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Marianne Fagot
Jun 24, 2013
Marianne Fagot, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born July 10, 1919, in Stanton, Ne, the daughter of Marie (Rieger) and Fred Slobodney. The family later moved to Kearney, Ne, where she attended high school, graduating in 1936, then attended Kearney State College where she earned...
Helen I. Sill
Jun 22, 2013
Helen I. Sill, 96, of LaVista, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Helen was born July 7, 1916, in Lexington, Nebraska, to A. Roy and Harriett (Shepherd) Doughty. Helen grew up in Lexington where she lived her entire life until moving to be near their son. She...
Max Donald Kitsmiller
Jun 19, 2013
Max Donald Kitsmiller, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born July 31, 1932, in Beatrice, Nebraska, to Max M. and Ruth A. (Roepke) Kitsmiller. Max moved to Lexington at the age of 8. He attended school and graduated from Lexington High School. Following graduation, he joined the...
Isabel Garcia
Jun 14, 2013
Isabel Garcia, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born May 5, 1936, in Manuel Benabides, Chihauhua, Mexico, to Jose Rios Rivera and Dolores Galindo. Isabel moved to the United States years ago and has made Nebraska her home for the last 45. She moved to Lexington and worked...
Opal Dorothy Henrietta Quitmeyer
Jun 10, 2013
Opal Dorothy Henrietta Quitmeyer, 90, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013, at the Callaway District Hospital. Opal was born April 9, 1923, on a farm in the Buffalo community to Frank and Bertha (Kopf) Quitmeyer. She received the sacrament of Holy Baptism on April 9, 1923, and reaffirmed those vows at her confirmation on May 16,...
Babe R. VanCura
Jun 6, 2013
Babe R. VanCura, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born October 7, 1934, in Elsie, Nebraska to Henry and Lola (Ramsey) VanCura. Babe attended school in Elsie and Ogallala. In May of 1957, Babe joined the Nebraska National Guard until being relieved of his duties in 1966. Babe...
Francis "Frank" Schuster
May 28, 2013
Francis “Frank” Schuster, 82, of rural Eddyville, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at home following a long battle with cancer. He was born May 7, 1931, on the family farm near Callaway, Nebraska to Felix and Clara (Wistuba) Schuster. Frank graduated from Callaway High School with the class of 1950. After spending two years in the United States Army...
Phillip Araujo
May 22, 2013
Phillip Araujo, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his home in Lexington surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 20, 1932, in Shelton, Nebraska to Marcus and Gertrude (Hernandez) Araujo. Phillip was united in marriage to Josephine Hernandez on December 17, 1951, in Littleton, Colorado. Six children were blessed to this marriage; Phillip,...
Donald J. Johnson
May 22, 2013
Donald J. Johnson, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born May 21, 1923, near Oconto, Nebraska, to Ralph and Lottie Bell (Preston) Johnson. He attended grade school at District #231 until the 8th grade, which was ¼ mile from home. Don then began high school in Lexington...
Raymond Edward Linden
May 21, 2013
Raymond Edward Linden, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, surrounded by his family. He was born October 19, 1917, in Litchfield, Nebraska, to Henry and Inez (Spiker) Linden. He attended school at Litchfield. Ray was united in marriage to Helen Benjamin in 1948, in Duluth, MN. Six children...
Don G. Knauss
May 17, 2013
Don Knauss, 76, of rural Cozad, Nebraska, passed away at his home on Friday, May 17, 2013. He was born February 8, 1937 in Lexington, Nebraska to Harold and Meredith (Gosnell) Knauss. He graduated from Cozad High School with the class of 1955 and married Marian (Aden) Knauss on October 4, 1959. He served with the Nebraska National Guard while...
Karen M. Shafer
May 15, 2013
Karen M. Shafer, 59, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a short, but hard fought battle with cancer. She was born August 24, 1953, in Lexington, Nebraska to Robert D. and Clarice (Eby) Bamrick. Karen grew up in Overton where she graduated from Overton High School with the class of...
Nanett Jo Holtz
May 15, 2013
Nanett Jo Holtz, 39, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, following a battle with uterine cancer. She was born March 29, 1974, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was lovingly adopted by her parents, Rodney and Marcia (Peterson) Holtz. Nanett was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington in April of 1974,...
Maxine M. Schlientz
May 8, 2013
Maxine M. Schlientz, 84, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Johnson Lake passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born November 2, 1928, in Depew, Oklahoma to Merrill L. and Nona Edith (Holton) Southworth. She moved to Kansas when she was a young girl and graduated from Chase High School...
Vera Eizabeth Schwarz
May 4, 2013
Vera E. Schwarz, 90, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Vera Elizabeth Hock was born to Fred and Helena Maria (Baumgartner) Hock in Waterloo, Iowa on May 14, 1922. She was baptized at Trinity American Church in Waterloo. When she was a year old Vera’s family moved to a farm northwest...
Pauline Marie Dodson
Apr 30, 2013
Pauline Marie Dodson, 100, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born August 17, 1912, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to Ray William and Hazel Pearle (Carter) Coleman. She was a 1931 graduate of Cambridge High School. Pauline lived in the Cambridge area until moving to Lexington in 1947. In 1934,...
Garry Lee Herrmann
Apr 28, 2013
Garry Lee Herrmann, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the Omaha Veteran’s Hospital. Garry was born June 30, 1943, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Larry and Evelyn (Johnson) Herrmann. His younger years were spent in Grand Island. He later relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah with his mother and sister. This is where he graduated...
Naomi Marie Hothem
Apr 28, 2013
Naomi Marie (Williams) Hothem, 81, of Sumner, Nebraska, passed away with celebration into Heaven Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Mt. Carmel Keens Memorial in Kearney. She loved getting ready for church and this was an especially great church day for her. Naomi was born August 8, 1931, the youngest child of twelve, born to Trever Tennyson and Lindsay Ann (Patterson)...
Eugene Allen Smith, Sr.
Apr 25, 2013
Eugene Allen Smith, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, after a courageous fight with lung cancer. He was born in Toronto, Kansas on December 19, 1931, to Marion Francis (Frank) and Elsie (Wooten) Smith. He was one of seven children. Gene served in the United States Army and is...
Marvin "Barney" W. Hickenbottom
Apr 24, 2013
Marvin W. “Barney” Hickenbottom, 95, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Callaway Good Life Center. He was born August 12, 1917, in Callaway, Nebraska to Rolla Clifford & Frances Addie (Schreyer) Hickenbottom. He was a 1934 graduate of Gandy High School in Logan County. Following school Barney farmed and moved from Arnold back to Callaway in...
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