Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Barbara Belle Maroney

Barbara Belle Maroney

May 17, 2019

Barbara Belle Maroney, aka, "Buckshot" was born October 16, 1920 and passed away May 17, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She leaves behind cherished family and friends. She is survived by her son Everett Allen (Mike) Maroney, daughter Debra L Konieczny, their spouses Marion Frances Maroney and The Right Reverend Dr. Edward J. Konieczny, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.Barbara...

Helen Louise Swanda

Helen Louise Swanda

May 16, 2019

Helen Louise Swanda, 81, passed away surrounded by her loving family on May 16, 2019 in Del City. She was born on November 30, 1937 in Apache, OK to Charles and Helen (Cunningham) Moore. Helen graduated from Newcastle High School then began her working career at Downtown Chevrolet in the financing department. She later meet the love of her life...

Robert Joseph Dippi

Robert Joseph Dippi

May 15, 2019

Go placidly amid the noise and hasteRemember what peace there may be in silenceRobert had a lifelong love of aviation; he was not only an accomplished pilot, but in his later years, he was dedicated to aviation safety. Keeping people safe in the skies that he loved so much was second only to keeping his family safe and well provided...

Shannon Kay Schrempp

Shannon Kay Schrempp

May 13, 2019

Shannon Kay Schrempp, passed away on May 13, 2019 in Oklahoma City. She was born on February 26, 1959 in Ada, OK and was raised in Konawa. Shannon graduated from Konawa High School and continued her education at USAO in Chickasha and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Vocational Home Economics. She worked as an Insurance Coordinator with the Archdiocese...

The Rev. Wilbur E. Moore

The Rev. Wilbur E. Moore

May 12, 2019

Rev. Wilbur Emery Moore died May 12, 2019, at Saint Ann Nursing Home in Oklahoma City. He was age 90. Father Moore was born March 6, 1929, in Duncan, Okla., to Harry and Lucy (Haas) Moore. After graduating from Duncan High School, he attended Saint Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colo., where he earned a master's degree in theology. He was...

Robbie Elizabeth "Beth" Parker

Robbie Elizabeth "Beth" Parker

May 10, 2019

Robbie Elizabeth "Beth" Lasarsky Parker was born July 6, 1930 in Tulsa Oklahoma to Stanley and Robbie Lasarsky. She graduated Ada high school in 1948. She was a homemaker while raising their 2 sons as her husband Earl of 69 years was serving in the armed forces in Korea. Beth later had a career in retail working at JcPenny and...

Quinn Parker

Quinn Parker

May 6, 2019

Quinn ParkerNovember 6, 1933 – May 6, 2019Quinn served his Country in the Navy during the Korean War and loved his country dearly. He was a man of many interests that ranged from mud racing to Broadway Musicals, from gun shows to Bible Studies. He was honest, truthful, insightful, and liked to share his opinion. He was a gentle soul...

James "Jim" Rowan

James "Jim" Rowan

May 6, 2019

Jim left the physical world on May 6th, 2019, closing the final chapter of a life dedicated to social justice and filled with love, public service, and belly laughs. As a dedicated husband, proud father, zealous advocate, and devout member of Our Lady's parish, Jim shaped many lives. He connected with people from every walk of life and often used...

Susan Peã±A Harkness

Susan Peã±A Harkness

May 4, 2019

Born in Oklahoma City, Susan was a graduate of Bishop McGuinness HS and a proud graduate of the University of Oklahoma. With a lifetime career in advertising and marketing communications, she served as the Brand Manager for OG&E where she spearheaded the product and services communication for dozens of programs and products. Throughout her 26 year career with OG&E, her...

John W. Abernethy

John W. Abernethy

May 4, 2019

John W. Abernethy, 53, passed away May 4, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. He was born April 28, 1966 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Following graduation from Hickory high school, John went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. John's career led him to work as a division manager for ML Johnson and Associates where he took...

Karen Ann Dean

Karen Ann Dean

May 3, 2019

Karen was born in Memphis, TN and was the eldest of four children born to an ex-serviceman from Marlow, OK and his Australian war bride. She grew up in Lawton, OK and attended St. Mary's Catholic School from elementary through high school graduation in 1965, one of the last high school graduating classes at St. Mary's. As a teenager, she...

Winifred Inez Bailey Fuhrman

Winifred Inez Bailey Fuhrman

May 3, 2019

Winifred "Win" Inez Bailey Fuhrman died May 3, 2019, at home. She was born in Oklahoma County on October 2, 1923, to Frederick and Inez (McCallon) Bailey. She graduated from Putnam City High School at the age of 15 and graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1943 with a journalism degree. She worked as a reporter at newspapers in Stillwater, Duncan...

Doris Westfahl Dean

Doris Westfahl Dean

May 3, 2019

Doris Westfahl Dean, 95, of Oklahoma City, passed peacefully on Friday, May 3, 2019, with her immediate family around her. Despite a prolonged illness, she lived a long life. We are grateful for knowing she is in a better place, whole again, and suffering no more. She was born in Okeene, Oklahoma, on March 16, 1924. She was the daughter...

Kevin Keith Price

Kevin Keith Price

Apr 30, 2019

Kevin Keith Price (born July 1, 1955) of Oklahoma City, OK passed away from this life surrounded by friends and family on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Kevin was born in Oklahoma City to Lloyd Keith Price (deceased) and Naomi Kerce (deceased). He attended Millwood Elementary and graduated from Putnam City Highschool in Oklahoma City....

Freida N. Dailey

Freida N. Dailey

Apr 30, 2019

Freida N. Dailey was born October 1, 1927, in Pecan Gap, Texas, to Ray and Jessie Smiley. At the age of 5, she moved with her family to Waco, Texas. She was educated in the Waco School System where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Ernest L. Dailey, on January 1, 1947. They had many adventures together in...

Kenneth Griffin

Kenneth Griffin

Apr 25, 2019

Kenneth L. "Ken" Griffin, age…if you asked, Ken's reply would be none of your dang business, however, acquaintances who've known him will be impressed to learn he lived 79 years. Ken began his adventure among us mere mortals in a small town no one has ever heard of, Battiest, Oklahoma, born to Lester and Mildred Griffin. Ken was owner and...

Jack H. Homra

Jack H. Homra

Apr 25, 2019

Jack Homra,89, Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Jack was born on February 21,1930 in Tipptonville, TN. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Korean War and had been stationed in Germany. Jack later worked for 35 years for the W.J. Jones and Company, and then was involved with...

Christopher Francis Farrell

Christopher Francis Farrell

Apr 23, 2019

Christopher Francis Farrell passed away April 23, 2019. He was born January 27, 1951, in Boston, Mass., the son of Silvester and Mary Farrell. He came with the family to Oklahoma City in 1958. Christopher attended Holy Child School and was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He spent four years in South America where he learned to speak...

Ralph Lee Mason

Ralph Lee Mason

Apr 22, 2019

Our beloved husband, dad, granddad, and great-granddad, Ralph Lee Mason, passed from this life into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 22, 2019 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. He was born in Shawnee, OK on July 31, 1932. He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Helen; daughters, Myrna Lightfoot and...