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Lexington NE Obituaries
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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...
Joseph Kenneth "Kenny" Klein
Jul 23, 2012
Joseph Kenneth “Kenny” Klein, 81, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood. He was born June 23, 1931, in Perkins County, Nebraska to Joseph and Josephine (Kukla) Klein. He was a 1949 graduate of Perkins County High School. Following school he farmed and then served his country in the United States Army....
Gloria M. Way
Jul 23, 2012
Gloria M. Way, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Gloria had suffered a massive stroke on the 15th of July. She was born May 30, 1939, in Smithfield, Nebraska to Gerald “Ole” and Mabel (Anderson) Nelson. Gloria was a 1958 graduate of Lexington High School. She married her sweetheart,...
Charles D. "Chuck" Groves
Jul 22, 2012
Charles D. “Chuck” Groves, 80, of Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at the Grand Island Veteran’s Home. He was born March 27, 1932, at Bartley, Nebraska to Clyde C. and Alice G. (Karash) Groves. Chuck grew up in Arapahoe, Nebraska where he graduated from high school with the class of 1949. He was...
H. Dale Kugler
Jul 19, 2012
H. Dale Kugler, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born on June 22, 1927 to Henry and Georgia (Zimmerer) Kugler in Lexington. Dale attended rural school at District #52, and then attended high school from 1941-1942, but graduated with the class of 1945, due to enlisting...
Duaine Schoneman
Jul 19, 2012
Duaine W. Schoneman, 78, of Lexington, Nebraska died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. He was born on September 9, 1933 in Jeffers, Minnesota to William and Verna (Quade) Schoneman. He graduated from Bertha High School in 1951. Duaine was united in marriage to Ollie Hazel Morgan on November 11, 1951 in Winnebago, Minnesota. Five...
W. June Taylor
Jul 16, 2012
June Taylor, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Lexington Regional Medical Center. She was born June 9, 1925, in Headrick, Oklahoma to Leonard and Lela (Ricks) Knox. She was a 1943 graduate of Warren High School in Warren, Oklahoma. June was united in marriage to Dale Taylor on June 3, 1945, in Fort Worth, Texas. Two...
Carolina Faudoa Saenz
Jul 16, 2012
Carolina Faudoa Saenz, 72, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Chihuahua, Mexico, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012, at her home in Lexington. She was born April 15, 1940, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Enrique and Carolina (Rodriguez) Faudoa. She attended school in Mexico and was married to Fidel Saenz in Mexico. Carolina moved to Lexington in 2000 after the death of...
Ellsworth Alven Clyde
Jul 10, 2012
Ellsworth Alven Clyde, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at the WEL-Life at Plum Creek in Lexington. He was born June 1, 1935, in McGrew, Nebraska to Cyrus E. and Zena (Evans) Clyde. Ellsworth was a 1952 graduate of Spencer High School. He was baptized in Spalding, Nebraska and worked as a farmhand while living in Nebraska,...
Peggy L. Childress
Jul 10, 2012
Peggy L. Childress, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Lexington Regional Health Center. Peggy was born September 18, 1927, at Stamford, Nebraska to Archie A. and Sadie N. (Davis) Longsine. Following Peggy’s graduation from Stamford High School in 1944, she went onto further her education at Lincoln School of Commerce. She moved to Lexington in...
Eric Alonso Avalos
Jul 9, 2012
Eric Alonso Avalos, 28, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born November 3, 1983, in McAllen, Texas to Alonso and Norma (Pineda) Avalos. Eric grew up in Alamo, Texas and attended school at Donna, Texas. After his schooling he moved to Minnesota for a time where he worked in the...
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