Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Carl Eugene Engler

Carl Eugene Engler

Oct 19, 2009

Carl E. Engler, 75, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at the Golden Living Center in Cozad. He was born on September 10, 1934, at Lexington, Nebraska to Carl and Edith (Pickerell) Engler. Carl grew up in the Lexington area and worked with his family at the Lexington City Landfill. He was united in marriage to Mary Lou...

Twila K. (Price) Stieb

Twila K. (Price) Stieb

Oct 18, 2009

Twila K. (Price) Stieb, 61, of Loup City, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Rose Lane Home in Loup City. Twila was born January 18, 1948, at Lexington, Nebraska to F.E. “Junior” and Helen (Johnson) Price. She grew up on a farm in rural Lexington and attended schools in Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School in...

Nellie E. Carpenter

Nellie E. Carpenter

Oct 11, 2009

Nellie E. Carpenter, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, October 11, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born April 26, 1917, at her family home near Elm Creek, Nebraska to Josiah E. and Ellice C. (Chesemore) McCartney. Nellie attended rural schools near the family farm and finished her elementary education at District #40 near the Dawson/Buffalo...

Paul Alan Matson

Paul Alan Matson

Oct 10, 2009

Paul A. Matson, 62, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born November 13, 1946, at Lexington, Nebraska to Theodore and Edith (Margritz) Matson. Paul was a 1965 Lexington High School graduate. He then went on to further his education at Wesleyan University, graduating in 1970, he then attained...

Norvin Lyle Harms

Norvin Lyle Harms

Oct 9, 2009

Norvin L. Harms, 78, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska died Friday, October 9, 2009, at his home. Norvin was born to Albert and Rosa (Cross) Harms on October 4, 1931 on a farm north of Cozad. Norvin was baptized on November 13, 1931, and confirmed on April 14, 1946 at Christ Lutheran Church. He went to grade school at District #34...

Avis Meryl McFarland

Avis Meryl McFarland

Oct 3, 2009

Avis M. McFarland, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Sumner, went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born November 7, 1918, in Sumner, Nebraska to Harry and Fern (Brown) Roper. She attended elementary school at Stone School and Sumner High School. Avis was united in marriage to...

Jackson Thomas Brass

Jackson Thomas Brass

Oct 1, 2009

Jackson Thomas Brass, infant son of Anthony Robert and Lisa Nicole (Schaneman) Brass, was delivered into Heaven on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Survivors include his parents of Lexington, Nebraska Maternal grandparents: Clyde & Barbara Schaneman of Scottsbluff, Nebraska Maternal great-grandparents: John & Clara Schaneman of Scottsbluff, Nebraska Jim & Barb Durfee of Caldwell, Idaho...

Reverend Melvin LeRoy Shafer

Reverend Melvin LeRoy Shafer

Sep 30, 2009

Reverend Melvin LeRoy Shafer, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Reverend Shafer was born June 19, 1926 at Hastings, Nebraska to Maynard and Eva (Losee) Shafer. He attended grade school at Rosedale and then went on to attend Hastings High School. Mel then went on to college and seminary. He was united...

Opal Pearl Brucker

Opal Pearl Brucker

Sep 29, 2009

Opal Pearl Brucker, 91, of Lexington, Nebraska died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at her home in Lexington. She was born February 10, 1918, at Okteo, Kansas to Gus and Pearl (Pike) Novotney. Opal attended school in Okteo. Opal married Charles Brucker on February 1, 1936, in Salina, Kansas. To this union two children were born: Charles Jr., and Beverly. The...

Gerald Franklin May

Gerald Franklin May

Sep 28, 2009

Gerald F. May, 73, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, September 28, 2009 at his home. Gerald was born to David C. and Irena (Neth) May on December 10, 1935. He grew up on the farm north of Callaway where he lived until his death. He attended elementary school at the Crossroads School just down the field from his home and...

Pearl LaVonne Martin

Pearl LaVonne Martin

Sep 24, 2009

Pearl LaVonne Martin, 79, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born July 6, 1930, at Oconto, Nebraska to Clarence and Verna Mae (Lovitt) Stockham. Verna Mae died in 1933, when Pearl was not quite three and her sister, Shirley was nine months old, from scarlet fever. Her father then married Verna...

Thelma Arlene (Gummere) Desmond

Thelma Arlene (Gummere) Desmond

Sep 22, 2009

Thelma G. Desmond, 96, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood. She was born May 30, 1913 at Stratton, Nebraska to George W. and Rosa Jane (Boston) Gummere. Thelma graduated with honors from Benkelman High School in Benkelman, Nebraska with the class of 1930. She attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver and...

A.J. "Mike" Harvey

A.J. "Mike" Harvey

Sep 20, 2009

A.J. “Mike” Harvey, 95, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 20, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born October 5, 1913, at Callaway, Nebraska to James and Louise (Johansen) Harvey. Mike lived in Callaway, Nebraska until 1927 when his family moved to Dawson County. Mike enjoyed being a farmer and farmed North of town for thirty-seven...

Leona Anna McNerny

Leona Anna McNerny

Sep 19, 2009

Leona A. McNerny, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born June 14, 1917 at Fairbolt County, Minnesota to August Henry William and Amelia (Fredricks) Carstens. Leona attended the Lutheran Church in Elmore, Minnesota. She moved to Kansas in 1929 and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Bird City,...

Gary Lee Feddersen

Gary Lee Feddersen

Sep 18, 2009

Gary L. Feddersen, 68, of Hastings, Nebraska, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at his home in Hastings. He was born December 4, 1940, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Don and Maxine (Koehn) Feddersen. Gary graduated in 1958 from Miller High School, the last graduating class prior to the school closing. Gary was able to attend his 50 year class reunion in...

Brian Dean Eilers

Brian Dean Eilers

Sep 15, 2009

Brian D. Eilers, 52, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at his home amongst family. He was born March 26, 1957, at Lexington, Nebraska to Richard and Marion (Cook) Eilers. Brian was the first born of three brothers. He grew up on the family farm that is located east of Overton. Brian graduated from Overton High School with...

Mary Eleanor Ramirez

Mary Eleanor Ramirez

Sep 13, 2009

Mary E. Ramirez, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Mary was born April 27, 1929, at Gibbon, Nebraska to Marcelino and Marcelina Ramirez. Mary moved to Lexington as a young girl where she attended school. Following school she took in laundry, cleaned homes and worked in the fields. She then went to...

Marjorie Elizabeth Skinner DeFilipps

Marjorie Elizabeth Skinner DeFilipps

Sep 12, 2009

Marjorie E. (Skinner) DeFilipps, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born November 5, 1918 at Kansas City, Missouri to Charles T. and Ella Mae (Haley) Skinner, Sr. Marge graduated from high school in Kansas City and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of...

Harvey Dean Hampton

Harvey Dean Hampton

Sep 11, 2009

Harvey D. Hampton, 76, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, September 11, 2009, at his home in Lexington following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 20, 1933, in Mullen, Nebraska, to Carlie and Cammie (Morrison) Hampton. Harvey grew up in the sand hills area. He settled in the Lexington area in the 1960’s where he was a...

Leroy Frederick Kussman

Leroy Frederick Kussman

Sep 6, 2009

Leroy F. Kussman, 70, of Cozad, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at Cozad Community Hospital. He was born December 11, 1938, in Wayland, Missouri, to Francis and Wilveretta (Burgess) Kussman. Leroy attended school and worked on his grandfather’s farm in Alexandria, Missouri prior to enlisting in the Army in 1957. He was honorably discharged in...

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