Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 3, 2008
DECEASED: Lydia WEST
BIRTH: June 3, 1916, at Arlington, Minn., to Carl Wilhelm 
and Elizabeth K. (Letzrik) Wirth
MARRIAGE: A. Ernest West on May 21, 1939, at Trinity Lutheran 
Church in Lexington, NE
DEATH: Dec. 29, 2007, Kearney, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran 
Church in Lexington, NE
BURIAL:Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington
IN CHARGE: Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents; husband, Ernest; five sisters; two 
brothers; and one great-grandson

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 3, 2008
DECEASED:Ardis M ANDERSON
BIRTH: in Kearney, NE on April 7, 1921 to William and 
Gladys (Sheen) Ingram
MARRIAGE:  Joyce K. Anderson in Kearney, NE on 
Easter Sunday, March 24, 1940
DEATH:  Dec. 28, 2007 Kearney
SERVICES: Jan. 2, 11 a.m., at St. Luke's Episcopal 
Church in Kearney, NE 
BURIAL:Kearney Cemetery
IN CHARGE: O'Brien-Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Joyce, Oct. 2, 2007; parents; brothers, 
William Ingram Jr., Jerry Ingram; son-in-law, Norman Schroeder; brother and 
sister-in-laws, Eugene (Bud) Anderson, Dwayne Anderson and LeRoy Anderson 
and Irene Hein.

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 3, 2008
DECEASED: Joe D SILL
BIRTH: May 29, 1915, at Eustis NE, to James H. and Effie C. (Cole) Sill
MARRIAGE: to Helen Doughty on April 17, 1942, at San Luis Obispo, Calif
DEATH:  Dec. 27, 2007, Omaha, NE
SERVICES:Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. at Lexington Christian Church
IN CHARGE: Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY   his parents; two brothers, Raymond and Robert; one 
sister, Helen Jensen; one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law.

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 3, 2008
DECEASED: Norman Warren WRIGHT, Jr
BIRTH: July 24, 1924 to Norman and Ruth (West) Wright on 
the family farm west of Ohiowa, NE
MARRIAGE: to Beth Bowman of Bruning, NE
DEATH: Dec. 28, 2007 at Heritage Crossing in Geneva, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 2, at 1 p.m. at the Congregational Church in Ohiowa
IN CHARGE: Farmer and Sons in Geneva
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents, Norman and Ruth Wright, 
sisters/brothers-in-law, Faye Wright and Ruth and Keith Ozenbaugh, Milt 
Vavra and daughter, Lila Wright

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 5, 2008
DECEASED: Gladys M KNOEDLER
BIRTH: Sept. 13, 1915, near Lexington, NE, to Charles 
and Dollie (Dingee) Brand
MARRIAGE:  June 7, 1936, Carl Christian Knoedler
DEATH: Dec. 30, 2007, Omaha, NE
SERVICES:Jan. 4, 2008 at 10 a.m. at Reynolds-Love 
Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents; her husband, Carl; her son, Carl Jr.; and 
six brothers, Herman, Harry, Arthur, Casper, Ralph, and Walter

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 5, 2008
DECEASED: Beverly Jean NELSON
BIRTH: Jan. 31,1943 in Naponee NE, to Roland James Quinn 
and Ethel Agnus Metzger
MARRIAGE:  Glenn Lee Nelson of North Platte, NE
DEATH: Dec. 30, 2007 of North Platte
SERVICES: Jan. 5, 2008 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, NE
BURIAL:Floral Lawns Cemetery south of North Platte
IN CHARGE: Floral Lawns Cemetery south of North Platte
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; one brother, Jackie Lee and a sister, 
Shelly Sue

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 5, 2008
DECEASED: Ralph Edward WEICHEL
BIRTH:  Oct. 18, 1914, at Clinton, Mo., to Aaron Benjamin and Anna Lydia 
(Epperson) Weichel
MARRIAGE: to Mildred "Dodi" Duncan on Oct. 23, 1934, at Sterling, Colo
DEATH:  Jan. 4, 2008, at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Village in Kearney, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. at Lexington Christian Church in Lexington
BURIAL:Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, NE
IN CHARGE: Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents; wife, Mildred "Dodi" Weichel 
in Oct 2005; and two sisters

Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 5, 2008
DECEASED: Sarah A HAWK
BIRTH:  Oct. 28, 1918 at Bell Plains, Kan., to Homer Prince Waller and 
Jossie Pearl Griffin
MARRIAGE:  Roy E. Bailey; Elmer Hawk in 1961
DEATH: Dec. 30, 2007  Lexington, NE
SERVICES:Jan. 5, 2008 at the Berean Bible Church in Lexington, NE
BURIAL:Gothenburg Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husbands, Roy and Elmer; infant children, Mary 
Alice and Randy Lee; her sons, Kenneth, Darrell, Bill and Jack Bailey; a 
stepson, James Hawk; her brothers, T. Edward, John, and Arthur Waller

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 12, 2008
DECEASED:  Francis John "Johnny" ANTHONY
BIRTH:  March 10, 1915, on the family farm northwest of Lexington NE, to 
Luther Francis and Elizabeth (Peters) Anthony
MARRIAGE: to Lois Wells on Sept. 1, 1945, at Grant, NE
DEATH: Jan. 10, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Cozad Church of Christ in Cozad, NE
BURIAL: Hewitt Cemetery northwest of Lexington
IN CHARGE:  Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents and two brothers, Harold and Dutch

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 12, 2008
DECEASED: William James "Willie" DUNFORD
BIRTH: July 14, 1945, at Peckham, England, southeast 
of London, to William and Florrie Dunford
MARRIAGE: Rebecca Moe [they divorced]
DEATH: Jan. 7, 2008, at his home in Lexington, NE
SERVICES:  Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral 
Home in Lexington, NE
BURIAL:cremains shipped to his family in England
IN CHARGE: Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents and one 
brother-in-law, Jim Bennett 

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 17, 2008
DECEASED: Delmar D McGEE
BIRTH: Jan. 28, 1919 south of Smithfield in Gosper Co. NE, to 
Frank and Ollie (Detenbeck) McGee
MARRIAGE: Neomia Doris Forster on Aug. 31, 1941, at 
the Hope Lutheran Church
DEATH: Jan. 11, 2008 Norfolk, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at Hope Lutheran 
Church in rural Smithfield, NE
BURIAL: Highland Cemetery at Bertrand, NE
IN CHARGE: The Sandstrom Funeral Home in Bertrand, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; wife, daughter-in-law, Shelly McGee; 
brother, Orley McGee and his wife, Doris; sister-in-law, Shirley Forster; 
brother-in-law, Norris Forster in childhood

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 17, 2008
DECEASED: Opal SHEPARD
BIRTH:  July 17, 1915, to Nora and Earl (Romans) Tranmer 
of rural Bertha, NE
MARRIAGE: Vergil Carlson of Oakland, on Oct. 2, 1934 in LeMars, Iowa;
Albert Shepard of Lexington, NE on Jan. 4, 1989
DEATH: Jan. 10, 2008 Oakland, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pelan Funeral Home 
in Oakland, NE
BURIAL: Oakland Cemetery
IN CHARGE:  Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; older siblings, Ralph Tranmer and Smokey 
Tranmer, Goldie Maw and Nora "Dutchie" Sanderson; her first husband, Vergil 
C. Carlson in Dec 1974; grandson, Brent Appleby; and her second husband, 
Albert "Ab" Shepard in May 2005

Lexington Clipper-Herald
January 17, 2008
DECEASED: Paul Henry EISCHEID
BIRTH:Feb. 6, 1954, to Edward and Arlene (Heil) Eischeid in Norfolk, NE
MARRIAGE:Sept. 21, 1991, Karen Spieker at St. Boniface Catholic 
Church in Elgin, NE
DEATH: Jan. 11, 2008, at his home northeast of Elgin, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface 
Catholic Church in Elgin, NE
BURIAL:St. Boniface Catholic Church
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father, Edward Eischeid; grandparents and 
brother-in-law, James Kozicek. 

 Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Eunice STOLL
BIRTH:  May 5, 1920 sw of Elwood, NE to Paul and 
Margaret (Boss) Debban 
MARRIAGE: Dec. 9, 1942, Clifford Stoll at Lexington, NE 
DEATH: Jan. 20, 2008 Lexington, NE
SERVICES:  Jan. 24, at the Trinity Lutheran 
Church in Lexington, NE 
BURIAL: Elwood Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Clifford Stoll, in 2004; 
a sister, Ardis Jenkins and two brothers, Alan and Ralph.

Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Norma Louise RICKEL
BIRTH: Feb. 4, 1930, at Medicine Lodge, Kan., to Gerald and 
Edith (Saal) Young 
MARRIAGE:  to Richard Rickel on June 11, 1950, at the 
United Methodist Church in Lexington, NE
DEATH: Jan. 15, 2008, Lexington, NE 
SERVICES: Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist 
Church in Lexington, NE 
IN CHARGE: Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents and stepmother, Gertrude Young
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Joanne WOODWARD
BIRTH: July 17, 1935, at Lincoln NE, to Albert and 
Lorene Flansburg Malcom 
MARRIAGE:July 25, 1975, Larry Woodward at Lincoln, NE   
DEATH: Jan. 19, 2008 at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad, NE
SERVICES:Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m., at the Berryman Funeral Home 
Chapel in Cozad, NE  
BURIAL:Fairview Cemetery at Lincoln, NE 
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, and a brother, Vern
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: S Hazel OSTRUM
BIRTH: Feb. 18, 1915 at Beaver Crossing, NE, to John and 
Josephine (Krasomil) Pettijohn 
MARRIAGE: Harry Ostrom on Oct. 15, 1936 in Denver, Colo 
DEATH: Jan. 8, 2008 Lexington, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 10, 2008, at the First Baptist Church 
in Gothenburg, NE
BURIAL:Gothenburg Cemetery
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her husband Harry, daughters-in-law, Annette 
Ostrom and Connie Ostrom; a grandson, Kurt Ostrom, and four sisters, 
Lucy Davis, Irene Egleston, Esther Davis, Gladys Fredrickson; two 
brothers, Fielding and Charles Pettijohn.
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Jimmie I McKNIGHT
BIRTH:  Oct. 27, 1952 in Cozad NE, to Elmer Lee and 
Hazel June (Dishman) McKnight 
MARRIAGE: Maria Dulay on Feb. 20, 1986 in 
Angeles City, Pampanga Philippines 
DEATH:  Jan. 19, 2008 Grand Island, NE
SERVICES:  Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. Grand Island, NE 
IN CHARGE: Apfel Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father, Elmer Lee McKnight; 
a son, Jim Christian McKnight and a nephew, Rocky Riesland
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Edith Mae MAERTENS
BIRTH: June 3, 1928 at Omaha, NE to Merlin and 
Mary (Selders) Elliott  
MARRIAGE:  May 18, 1951, Ed Maertens at Omaha, NE 
DEATH: Jan. 15, 2008 Cozad, NE 
SERVICES: Jan. 18, 2008 at the Cozad Christian Church
BURIAL:Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a son, Gary in 1978 and a 
sister, Mary Louise Purscell
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Lyle DRIELING
BIRTH: Sept. 22, 1947, at Fremont, NE to George and 
Eilene (Von Seggern) Drieling  
MARRIAGE:  Feb. 27, 1971, Rae Vonne Walth at Fairfax, S.D. 
DEATH:  Jan. 18, 2008 Loveland, Colo
SERVICES: Jan. 25, at the First United Methodist 
Church in Cozad, NE
BURIAL: St. Paul Cemetery at Scribner, NE
IN CHARGE:  Berryman Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Richard Thomas "Rick" O'MEARA
BIRTH: April 29,1954, in Kearney, NE, to Thomas L. and 
Ruth E. (Spellmyer) O'Meara  
DEATH: Jan. 12, 2008 at his home in Genoa, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima 
Catholic Church in Genoa, NE 
BURIAL: St. Patrick's Cemetery in Eddyville, NE
IN CHARGE: Rice Funeral Home in Genoa, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents and sister, Linda
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Curtis BLOCK
BIRTH: Aug. 18, 1938 in Dawson Co, NE to George 
and Freda (Kostman) Block  
DEATH: Jan. 13, 2008 Kearney, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 17, at the American Lutheran 
Church in Cozad, NE
BURIAL:Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; a brother, Burton 
and two sisters, LaVawn Burden and Beverly Wells
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: Ronald D DIXON
BIRTH: June 19, 1931 at Almena, Kan., to William and 
Millie (Shields) Dixon   
DEATH:Jan. 16, 2008 at the Grand Island Veterans' Home 
SERVICES: Jan. 19, at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
BURIAL:Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY a sister, Peggy Tvrdy; 
two brothers, Bob and Cecil
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 21, 2008
DECEASED: E Louise FIENE
BIRTH:July 6, 1937, at Ansley NE, to Kenneth and 
Maxine (Scott) Slingsby  
MARRIAGE: to Lewis Stevenson in 1957 
DEATH:  Jan. 16, 2008, Grand Island, NE
SERVICES: Jan. 19 at the Evangelical Free Church 
in Grand Island, NE 
BURIAL:Grand Island City Cemetery
IN CHARGE: All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, husband, Don; a grandson, 
Bo Michael Stevenson; a step-granddaughter, Jackie Fiene and 
a daughter-in-law, Jeanette Stevenson

Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 26, 2008
DECEASED: Helen FONG
BIRTH: Aug. 22, 1932, in Elwood, NE to Waldemar William and 
Lucille Regina (Boss) Pfeiffer 
MARRIAGE: Feb. 18, 1951, Doyle Fong 
DEATH:  Jan. 22, 2008 Elwood, NE 
SERVICES:  Jan. 26, at Our Redeemer Lutheran 
Church in Elwood, NE
BURIAL:Elwood Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home of Cozad, NE  
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; a brother, Floyd Pfeiffer; 
two sisters, Berdina Sheffield and Lila Cole
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 26, 2008
DECEASED: Beverly Darlene STARK
BIRTH: Feb. 11, 1933, west of Oconto in Custer Co.,NE
to Gerald and Velma (Garringer) Horn 
MARRIAGE:  Nov. 3, 1952, Darrel "Dee" Stark 
DEATH: Jan. 24, 2008 Kearney, NE
SERVICES:Jan 28   First United Methodist Church 
in Holdrege, NE 
BURIAL:Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, NE
IN CHARGE: The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, NE 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband on Feb 6, 2006; her parents; 
grandson, Tyler Ehlers; son-in-law, Bob Glinsmann; one sister,
Phyllis Shepard and her husband, Eldred; one brother, Dwight Horn; 
brothers-in-law, Ronald Howell and Ike Shepard and sister-in-law, Betty Horn.
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald 
January 26, 2008
DECEASED:LeRoy SCHUCHARDT 
BIRTH:  April 21, 1925 at Elgin, NE to Frank and 
Aleida (Bryant) Schuchardt 
MARRIAGE: Sept. 17, 1946,Rosemary Alfter at Sidney, NE 
DEATH: Jan. 23, 2008, Cozad, NE 
SERVICES: Jan. 26, at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church
BURIAL:Cozad Cemetery 
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
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