Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

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...

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...

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...

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...

Helen I. Price

Helen I. Price

Sep 15, 2013

Helen I. Price, 84, of Harvard, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Harvard Rest Haven. She was born August 1, 1929, in Palmer, Nebraska, to Albert C. and Thelma D. (Robinson) Johnson. She attended school at Palmer. She was united in marriage to F.E. Price, Jr. on September 7, 1946, at Norton, Kansas. Three children...

Teresa Maciel-Lara

Teresa Maciel-Lara

Sep 14, 2013

Teresa Maciel Lara, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born September 7, 1925, in Los Reyes, Michoacan, Mexico, to Geromino Maciel and Celerina Lara. She was united in marriage to Jose Pedro Linarez. He preceded her in death. Teresa immigrated to the United States in 1980, to...

Merit L. Bell

Merit L. Bell

Sep 13, 2013

Merit L. Bell, 80, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013, in Lincoln. He was born to Marvin “Hap” Bell and Doraleen (Reid) Bell in the town of Norcatur, Kansas. He was an active member of Word of Life Church in Lincoln. Merit was a caring and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. To the many who knew...

Axie Ellen (Kennedy) Karschner

Axie Ellen (Kennedy) Karschner

Sep 11, 2013

Axie E. (Kennedy) Karschner, 81, of Holdrege, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Christian Homes in Holdrege. She was born October 10, 1931, in Harlem County, Kentucky to James and Ethel (Ingram) Goodin. Axie graduated from high school in Kentucky and moved to Nebraska in the early 1960’s. She was united in marriage to Charles “Bill” Kennedy in...

Walter G. "Wally" Brockmeier

Walter G. "Wally" Brockmeier

Sep 9, 2013

Walter G. “Wally” Brockmeier, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013, at Welcov Assisted Living at Plum Creek in Lexington. He was born September 11, 1943, in rural Eustis, Nebraska, to Carl G. and Elsie M. (Roesler) Brockmeier. Wally was a 1962 graduate of Eustis High School. He then went on to further his education at Milford...

Raymond M. "Sonny" McDowell

Raymond M. "Sonny" McDowell

Aug 31, 2013

Raymond M. “Sonny” McDowell, 73, of North Loup, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born January 31, 1940, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Raymond Franklin and Elizabeth (Lundgren) McDowell. Ray attended school in Kearney and finished his schooling while serving his Country in the United States Army. Ray was united in marriage to...

Gilberto David Salcedo-Hidalgo

Gilberto David Salcedo-Hidalgo

Aug 30, 2013

Gilberto David Salcedo Hidalgo, 29, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, August 30, 2013, the result of tragic, accidental drowning at Johnson Lake. Visitation was held Wednesday, September 4, 2013, from 1-6 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Rosary was recited at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, September 5,...

Mary Jane Brestel

Mary Jane Brestel

Aug 28, 2013

Mary Jane Brestel, 82, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at the Callaway Good Life Center. Mary Jane Brestel was born March 11, 1931, to Roy Winslow & Alma Ruth (Vincent) Lichtenberger. She attended school in Callaway, Nebraska, graduating Valedictorian of her 1948 class. She attended two semesters at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, majoring in agriculture....

Darlene Marie Buchholz

Darlene Marie Buchholz

Aug 24, 2013

Darlene Marie Buchholz (March 4, 1923 – August 24, 2013) Darlene M. Buchholz, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away Saturday morning at Tabitha Greenhouse Care Facility, in Lincoln, Nebraska after a courageous battle with congestive heart disease. Darlene was born to Marie (Meyer) and Charles Clifford Ward in Gosper County. She was an only child that took pleasure in doing...

Claude Wayne Allbright

Claude Wayne Allbright

Aug 22, 2013

Claude Wayne Allbright, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, August 22, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Claude was born June 28, 1930, near Anselmo, Nebraska in the Keota Community, to Alpha Morgan and Violet May (Deal) Allbright. Keota is where Claude attended school for 8 years. In 1943, the family moved to a place east of...