Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Michael Joseph Taft

Michael Joseph Taft

Aug 8, 2013

Michael Joseph Taft, 63, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Mike was born January 28, 1950, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Joseph L. and Phyllis J. (Geistlinger) Taft. The family moved to Lexington when Mike was a boy, where he graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1968. He then...

Lonnie Harrison Ross

Lonnie Harrison Ross

Jul 29, 2013

Lonnie H. Ross, 88, of Elm Creek, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday July 29, 2013, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born April 20, 1925, north of Hershey, Nebraska, to William D. and Rose M. (Widstrand) Ross. Lonnie attended school and then joined the United States Army during WWII, serving in the...

Mary A. Gray

Mary A. Gray

Jul 27, 2013

Mary A. Gray, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. She was born September 9, 1928, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Herb and Gertrude (McCreary) Liles. She graduated from Callaway High School. Mary was united in marriage to Harold Gray on May 1, 1948. The couple moved to Lexington in 1952....

Kelly Shea McConnell

Kelly Shea McConnell

Jul 24, 2013

Kelly Shea McConnell, 50, of Overton, Nebraska, formerly of Marysville, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, from colon cancer surrounded by his family. He was born August 28, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, his parents were Ronald Gene and Dian Rose (Rohnert) McConnell. Kelly was a Lexington High School graduate and worked for Randy’s Body Shop during his high school...

Richard C. "Andy" Carl Anderson

Richard C. "Andy" Carl Anderson

Jul 23, 2013

Richard Carl “Andy” Anderson, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born March 8, 1925, in Rising City, Nebraska, to Carl and Francis Anderson. Richard was 1943 graduate of Valparaiso High School. Following graduation Richard joined the U.S. Navy. Richard (Andy) was united in marriage to Ruth Evelyn Stevens on...

John William "Bill" Doughty

John William "Bill" Doughty

Jul 23, 2013

John William “Bill” Doughty, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. Bill was born October 16, 1921, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Ali “Roy” and Harriet (Shepherd) Doughty. He was a graduate of Lexington High School. Bill served his Country in the Army Air Corps during WWII from September 23, 1942, until...

Lolita Mae Biehl

Lolita Mae Biehl

Jul 11, 2013

Lolita M. Biehl, 86, of rural Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad. Lolita was the third of seven children born to W.E. “Edd” Riley and Grace Harriett Davis at Trenton, NE on March 26, 1927. She attended Trenton Public Schools all 12 years, and graduated as salutatorian of the class of 1944....

Vera May Brummet

Vera May Brummet

Jul 11, 2013

Vera May Brummet, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, took her last earthly breath and her first heavenly one on Thursday evening, July 11, 2013, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Vera was born June 23, 1918, at Callaway, Nebraska to George and Minnie (Reed) Klein. She spent her younger years in the Callaway and Cozad areas before moving to...

Frederick William "Bill" Slater

Frederick William "Bill" Slater

Jul 2, 2013

Frederick W. “Bill” Slater, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Bill was born January 20, 1943, in Smith Center, Kansas to Rhuben and Alvrada (Lewis) Slater. He graduated high school from Kearney, Nebraska in 1961. Bill was united in marriage to Kay Reed on August 12, 1967, in Lexington, Nebraska....

Oscar William Ziebell

Oscar William Ziebell

Jun 25, 2013

Oscar W. Ziebell, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at the Shackley Retirement Village in Lexington. He was born May 12, 1918, in Arapahoe, Nebraska, to Wilhelm B. and Sophie (Esslinger) Ziebell. Oscar attended school at Immanuel Lutheran School northeast of Arapahoe. Oscar lived at home until 1940 where he worked at various farms for...

Marianne Fagot

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Donald J. Johnson

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...

Phillip Araujo

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,...

Raymond Edward Linden

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...