John Carroll Mitchener
Dec 2, 2022
John Carroll Mitchener passed away on December 2, 2022, surrounded by his family after a battle with Alzheimer's. "Tad", as his friends called him, was born on November 10, 1933 to William and Catherine Mitchener in Henryetta, OK. His mother eventually married Ralph Myers and they moved to Tulsa. Ralph was like a father to Tad. Tad met his future...
Robert Garrett
Dec 1, 2022
Robert Garrett was born on October 18, 1937 in Oklahoma City to Tom and Phyllis Garrett. He was the fourth of five children. He attended Classen High School, graduating in 1955. He was an Eagle Scout and earned the Order of the Arrow. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he served as President of the ISA and was selected...
Catherine Annette "Cathy" Freede
Nov 30, 2022
Catherine Annette Freede was born on August 13, 1953, to Dr. Henry and Josephine Freede of Oklahoma City. She passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2022.After graduating from Casady High School, Cathy went on to study Nursing at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She returned to the University of Oklahoma Health...
George Harvey Moore
Nov 28, 2022
George Moore was born January 20, 1933 to Willie and Emma Moore in Andalusia, AL. He was the fifth of eight children.He served in the Air Force and was stationed at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, where he also served on Honor Guard Duty.He married Dolores Jean Krueger on November 26, 1955 at St Francis Of Assisi Catholic...
Dr. Stanley Kendall Rogers
Nov 26, 2022
Dr. Stanley Kendall Rogers passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the age of 87. He was born March 7, 1935, to Dr. Kendall and Mrs. Nelle Rogers (White). He grew up in Oklahoma City, attending Cleveland Elementary, Taft Junior High, Oklahoma Military Academy and graduated from Classen High School. After high school, he attended Westminster College where he pledged...
Peggy Jo Manning
Nov 20, 2022
Peggy Jo Manning was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 88 years ago. She married Don Manning on September 7, 1967. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage.They were blessed with two daughters, Deana Jones (Tom Jones) and Christy Lovelace (Blake Lovelace). She also leaves behind three grandchildren: Taylor Lovelace (Rebekah Lovelace), Matt Lovelace, and Valerie Hollingsworth (Matt Hollingsworth).The loves of her...
Charles Ray Bruton
Nov 19, 2022
Charles Ray Bruton (1938-2022)Charles Ray Bruton passed peacefully to his heavenly home after a short illness early Saturday morning, November 19, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City with his wife and daughter at his side. He was born on August 12, 1938, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to Jesse and Lorene Bruton. He married his sweetheart, Lois Huddleston on September 24,...
William Jarboe Ross
Nov 17, 2022
William Jarboe "Bill" Ross, a native of Oklahoma City and the son and grandson of '89ers, died peacefully on November 17, 2022 at St. Anthony's Hospital, where he was born 92 years earlier on May 9, 1930. Bill's paternal grandfather, George Ross, made the land run of 1889 on the Santa Fe Train from Gainesville, TX. George staked his claim...
Vernon Ross "Ross" Brown, Jr.
Nov 17, 2022
Vernon Ross Brown, Junior (Ross), 92, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on November 17th, 2022, in his home after a short battle with cancer.Ross was born on June 27th, 1930, to Vernon and Florence Brown in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduating high school, he attended Texas Tech University where he studied animal husbandry, began a lifelong dedication to his...
Patricia Jane Ricker
Nov 16, 2022
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Patricia "Pat" Ricker, (née Stokes) was born on December 2, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois and departed this life in Guthrie, Oklahoma on November 16, 2022, just two weeks and two days shy of her 97th birthday. Working at Western Electric in Chicago, Mom sat by a woman who had a picture on her desk of...
Helen Viola Britton
Nov 16, 2022
Helen Viola Britton was born February 12, 1926, in DeNoya, Oklahoma. She passed peacefully at 96 years old into the hands of her Lord on November 16, 2022, in Edmond, Oklahoma weakened by complications suffered from a stroke. She enjoyed a healthy and adventurous life growing up in the oil fields around Pawhuska, Oklahoma. At 16, in 1942, she left...
Kevin Gregory Grace
Nov 14, 2022
Beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend, Kevin Gregory Grace passed away unexpectedly at home on November 14, 2022, in Yukon, Oklahoma. Kevin was born to Peggy and Gilbert Grace on September 10th, 1985, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kevin was a friend to everyone and was always ready to share a smile. He was adored by everyone he met for...
Diane Sue Dostal
Nov 14, 2022
Diane Dostal loved music!She loved other things, of course, like traveling to lakes and oceans, swimming and relaxing on beautiful beaches while spending time with family and friends and devoting herself to loving and caring for her sons. But most of all, she loved music just like her mother and grandmother did. Whenever she heard a song, her body naturally...
Ba Kim Nguyen
Nov 14, 2022
Please check back at a later date for a completed obituary.Visitation for Mr. Ba Nguyen will be 5:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday, November 15, 2022, and Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Smith & Kernke Funeral Home - 23rd Street.Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday, November 17, 2022 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help with...
Carol Ann Larson
Nov 14, 2022
Carol Larson, 85, passed away in Oklahoma City, OK on November 14, 2022, with her loving family by her side. She was born on September 3, 1937, in Seattle, WA, to Arngrim and Bertha Anderson. When she was 13, she moved to San Diego, CA, where she graduated from Helix High School. In 1970, She married and moved to Oklahoma...
Hadlee Kay Reynolds
Nov 9, 2022
Hadlee Kay Reynolds, our precious baby girl, was born into the arms of angels at 1:18 PM on November 9, 2022, at Lakeside Women's Hospital. Born at 36 weeks, she weighed 4lbs 5oz and was 18 ¼ inches long. Although Hadlee never spent any time with us on this earth, she is deeply loved and touched many lives. Hadlee was...
Susan Elaine "Susie" Butcher
Nov 9, 2022
Susie Butcher, 63, passed away at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma on November 9, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born on November 23, 1958 to Al and Mary (Sumner) Morley having been raised in Dallas, TX with her three surviving brothers Tom, Ron and Dan Morley. She was married to Tom Butcher at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic...
Roberta Ann Bertoch
Nov 7, 2022
Roberta Ann Bertoch went to be with the Lord November 7, 2022. Roberta was born on August 2, 1935, to George & Lucile Harvey in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduation from Paseo High School in Kansas City, Roberta went on to get a degree from the University of Central Missouri. Roberta worked at Westminster Day School from 1972 until her...
Charles E. Porta
Nov 6, 2022
Charles Edward Porta passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. He was born May 26, 1943, in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Thelma (Rankin) and Charles H. Porta. At the young age of 7, he survived a tragic car accident that took the lives of his parents. He was adopted and raised by his...
Imogene Homsey Naifeh
Nov 6, 2022
Imogene Homsey Naifeh passed away peacefully on November 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. "I love you all so much; may God bless all of you," she said, as she closed her eyes and fell into eternal rest. She was 96.Imogene, affectionately known as Sittee or Aunt Ima, was born on June 18, 1926, in Depew, Oklahoma—the sixth of...
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