Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Pastor Edwin H. Cook

Pastor Edwin H. Cook

Aug 31, 2009

Pastor Edwin H.Cook, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Pastor Cook was born November 20, 1927 at Sheridan, Wyoming to Henry and Katherine (Pitsch) Cook. He attended school in Sheridan, but dropped out of school in his senior year to serve his Country during WWII in the United States Navy....

Gladys Mary Brown

Gladys Mary Brown

Aug 28, 2009

Gladys Mary (Henry) Brown, 98, of Carpenteria, California, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska. Gladys Mary Brown, much loved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully one day after her 98th birthday, August 28, 2009, with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Gladys was born on August 27, 1911, in Big Springs, Nebraska. She was the third child of David...

Carol Lois Chamberlin

Carol Lois Chamberlin

Aug 26, 2009

Carol Lois Chamberlin, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at her home in Lexington. She was born June 11, 1932 at Chicago, Illinois to Harold and Irene (Basch) Schradzke. Carol graduated from high school in Chicago and went on to further her education at the University of Colorado at Boulder majoring in English and minoring in Music....

Wayne E. Young

Wayne E. Young

Aug 24, 2009

Wayne E. Young, 87, lifetime Lexington farmer, died Monday, August 24, 2009, at his home near Lexington. He was born September 20, 1921, at Lexington, Nebraska, the youngest of four children, to Arthur E. and Frances M. (Anderson) Young. Wayne was a 1940 graduate of Lexington High School and entered the United States Navy during WWII on August 6, 1942,...

Norma Jean Wigstone

Norma Jean Wigstone

Aug 24, 2009

Norma Jean Frazer Wigstone, 66, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday August 24, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Norma was born August 16, 1943 at rural North Loup, Nebraska to Anson Orrin Frazer and Opal Grace Hunt Frazer. Norma was their second child. Norma was born on her sister Shirley’s 3rd birthday. Norma was married on March 6, 1964, to...

Kenneth Allen Brandenberg

Kenneth Allen Brandenberg

Aug 11, 2009

Kenneth Allen Brandenberg, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died at his home Tuesday, August 11, 2009. He was born August 31, 1927 at Lexington to Martin Willard and Bertha Ellen (Lindsay) Brandenberg. Ken grew up at Lexington where he received his education. He joined the United States Army and served his Country during WWII. Ken was united in marriage to Donna...

Thomas Frederick Waltemath

Thomas Frederick Waltemath

Aug 1, 2009

Thomas Frederick “Tom” Waltemath, 74, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at his home in Kearney. He was born December 21, 1934, at Omaha, Nebraska to Victor and Capitola (McCabe) Waltemath. Tom was a 1953 graduate of Hershey High School in Hershey, Nebraska. He entered the United States Navy on January 12, 1954 and was Honorably Discharged on...

Myrna Aline Woodside

Myrna Aline Woodside

Aug 1, 2009

Myrna A. Woodside, 67, of Minden, Nebraska, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at the Golden Living Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born October 20, 1941 at Kinsley, Kansas to Wilbur and Ruth (Albers) Sater. Myrna attended and graduated from Oberlin High School with the class of 1959, in Oberlin, Kansas. Myrna was united in marriage to LeRoy Woodside on...

Morris Leo Downin

Morris Leo Downin

Jul 31, 2009

Morris L. Downin, 94, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center where he had been living for one month. He was born August 2, 1914 on the family farm near Lodi, Nebraska to Albert and Milly (Jones) Downin. Morris attended Lower Lodi school through the 10th grade and graduated from Callaway High School...

Viola M. Wagener

Viola M. Wagener

Jul 22, 2009

Viola M. Wagener, widow of Henry, 81, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Overton, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at her home in Lincoln. She was born March 13, 1928, at Montgomery City, Missouri to Everett and Myrtle M. (Eaton) Frank. She married Henry Wagener on February 14, 1946, at St. Charles, Missouri. They traveled with the dam building crew through...

Everett Wayne Hogg

Everett Wayne Hogg

Jul 20, 2009

Everett Wayne Hogg, 74, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Wayne was born July 9, 1935, in Shelton, Nebraska to Everett A. and Bernice (Shanley) Hogg. Wayne lived in Shelton until he moved to Callaway at the age of 4. He attended public school in Callaway until he joined the United...

Humberto A. Avila

Humberto A. Avila

Jul 4, 2009

Humberto A. Avila, 42, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, north of Lexington as the result of a traffic accident. He was born February 20, 1967, in Chichihualco, Guerrero, Mexico, to Bonifacio Avila and Rosa Arcos. Humberto attended school in his hometown of Chichihualco, Mexico and emigrated to the United States in 1986, settling in Lexington in 1988....

Gary Allen Fitzgerald

Gary Allen Fitzgerald

Jul 4, 2009

Gary Allen Fitzgerald, 61, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at his home in Lexington. He was born October 16, 1948, at St. Joseph, Missouri, to John Allen and Colena Fern (McElfresh) Fitzgerald. Gary grew up in Missouri and graduated from Tarkio High School in Tarkio, Missouri with the class of 1966. Gary was united in marriage to...

Helen Marie Luther

Helen Marie Luther

Jun 27, 2009

Helen Marie Luther, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington. She was born September 7, 1939, at Montgomery, Alabama to George Willard and Wilma O. (Hood) Howe. Helen grew up in Alabama and graduated from Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Alabama. Helen was united in marriage to George N. Luther on November...

Adelaide Helvey

Adelaide Helvey

Jun 23, 2009

Adelaide Helvey, 92, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born February 23, 1917, at Lexington, Nebraska to Albert and Martha (Christ) Naviaux. She attended school at Dawson County North 17, and graduated from Lexington High School in 1935, and then attended Omaha Business School. Adelaide met Webb Helvey in...

Clifford Lee Cox

Clifford Lee Cox

Jun 23, 2009

Clifford Lee Cox, 70, of Lexington and Overton, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 26, 1938, at Wichita, Kansas, to Martin Lee and Irma Genevieve (Higgins) Cox. Cliff moved to Lexington as a young man and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1957. He...

Dr. Donald LeRoy Nordberg

Dr. Donald LeRoy Nordberg

Jun 22, 2009

Dr. Donald L. Nordberg, 90, longtime Lexington Optometrist, passed away Monday, June 22, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. He was born March 24, 1919, at Kansas City, Missouri and was adopted by John and Lillie (Robinson) Nordberg. He was raised in Northboro, Iowa and was educated in Coin, Iowa, graduating in 1936. Don helped on the family...

Cleveland Ira Pitkin

Cleveland Ira Pitkin

Jun 22, 2009

Cleveland Ira Pitkin, 88, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, June 22, 2009, at the Callaway Good Samaritan Center in Callaway. He was born on March 8, 1921 in Custer County, Callaway, Nebraska. Ira was the oldest of six children born to Cleve and Mattie (Price) Pitkin. Ira received his education at a local rural school and at Callaway Public School....

Gaylord Eugene Hansen

Gaylord Eugene Hansen

Jun 16, 2009

Gaylord E. Hansen, 68, of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away at his home in Lexington on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. He was born May 8, 1941, at Grand Island, Nebraska, to Leland and Alma (Lackenmacher) Hansen. Gaylord grew up in Grand Island where he attended school and graduated from Grand Island High School with the class of 1959, where he was...

Robert Edwin Bappe

Robert Edwin Bappe

Jun 14, 2009

Robert E. Bappe, 81, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at Gothenburg, Nebraska. He was born March 26, 1928, in Mallard, Iowa, to Charles Everett and Mildred Marie (Peterson) Bappe. Bob grew up in the Ames, Iowa area where he graduated from Ames High School with the class of 1946, where...

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