Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Ella L. Brown

Ella L. Brown

Jul 12, 2011

Ella L. Brown, 95, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born November 8, 1915, the youngest of five children to James and Bessie (Howard) Pickering at Lexington. She graduated from Lexington High School 1933. She married Don E. Brown on October 13th in Lexington the...

Marvin Odell Loschen

Marvin Odell Loschen

Jul 10, 2011

Marvin Odell Loschen, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at BryanLGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born April 1, 1934 in Lexington, Nebraska to George and Irene (Soucie) Loschen. Marvin was a 1952 graduate of Lexington High School. He was united in marriage to Patsy Wing on June 18, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska. Three...

Edith Marie Schuckman

Edith Marie Schuckman

Jul 8, 2011

Edith Marie Schuckman, 89, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born December 23, 1921, in Pierce County, Nebraska to John and Anna (Uhing) Wortman. Edith attended country school at Neligh, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Stanley Snodgrass in 1942 at Plainview, Nebraska. Three children were born to...

Henry Carl Schilling

Henry Carl Schilling

Jul 4, 2011

Henry Carl Schilling, 96, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. Henry was born December 13, 1914 to Henry and Wilhelmina (Ubele) Schilling at their homestead in Gosper County. He went to a rural school in Dawson County. Henry married Lois Catherine Kolb on March 14, 1936. The marriage was...

Rose A. McCarter

Rose A. McCarter

Jul 3, 2011

Rose A. McCarter, 78, of Overton, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at her home after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was born July 13, 1932 at Hamill, South Dakota to John and Anna (Karas) Petersek. On August 2, 1950 she married Glenn McCarter, Sr. at Bridgeport, Nebraska. They were blessed with 6 children; Bonnie, Glenn, Jr., Michael,...

Esther Nadene Cox-Pearson

Esther Nadene Cox-Pearson

Jun 21, 2011

Esther Nadene Cox-Pearson, 84, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, formerly of Callaway, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. She was born September 28, 1926, in Holyoke, Colorado to Ray and Martha (Brown) Stroup. She was a 1945 graduate of Phillips County High School in Haxtun, Colorado and went on to further her education at...

Cruz Elodio Araujo, Jr.

Cruz Elodio Araujo, Jr.

Jun 20, 2011

Cruz E. Araujo, Jr., 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born October 22, 1944, in Lexington, Nebraska to Cruz E., Sr. and Consuelo (Ceballos) Araujo. Cruz attended school in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1963. Following high school he worked and was...

Ruben Morales- Manriquez

Ruben Morales- Manriquez

Jun 20, 2011

Ruben Morales-Manriquez, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born June 12, 1938, at Col. Alvaro, Obregon, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuel Morales and Trinidad Manriquez. Ruben farmed and ranched his entire life and moved to Lexington, Nebraska to be near family in 1990. Ruben enjoyed time spent with family...

Darrell Dwain Svoboda

Darrell Dwain Svoboda

Jun 19, 2011

Darrell Dwain Svoboda, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born May 29, 1941, in St. Paul, Nebraska to Edward and Emma (Hurt) Svoboda. The family lived on a farm near Elba, Nebraska until moving to Gothenburg, Nebraska when Darrell was a youngster. Darrell graduated from...

Robert Hugh Vinzant

Robert Hugh Vinzant

Jun 15, 2011

Robert H. Vinzant, 83, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, Elwood Care Center in Elwood. He was born March 13, 1928, on a farm south of Smithfield, Nebraska to Hugh & Bertha (Hibbs) Vinzant. Robert attended country school, District #46, south of Smithfield. As a young man he picked corn for 10 cents a bushel and then went...

Luclle Fagot

Luclle Fagot

Jun 15, 2011

Lucille Fagot, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born April 5, 1928, in Danville, Virginia, to Claude and Esther (Parcell) Moon. Lucille was united in marriage to Lawrence Fagot on January 7, 1946 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington. To this union three children were born: Sharon, Keith &...

Nathan Scott Halouska

Nathan Scott Halouska

Jun 9, 2011

Nathan Scott Halouska, 23, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Yuba County, California, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Nathan was born January 9, 1988, at Lexington, Nebraska to Gaylon and Patty (Byrns) Halouska. He was homeschooled as a youngster, attended rural school at District #4, and graduated from Elwood High School with the class of...

Rosa Palacios Salazar

Rosa Palacios Salazar

Jun 7, 2011

Rosa Palacios Salazar, 56, of Elwood, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Elwood Care Center. Rosa was born July 5, 1954, in Abasolo, Guanajuato, Mexico to Jose & Guadalupe Palacios. As a young child Rosa’s family moved to California where Rosa would receive her primary education, graduating from high school in Watts, California. Rosa...

Marvin Alois Bogner

Marvin Alois Bogner

Jun 3, 2011

Marvin A. Bogner, 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday June 3, 2011, at Grand Island Veterans Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born December 2, 1922, in Central City, Nebraska, to Emil and Marie (Schinstock) Bogner. At 5 years old the family moved to Lexington. Marvin graduated from Lexington High School with the class of...

Richard Thomas "Dick" O'Hanlon

Richard Thomas "Dick" O'Hanlon

Jun 1, 2011

Richard T. “Dick” O’Hanlon, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Dick was born November 22, 1942, in Blair, Nebraska to Robert E. and Rita (Foley) O’Hanlon. The family later moved to the Chicago area where Dick graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois in 1960. Upon graduation from...

Michael Wayne Werger

Michael Wayne Werger

May 31, 2011

Michael Wayne Werger, 60, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at his home at Johnson Lake. He was born December 4, 1950, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Gerald and Kathryn (Blecha) Werger. Mike graduated from Waverly High School with the class of 1969. Following graduation he served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Marine...

Fern Iola Hodgson

Fern Iola Hodgson

May 21, 2011

Fern I. Hodgson, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Kearney Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born April 4, 1925, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to Elmer L. and Florence Nancy (Booth) Bell. Fern attended school in Eddyville and graduated with the class of 1942. She then went on to Kearney...

Fred Marvin Vollmer, Jr.

Fred Marvin Vollmer, Jr.

May 20, 2011

Fred M. Vollmer, Jr., 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born April 16, 1924, at Overton, Nebraska to Fred M. and Jessie (Musser) Vollmer, Sr. Fred attended country school near Overton and on January 20, 1945, was united in marriage to Geraldine M. Eby at Kearney, Nebraska. Three...

Lester I. Wood

Lester I. Wood

May 18, 2011

Lester I. Wood, 88, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, formerly of Mason City, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. He was born September 23, 1922, at Buffalo, Nebraska, to Charles Timothy and Myrtle K. (Feddersen) Wood. Lester was the oldest of 12 children and helped take care of his younger siblings. Lester was...

Edward J. Naprstek

Edward J. Naprstek

May 18, 2011

Edward J. Naprstek, 85, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at his home in Lexington. He was born October 13, 1925, at Elba, Nebraska, to Edward V. and Anna (Novotony) Naprstek. Ed attended grade school at Elba and then Ord High School. He left high school before graduation to go into the Navy during WWII. He served his...

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