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Florence Mabel White-Mohr
Sep 20, 2012
Florence M. White-Mohr, 94, of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood. Florence was born November 23, 1917, in Keota, Colorado to Benjamin Fremont and Lula Myrtle (Hodgson) Rhoadarmer. Florence grew up in Keota, Colorado where she attended school, graduating from Keota High School in 1934. Florence played basketball...
Marvin Frank Tiede
Sep 17, 2012
Marvin Frank Tiede, 82, of Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012, at Wedgewood Care Center in Grand Island. He was born March 14, 1930, in Iliff, Colorado to Karl F. and Edna (Ashbaugh) Tiede. Marvin moved with his family as a boy to Overton, Nebraska. He graduated from Overton High School. Marvin served his...
Kenneth Frank Hagan
Sep 15, 2012
Kenneth Frank Hagan, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at his home in Lexington. Kenneth was born to Frank and Cora (Wilson) Hagan on May 19, 1925, in Lexington, Nebraska. He lived and worked in Lexington his entire life. He was one of 25 children. On November 13, 1944 Kenny was drafted into the Army and served...
Jeanette Leora Mach
Sep 14, 2012
Jeanette Leora Mach, 77, of Cozad, Nebraska, passed away peacefully Friday, September 14, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born December 3, 1934, in Custer County, Nebraska to Arthur and Berniece (Dixon) Brown. Jeanette graduated from Broken Bow High School with the class of 1953. She was united in marriage to Frank Mach on January 22,...
Reverend John O. Craig, Jr.
Sep 12, 2012
Reverend John O. Craig, Jr., 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center. John was born October 19, 1923, at Fayette, Missouri the fourth son of J.O. Craig and Rebecca Slee. John’s father was a Methodist pastor in Missouri for sixty-five years. The family lived in several communities in the northern part of...
Richard Leon "Dick" Rickel
Sep 10, 2012
Richard L. “Dick” Rickel, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at his home. He was born September 8, 1926, in Cozad, Nebraska to Otto R. and Helen (Godfrey) Rickel. Dick graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1944. He then served his Country in the United States Army during WWII, from October 23, 1944,...
Lois Jean Williams
Sep 7, 2012
Lois Jean Williams, 89, of rural Eddyville, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012, at her home. She was born March 3, 1923, in her family’s home at rural Eddyville to Clarence and Ruth (Eastwood) Walter. Jean graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1940, and then worked for a year at the Eddyville High School. On December...
Dorothy R. Baradics
Sep 6, 2012
Dorothy R. Baradics, 97, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dorothy was born June 25, 1915, in Lexington, Nebraska to Jacob and Myrtle (Hollibaugh) Hofferber. She was a 1933 graduate of Lexington High School. Following her schooling Dorothy moved to Buffalo, New York, where she met and married her husband, Joe...
Joyce Elaine Hendricks
Aug 31, 2012
Joyce Elaine Hendricks, 76, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She was born December 20, 1935, at Oconto, Nebraska to Fred and Elsie (Studley) Dittmar. Joyce graduated from Oconto High School with the class of 1953, and then furthered her education at Kearney State College where she studied...
Thomas James Bader
Aug 31, 2012
Thomas James Bader, 45, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at the Cozad Community Hospital, the result of a motorcycle accident in Cozad. He was born August 20, 1967, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Donald and Margaret (Waldmann) Bader. As a baby Tom moved with his family to Lexington where he attended elementary school, junior high and...
Mary E. Petersen
Aug 21, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Petersen, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Mary was born August 13, 1923, in Welch, OK. to Glen and Naomi (Chavers) Williamson. Mary attended grade school and graduated from Welch High School class of 1941. Following graduation Mary worked in Kearney, NE where she met her husband...
Warren Russell Nixon
Aug 19, 2012
Warren Russell Nixon, 55, of rural Oconto, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012, at his home on the Rockin’ N Ranch near Oconto, following a stroke he suffered 4½ years ago. Warren was born September 24, 1956, at Hastings, Nebraska to Clifton Shelby and Dora Caroline (Frickey) Nixon. He started kindergarten in Alma, Nebraska, attended school in Schuyler and...
Donald Raymond Hennek
Aug 14, 2012
Donald Raymond Hennek, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Don was born October 9, 1932, at Lexington, Nebraska to Claude F. and Rosey K. (Hofreiter) Hennek. Don attended primary school in Lexington and graduated with the class of 1951, where he was active in football, basketball and track. Some...
Mildred Marie (Mickie) Newquist
Aug 13, 2012
Mildred “Mickie” M. Newquist, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Sumner, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Mildred “Mickie” M. Newquist was born July 20, 1919 to Arthur and Jennie (Gustafson) Newquist on a farm near Sumner, Nebraska. At age 11, during a children’s meeting, Mildred asked Christ to be her Savior. Two years later,...
Delbert William Carroll
Aug 11, 2012
Delbert William Carroll, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born June 8, 1920, in Smithfield, Nebraska to Charles Dennis and Elizabeth Clara (Melosh) Carroll. Delbert moved with his family to rural Lexington as a young boy and then into town when he was in the 5th grade. He...
Gerhart A. Kopf
Aug 10, 2012
Graveside Inurnment Service for Mr.Kopf will be held Monday, September 10, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Cemetery, south of Oconto, with Pastor Victor Rasmussen officiating.
Larry Jean Carroll
Aug 5, 2012
Larry Jean Carroll, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born November 10, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska to Jean L. and Alice (Meyer) Carroll. He attended primary school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1970. He then went onto further his education at Hastings...
Robert Guy Mathews, II
Aug 2, 2012
Robert G. “Bob” Mathews, 69, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, following a courageous fight with cancer. He was born July 4, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Robert Guy Mathews and Ruby (West) Mathews. Bob was a 1961 graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School and served his...
Keith Russell Schwarz
Jul 30, 2012
Keith Russell Schwarz, 74, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, in a semi-truck accident near Loomis, Nebraska. He was born January 16, 1938, in Smithfield, Nebraska to Frank and Dorothy (Woodside) Schwarz. Keith was a 1956 graduate of Lexington High School. He served his Country in the United States Navy from May 24, 1957, until being Honorably...
Dina Cortez
Jul 29, 2012
Dina Cortez, 88, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012, at her home in Lexington. She was born March 19, 1924, in San Salvador, El Salvador, to Isabel and Dolores (Martinez) Cortez. Dina moved to Lexington in 1993 from California with her daughter and grandson. She helped raise her grandson and so enjoyed being with her family and...
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