Nov 14, 2020

Loretta Plugge, age 82, went to be with the Lord after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease on Saturday, November 14, 2020 around 11:00 pm. Her last days were spent in loving hospice care surrounded by her husband and children.Born in Hartman, Arkansas on October 3, 1938, to Appalonia E. and Alex J. Soerries, Loretta was the sixth of 9...

Nov 13, 2020

Nov 13, 2020

Rev. John Joseph Michalicka, a retired beloved priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died peacefully on Nov. 13 at his residence in Oklahoma City. He was 86.The Vigil will be Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City. Father John Metzinger will be presiding. The family will lead a...

Nov 11, 2020

John Michael Kerlin was born September 22, 1989, in La Jolla, California, to parents Steve and Susan Kerlin. He was three when his brother Robert was born, and they grew up being close. The family lived in Del Mar, California, until 1996, when they moved to Edmond, Oklahoma.John attended Northern Hills Elementary, Sequoyah Middle School, Edmond North High School, and...

Nov 10, 2020

On November 10, 2020 Catherine Kennedy Turpin (Grout) peacefully passed away, at the age of 83. She was born December 6, 1936 in Oklahoma City to Marie and Duane Grout, the youngest and a twin of 5 girls. She married our father Fred W. Turpin, 60 years ago October 22, 1960. Her husband Fred died just days before on October...

Nov 8, 2020

Carla was born to Kenneth and Marie Nash on September 21, 1963. She was the sixth child and the second girl to join the family. Carla attended Bishop John Carroll School through eighth grade where she made life-long friends. She and her family were active members of Our Lady's Cathedral. Carla graduated from NW Classen High School where she was...

Nov 7, 2020

Carlos "Abuelo" Ayala went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was born on November 26, 1944, in Bogota, Colombia. Carlos was one of seven children born to Belisario Ayala and Cecilia Mazuera. Carlos is survived by six remaining siblings Arturo Ayala, Cielo Marques, Manuel Ayala, Teresa DeMelo, Wilma Orozco and Adriana Nieto.Carlos moved...

Nov 5, 2020

Monte Merle Dodson left us on November 5, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK to be with his heavenly father. He was born February 5, 1925 to Merle Wilson Dodson and Ellie Veach Baumgartner and grew up in Oklahoma. Monte is survived by his wife, Margaret Helen Dodson, his only daughter, Karen Dodson Williams, three granddaughters, Shauna Riggs, Carmen Walker, and...

Nov 4, 2020

Lee Curtis Rittenhouse passed away comfortably in his home November 4, 2020. He was born June 23, 1948, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Mary Harker Rittenhouse and Ray Curtis Rittenhouse. He moved to Oklahoma City from Iowa when he was 12. He graduated from Putnam City High School and then earned a degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University....

Nov 4, 2020

Barbara "Mike" Reskovac Marshall, age 82, died peacefully on November 4, 2020. Being the youngest of 6 siblings, she inherited the name "Mike" as a term of endearment, a nickname that remained throughout her life. She was a graduate of Perry High School, Pittsburgh, PA, and later earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Tulsa and her...

Nov 3, 2020

It is with a heavy heart that our aunt and friend, Martha Alma Custer, departed this earth November 3, 2020, but with joy we know she is now in the graceful embrace of the Lord. A private service in her honor will take place 10:00AM, November 14, 2020 at St. John's Episcopal Church. Friends are invited to attend the interment...

Nov 2, 2020

Wiley Garrett Conley, 18, of Oklahoma City, passed from this life on November 2, 2020 with his loving family by his side. He was born on February 19, 2002 in Oklahoma City to Wiley and Carrie Conley.Garrett's life was filled with his deep faith in Jesus, loving on his chocolate lab, Charlie, staying up late… way too late, playing video...

Nov 2, 2020

James Gail Hamill was born in Oklahoma City, OK, on March 28, 1929, to Claude Dan Hamill and May Killough Hamill, their fifth and last child. He attended Lee School, Capitol Hill Junior High, and graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1947. Then he attended Oklahoma A & M College on an athletic scholarship as a student trainer and...

Oct 31, 2020

Ramona Elena Gonzalez was born to Bernardino Gonzalez and Joaquina Garcia Gonzalez, in Amarillo, TX on August 20, 1941. Sister Elena had four brothers; Chief Master Sergeant Ignacio (Nacho), Father Antonio (Tony), Bernardino Angel (Bernie), and Dr. Juan Carlos (Charlie) and four sisters; Maria del Refugio (Cuca), Maria Esperanza (Lancha), Maria Guadalupe (Lupe), Dr. Rosa Margarita. Sister's parents worked hard...

Oct 29, 2020

On October 29, 2020 Fred Turpin peacefully passed away in his sleep, next to his wife, at the age of 85. He was born Christmas Eve, 1934 in Oklahoma City to Meretha and Buford Marsh. He was raised by Meretha and Dick Turpin and lived all over the United States with his sisters Joan Cagle, Gaylyn Greiner and Dana Miller...

Oct 29, 2020

Ruth H. Schmitz-Chastain, 95, passed away Oct. 29, 2020, in Oklahoma City. She was born June 17, 1925, in Kingman, KS, the daughter of Agnes and Francis Thissen. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Wichita, KS. Ruth was a member of St. Eugene's Parish and the Altar Society. She taught ballroom dancing at the Moose Lodge for 35 years;...

Oct 27, 2020

Frances Ione (Guffey) Sparks passed away October 27, 2020. She was born September 6, 1927 to Floyd M. Guffey and Mary Evelyn (Ott) Guffey in Hamilton, Kansas.Frances began her life in Hamilton as the second child of five. She was a very loving and responsible child and sister. She loved to laugh, excelled at school, and went to business school...

Oct 27, 2020

Linda Jean Swanson Ristow died at Parker Adventist Hospital on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 of pneumonia. Born October 4, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Linda brought intelligence, sensitivity and a discerning eye for beauty and detail to a richly varied life.A deeply intuitive and empathetic woman, Linda often saw things in the world that others could not see. Astrology was a...

Oct 26, 2020

Marion Fred Austin, 80, of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City. Fred was born on May 16, 1940 in Clyde, Texas to Winnie and JR Austin. He lived most of his life in Abilene and Yukon, Ok. He attended McMurray State University as a football letterman. Right out of college...

Oct 26, 2020

Gertrude Stillwell White left this world for heaven on Oct. 26, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Gertrude, or Trudy as her friends and family knew her, was born in Bethany, Oklahoma, on July 27, 1942. Trudy graduated from Bethany High School in 1960 and from Bethany Nazarene College, now Southern...