Obituaries

Lexington NE Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Lexington, NE area

Bonnie Marie Porter

Bonnie Marie Porter

Jan 23, 2009

Bonnie Marie Porter, 77, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, January 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on July 4, 1931, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Frank and Marie (Hess) Daiss. Bonnie was confirmed and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington. Bonnie graduated from Lexington High School and then went on to graduate from Kearney...

Jonathan James Murray

Jonathan James Murray

Jan 19, 2009

Jonathan James Murray, 29, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, January 19, 2009, at his home in Lexington. He was born March 22, 1979, at Rock Springs, Wyoming, to James and Karen (Pawleska) Murray. Jonathan grew up in the Rock Springs and Green River, Wyoming area and graduated from Green River High School in 1998. Jonathan was united in marriage to...

Maxine Evelyn Carlson

Maxine Evelyn Carlson

Jan 16, 2009

Maxine Evelyn (Mrs. Donald) Carlson, 82, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at Golden Living Care Center in Cozad, Nebraska. She was born July 14, 1926, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Lewis Henry and Eva Mae (Dillman) Lange. Maxine grew up in Lexington and lived here most of her life. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1944, and...

Rodney Dwayne Bamrick

Rodney Dwayne Bamrick

Jan 15, 2009

Rodney D. Bamrick, 57, of Kearney, Nebraska, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a bout with cancer. He was just diagnosed shortly before Christmas. He was born July 19, 1951, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Robert D. and Clarice (Eby) Bamrick. Rod grew up at rural Overton, where he attended school and graduated from Overton...

Froilan Torres Varela

Froilan Torres Varela

Jan 13, 2009

Froilan Torres Varela, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born September 18, 1957, at Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico, to Marciano Torres Tapia and Maria Dolores Varela. Froilan was united in marriage to Sofia Leon on May 5, 1984, in Mexico. The family moved to the United States approximately 17 years ago...

Michael Eugene Livingston

Michael Eugene Livingston

Jan 13, 2009

Michael Eugene Livingston, 49, of Juniata, Nebraska, died tragically in a vehicle accident on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, near Sutton, Nebraska, in rural Clay County. He was born October 6, 1959, at Fremont, Nebraska, to Earnie and Delores (Spencer) Livingston. Michael grew up and went to school at Fremont and then moved with his family to Oconto, where he graduated...

Yvonne Alice Warren

Yvonne Alice Warren

Jan 10, 2009

Yvonne Alice Warren, 79, of Johnson Lake, near Elwood, Nebraska, died Saturday, January 10, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington, Nebraska. She was born October 7, 1929, at Cozad, Nebraska, to Charles and Alice (Haines) Rakestraw. Yvonne attended school at Cozad until her junior year when the family moved to Wolbach, Nebraska. She graduated from Wolbach High School...

Lois Elizabeth Huff

Lois Elizabeth Huff

Dec 27, 2008

Lois E. Huff, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born March 1, 1918, at Amherst, Nebraska, to Trever and Lindsay (Patterson) Williams. Lois grew up in the Eddyville area and graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of 1937. She was united in marriage to Gerald Weaver...

Annetta Marie Marsh

Annetta Marie Marsh

Dec 13, 2008

Annetta Marie Marsh, 84, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born March 27, 1924, at Callaway, Nebraska, to George and Minnie (Reed) Klein. Annetta moved to Lexington when she was 2 years old and has lived here ever since. She attended school at Lexington. Annetta was a stay-at-home mom...

Marie Ann Lauby

Marie Ann Lauby

Dec 13, 2008

Marie Ann Lauby, 56, of Lexington, Nebraska, died suddenly Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born May 20, 1952, at Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Burt and Gladys (Pemperton) Mooney. Marie attended school in Michigan and moved to Lexington in 1974, to be near family. She was united in marriage to Thomas Lauby on April 23,...

James LeRoy Love

James LeRoy Love

Dec 10, 2008

James LeRoy Love, 75, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Jennie Melham Memorial Center in Broken bow, Nebraska. He was born November 20, 1933, at Milburn, Nebraska, to John and Thelma (Dubrey) Love. He was a cowboy and was employed by several ranches in Cherry County and in his younger days he won a buckle in...

Keith W. Pearson

Keith W. Pearson

Dec 4, 2008

Keith W. Pearson, 80, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, the result of a car accident south of Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was born February 5, 1928, at Rock County, Wisconsin, to Albin and Alta (Hill) Pearson. He attended school in Wisconsin and served his Country during WWII in the United States Marine Corp. Keith was united in...

Kent Gene Franzen

Kent Gene Franzen

Dec 3, 2008

Kent G. Franzen, 63, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born November 19, 1945, at Gothenburg, Nebraska, to William and Lillian (Elliston) Franzen. Kent was raised in Gothenburg, he attended school, played football (#72) and graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1964. He joined the Nebraska National Guard...

Debra E. Franklin

Debra E. Franklin

Dec 2, 2008

Debra E. Franklin, 51, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, December 1, 2008, following a brain aneurysm Sunday, November 30th. She passed at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Deb’s brother was very sick and in need of a kidney transplant and Deb was able to give the gift of life to her brother through organ donation. She was born January 19,...

Cruz Gabino Zetino

Cruz Gabino Zetino

Nov 30, 2008

Cruz Gabino Zetino, 36, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, the result of injuries sustained in a car accident in September, at Alegent Health Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska. He was born May 3, 1972, at Santa Maria Santa Rosa, Guatemala, to Gabino Zetino Arredondo and Damiana Mijangos. Cruz lived in Lexington since 2000. He worked construction. He...

Sarah M. Roberts

Sarah M. Roberts

Nov 30, 2008

Sarah M. Roberts, 86, of Eddyville, Nebraska, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. She was born January 29, 1922, at Eddyville, Nebraska, to John and Bertha (Carr) Warner. Sarah grew up around in the Eddyville area, lived for a time at Lexington and returned to Eddyville. She attended country school west of Eddyville and...

John "Jack" Paul Wallace

John "Jack" Paul Wallace

Nov 27, 2008

John Paul “Jack” Wallace, age 78 of Nebraska City passed away on Thanksgiving Day; November 27, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City. He was born on January 25, 1930 at Eddyville, NE; the son of Edward A. and Mabel E. (Sell) Wallace. He attended school and graduated from the Sumner High School at Sumner, NE. He was united...

Dolores C. Fellenz

Dolores C. Fellenz

Nov 27, 2008

Dolores C. Fellenz, 88, longtime Lexington resident, died a peaceful death on Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Beauvois Manor Nursing Home in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born December 1, 1919, in St. Louis, to Raymond E. and Alice C. Hibbert. Mrs. Fellenz moved to Lexington in the early 1970’s with her husband, William B. Fellenz, who was raised in...

Rosemary Jean Waters

Rosemary Jean Waters

Nov 26, 2008

Rosemary Jean (Anderson) Waters, 84, of Johnson Lake, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born September 19, 1924, at Holdrege, Nebraska, to Arthur and Lottie (Speidel) Anderson. After graduating from Holdrege High School in 1942, Rosemary worked at the Prisoner of War camp in Atlanta, Nebraska during WWII, and later attended Weslyan...

Marylee Leona Olson

Marylee Leona Olson

Nov 19, 2008

Marylee L. Olson, 62, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at her home near Lexington, with her loving family and close friends surrounding her. She was born July 10, 1946, in Seward County, Nebraska, to Milton and Wanda (West) Winkelmann. Marylee grew up in Seward County where she attended Seward County country school and graduated from Utica High...