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Lexington NE Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area
Opal Mary Margnuson
Nov 23, 2009
Opal M. Magnuson, 87, resident of Lexington and Dawson County, Nebraska, most of her life, died Monday, November 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born December 24, 1921, at Maxwell, Nebraska to Arthur Carl and Orpha Opal (Cantrell) Lake. Opal moved to Dawson County when she was about 5 years of age. She graduated from Lexington...
Jose Perez Torres
Nov 11, 2009
Jose Perez Torres, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, formerly of Penjamo, Gto, Mexico, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Mr. Torres was born December 29, 1928, in Penjamo, Gto, Mexico to Jose Perez Torres and Antonia Torres. He moved to Lexington to be near family in 2009. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, November 14, 2009,...
Doris Marie Else
Nov 10, 2009
Doris Marie Else, 82, of Overton, Nebraska, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at Kearney St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born June 10, 1927 at Edna, Kansas to Charles and Pearl (Nelson) Wolfe. She moved to Nebraska in the early 1950’s, and worked at a Dairy north of Elm Creek. It was at this time she...
Michael Loyd Van Cleave
Nov 9, 2009
Michael Loyd Van Cleave, 58, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born December 27, 1950, at Lexington, Nebraska to Loyd K. and Caryl Maureen (West) Van Cleave. Mike was a 1969 graduate of Lexington High School. He worked for the Dawson County Road Department for many years and prior to that...
Henry Joseph "Hank" Gruntorad, Jr.
Nov 5, 2009
Henry J.“Hank” Gruntorad, Jr. of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska. He was born July 14, 1943, at Lexington, Nebraska to Henry Joseph and Susie Kathryn (Thinnes) Gruntorad. Hank was the youngest of 9 children. He grew up in the Overton and Lexington area and attended country schools and Overton High School....
Opal Alice Wendorff
Nov 2, 2009
Opal A. Wendorff, 90, of Callaway, Nebraska, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born October 10, 1919, near Gothenburg, Nebraska to Harm and Nellie (Aden) Garrelts. She is a graduate of Gothenburg High School. On June 11, 1948, she married Leo Wendorff. The couple lived in Gothenburg and North Platte for a...
Dennis Lee Crawford
Oct 31, 2009
Dennis Lee Crawford, 63, of Cozad, Nebraska, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born December 10, 1945, at Lexington, Nebraska to Merle Paine and Loretta Velma (Rimpley) Crawford. Dennis attended school at Lexington. He had a passion for breeding dogs and building grandfather clocks. Survivors include a son: Kevin – whereabouts unknown. Two...
Jean Alice Parks
Oct 29, 2009
Jean A. Parks, 83, of Gothenburg, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 29, 2009, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. She was born June 14, 1926, at Ogallala, Nebraska to Byon and Una Mae (Crawford) Stedman. Jean was raised in Ogallala, Nebraska where she attended Grade School and High School. Following High School she married James Parks on April 10,...
Maretta Kay "Mert" Porter
Oct 28, 2009
Maretta “Mert” Porter, 53, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born November 3, 1955, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Howard and Leona (Kaufman) Swinney. Maretta was named after two of her aunts, Margaret Swinney Sybrant & Neta Joyce Kaufman Anderson. She grew up on a small ranch in Rock County,...
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...
Evelyn Marie Hofferber
Oct 19, 2009
Evelyn M. Hofferber, 86, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born May 12, 1923, at Overton, Nebraska to John and Nellie (Reynolds) Wissbaum. Evelyn was a 1941 graduate of Lexington High School and went on to further her education at the University of Nebraska. After college she moved to...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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