Murray Edward Abowitz
May 10, 2018
The world is reduced today by the loss of Murray Edward Abowitz (b. 4.5.41), beloved husband, father, pop-pop and friend. A child of post-war West Philadelphia, Murray was a graduate of the city's finest educational institutions, earning his high school degree from Central High and his college degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. It...
Robert Hall Koger
May 9, 2018
Robert H. Koger was born in Oklahoma City in 1932 and died on May 9, 2018. He was preceded by his mother Caroline Hall Burkhart Koger of Oklahoma City, his father John Clifford Burkhart, his father Ray Allen Koger, and four sisters: Helen Burkhart Deardorf of Denver, Eleanora Burkhart Walton of Los Angeles, Margaret Burkhart Reeves of Denver, and Patricia...
Nicholas "Nick" Fotis Karousatos
May 8, 2018
Nick was born on January 15, 1958 to Fotis and Anne Karousatos, in Washington, DC. After spending his early years in DC and Maryland, the family moved to Miami, FL., when Nick was six years old. Growing up in Florida, Nick was an ace tennis player, loved boating, cars, gardening, and cooking. Nick's true passion in life was cooking, he...
Frank Puente
May 8, 2018
Frank Puente: Wine, San Francisco, Mexico, Loving-Son, Corvette, hats, Dallas, Cadillac, Tulsa, "Frankie", IRS, Loving-Brother, Humor, Laughter, Beer, Loving-Uncle, Oklahoma, Don Pablo's, Mom, Pop,"Hey Kiddo", "Here's lookin' at you kid", Devoted-Friend, Classy, Cantina, Starched Shirts, Pioneer, Fideo, One-of-a-kind, Pan Dulce, Casa Dulce, Dry-cleaned pants, Suede Shoes, Home, Mexican Soup, Thorough, Quietly-loud, Reflective, The Dusty Dog, Laughlin (just kidding)..... These are...
Nila Ruth Browning
May 5, 2018
Nila was born in Batesville, Arkansas on June 27, 1921 and grew up on a farm near Foss, Oklahoma. She passed from this life May 5, 2018. She graduated from Stafford High School in Oklahoma in 1939 and then graduated from Business School at Southwestern State College in Weatherford, Oklahoma. She next started her career with the Federal Government Service...
Dr. Garland Norman Porterfield, Jr.
May 5, 2018
It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Garland Norman Porterfield, Jr. announces his passing, after a difficult seven-month battle with cancer, on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the age of 73 years. Garland will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 35 years, Winnie; his daughter, Katelyn and her spouse Evan Hudson; his daughter, Jessie Porterfield; and...
Barbara Ardeth Van Laanen
May 4, 2018
Barbara Ardeth Van Laanen let go of this life in the early afternoon on May 4, 2018. Born in Blackwell, OK, on August 11, 1933 to Lilly and James Disbrow, she was an independent woman of quiet intelligence. Of all of her talents and skills, she may be remembered most for being a master handwork artist, including sewing, knitting, and...
Melinda Sellers
May 3, 2018
After a brief illness, Melinda Sellers passed away May 3rd, 2018. She leaves behind her son Braden Hassebroek, of Oklahoma City, her daughter Elisabeth Larkin and husband Jack Larkin of Granite Bay, California; Her sisters, Charlotte McGuire and husband Chuck Wilson and Rebecca Woodward, both of Tulsa; Her nieces Kelly Fleming and husband Adam Fleming of Tulsa, Katherine Hassebroek, Crested...
Dr. E. Howard Jayne
May 2, 2018
Howard Jayne, M.D., died on May 2, 2018, after leading a long and fulfilling life. Born September 3, 1929, in a private home at 401 E. 5th., Edmond, OK, he is survived by the love of his life for 65 years, wife Phyllis Jayne, and four children and seven grandchildren: Karen Jayne of Oklahoma City; David, wife Ann, sons Ian...
William Clay Ferguson, Jr.
May 2, 2018
William Clay Ferguson, Jr., born May 24, 1961 in Tulsa, OK., passed away on May 2, 2018 in Asheville, NC. Ferguson sold commercial heating and air-conditioning equipment as general manager of the Oklahoma City operations of Hambrick-Ferguson, Inc. William was a proud member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), and served as the Central...
Jerrie Lynn Strawn
May 2, 2018
Jerrie L. (Giles) Strawn devoted mother and grandmother passed away May 2, 2018. She was born in Oklahoma City on December 4, 1945 to Ruth and Ed Giles. She graduated from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. The greatest loves of Jerrie's life were her grandchildren. She attended all of their sporting events, activities and helped with every school project. She...
Shirley Larae Sumption
May 2, 2018
Shirley LaRae Sumption, passed away May 2, 2018. She was born May 23, 1922 in Sutherland, Iowa to George and Laura Mae (Salzkorn) Shouse. Shirley loved her family with all her heart. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her life. Shirley was preceded in death by her son, John Rukes and daughter, Michaela Doss, and her 5 siblings....
Erik Van De Steeg
Apr 30, 2018
Garet "Erik" Van De Steeg was born On September 3, 1967 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Garet Edward Van De Steeg and Dorothy Van De Steeg. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Garet Edward Van De Steeg on Octoer 9, 2011. He is survived by his mother Dorothy Van De Steeg of Edmond, OK, his younger brother...
Chester Paul Buck
Apr 30, 2018
Chester Paul Buck, age 73, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on April 30, 2018. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on July 12, 1944, to parents Richard and Irene Buck, the second child of six children. Paul graduated from New Mexico Military Institute and went on to graduate from Central State University. Paul's career revolved...
Christina Angel Esparza
Apr 29, 2018
Christina Angel Gascon Esparza was born June 24th, 1934 in Leon, Guanajuato Mexico. On Sunday, April 29th, 2018, "Chris" went home at 4:40 p.m., just in time to make 5:00 mass in Heaven. She was 83 years old. Chris was the youngest of 16 children, born to Juan and Natalia Gascon. She was raised in Wichita, KS primarily, by her...
Mark John Cox
Apr 26, 2018
Mark John Cox went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 26, 2018 at the age of 54 after a lengthy illness. He was born on September 19, 1963 to John and Mary Jo Cox in Oklahoma City. On April 29, 1989 he married the love of his life Penny and together they had two children. Mark was...
Marvin Wesley Chiles
Apr 22, 2018
Marvin Wesley Chiles passed away April 22, 2018, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the first-born son of Francis Wesley and Verda Irene Mays Chiles. He was born February 2, 1934, in a small farm house near Zenith, Kansas in Stafford County on land his grandparents Walter and Florence Browning Chiles once owned, and later his parents. He is a...
Randall Randy Dekker
Apr 21, 2018
Randall (Randy) J. Dekker MSW was born in Traverse City, Michigan on February 5, 1940 to Harold and Mae Dekker. After graduating from high school at Grand Haven, Ml in 1958, he earned an M.S. degree at Western State University of Michigan in 1965 and an M.S.W. degree at Florida State University in 1967. He went home to his Lord...
Charles Edward Foster
Apr 20, 2018
Charles Edward Foster, age 82, died peacefully on April 20, 2018, in Oklahoma City. He was born in January of 1936 to Charles and Ila Foster in Enid. He was a 1954 graduate of Enid High School. Charles attended the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. While in college, Charles met the love...
Kreszentia "Christine" Gaston
Apr 20, 2018
Kreszentia "Christine" (Maier) Gaston, loving and devoted spouse, mother, and grandmother left this world peacefully on Friday, April 20th, 2018. She was born on December 22nd, 1927, to Jakob and Rosalia Maier, Ergoldsbach, Germany. She was one of three children, having two brothers Jacob and George. She and Richard Gaston were married in 1956, eventually making their home in Spokane,...
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