Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Earl Sanders "Sandy" Elliott, Jr.

Earl Sanders "Sandy" Elliott, Jr.

Jul 7, 2020

Earl Sanders "Sandy" Elliott died Tuesday, July 7 at the age of 72 after a long and valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "a gentleman puts more into the world than he takes out of it." Never was there anyone who epitomized this definition of a gentleman more than Sandy. Sandy was born August 8, 1947,...

Joseph Abraham Merhib

Joseph Abraham Merhib

Jul 2, 2020

On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Joseph Abraham Merhib, Sr, loving husband and father of two children passed away at age 87 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Joe was born on December 22, 1932 in Sherburne New York to Jenny and Abraham Merhib and was the one of five children who grew up in Utica, New York. Following military...

Dale L. Kitchell

Dale L. Kitchell

Jun 27, 2020

Lt. Col. Dale Leroy Kitchell, USAF (Ret.), died Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was born in Lewistown, Montana to Roy and Ruth Kitchell. He served in the USAF during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During the Cold War, he was assigned to "Looking Glass", the Airborne Command Post, as the Communications Officer.Raised on a family farm, he had...

Donovan Frederick Carter, Sr.

Donovan Frederick Carter, Sr.

Jun 25, 2020

Donovan F. Carter passed away on June 25th, 2020 after a nearly 20-year (and remarkably optimistic) battle with Parkinson's Disease.He was born on May 3rd, 1953 in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in Oklahoma City, graduating from John Marshall High School and then Central Oklahoma University with a degree in Municipal Management. Throughout his career, Donovan managed numerous country...

Gregory Dewayne Wagoner

Gregory Dewayne Wagoner

Jun 23, 2020

Greg Wagoner, 61, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, June 23rd. Greg was born in Coyle, OK, the second born son to Mary Lou and Dewayne Wagoner. He grew up in Oklahoma City, attending Harding and Northeast High School. He went on to obtain his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Oklahoma University...

Dennis Spencer

Dennis Spencer

Jun 22, 2020

Was born November 14, 1943 in Drumright, OK and died June 22, 2020 in Oklahoma City.People come into our hearts for all sorts of reasons. Some teach us life lessons we never forget. Some nurture us and help us become better people. Some simply love us with all their hearts. And then there are people like Dennis, who did all...

Jeffrey Alan Marrs

Jeffrey Alan Marrs

Jun 21, 2020

Jeffrey Alan Marrs was born on March 22, 1952 and passed away on June 21, 2020. He is survived by his children, Carmen and Tyler Marrs; grandchildren, Senna and Pierce Carr. He is also survived by his sister, Linda Havrilla; brothers, Lee and Maury Marrs; nieces and nephews, Mary Caitlin Greenawalt and husband Donny Greenawalt, Stephanie Marrs, Ardis Marrs Steele,...

William L. Shea

William L. Shea

Jun 20, 2020

William L. Shea, loving family man, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Edmond, Oklahoma on June 20, 2020. Bill was born to William and Florence Shea, on July 24th 1934 in Mt. Vernon Illinois. Bill (or "Billy" as his childhood friends called him), grew up playing football and basketball in his high school years, and even won the soapbox...

Constance Leila "Connie" Burt

Constance Leila "Connie" Burt

Jun 20, 2020

Constance Leila "Connie" Burt passed away June 20, 2020. She was born May 19, 1924, in London, England, the daughter of William and Katherine Coley. During World War II, she worked at Marconi's, a London-based wireless telegraph co., and met an American Soldier named Lonnie Burt. They courted for 13 months and were married on Aug. 19, 1944, in Chelmsford,...

Sister Mary Francella Schaapveld

Sister Mary Francella Schaapveld

Jun 18, 2020

June Marie Schaapveld was born to Benjamin John Schaapveld and Mary Elizabeth Spannagel Schaapveld, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 12, 1930. Sister was the youngest of three children. Her two older brothers were: Leonard and Glenn Schaapveld. Sister's family experienced the sorrows of the depression along with many other families. Through faith and long hard work, they had a...

Susan Elizabeth Hanna

Susan Elizabeth Hanna

Jun 16, 2020

Susan Elizabeth Hanna, age 70, died June 16, 2020. She was born June 23, 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK. Susan was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was a retired legal assistant from the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office and was proud of her work helping to change federal law following the 1995 OKC Bombing. Susan was loved...

Shirley Lucille Jones

Shirley Lucille Jones

Jun 13, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Lucille Jones, daughter of the late Albert Cletus Durham and Mildred Lucille Morgan- Durham was born on October 3, 1945 in Chandler, Arizona and passed from this life on June 13, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Shirley attended public school in Riverside County, California and was a graduate of Banning Union High School.She was joined in matrimony to the...

Monelle R. Wenzel

Monelle R. Wenzel

Jun 11, 2020

Monelle Rubena Wenzel, beloved daughter, sister and aunt, passed peacefully June 11, 2020, after a valiant, fifteen year battle with Melanoma. Born December 31, 1947 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, she was the fourth and youngest child of Charles Ernest Wenzel and Rubena Francis Wenzel. While both sides of the family were tall, Monelle was born premature and never grew...

Bradford Bain "Brad" Zimmerman

Bradford Bain "Brad" Zimmerman

Jun 11, 2020

Bradford Bain Zimmerman was born to Otto Jennings Zimmerman and Bernice Katheryn "Boots" (Bain) Zimmerman in Atlanta, Georgia on March 21, 1937 and died at home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 11, 2020. He was 83 years old. He was raised in Oklahoma City and later Edina, Minnesota where he graduated from high school in 1955. Following high school,...

Richard Todd Hartley

Richard Todd Hartley

Jun 11, 2020

Richard Todd Hartley, 47, of Oklahoma City, passed away on June 11, 2020 in Oklahoma City. Richard T. Hartley was born in Oklahoma City to parents Richard Jack Hartley and Angela Faye Antel on April 25, 1973. A lifelong resident of Oklahoma City, Richard attended Rosary Catholic Elementary, Mount Saint Mary Catholic High School, going on to earn an associates...

Lucy Shanbour

Lucy Shanbour

Jun 10, 2020

Lucille, "Lucy" Shanbour, 85, passed away on June 10th, 2020. Lucy was married to her beloved husband Alfie for 51 years prior to his passing in 2012. She was a devoted wife and mother. It has often been said that behind every successful man is a strong woman. This is especially true with Lucy as she helped Al operate a...

Angelina Cicone

Angelina Cicone

Jun 9, 2020

The entire Cicone family appreciates your prayers and thoughts and is very much looking forward to seeing you in July.Thank You.

Sr. Maria Guadalupe Herrera

Sr. Maria Guadalupe Herrera

Jun 5, 2020

Maria Guadalupe Herrera, age 77, was born to Cecilio M. Herrera and Maria Rebeca (Ferrara) Herrera in Laredo, Texas on December 22, 1943. Her siblings included her three brothers: Bro. Joseph Eugene, Bro. Cecilio Jose and Alberto Jose; two sisters, Maria Rebeca and Maria de Los Angeles (Angie). Sister experienced her elementary education and high school at Ursuline Academy, Laredo,...

Mike Honora Oliver-Shotwell

Mike Honora Oliver-Shotwell

Jun 4, 2020

Mike H. Oliver-Shotwell, 78, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK. Mike was the daughter of Joseph and Martina Fitzgerald and was born on January 19, 1942. Mike worked over 25 years at M&M Candy in Hackettstown, NJ. She retired in 1996. After retirement, she and her husband purchased a farm in Cabool, MO, where she...