Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Louis James Kash

Louis James Kash

Nov 11, 2013

Louis James Kash passed away peacefully at home on November 11, 2013, in Lexington, Nebraska. He was 93 years old. Louis was born April 5, 1920, at the family homestead near Winner, South Dakota, to Ethel (Smith) and Winnie Kash. With the help of one of his deceased mother’s sisters, Louis was able to attend high school in Valentine, Nebraska....

Carl David Schwarz

Carl David Schwarz

Nov 10, 2013

Carl David Schwarz, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. He was born January 8, 1932, on a farm Northeast of Smithfield, Nebraska, to Frank and Dorothy (Woodside) Schwarz. He attended school at Smithfield through the 8th grade and through “Operation Recognition” earned his honorary high school diploma from Elwood...

Everett Eugene Davis

Everett Eugene Davis

Nov 8, 2013

Everett Eugene Davis, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born October 24, 1927, in Gosper County, Nebraska, to Homer and Ida Fay (Alkire) Davis. Everett attended school in Gosper County. He was united in marriage to Loretta J. Hanson on February 12, 1956, in Lexington, Nebraska. Two...

Nancy Ann Rankin

Nancy Ann Rankin

Nov 5, 2013

Nancy Ann Rankin, 59, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad. She was born December 26, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Wilfred J. and Elizabeth C. (Sanks) Juel. Nancy was a 1972 graduate of Lexington High School and a 1976 graduate of Kearney State College...

Lester Irving Hildenbrandt

Lester Irving Hildenbrandt

Nov 3, 2013

Lester Irving Hildenbrandt, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born November 16, 1918, in Hygiene, Colorado, to George William and Pearl MayBelle (Moody) Hildenbrandt. Lester grew up in the Hygiene/Platteville areas of Colorado and graduated high school in 1936 from Platteville High School. Lester married Arvella Anthony...

Rogene M. Tvrdy

Rogene M. Tvrdy

Nov 1, 2013

Rogene M. (Esslinger) Tvrdy, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born June 7, 1933, near Arapahoe, Nebraska, to Julius and Leona (Holst) Esslinger. Rogene attended Lone Tree Country School and Arapahoe High School. She was united in marriage to Edward Tvrdy on April 20, 1969, in Elwood, Nebraska. The...

Robert L. "Pop Squat" Conz

Robert L. "Pop Squat" Conz

Oct 28, 2013

Bob “Pop Squat” Conz, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born July 24, 1929, in Maitland, Missouri, to George Albert and Bertha l. (Fishback) Conz. Bob was a 1948 graduate of Maitland High School and went onto further his education at Midwestern School of Evangelism in Ottuma, Iowa....

Dorothy Mae Haugh

Dorothy Mae Haugh

Oct 28, 2013

Dorothy M Haugh, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at her son’s home in Grand Island. She was born on April 22, 1932 in Lexington, Nebraska to Charles Henry and Edith (Rosencrants) Smith. Dorothy attended school in Lexington. She was united in marriage to Rodney Haugh on April 27, 1950 in Lexington. Dorothy enjoyed playing Bingo,...

Dorris Eleanore Chubbuck

Dorris Eleanore Chubbuck

Oct 28, 2013

Dorris Eleanore Chubbuck, 96, of Salina, Kansas, former Lexington resident, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at Holiday Resort in Salina. Dorris was born March 11, 1917, in Crab Orchard, Nebraska, to William Walter and Kathrine Ann (Penkava) Street. She was a 1936 graduate of Callaway High School in Callaway, Nebraska and attended Kearney State Teacher’s College for Normal Training....

Edward Dean "Fast Eddie" Sarr

Edward Dean "Fast Eddie" Sarr

Oct 19, 2013

Edward Dean “Fast Eddie” Sarr, 73, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013, at his home in Elwood with his family by his side. He was born June 16, 1940, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ray and Ola (Wilson) Sarr. Ed moved as a boy to Chicago, Illinois with his family. He worked in the steel mills in Chicago...

Darold Dean Hibbs

Darold Dean Hibbs

Oct 15, 2013

Darold D. Hibbs, age 66, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013,at his home in Lincoln following a battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was born on February 2, 1947, to Oren Dean and Helen Louise (Binning) Hibbs, in Lexington, Nebraska. He was a 1965 graduate of Lexington High School. Darold served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from...

Wilma V. Boyd

Wilma V. Boyd

Oct 15, 2013

Wilma V. Boyd, 85, of Casper, Wyoming, former Lexington/Kearney, Nebraska resident, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. She was born April 20, 1928, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Charles Logan and Anna Rita (Johnson) Shuler. Wilma was a graduate of Cozad High School and furthered her education at Kearney State Teacher’s College. Wilma was united...

Bonnie R. Tomasek

Bonnie R. Tomasek

Oct 14, 2013

Bonnie R.Tomasek, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Bonnie was born December 5, 1934, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William George and Minnie Orlena (Speak) Fellers, Sr. She attended elementary school at rural District #7 and then high school at Lexington High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to Don Tomasek on...

Gladys Marie Tool

Gladys Marie Tool

Oct 1, 2013

Gladys M. Tool, 82, of Minden, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at Bethany Home in Minden. She was born January 12, 1931, in Lexington, Nebraska to Arthur and Hannah (Christensen) Rasmussen. Gladys attended school at Lexington. She was united in marriage to Melvin D. Tool on September 8, 1947, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Four children were...

Carroll M. Sherman

Carroll M. Sherman

Sep 29, 2013

Carroll M. Sherman, 96, of Kearney, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. She was born September 6, 1917, in Dayton, Iowa, to G.F. and M. Adell (Draper) Berry. She was a 1936 graduate of Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Iowa. Carroll worked as a nanny for 2 years in Iowa...

Ramona Grace Schievelbein

Ramona Grace Schievelbein

Sep 29, 2013

Ramona Grace Schievelbein, 70, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Ramona was born December 6, 1942, in Palisade, Nebraska, to Vernon and Grace (Nutt) Shepherd. She was a 1960 graduate of Stockville High School in Stockville, Nebraska. She was married to Lyle Schievelbein on October 1, 1961, in Stockville. Four sons were...

Larry Frank Reed

Larry Frank Reed

Sep 27, 2013

Larry F. Reed, 77, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at his home. He was born January 2, 1936, in Lexington to John Frank and Gladys B. (Courter) Reed. Larry attended school at Lexington and joined the Army Reserves on May 7, 1957, he was honorably discharged on May 6, 1963. During his growing up years...

Carolyn Gail Harris

Carolyn Gail Harris

Sep 22, 2013

Carolyn Gail “Carol” Harris, 71, of Doniphan, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was born June 29, 1942, in Lexington, Nebraska. Carol attended school in Lexington where she graduated from Lexington High School. She moved away shortly after graduation and lived in various towns until settling in Doniphan. Carol...

Janice Ann Gulden

Janice Ann Gulden

Sep 21, 2013

Janice Ann Phillippi Gulden, age 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away peacefully September 21, 2013, at her daughter’s home in Ogallala, surrounded by her eternal family. Janice was born January 10, 1939, in Lexington to Leslie I. and Esther L. (Passage) Phillippi of Smithfield, Nebraska; she was the third of five children. Her childhood was happy and filled with love....

Ilean P. Falkinburg

Ilean P. Falkinburg

Sep 16, 2013

Ilean P. Falkinburg, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born August 31, 1924, on a farm in Gosper County, Nebraska north of Smithfield, to Homer and Ida Faye (Alkire) Davis. Ilean graduated from Lexington High School and attended Kearney State Teacher’s College where she earned her Teaching Certificate...

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