Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Irma Mae Vinzant

Irma Mae Vinzant

Jun 5, 2010

Irma Mae Vinzant, 75, of Elwood, Nebraska, died Saturday June 5, 2010, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Nebraska. She was born March 28, 1935 in a sod house in Loup County, Nebraska to Howard and Elsie (Bishop) Lyons. She attended school in the Sand hills around Broken Bow. As a young woman she moved with her family to the...

Ray Ivan Wolfe, Sr.

Ray Ivan Wolfe, Sr.

May 29, 2010

Ray Ivan Wolfe, Sr. 89, of Eddyville, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at his home in Eddyville. He was born March 4, 1921, at Long Island, Kansas to Daniel G. and Emma (Sparks) Wolfe. Ray went to school until his senior year when he had to quit because his father died. Ray was united in marriage to Janice Mauser...

Keith LaVerne Anthony

Keith LaVerne Anthony

May 28, 2010

"Well done, good and faithful servant; enter into the joy of the Lord." Matthew 25:23 Keith LaVerne Anthony, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, May 28, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. He was born to Charles Mathias Anthony and Leona Faye Barrett Anthony on May 24, 1928, in Cozad, Nebraska. They moved to the Anthony family...

Carlos Alejandro Gomez Flores

Carlos Alejandro Gomez Flores

May 26, 2010

Carlos Alejandro Gomez Flores, 21, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born June 3, 1988, at Chihuahua, Mexico to Carlos Arturo Gomez Granados and Cruz Elena Flores. Carlos moved to Lexington in 2004 and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 2007. While in high school he was active...

Christopher Vosveli Estrada

Christopher Vosveli Estrada

May 25, 2010

Christopher Vosveli Estrada, 16, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, the result of a drowning accident south of Cozad. He was born February 17, 1994, at Tarzana, California to Ciriaco and Aracely (Hernandez) Estrada. Chris moved with his family to Lexington in 1997, when he was 3 years old. He attended Sandoz and Pershing Elementary schools, Lexington Middle...

William Dean Linn

William Dean Linn

May 19, 2010

William D. Linn, 60, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, surrounded by his family at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born September 12, 1949, at Lexington, Nebraska to Laverne M. and Irene (Conner) Linn. Bill attended country school at District #52, then moved into Lexington and attended Bryan Elementary, Lexington Jr. High, and...

Julian L. Rios

Julian L. Rios

May 19, 2010

Julian L. Rios, 87, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, may 19, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, surrounded by his large, loving family. He was born January 20, 1923, at Troy, Texas to Juan and Virginia (Lopez) Rios. Julian was always a hard working man and followed the sugar beet and cotton harvest all over the United States. It was...

Verna Ellen Blodgett

Verna Ellen Blodgett

May 18, 2010

Verna Ellen Blodgett, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 18th, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Verna was born October 25, 1918, to Chauncy and Anna (Boosinger) Bacon in Patterson, Missouri. The Bacon family moved to Pawnee, Nebraska where Verna grew up and went to school. She was united in marriage to Marvin L. Blodgett on December...

Alice Ellen Gamble

Alice Ellen Gamble

May 18, 2010

Alice Ellen Gamble, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born March 16, 1919, at Buffalo, Nebraska to Timothy and Emma (Gilmore) Wood. Alice attended Overton Public Schools. She was united in marriage to James Gamble on June 9, 1939 at Elwood, Nebraska. Two daughters were blessed to this...

Gerald LaVerne "Jerry" Kincheloe

Gerald LaVerne "Jerry" Kincheloe

May 13, 2010

Gerald L. “Jerry” Kincheloe, 83, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Village Manor in Lincoln. He was born August 15, 1926 at Lexington, Nebraska to Henry and Ida (Kolb) Kincheloe. Jerry attended school at Lexington, but quit school early because he went to work. He was a contractor by trade and built many homes...

Clifford Paige Leach

Clifford Paige Leach

May 11, 2010

Clifford Paige Leach, 89, of Bertrand, Nebraska, formerly of the Kearney area, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Bertrand Nursing Home in Bertrand. He was born October 24, 1920, at Atlanta, Nebraska to Joseph D. and Ami M. (Trollope) Leach. Paige, as he was known to most, grew up and helped on the family farm. At age 19, he...

Walter L. Hammond

Walter L. Hammond

May 10, 2010

Walter L. Hammond, 93, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, May 10, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born June 24, 1916, at Lexington, Nebraska to Bert and Ada (Woodward) Hammond. Walter attended District #17 rural school through the tenth grade, then graduated from Lexington High School in 1934. He was united in marriage to Myrene Kincheloe on September...

Russel Dewey LeDroit

Russel Dewey LeDroit

May 8, 2010

Russel Dewey LeDroit, 83, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, surrounded by his family at Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad. He was born April 7, 1927, in Loveland, Colorado to Dewey Joseph and Leota (Miller) LeDroit. When he was 6 years old, his mother died. He and his older sister Lucille went to live with their paternal grandmother,...

Merle Irvin Johnson

Merle Irvin Johnson

May 5, 2010

Merle Johnson, 71, of Lexington, Nebraska, departed this world Wednesday, May 5, 2010, south of Lexington as the result of a truck accident. He was born January 24, 1939, at Stockville, Nebraska to Irvin and Velma (Hand) Johnson. Merle grew up in Farnam and graduated from Farnam High School in 1957, where he was involved in football and basketball. Merle...

Verna Ruth Allen

Verna Ruth Allen

May 3, 2010

Verna R. Allen, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at her daughter’s home in Lexington surrounded by her children. She was born February 1, 1924, at Lexington, Nebraska to Joseph and Alice (Gardner) Snyder. Verna was a graduate of Lexington High school with the class of 1942 and went on to further her education at Hastings College....

Jason Benjamin Libal

Jason Benjamin Libal

Apr 29, 2010

Jason Benjamin Libal, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Jason was born in South Korea on July 12, 1985, as Jung Jae-Sun, and was adopted by Gene and Kathy (Benjamin) Libal at age one. Jason attended rural District #22 school, Cozad High School and graduated from Lexington High School in...

Robert Henry Green

Robert Henry Green

Apr 23, 2010

Robert Henry Green, 90, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Friday, April 23, 2010, at Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. He was born January 7, 1920, at Des Moines, Iowa to Robert P. and Ruby (Boyle) Green. The family moved to Colorado soon thereafter and eventually resided in Arvada, Colorado. He was a communications tech Sgt. in the United States Army...

Beverly June Gregory

Beverly June Gregory

Apr 21, 2010

Beverly June Gregory, 45, of Overton, Nebraska, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the result of blood cancer at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born January 13, 1965 at Clinton, Missouri to Edward and Evelyn (Branstetter) Gregory. Beverly moved with her family to Elm Creek in 1969. She attended Elm Creek Public Schools. The family moved to Overton in...

Patricia Ann Branstiter

Patricia Ann Branstiter

Apr 21, 2010

Patricia Ann Branstiter, 67, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away from brain cancer on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at her home in Lexington surrounded by family and friends. She was born August 7, 1942, at Syracuse, New York to Frederick and Helen B. (Lancette) Andrews. Pat went to school in Syracuse and graduated from Solvay High School in 1960. After school...

Peggy Joan Bowers

Peggy Joan Bowers

Apr 17, 2010

Peggy Joan Bowers, 73, of 44 Mallard Beach Drive, Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died at Good Samaritan Hospital on April 17, 2010. Peggy Joan was born on June 13, 1936, at Litchfield, Nebraska to Glen Henry Archer and Lourene Irene Bearnth. She received her education at District 30 and Seedling Mile Schools in Grand Island . She graduated from Grand Island...

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