Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Dale R. Hinkle

Dale R. Hinkle

May 13, 2014

Dale R. Hinkle, 74, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. He was born August 31, 1939, in Trenton, Nebraska to Alf and Kela (Hager) Hinkle. He grew up in Trenton, but moved to Arapahoe with his family as a young man. He finished his school in the Arapahoe school system....

David John Hardesty

David John Hardesty

May 12, 2014

David John Hardesty, 32, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at his home near Lexington. He was born September 14, 1981, in Lexington, Nebraska to Glenn and Jeannette (Marousek) Hardesty. He attended school at Lexington until his senior year when he moved to Lincoln to live with his brother and sister-in-law. It was in Lincoln he obtained...

Bernice J. Cronk

Bernice J. Cronk

May 12, 2014

Bernice J. Cronk, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born October 5, 1937, in Taylor, Nebraska, to Howard and Elsie (Bishop) Lyons. Bernice attended school in Taylor and then Lexington. Following her schooling she worked for many years at Lexington Laundry and then finished her working career...

Raymond L. "Bud" Feddersen

Raymond L. "Bud" Feddersen

May 7, 2014

Raymond L. “Bud” Feddersen, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. He was born November 24, 1932, in Farnam, Nebraska to Wilbert and Doris (Roberts) Feddersen. He attended school at Buffalo, Nebraska. Following school he worked for area farmers and hay mills. Bud joined the United States Navy serving his...

Loretta J. Davis

Loretta J. Davis

May 6, 2014

  Loretta J. Davis, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Loretta was born February 1, 1927, in Gosper County, Nebraska, to H.C. “Joe” and Nina B. (Richardson) Hanson. She was a 1945 graduate of Lexington High School. Following graduation she went to work as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell, a...

Marie Stieb

Marie Stieb

May 1, 2014

Marie Stieb, 94, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Marie was born February 16, 1920, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to John and Charlotte (Sinner) Reinhardt. She and her parents, five brothers and four sisters came to the Lexington area for several summers when she was a child to work in the sugar beet...

William Robb Jeffrey, Jr.

William Robb Jeffrey, Jr.

Apr 30, 2014

  William Robb Jeffrey, Jr., 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Robb was born January 25, 1938, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William Robb and Doris (Spear) Jeffrey, Sr. He was a Lexington High School graduate with the class of 1957, and went on to further his education at the...

Robert Louis Anderson

Robert Louis Anderson

Apr 28, 2014

    Robert Louis Anderson, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born January 22, 1935, in Hastings, Nebraska, to Andrew and Marjorie (Rose) Anderson. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1952. He then attended Milford Technical School in Milford, Nebraska. On November 30, 1953, he joined the United...

Delores B. "Dee" Steinmetz-Kugler

Delores B. "Dee" Steinmetz-Kugler

Apr 26, 2014

    Delores B. “Dee” Steinmetz-Kugler, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. She was born May 14, 1930, in Gibbon, Nebraska, to Martin and Marie (Haug) Hibberd. The family moved to Lexington in 1940.  She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1947.  Following graduation she went...

Sarah Rae Rookstool

Sarah Rae Rookstool

Apr 16, 2014

    Sarah Rae Rookstool, 17, of Eustis, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Cozad Community Health System, the result of a genetic disorder called Alstrom’s Syndrome, which also claimed the lives of her brother and sister, Jordan and Chelsea. She was born July 31, 1996, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Theron and Wilda (Binegar) Rookstool. Sarah attended...

Loy Dean Branstiter

Loy Dean Branstiter

Apr 11, 2014

Loy D. Branstiter, 86, of Kearney, Nebraska formerly of Overton, Nebraska, died Friday, April 11, 2014, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Society in Kearney. He was born July 13, 1927, in Oconto, Nebraska, to Claude and Pearl (Casey) Branstiter. Loy grew up on a farm and attended school in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Loy was united in marriage to Phyllis Bristol...

Marjorie Esther Hatting

Marjorie Esther Hatting

Apr 9, 2014

MARJORIE ESTHER (DODGE) HATTING Marjorie Esther (Dodge) Hatting, 89, was born in Darr, Nebraska on March 23, 1925 and died on April 9, 2014 at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was the third of five children of Esther (Mosher) Dodge and Hugh Alonzo Dodge. Marjorie married William Hatting, Jr. on September 17, 1945 in Garden City, Kansas. She graduated...

Sondra Kaye Naumann

Sondra Kaye Naumann

Apr 6, 2014

  Sondra K. Naumann, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center.   She was born October 9, 1946, in Lexington, Nebraska, to William and Ellen (Sage) Pierce.  Sondra graduated from St. Ann’s High School in Lexington in 1964.  She then went to Beauty School and worked as a Beautician for many years....

Elsie Dorthea Elizabeth Shreves

Elsie Dorthea Elizabeth Shreves

Apr 1, 2014

    Elsie D. Shreves, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington.   She was born November 19, 1917, near Norton, Kansas, to Fred and Dorthea Elizabeth Poppe.  She was one of 11 children.  She grew up 10 miles from Norton and attended a Lutheran Church ¼ mile from their house which...

Sandra Carol Morris

Sandra Carol Morris

Mar 26, 2014

      Sandra C. Morris, 70, of Omaha, Nebraska, former Lexington resident, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Hospice House in Omaha. She was born September 14, 1943, in Hollywood, California to Marjorie Gaskill and Gerald Kerr, but was raised by her stepfather, Nathan Peters. She moved to Dodge City, Kansas as a young girl, where she graduated...

George L. "Ricky" Harris

George L. "Ricky" Harris

Mar 22, 2014

    George L. “Ricky” Harris, 59, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born June 21, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, to Beatrice Finch and Fletcher Page. Ricky attended school in Chicago and worked as a C.N.A. in several hospitals and nursing homes. He moved with his life-partner, Barbara,...

Shibble M. Maloley

Shibble M. Maloley

Mar 20, 2014

Shibble Maloley, 97, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, was welcomed into Jesus’ arms and entered his Heavenly home on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway, Nebraska. He was born October 8, 1916, at Lexington, Nebraska, the first of twelve children born to George N. and Mary (Malooley) Maloley. He attended school at South #17 country school....

Vernon William "Bill" Kloepping

Vernon William "Bill" Kloepping

Mar 15, 2014

      Vernon William “Bill” Kloepping, 93, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family, in the same house he was born.   He was born June 25, 1920, in the Lexington area to David R. and Hazel Mae (Doughty) Kloepping. Bill attended primary school at District #59 and...

Charlotte P. Selk

Charlotte P. Selk

Mar 13, 2014

    Charlotte P. Selk, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Lexington Regional Health Center.   She was born January 14, 1921, in Hershey, Nebraska, to Clarence and Ethel (Evans) Reiter. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1939. Following graduation she worked at Lexington State Bank.   Charlotte was united in marriage to Virgil...

Frederick "Albert" Hoesel

Frederick "Albert" Hoesel

Mar 5, 2014

Frederick "Albert" Hoesel, 77, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Callaway District Hospital after a hard fought battle with acute myeloid leukemia. He was born April 16, 1936, southeast of Callaway, Nebraska, to Fred and Ada (Zoerb) Hoesel. Albert attended country school and graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1954. Albert was united...