #7 rural school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1941....

Frank Charles "Chuck" Fees, Jr.

Frank Charles "Chuck" Fees, Jr.

Feb 28, 2015

Frank C. “Chuck” Fees, Jr., 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015, at his home in Lexington. He was born September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank Charles and Josephine Mayme (McClintick) Fees. He moved with his family to Eddyville as a young boy and at the age of 7 moved to Lexington. Chuck graduated from...

Elberta G. Brummet

Elberta G. Brummet

Feb 27, 2015

Elberta G. Brummet, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born March 4, 1936, in Eustis, Nebraska, to Albert and Gertrude (Naumann) Naumann. Elberta attended school and graduated from Eustis High School with the class of 1954. Elberta was united in marriage to Robert Brummet on December 29,...