Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Richardson, Jeannette Neville November 30, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Dec. 5, 2009
Jeanette Richardson, 78, of Lexington, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at the 
University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.  
 
Funeral Services were Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in 
Lexington with the Revs. Aurilla Walker and Caroline Vickery officiating. 

Chapter GR P.E.O. ceremony will also be included in the service.  The casket 
was closed. 

Burial was at Robb Cemetery south of Lexington. 

Visitation was held Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at the Reynolds-Love Funeral Home 
in Lexington. 
  
She was born Oct. 11, 1931, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Eugene and Wilhelmina 
(Tolson) Neville.  Her father died when she was three years old and her mother 
remarried.  She moved several times as a child and graduated from Ashley High 
School in Ashley, N.D., in 1949. 

Jeanette then went on to further her education at the University of Nebraska 
in Lincoln where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and this was 
where she met her life partner, Harley Richardson.  The couple was married 
Nov.10, 1951, at Broken Bow.  

Following the couple’s marriage, Harley entered the service and was stationed 
in California.  Jeanette worked for the Hearst Corporation while living in 
California.  After moving a few times with Harley’s time in the military, 
their last station was Cheyenne, Wyo.  This was where Jeanette started 
teaching. 
  
They moved to Lexington in 1956 and Jeanette taught for two years in Elwood 
and 29 years at Bryan Elementary in Lexington teaching third grade.  She was 
active in the LEA, Delta Kappa Gamma, and enjoyed spending time with the 
retired teachers club.  
 
She was a member of St. Peter’s in the Valley Episcopal Church, Investment 
Club and Chapter GR P.E.O.   

Survivors include her husband:  Harley Richardson of Lexington; one son, Jeff 
(Amy) Richardson of Kearney; two daughters, Terry (Scott) Tomasek of Omaha, 
Cindy Schmeeckle of Cozad; eight grandchildren, Mindy Allen of Kearney, Tucker 
Tomasek of Seattle, Wash., Chad Schmeeckle of Phoenix, Ariz., Trista Tomasek 
of Kansas City, Mo., Joe Richardson of Seward, Chris (Chelsea) Schmeeckle of 
Springfield, Mo., Gabby Schmeeckle of Cozad and Marcus Richardson of Omaha and 
three great- grandchildren, Vanessa, Jessica and Tommy Allen.
   
Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather.


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