Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Robert Bruce Rapp

Robert Bruce Rapp

Feb 24, 2013

Robert Bruce Rapp, 74, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born February 10, 1939, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Robert Beckwith and Carol (Powers) Rapp. Robert attended school and graduated from Palmer High School in Colorado Springs with the class of 1957. He was united in marriage to Georgiann...

Matthew Alan Dukes

Matthew Alan Dukes

Feb 20, 2013

Matt Dukes, 38, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Matt was born March 20, 1974, in Aurora, Nebraska to Wilson and Judy (Anderson) Dukes. He spent his early childhood on the farm outside Aurora and attended grade school in Aurora. In 1983, Matt, his parents and brothers, Wilson, III, and Michael, moved to...

Kristina Leigh Anne Allen

Kristina Leigh Anne Allen

Feb 20, 2013

Kristina Allen, 19, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, in an automobile accident near Giltner, Nebraska. She was born June 12, 1993, in North Platte, Nebraska to David Allen and Ann Marie Dauel. Kristina attended grade school in Florida and middle school at Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She moved to Callaway in 2007, where she attended school and...

Donald Edward "Don" Lahm

Donald Edward "Don" Lahm

Feb 10, 2013

Donald Edward “Don” Lahm, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, was called home Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Don was born June 3, 1926, at Sumner NE, to Arthur Jacob “Dude” Lahm and Ruby Pearl (Fleming) Lahm, the youngest of four boys. He was educated in Sumner and graduated in 1943, and furthered his education at auctioneer school...

Burdette L. "Ronnie" Ronnau

Burdette L. "Ronnie" Ronnau

Feb 7, 2013

Burdette L. “Ronnie” Ronnau, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born October 26, 1926, in Otoe County, Nebraska, 4½ miles north of Syracuse, to Floyd and Melda (Finke) Ronnau. Ronnie started school at Klondike District #37 through the 5th grade, then Pawnee District #43 through the 7th grade, and...

Ardis W. Smith

Ardis W. Smith

Feb 2, 2013

Ardis W. Smith, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born May 1, 1924, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Harry and Dortha (Bowen) Wilke. Ardis was a 1941 graduate of Wood River High School. She then went onto further her education at Kearney State Teacher’s College. She taught for a time...

Ruth Evelyn Anderson

Ruth Evelyn Anderson

Feb 1, 2013

Ruth Evelyn Anderson, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born December 6, 1927, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Paul I. and Viola M. (Goldstein) Stevens. Ruth was a 1945 graduate of Lincoln High School. Following graduation she worked for Russell-Stover Candy and Western Electric. Ruth was united in marriage to...

David Rodney "Big Nuts" Lawhead

David Rodney "Big Nuts" Lawhead

Jan 30, 2013

David Rodney “Big Nuts” Lawhead, 61, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away suddenly of a heart attack, Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. He was born December 29, 1951, in Jamestown, New York, to Donald and Marcia (Gustafson) Lawhead. He grew up and attended school in Oneonta, New York, graduating from Oneonta High School...

Harold Arthur Chase

Harold Arthur Chase

Jan 26, 2013

Harold Arthur Chase, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at his home. He was born on March 18, 1921, in Mason City, Nebraska, to Jess & Lillie Mae (Davis) Chase. Harold grew up in Mason City and attended school there graduating with the class of 1941. He was an outstanding basketball player and team captain. He married...

Bert Eugene Ogg

Bert Eugene Ogg

Jan 19, 2013

Bert Eugene Ogg, 82, of Madrid, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Nebraska. He was born June 16, 1930, in Custer County, Nebraska to Fredrick Charles and Leota Marie (Mason) Ogg. Bert attended school in Cozad, Nebraska and lived in the Cozad/Lexington area most of his life, until moving to Madrid to be...

Verna A. Ohlmann

Verna A. Ohlmann

Jan 18, 2013

Verna A. Ohlmann, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. She was born August 18, 1920, near Ayr, Nebraska, to Herman and Christine (Krueger) Plautz. Verna grew up in the Ayr area and then moved to Shelton. She moved to Kearney, Nebraska in 1938, this is where she met her future husband,...

Glenn Lloyd Rohde

Glenn Lloyd Rohde

Jan 15, 2013

Glenn L. Rohde, 79, life-long resident of Eddyville and Sumner, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Callaway Good Life Center. He was born March 9, 1933, the 5th child and 3rd son of Roland and Mayme (Anderson) Rohde in Eddyville. He graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1951, and went on to further his education at...

Edsel Paul Chandler

Edsel Paul Chandler

Jan 14, 2013

Edsel Paul Chandler, 87, of Smithfield, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. He was born February 7, 1925, in Lexington, Nebraska to John J. and Ethel A. (Alkire) Chandler. He attended school in Overton, Nebraska. Edsel was united in marriage to Agnes Hagan on September 11, 1951, in Overton. Four children were...

G. Hanford Smith

G. Hanford Smith

Jan 13, 2013

G. Hanford Smith, 93, long-time Lexington Businessman, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born September 21, 1919, in Lexington, Nebraska to Hanford D. and Katie (Pratt) Smith. Hanford grew up in Lexington where he attended school and graduated with the Lexington High School class of 1937. Following high school he worked in a...

Donald LeRoy "Donny" McGinnis

Donald LeRoy "Donny" McGinnis

Jan 10, 2013

Donald L. “Donny” McGinnis, 48, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born March 2, 1964, in Cozad, Nebraska to Franklin Robert and Clara Louise (Zogg) McGinnis. Donny graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1982. Following graduation he worked for Cornland Dressed Beef, Orthman Manufacturing and Monroe...

Donald Dean Barta

Donald Dean Barta

Jan 9, 2013

Donald D. Barta, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Donald was born February 27, 1931, at Sumner, Nebraska, to Mike G. and Eva A. (Warner) Barta. He was united in marriage to Helen Ropers on October 3, 1954, at Callaway Lutheran Church in Callaway, Nebraska. Five children were blessed to...

Dean Shadel

Dean Shadel

Jan 7, 2013

Dean Shadel, 91, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013, at Callaway Good Life Center. Dean was born August 5, 1921, to Samuel B. and Bertha Ellen (Wells) Shadel, on a ranch south of Callaway, Nebraska. He grew up in the Callaway area, graduating from Callaway High School with the class of 1940. He lived in Wyoming and...

Marjorie Jean Stewart

Marjorie Jean Stewart

Jan 6, 2013

Marjorie Jean Stewart, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Marjorie was born November 14, 1925, in Lexington to William and Hazel (McCall) Britton. She spent her entire life in Lexington. She graduated from Lexington High School. Marjorie was united in marriage to Stanley Stewart on May 27, 1946. The marriage...

Inez Marie Cunningham

Inez Marie Cunningham

Jan 6, 2013

Inez Marie Cunningham, 94, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Eddyville and Lexington, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Tabitha Health Care in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born January 19, 1918, on the Brown family farm Northeast of Sumner, Nebraska, to Wray and Sophie (Snurr) Brown. She attended primary school at Victory Hill until moving to Park Valley in the...

Norma Violet Hagan

Norma Violet Hagan

Jan 4, 2013

Norma Hagan, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Norma was born to Jess and Minnie (Heaffner) Brisco on March 16, 1931, in Lexington, Nebraska. She married Kenneth Hagan on December 9, 1951, in Lexington. To this union one son Steven was born. Norma never lived more than five blocks away...

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