Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Wayne Elton Leuszler

Wayne Elton Leuszler

Jan 7, 2022

Wayne Elton Leuszler, 97, died January 7, 2022, at his apartment at Quail Creek Senior Living in Oklahoma City, OK. He passed away peacefully in his sleep of heart failure in the presence of his family.Wayne was born March 25, 1924, in a farmhouse outside Almena, KS, the son of Earl Wayne and Zelma Sophia Carolina Leuszler. His high school...

Ann Carolyn Hughes

Ann Carolyn Hughes

Jan 5, 2022

Ann Carolyn (Leithead) Hughes, 89, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 following a long struggle with COPD. She died peacefully at home, surrounded by her children.Ann was born in Des Moines, Iowa on October 7, 1932 to Barry T. and Alberta (Hamilton) Leithead. She grew up with her older brother and two younger sisters, graduating from Scarsdale...

Laura Elizabeth Davidoff

Laura Elizabeth Davidoff

Jan 2, 2022

Clad in orange with beautiful platinum hair, OSU lost one of its biggest fans Sunday, January 2 when Laura Elizabeth Davidoff went to her eternal home. Born September 19, 1970, Laura was the beloved daughter of Susan and Mike Roberts, and Jeff and Sue Davidoff, and devoted mother to Julia Davidoff.Laura graduated from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. She then...

Diane Gordon Fowler

Diane Gordon Fowler

Jan 1, 2022

Diane was born to Ethel M. and Gordon W. Schneider on April 10, 1932, in Green Bay, WI, and passed away January 1, 2022. Diane married the love of her life, Harold Eugene Fowler on October 18, 1952, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Oklahoma City. Diane was a devout Catholic and a member of the parish...

Bob Dickey

Bob Dickey

Jan 1, 2022

Bob E. Dickey joined his wife, oldest daughter and many other special souls in a heavenly reunion before the sun rose on the first day of 2022. He was 88 years old. Bob was born on October 25, 1933 in Enid, OK to Claude and Anna (Logsdon) Dickey. He married Peggy Chelf on February 27, 1953, a union that lasted...

Mary Anne Aaron

Mary Anne Aaron

Dec 30, 2021

Mary Anne Aaron was born in Oklahoma City to Mary Olive Aaron and Henry G. Aaron, Sr. on July 27, 1944. As a lifelong devout Catholic, member of Our Lady's Cathedral, loving family member, friend, nurse and educator, she lived a life that was defined by giving. She will be missed by the many people that loved her, cherished her...

Wilma Duty

Wilma Duty

Dec 30, 2021

Wilma Duty, 92, was born August 30, 1929, in Lakin, Kansas and died December 30, 2021, in Richardson, Texas.She was preceded in death by husband, Gabriel A. Duty, two sons-in-law, John J. Tyler and Paul W. Wilfahrt.Survivors include six children: Mary Linda Duty Wilfahrt, Catherine Elaine Duty Ziegler and husband Terrence Francis Ziegler, Deborah Ellen Duty Tyler Armstrong and husband...

Betty Jo Arambula

Betty Jo Arambula

Dec 27, 2021

Betty Arambula peacefully passed into the arms of Our Lord on Monday, December 27, 2021, absolved and anointed by Christ's Church, holding her granddaughter's hand while the Divine Mercy Chaplet was prayed around her. Her strong Catholic faith assures us that she is at last resting with Christ, the Holy Mother, the angels and saints, and all those loved ones...

Ryan Johnston

Ryan Johnston

Dec 26, 2021

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Ryan Anthony Johnston, who, at the age of 20, passed away on December 26, 2021.Ryan was born on November 13, 2001, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to his loving parents Phillip and Michelle Johnston. He entered this world with an exuberant smile and a set of dimples that served him well...

James Thomas "Jim" Webster

James Thomas "Jim" Webster

Dec 25, 2021

James (Jim) Thomas Webster, 66, of Edmond, OK, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, of a heart attack.Jim was born in Great Bend, KS on July 22, 1955, to E. James (Jim) Webster and Eva Webster. Jim graduated from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School and continued on to receive a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Edward's University and a...

Larry Franklin Dumas Sr.

Larry Franklin Dumas Sr.

Dec 24, 2021

Larry F. Dumas went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2021. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK on September 29, 1945 and after leaving high school, served our country (U.S. Army) in the Vietnam war. Upon returning from service, he met and married his surviving wife of 53 years, Faye Annette Dumas (Roberson). Together they lovingly raised...

Mary Lou Scheller

Mary Lou Scheller

Dec 23, 2021

Mary Lou Scheller, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed into eternal rest December 23, 2021. She was born September 29, 1920, in Comanche, OK to Ethel and O.S. Fitzgerald. Mary Lou received her early education in Verden, OK before graduating from the Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and an...

Fred Erdman, Jr.

Fred Erdman, Jr.

Dec 21, 2021

Robert Frederick "Fred" Erdman, Jr., passed away December 21, 2021, following a brief illness. He was born January 23, 1940, in Oklahoma City, the son of Dr. Robert Frederick Erdman, Sr. and Mary Frances Cornett Erdman.Fred's father was a dentist in the US Navy. Growing up in a career Naval Officer home, Fred lived in many places, attending 16 different...

Ronald Howard Hicks

Ronald Howard Hicks

Dec 20, 2021

Ronald Howard Hicks passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 20, 2021. He was born to Thomas and Harriett Hicks on August 11, 1936 in Warren, IL. He graduated from Warren High School in 1954 and then joined the Army. When he left the service, he took classes at the University of Oklahoma where he met Virginia. They married...

Joseph Abraham Merhib, Jr.

Joseph Abraham Merhib, Jr.

Dec 20, 2021

Joe was born on 07/20/1957 to Libby and Joseph A. Merhib, Sr in Utica, New York. After Joe graduating Midwest City High School in 1975 where he was named to the Oklahoma All State Football squad, Joe went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Education from Florida Atlantic University and a Master's Degree from the University of Central...

Cleo Faye Mazza

Cleo Faye Mazza

Dec 19, 2021

Cleo Faye Mazza peacefully passed from this life on December 19, 2021 at age 85. She was born October 2, 1936 and raised in Butte, Montana. Cleo graduated from Butte High School in 1954 and attended the University of Montana where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and a Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. She met the love...

Frank Martin Hernandez

Frank Martin Hernandez

Dec 17, 2021

Frank Martin Hernandez passed away at his home in Oklahoma City December 17, 2021. He was born March 9, 1925, in Mexico, the son of Refugio G. and Luciana Hernandez. He moved from Mexico to Oklahoma City at the age of 4. He attended school through the 8th grade when he quit to go to work to help support his...

Ronan Michael Ciesinski

Ronan Michael Ciesinski

Dec 17, 2021

Ronan Michael Ciesinski, aged 17, of Piedmont, OK, died unexpectedly at home on December 17, 2021. The beloved son of Annette and Paul Ciesinski, he was born in Hartford, CT, and lived with his family in East Hampton until they moved to Piedmont in 2014.Ronan was homeschooled, and a high school junior. He was a terrific drummer. All kinds of...

Ella Eloise Schrempp

Ella Eloise Schrempp

Dec 17, 2021

Ella Eloise Schrempp passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the great age of 99. She was born in Norman, Oklahoma, one of seven children, to August Benjamin (Pops) Floyd and Ella Polk Floyd. She moved briefly to Washington DC during WWII, and worked at the Pentagon where she met the love of her life of 70...

Pamela Sue Bradley

Pamela Sue Bradley

Dec 17, 2021

Pamela Sue Bradley (Holt), 64, passed away on December 17th, 2021 surrounded by her family.Pam was born in Shawnee and raised in Tulsa. After graduation from East Central High School in 1975 she attended Phillips University in Enid. It was there that she met and soon married DH Bradley. They had three children and were married for over 30 years.She...