Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Carol Jean Schroeder

Carol Jean Schroeder

Nov 5, 2022

Carol Myers Schroeder (Baker), beloved Mommy and Mimi, age 73, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her girls on November 5th after a long battle with cancer. Carol was born on October 5th, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Mary and Veachel Baker. Carol graduated from Dewey High School in 1967, then attended Northeastern State University...

Kenneth Lee Dekker

Kenneth Lee Dekker

Nov 3, 2022

Kenneth Lee Dekker, 80, died November 3, 2022, in Oklahoma City, OK, among loving family.Ken was born December 30, 1941, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Georgana Swenson Dekker and Peter Gerrit Dekker, and was the eldest of their three children.Following his first marriage, Ken and family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he earned an engineering degree from Marquette University in Wisconsin...

Ramon Sanchez

Ramon Sanchez

Oct 30, 2022

Ramon Sanchez was born to Guadalupe and Ilaria Sanchez on August 26, 1946, in Coahuila, Mexico. He was raised in Tlacuitapa, Jalisco where he met and married the love of his life, Gerarda in 1964. They had their first of 8 children in 1969. Martin Sanchez, Maria Del Rosio Sanchez, Laura Sanchez, Ramon Sanchez, Guadalupe Sanchez, Mariela Sanchez, Leonardo Brian...

Sidney Carol Ford

Sidney Carol Ford

Oct 26, 2022

Sidney Carol (Earnest) Ford went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the age of 71. She was born to Wayne and Betty Earnest (Power) on March 6, 1951, in Durant, Oklahoma. Sidney loved traveling, playing the piano, and could often be found reading. She attended OU and UCO where she attained her master's in education....

Diana Rose-Marie Gallendari-Chalshotori

Diana Rose-Marie Gallendari-Chalshotori

Oct 25, 2022

Diana Rose-Marie Gallehdari-Chalshotori joined her Heavenly Father on October 25, 2022. Born in Wichita, KS and raised in Independence, KS. She could not be contained by small-town living and resided in many other places across the U.S. before making Oklahoma City, OK her home of 35 years.Diana had a wicked sense of humor, loved all types of music, and held...

Dauna Doreen Davis

Dauna Doreen Davis

Oct 22, 2022

Dauna Davis passed away In Mercy Hospital after a brief stay October 22nd, 2022. Dauna was born November 5, 1938, in Arkansas City, KS and married William "Bill" Joe Davis on September 7th, 1957. Bill & Dauna lived in Arkansas City, KS, Ponca City, OK, Enid, OK, Yukon, OK and most recently resided in Oklahoma City at Epworth Villa. Dauna...

John David Hall

John David Hall

Oct 21, 2022

John David Hall died unexpectedly in Nashville, TN on October 21st, 2022, at the age of 35. He was born at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City on June 10, 1987, to Beth and Greg Hall. His early years were spent in Mesta Park, Oklahoma City, where he attended St. Luke's Methodist Church and played with next door neighbor friends, Stewart...

Carol Perkins Dill

Carol Perkins Dill

Oct 21, 2022

Carol died peacefully in her sleep following a short illness.Carol was born in Oklahoma City to Leon Charles Perkins and Betty Ann Eufinger Perkins. She was the first of four daughters and deeply loved by her family throughout her life. Carol was raised in Oklahoma City, but lived 5 years in Atlanta, Georgia, where she began her early education. The...

J. Roy Smith

J. Roy Smith

Oct 21, 2022

James Roy Smith, beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend, passed away in his home with his wife, Bev, beside him on October 21, 2022 at the age of 80 years.Roy was born in Lawton, OK to Clare and Ramona (Shaw) Smith on February 4, 1942. He grew up in Oklahoma City, attended Horace Mann Elementary School and Harding High...

Emily Frances Ryan

Emily Frances Ryan

Oct 20, 2022

Emily Frances Ryan (Burgert) passed away on October 20, 2022 at the age of eighty-five. She was born in Kaw City, Oklahoma on July 19, 1937 to parents Marie Harper Burgert and Robert Smith Burgert. She is preceded in death by her siblings James Robert Burgert, John Edward Burgert, and David Stuart Burgert. Her life continues to be celebrated by...

Joshua James Pelafigue

Joshua James Pelafigue

Oct 18, 2022

Joshua (Josh) James Pelafigue was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana on January 20, 1974 and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. He was proceeded in death by his grandparents Henry Pelafigue and Paul and Yvonne Melancon; his father Harvey Pelafigue; nephews Jordon and Jessie Pelafigue. Josh will forever be missed by his wife Meegan Neher...

Eleanor Joan "Joan" Kopper

Eleanor Joan "Joan" Kopper

Oct 18, 2022

Eleanor Joan Kopper, world traveler, teacher, cruise craft director, and friend returned to her heavenly realm Tuesday, October 18, 2022. She was the first daughter born of Dewey S. and Irene L. Webster and she was born at home in the rural town of Aline, Oklahoma on July 15, 1934. In 1957, she married Dean L. Kopper, a fellow teacher...

Susan Chesnut Sturm

Susan Chesnut Sturm

Oct 16, 2022

Suzy left this world suddenly on October 16, 2022, at their home in Scottsdale, AZ. Born in Oklahoma City on July 17, 1945, to Aubrey Edwin Chesnut and Genevieve Bernice Alguire Chesnut, she was 77. She married J. Christopher Sturm on May 23,1971, and was preceded in death by her parents, brother Dr. Kent Chesnut, and her beloved dog Grady....

Shirley Lee Reynolds

Shirley Lee Reynolds

Oct 16, 2022

Shirley Lee Hamilton Reynolds born November 24, 1929, in Shawnee, OK, died October 16, 2022. She graduated from Shawnee High School and was married to Pat Reynolds for 58 years. Shirley and Pat moved to Oklahoma City and joined St. Eugene's Catholic Church in 1961. Shirley was a member of St. Eugene's Altar Society and actively supported her husband Pat...

Olive Kees Austin

Olive Kees Austin

Oct 15, 2022

Olive "Honey" Austin, 84, passed away in her home-away-from-home at the Heritage Point Memory Care facility of Oklahoma City. She was born to Elisabeth and Paul Kees May 15,1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Barstow School for Young Ladies in Kansas City, Kansas. On the KU campus, she met and married the love of her life Jerry Austin on...

Catherine Frances "Katie" Harris

Catherine Frances "Katie" Harris

Oct 12, 2022

Catherine (Katie) Frances Hromada Harris, 78, of Edmond, OK passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on October 12, 2022. Katie was born on February 8, 1944 in El Reno, OK to Frank and Helen Hromada. She graduated from El Reno High School in 1962 and from Long Beach City College with an Associate Degree in Interior Design in...

Thomas Osborn "Tom" Francis

Thomas Osborn "Tom" Francis

Oct 12, 2022

Thomas Osborn Francis was born in Franklin, IL on November 10, 1942, to Prince and Juda Francis. Tom was the second youngest of 12 children. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1960. He went on to attend Illinois College, where he was later inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame for football, baseball, basketball, and golf. Tom's professional...

Edna Moody Dunn

Edna Moody Dunn

Oct 8, 2022

Edna Moody Dunn, 103, passed peacefully in the loving presence of her family on October 8, 2022, in Houston, Texas. She was born on September 11th, 1919, in Drew, Mississippi to Robert E. and Mary Nix-Moody; the oldest of 6 siblings.Edna grew up in Sunflower County, Mississippi, where she accepted Christ at the age of 12. After graduating high school...

Allen Francis Staples

Allen Francis Staples

Oct 5, 2022

Allen Francis Staples, dedicated husband, brother, uncle; loving father of two; and friend of many, died at 2:22 p.m. on October 5th at age 62.Allen was born on December 28, 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas and moved to Oklahoma City in 1970. He was an alumnus of Christ the King Elementary School (1974), Bishop McGuinness High School (1978) and Oklahoma...