Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Gaile June Stark

Gaile June Stark

Sep 26, 2014

Gaile June Stark, 86, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 26, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Cozad. Gaile was born February 20, 1928, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Byon Gordon and Una May (Crawford) Stedman. She attended school in Ogallala and Roscoe, Nebraska. She moved to Lexington her junior year in high school, where she graduated in 1945. Gaile...

Harold Junior Willis

Harold Junior Willis

Sep 26, 2014

Harold Junior Willis, 71 of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 26, 2014, at Callaway District Hospital. Junior was born July 20, 1943, in Lexington, NE to Harold and Margaret (Klein) Willis. He grew up near Merna, NE until 1959, when the family moved to his lifelong home – the ranch north of Callaway. In 1960, he began his farming...

Dean E. Headley

Dean E. Headley

Sep 26, 2014

Dean E. Headley, 89, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 26, 2014, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born May 5, 1925, in Oconto, Nebraska, to James Weaver and Nellie Frances (Emfield) Headley. Dean was a 1943 graduate of Callaway High School. Following graduation, he served his country in the United States Navy in the Pacific...

Patty Ann Tische

Patty Ann Tische

Sep 21, 2014

Patty Ann Tische, 81, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014, at her home. Patty unselfishly donated her body for medical research to the Nebraska Anatomical Board. She was born April 15, 1933, at Mitchell, Nebraska, to George Harry and Susie Ellen (Bowman) Guyette. Patty attended school at Mitchell. She was united in marriage to James Tische...

Michael James Feddersen

Michael James Feddersen

Sep 13, 2014

Michael James Feddersen, 32, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014, in Colorado Springs. He was born January 6, 1982, in Lexington, Nebraska to Geoffrey and Deborah Feddersen. Michael was presently working as a plumber for Landmark Plumbing, Heating & Utilities in Colorado Springs. A job he thoroughly enjoyed. Michael enjoyed riding horses, hunting, fishing, taking his...

Richard Harvey Snell

Richard Harvey Snell

Sep 13, 2014

Richard Harvey Snell, 80, passed from this life September 13, 2014. Born in Englewood, Kansas, March 6, 1934, he was the second of two sons to James Philip and Marguerite Littig Snell. His brother, Glen Snell survives. Although his early years growing up during the Dust Bowl in southwestern Kansas were poor, they were rich with the carefree adventures of...

Duane W. Hatfield

Duane W. Hatfield

Sep 11, 2014

Duane W. Hatfield, 86, of Cozad, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away peacefully at home with his daughters by his side, Thursday, September 11, 2014. Duane was born July 20, 1928, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Charles and Ethel (Sherman) Hatfield. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1946. On June 18, 1946, he was inducted into the...

Andrea B. Gonzalez

Andrea B. Gonzalez

Sep 8, 2014

Andrea B. Gonzalez, 84, of Bertrand, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Bertrand. Andrea was born February 4, 1930, in Horton, Kansas to Braulio and Mary (Picon’) Barron. She moved to Lexington in 1940, when she was 10 years old. She worked in the beet and corn...

Juan Jose Arenales-Vargas

Juan Jose Arenales-Vargas

Sep 4, 2014

Juan Jose Arenales Vargas, 57, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Mexico, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014, at his home in Lexington. He was born January 1, 1957, in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico, to Porfirio Arenales and Ricarda Vargas. He moved to the United States as a younger man, and was presently employed at Tyson Foods, Inc. as a machine operator...

Mark L. Dolan

Mark L. Dolan

Sep 4, 2014

Mark Dolan, 45, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014, in Lexington with his loving wife by his side. Mark was born April 12, 1969, in Grand Island, Nebraska to Bob and Colleen (Denson) Dolan. When Mark was a young boy the family moved to Overton where he grew up and graduated from Overton High School with the...

Louise W. Dannehl

Louise W. Dannehl

Sep 1, 2014

Louise W Dannehl, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014, at her home near Lexington. She was born February 6, 1946, at Lexington, to Niles “Spike” and Orbia P. (Gosnell) Wallace. Louise attended school at Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1964. Louise went on to complete her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees...

Kenneth W. Cooley

Kenneth W. Cooley

Aug 30, 2014

Kenneth W. Cooley, 90, passed away on August 30, 2014, at Rivermont Gardens, Norman, OK. Kenneth W. Cooley was born August 25, 1924, on a farm south of Berwyn, NE, near Cumro. The second child of John W. and Avis Uhlman Cooley, Kenneth attended grade schools at Sargent Valley, Round Valley, Clear Creek, and Rye Valley, Custer County NE. He...

Phillip J. McDonald

Phillip J. McDonald

Aug 27, 2014

Phillip J. McDonald, age 35 of Hastings, passed away August 27, 2014 in St. Anthony, Idaho. Phillip was born August 9, 1979 in Kearney, Nebraska to Daniel and Lynee (Hardesty) McDonald. He attended Overton High School and graduated with the class of 1998. On July 17, 2004, Phillip married Christina Louann Fox in Lexington, Nebraska. The couple was blessed with...

Niels Edward Royle

Niels Edward Royle

Aug 17, 2014

Niels Edward Royle, 43, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born January 30, 1971, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Loren and Joyce (Hughes) Royle. After the family moved to Lexington, where attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1990. He then went on...

Donald Charles Koach

Donald Charles Koach

Aug 15, 2014

Donald Charles Koach, 76, of North Platte, formerly of the Overton area, died Friday August 15, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Donald was born September 27, 1937, in Anselmo, Nebraska to Jack Balance and Leona Irene (Hickey) Koach. He married Evelyn Clark in 1960 in Elwood, Nebraska. Two daughters were blessed to this marriage; Jackie and Marie. They...

Leo Linus Cook

Leo Linus Cook

Aug 10, 2014

Leo Linus Cook, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, at his home in Lexington. He was born September 23, 1926, in Greeley County, Nebraska, to Nickolas and Stella Marie (Canning) Cook. The youngest of five children born to this union; Annastacia, James, John, Joe and Leo. He graduated high school from Sacred Heart in Spalding, and...

Karline Kay Renken

Karline Kay Renken

Aug 9, 2014

Karline Kay Renken, 75, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014, at her home in Overton. She was born September 23, 1938, in Lexington, Nebraska to Conrad and Allie (Kugler) Renken. Kay attended school in Lexington, graduating with the class of 1956. She worked many years as an Avon Representative, a job she dearly loved as she was...

Teri Jo Benham

Teri Jo Benham

Aug 8, 2014

Teri Jo Benham, 50, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney with her family by her side. Teri Jo was born February 15, 1964, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to William Frances and Margaret Rose (Shaw) Rogers. She moved to Overton with her mother and two sisters, where she attended Overton High School....

Dean Roy Dodge, Sr.

Dean Roy Dodge, Sr.

Aug 7, 2014

Dean R. Dodge, Sr., 83, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away, Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dean was born December 1, 1930, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ernest and Rose (Sladky) Dodge, Sr. He attended school at Callaway and then two years at Milford Vocational Technical College. On February 5, 1951, he married Geraldine “Gerry” Relph at...

Alice A. Leigh

Alice A. Leigh

Aug 3, 2014

Alice A. Leigh, 93, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Callaway Good Life Center. Alice was born October 19, 1920, near Callaway, Nebraska , to John and Ella (Dickman) Leigh. She grew up in Callaway where she graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1938. Alice then moved to Wichita, Kansas during WWII, where...