Hugh J. Rath Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 6, 2023, at the age of 91, Hugh J. Rath of Lexington, Nebraska passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Hugh J. Rath to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Clarence E. Bills and Ada M. (Johnson); his adoptive father Floyd (Doris Rath); his wife Eilene of Lexington; his sons, Steve (Linda) of Elwood, NE and Mike (Amanda) of Whitney, NE; his stepchildren, Dave Snyder (Linda) of Fort Collins, CO, Doug Wehr of Kearney, NE and Terri Casper of Lexington, NE; his grandchildren, Greg Smith, Amanda Hollida, Matt Smith, Nathan Rath, Christopher Rath, Mary Kathryn Rath, Brianna Rath, Jeremy Rath, Jennifer Rath, Hunter Rath, Sydney Rath and Abigail Rath; his brother Curtis Edler (Sharon) of Chappell, NE.; his former life partner Dolores; his children, Ronald, Deborah Smith and Beverly Dyke; his son-in-law Everett Dyke; his stepson-in-law Craig Casper; and his brothers, Leland Rath and Clifford Bills. He was also cherished by twenty great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, ten step-grandchildren, fifteen step-great grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial Fund or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.