Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Margaret Adelaide (Cronk) Wortman

Margaret Adelaide (Cronk) Wortman

Mar 16, 2012

Margaret A. Wortman, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at South Lake Village in Lincoln, Nebraska. Margaret Cronk was born on September 9, 1925, in Page, Nebraska, to Fred and Carrie (Finch) Cronk. She graduated from Page High School in 1942 and worked for a time in Omaha, Nebraska. She married Edward H. Wortman in Ewing, Nebraska,...

Irven L. Wood

Irven L. Wood

Mar 11, 2012

Irven L. Wood, 88, of Aurora, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at the Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Irven was born in Buffalo, Nebraska on July 13, 1923, to Timothy and Emma (Gilmore) Wood. Irven’s early working years were spent hauling hay and well drilling. He was a self-taught welder. On April 24, 1944, Irvin enlisted in...

Marjorie Eleanor Pierce

Marjorie Eleanor Pierce

Mar 11, 2012

Marjorie Eleanor Pierce was born on March 19, 1922, to Arthur C. and Jennie Marie (Gustafson) Newquist and passed from this life on March 11, 2012 at age 89. Marjorie was born at home on a farm near Sumner and, aside from her college years, she spent her life living in the Sumner area. Marjorie graduated from high school in...

Daryl Eugene Clifton

Daryl Eugene Clifton

Mar 7, 2012

Daryl E. Clifton, 69, of Lexington died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 12:30 a.m. at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington. Daryl was born May 20, 1942 in Morgan County Ohio to Earenst and Leoma (Henry) Clifton. Daryl was united in marriage to Catherine Butrick on June 14, 1968, In Iowa. Six children were born to this union. The couple...

Iris Esmeralda Novoa

Iris Esmeralda Novoa

Mar 1, 2012

Iris Esmeralda Novoa, 26, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born August 6, 1985, in El Salvador to Francisco and Carmen de Jesus Roque Corpeno. Iris moved to Lexington as a young girl and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2005. Iris was united in marriage...

Earnie L. "Bill" Livingston

Earnie L. "Bill" Livingston

Feb 29, 2012

Earnie L. “Bill” Livingston, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at his home in Lexington. He was born February 17, 1930, at Ansley, Nebraska to Arnie and Sylvia (Rucker) Livingston. Bill attended country school near Oconto, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Delores Spencer on May 18, 1952, at Cozad, Nebraska. Five children were blessed to...

Joseph Edward Fleenor

Joseph Edward Fleenor

Feb 26, 2012

Joseph E. Fleenor, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 26, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. He was born February 14, 1916, in Webster, Indiana to George and Susie (Moore) Fleenor. Joe attended school in Webster and after he was married the couple farmed and in the early 1950’s sold that farm and bought a farm near Greensfork,...

Lyllis K. Veal

Lyllis K. Veal

Feb 25, 2012

Lyllis K. Veal, 83, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. She was born February 18, 1929 in Eddyville, Nebraska to James B. and Amelia C. (Specht) Kile. Lyllis grew up in Eddyville and graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1946. She then attended Kearney State College for...

Irene (Conner) Linn

Irene (Conner) Linn

Feb 22, 2012

Irene (Conner) Linn, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Life Care Center of Elkhorn in Elkhorn, Nebraska. She was born September 29, 1918, in Dawson County, Nebraska, to Mabel W. (Alkire) Conner and Orville J. Conner. She attended School District 17 (Dawson County) for grades 1-10. Her 11th and 12th grade education was obtained at...

Sally W. Haller

Sally W. Haller

Feb 20, 2012

Sally W. Haller, 73, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, February 20, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Medical Center. She was born April 4, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Doyle and Phyllis (Nisley) Mingus. Sally was a 1957 graduate of Lexington High School and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Sally worked mostly as a secretary throughout the years, but...

Genevieve "Gen" Margritz

Genevieve "Gen" Margritz

Feb 17, 2012

Genevieve “Gen” Margritz, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born August 29, 1921, in Cozad, Nebraska to Everett T. and Louise C. (Weiland) Bailey. Gen attended school at Lexington and was united in marriage to Merle L. Margritz on August 29, 1941, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington....

Lois I. (Collins) Rhoadarmer

Lois I. (Collins) Rhoadarmer

Feb 15, 2012

Lois I. (Collins) Rhoadarmer, 85, of Overton, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Eastmont Towers in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born August 12, 1926, in Irving, Michigan to Frank J. and Isa J. (Sowerby) Graham. At the age of 12 Lois moved to Washington, DC, with her mother and sisters. She graduated from high school there in 1944...

Doyle Franklin Hemphill

Doyle Franklin Hemphill

Feb 12, 2012

Doyle Franklin Hemphill, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at his home in Lexington. He was born February 10, 1926 at Oconto, Nebraska to Lynn and Ada (Newhouse) Hemphill. Later the family moved to Cozad where he attended school. On June 15, 1944 he married Elaine Hueftle of Eustis. To this union 7 children were born. In...

Alice "Ruth" Wallace Nisley

Alice "Ruth" Wallace Nisley

Feb 11, 2012

Alice “Ruth” Wallace Nisley, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Waverly Care Center in Waverly. Ruth was born Easter Sunday April 4, 1920 in rural Lexington to Clay and Alice (Wright) Wallace. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1937 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1941. On February 7, 1942, she married Samuel (Sam)...

Virginia Ann Carey

Virginia Ann Carey

Feb 9, 2012

Virginia Ann Carey, 90, of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. She was born August 13, 1921, in Overton, Nebraska to John Patrick and Gertrude Della (Leek) Carey. Virginia grew up in Overton and continued to live there with her father until his death in 1981, and...

Anna Belle Zoerb

Anna Belle Zoerb

Feb 5, 2012

Anna Belle Price Zoerb passed away February 5, 2012, at the age of 87 years at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center with her husband by her side. Anna Belle was born on July 25, 1924, on a farm near Callaway to Bryan and Julia Ann Pitkin Price. She attended Brown Valley Country School through the 8th grade and then went...

Michelle R Sherman

Michelle R Sherman

Jan 31, 2012

Michelle R. Sherman, MS, LIMHP, 42, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 31, at University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Michelle was born July 25, 1969, in Kearney to Frank and RoseMary (O’Brien) Sherman. She attended Overton Public School and graduated with the class of 1987. In 1992, she received her Bachelor of Science degree from...

Jim Caraballo

Jim Caraballo

Jan 30, 2012

Jim Caraballo, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born August 21, 1948, at Fredricksburg, Virginia to Jose and Florence (Phelps) Caraballo. Jim moved to Hastings, Nebraska as a young boy where he attended school. Jim was united in marriage to Cora Gomez and two children were born to...

Donald Louis Wegener

Donald Louis Wegener

Jan 27, 2012

Donald L. Wegener, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center. He was born March 21, 1934, at Cornlea, Nebraska to Henry & Cecelia (Fraundorfer) Wegener. Don was a graduate of Platte Center High School. He proudly served his country in The United States Army from August 30, 1956 until his honorable discharge...

Donald D. Phillippi

Donald D. Phillippi

Jan 21, 2012

Donald D. Phillippi, 77, of Elwood, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born October 27, 1934, at Lexington, Nebraska to Leslie I. and Esther L. (Passage) Phillippi. Don was a 1952 graduate of Lexington High School. He proudly served his Country in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957,...