Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 5, 2008
DECEASED:Aline Opal BECK
BIRTH: March 13, 1920 in Lexington, NE to Warren and 
Gertrude (Mowry) Seaman
MARRIAGE:March 24, 1940, W. Art Beck in Lexington, NE
DEATH:Feb. 26, 2008 at Elwood, NE
SERVICES:March 8, 2008 at the United Methodist 
Church in Elwood, NE
IN CHARGE:Elwood Funeral home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, W. Art Beck; her 
parents; a granddaughter, Theresa; and a 
brother, Glen Seaman

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 5, 2008
DECEASED:Lucille RIDDER
BIRTH: Aug. 23, 1911, in rural Kirksville, Mo. to Lee and 
Ada (Keller) Snyder
MARRIAGE:Alvis Ridder on June 15, 1932, at Callaway, NE
DEATH:March 1, 2008, Callaway, NE
SERVICES:March 6 at 7 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic 
Church in Callaway, NE
BURIAL:Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway, NE
IN CHARGE:Timm-Reynolds-Love Funeral Home 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents; husband, Alvis in 1997; three 
daughters, Helen, Elaine and Carolyn; two sons, Harold and Charles; 
two granddaughters, Therese and Joan; three brothers, Claude, Charles 
and Wayne; one sister, Gladys Weaver; daughter-in-law Frances Ridder; 
and sister-in-law Helen Snyder

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 5, 2008
DECEASED:Ernest "Ernie" JENSEN
BIRTH:Jan. 17, 1944 in Inglewood, Calif. to Ernest and 
La Vaughn (Hathaway) Jensen
MARRIAGE:Dec. 8, 1989, Judy K. Wenburg
DEATH:Feb. 29, 2008 Kearney, NE
SERVICES:March 4 at the First Lutheran 
Church in Kearney, NE
BURIAL:Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home, Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 5, 2008
DECEASED:Martha GOFF
BIRTH:Dec. 13, 1915 at Eustis, NE to August and 
Clara (Hueftle) Haug
MARRIAGE: James Rendle; Leonard Goff
DEATH:Feb. 28 in San Angelo, TX
SERVICES/BURIAL: March 8 at the Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husbands, James Rendle and 
Leonard Goff; a son, David Goff and six brothers and sisters.

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 5, 2008
DECEASED:Ted W THOMPSON
BIRTH:April 18, 1923 to W.T. and Agnes (Faught) Thompson
MARRIAGE: Gladys Gustafson in 1949
DEATH: Feb. 29 in Lincoln, NE as the result of an auto accident
SERVICES:none
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his son, Bruce; his parents W.T. and 
Agnes (Faught) Thompson; and sister, Maxine Churchwell

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 5, 2008
DECEASED:Vickie HAWLEY
BIRTH:Jan. 30, 1944 at Kearney, NE to Clayton Hawley 
and Vera Dolan
MARRIAGE: ? Valenzuela
DEATH:March 3, 2008 Cozad, NE
SERVICES:March 7 at the Berryman Funeral Home 
Chapel in Cozad, NE
BURIAL: Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Berryman Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; sister, Darlene Gleason; 
brother, Stan; daughter-in-law, Patty Valenzuela; and 
an infant grandson

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 7, 2008
DECEASED: Ronald Ray HILL
BIRTH:July 14, 1957 to Raymond and Mae (Shewey) Hill 
in Norton, KS
MARRIAGE:March 8, 1975, Penny Deselms in Norton, KS
DEATH:March 4, 2008 at his home in North Platte, NE
SERVICES:March 10, 2008 at Carpenter Memorial 
Chapel in North Platte, NE
IN CHARGE:Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father, grandparents and 
a brother, Randy
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 7, 2008
DECEASED:Denzel D MILLS
BIRTH:Aug. 24, 1933, at Eustis NE, to Walter and 
Verla (Johnson) Mills
MARRIAGE:Dec. 1, 1967, Janet Brummet in Lexington, NE
DEATH: March 6, 2008, Lexington, NE
SERVICES:March 10, at the Lexington Evangelical Free Church
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 7, 2008
DECEASED:John D BECK
BIRTH:June 21, 1982 in Columbus NE, to David Allen and 
Rita Ilene (Lahm) Beck
DEATH:March 5, 1008 in Nebraska City, NE
SERVICES:March 10, 2008 at the Gude Mortuary 
in Nebraska City, NE
IN CHARGE:Gude Mortuary in Nebraska City, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his great-grandparents

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 12, 2008
DECEASED:Rodney RONNING
BIRTH: May 10, 1952 at Sioux Falls, S.D., to Conrad 
and Charlotte (Moen) Ronning
MARRIAGE:Feb. 19, 1975, Justine Parsons at Lexington, NE, 
they divorced;  Donna Ehlers in 1993, they divorced
DEATH:March 5, 2008 at North Platte, NE
SERVICES: March 11, 2008 at the Berryman Funeral Home 
Chapel in Cozad, NE
BURIAL:Fairview Cemetery south of Cozad, NE
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his foster parents and grandparents, 
Lillian & Conrad Ronning, Sr

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 12, 2008
DECEASED:Dorothy BROWN
BIRTH:Aug. 5, 1924 at Evanston, Wyo., to Leon and 
Eulalia (Moore) Danks
MARRIAGE:Mearl McNeal in 1945, they divorced;Fred Brown in 1963
DEATH:March 8, 2008 Gothenburg, NE
SERVICES/BURIAL: March 12 at the Grandview Cemetery 
northeast of Gothenburg, NE
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, and five sisters

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 12, 2008
DECEASED:Paul V CONROY
BIRTH:Sep. 27, 1929 to Andrew and 
Loretta (Neville) Conroy in a log cabin at Lomax, NE
MARRIAGE:May 13, 1952,Bette Berg Kauffman in Stapleton, NE
DEATH:March 7, 2008 Broken Bow, NE
SERVICES:March 13  at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oconto, NE
BURIAL:St. Mary's Cemetery of Oconto
IN CHARGE:Arnold Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents; two brothers Lawrence 
and Lewis; sister, Rose; one grandson, Kyle Karschner and one 
granddaughter, Morgan Conroy.

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 12, 2008
DECEASED: Ida Oma KEARNEY
BIRTH:Dec. 8, 1928 at Elwood, NE to Marvin and 
Susan (Lobdell) Norton
MARRIAGE:Feb. 3, 1951, Michael N. "Mick" Kearney at the Holy 
Rosary Catholic Church in Overton, NE
DEATH:March, 2008 Windsor, CO
SERVICES: March 11 at the Holy Rosary Catholic 
Church in Overton, NE
BURIAL:St. Ann's Cemetery in Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home of 
Lexington and Overton, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents; husband, Mick, a 
brother, Bob; and two sisters, LoAnn Rader and Yvonne Auten

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 19, 2008
DECEASED:Ramiro PRADO-REYES
BIRTH:Nov. 15, 1987 at El Ahuate, Michoacan, Mexico to 
Ramiro Prado and Emelia Reyes
DEATH: March 16, 2008 Lexington, NE
SERVICES:March 20 at St. Ann's Catholic Parish 
Center in Lexington, NE
BURIAL:St. Ann's Cemetery at Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 19, 2008
DECEASED:Irene KELLER
BIRTH: March 11, 1927 at Big Stone, S.D., to John and 
Denora (Christianson) Thorson
MARRIAGE:Sept. 20, 1949, Lloyd Keller
DEATH:March 15, 2008 at her home in Cozad, NE
SERVICES: March 19 at the Cozad Christian Church
BURIAL: Cozad Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband in 2005; an infant 
son, Mark; a brother Thomas; and two sisters, Cora and Dorothy
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 19, 2008
DECEASED:Loretta R DEWEY
BIRTH:July 9, 1939 in Lexington to Carl and Helen (Resch) Kugler
DEATH: March 17, 2008 Cozad, NE
SERVICES:March 19 at St. Ann's Catholic Parish 
Center in Lexington, NE
BURIAL:St. Ann's Cemetery at Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  her parents; one daughter, JoAnn; 
and one brother, Richard Kugler
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 19, 2008
DECEASED:Keith WADE
BIRTH:Sept. 26, 1921 at Elwood, NE to Ray 
and Viola (Lawhead) Wade
MARRIAGE:June 23, 1942, Anna Mae Leggott 
in Las Vegas, NV
DEATH:March 16, 2008 at Ft. Collins. CO
SERVICES:March 21 at the First Christian 
Church in Elwood, NE
BURIAL: Elwood Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  a brother, Lynn and a 
nephew, Barry Wade

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 21, 2008
DECEASED:Ted SCHUTZ
BIRTH: Nov. 10, 1927 at Gosper Co, NE, to Richard 
and Josephine (Heny) Schutz
MARRIAGE: May 2, 1948 Janet Umberger at the 
Methodist Church in Elwood, NE
DEATH:March 19, 2008 Gothenburg, NE
SERVICES: March 22, 2008 at the Our Redeemer 
Lutheran Church in Elwood, NE
BURIAL: East Salem Cemetery southwest of Elwood, NE
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his father Richard Schutz; two 
step-fathers, Frank and Emil Jorges; three brothers, 
Robert, Paul and Kenneth; and one sister, Nora June Lehmann

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 21, 2008
DECEASED:Robert "Butch" VAN CLEAVE
BIRTH: March 30, 1953, at Lexington NE, to Raymond H. and 
Agnes (O'Meara) Van Cleave
MARRIAGE:his friend and companion, Linda Ceballos
DEATH: March 18, 2008, Hastings, NE
SERVICES: March 21 at the Layton-Craig Funeral Home 
in Minden, NE
IN CHARGE:  Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden, NE
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 21, 2008
DECEASED:Floyd Everett HOUSEL Jr
BIRTH:Oct. 21, 1915, to Floyd Everett and 
Mildred (Barger) Housel in Williamsburg, Iowa
MARRIAGE:Betty Jane Hume on Aug. 4, 1940, at Jetmore, KS
DEATH:March 12, 2008, Grand Island, NE
SERVICES:March 28, 2008, at First United Methodist 
Church in Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; one daughter, Diane; his 
wife, Betty; and three younger brothers, Lauren, Wayne, and Dean 
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 21, 2008
DECEASED:Terry Lynn FLESNER
BIRTH:Aug. 14, 1961, at Kearney NE, to Fred and 
Phyllis (Schulz) Flesner
MARRIAGE:Jaci Lyman on Nov. 15, 2000, at Gillette, Wyo.
DEATH: March l7, 2008, Overton, NE 
SERVICES:March 24, 2008, Reynolds-Love Funeral 
Home in Lexington, NE
IN CHARGE:Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his grandmother, Audrie Hankins; 
his father, Fred; an infant brother, Fred; and sister, Janis Riley.

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 25, 2008
DECEASED:Inez Christine SEBERG
BIRTH:Feb. 26, 1909  in Orleans, NE to Carl T. and 
Katie (Kaldal) Davidson
DEATH:March 22, 2008  Lincoln, NE
SERVICES:March 29 at Roper and Sons 
Chapel in Lincoln, NE
BURIAL: Minden Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Roper and Sons Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her husband, Glenn; 
granddaughter, Sandra Busbey; and two brothers, 
Ralph & Elmer Davidson.

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 25, 2008
DECEASED:Glenn H ALLARD
BIRTH:84 yrs
MARRIAGE:Sharon
DEATH: March 23, 2008 Norfolk, NE
SERVICES:Mar 26  Trinity Lutheran Church in 
Wolbach, NE
BURIAL:Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach, NE
IN CHARGE:Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home 
in St. Paul, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents; his wife, 
Sharon; and a sister, Lucille Klein

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 25, 2008
DECEASED:Ronald Robert LEWIS
BIRTH:Nov. 15, 1918 to Earl and Lena (Holly) Lewis
on a farm southwest of Ruskin, NE
MARRIAGE:Jan. 23, 1944, Lois Noblitt at Hastings, NE
DEATH:March 13, 2008 Hebron, NE
SERVICES:March 17, 2008 at Bethany Lutheran 
Church in Ruskin, NE
BURIAL:Spring Creek Cemetery at Ruskin, NE
IN CHARGE:Megrue-Price Funeral Home of Superior, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY  his parents; daughter, Rhonda; 
brother, Earl Lewis, Jr. and one sister, Letha Joy

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 25, 2008
DECEASED:Edwin Burnham SCOTT
BIRTH:April 20, 1920 on the John Scott homestead near 
Westerville, NE to George and Addie (Burnham) Scott
MARRIAGE:June 26, 1942, Phylbert McEwen at the Methodist 
Church in Westerville, NE
DEATH:March 21, 2008 Broken Bow, NE
SERVICES:March 24 at The Evangelical Free Church 
of Broken Bow, NE
BURIAL:Westerville Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Govier Brothers Funeral Home in Broken Bow, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; three sisters, Anne Einsphar, 
Maxine Slingsby, and Georgia Scott; two brothers-in-law, Richard 
Einsphar and Kenneth Slingsby and an infant brother Edward

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 25, 2008
DECEASED:Laura Marie SVOBODA
BIRTH: Feb. 12, 1928 at Riverton, NE to Everett T. and 
Mabel (Schmitz) Siel
MARRIAGE: June 1, 1950, Martin J. Svoboda at St. Joseph 
Catholic Church in York, NE
DEATH:March 24, 2008 Lexington, NE
SERVICES:March 29 at 10 a.m. at St. John's Catholic 
Church, in Smithfield, NE
BURIAL: Riverton Cemetery in Riverton, NE
IN CHARGE:Elwood Funeral Home 
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents and 
grandson, Steven M. Lange
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 25, 2008
DECEASED:Marvin QUITMEYER
BIRTH:Aug. 12, 1917 at Buffalo NE, to Frank and 
Bertha (Kopf) Quitmeyer
MARRIAGE:Ruby Cyriacks on June 1, 1947 at the Zion 
Lutheran Church north of Gothenburg, NE
DEATH:March 23, 2008 at his rural home north of Lexington, NE
SERVICES:March 27, at the First Lutheran Church at Buffalo, NE
BURIAL:First Lutheran Cemetery at Buffalo, NE
IN CHARGE:Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his wife, Ruby in 1951; and 
daughter Letty in 1954

Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 28, 2008
DECEASED:Marjorie June PAUL
BIRTH:June 13, 1932 to Van and Mildred (Osborne) Sandberg 
at Kearney, NE
MARRIAGE: May 28, 1960, Al Paul in Minden, NE
DEATH:March 25, 2008 after a long illness
SERVICES:March 31 at 10:30 a.m. at Victory Assembly in 
Gothenburg, NE
BURIAL:Fort McPherson National Cemetery
IN CHARGE: Blase-Strauser Funeral Home
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY her parents, a step-son, Alfred P. Paul; 
two grandsons, Thadeus Van Meakins and Danny Ovenden and 
two brothers-in-law, Kenneth Grass and Leonard Springer.
 
Lexington Clipper-Herald
March 28, 2008
DECEASED:Rodney A MARSHALL
BIRTH:June 17, 1958 in Kearney, NE to Rudyard Allen and 
Arbetta Faye (Hulit) Marshall
DEATH:March 23, 2008 at his residence in Lexington, NE
SERVICES:March 31 at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist 
Church in Kearney, NE 
BURIAL:Kearney Cemetery
IN CHARGE:Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary of Kearney, NE
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY his parents; grandparents, Warren and 
Hariet Marshall and Tess (Loyal) Hulit; three uncles, Lawrence 
Marshall, Richard "Dick" Marshall and Thomas Marshall; cousins, 
Scott Marshall and Nancy Getty; and two nieces, Nicole Smiley 
and Candi Barta

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