Wanda Loraine Laseman

Wanda Loraine Laseman, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and mother-in-law, passed away peacefully to the arms of the Lord on June 12th, 2019, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Born Wanda Loraine Cole to Virgil and Helen Cole in Sparks, Oklahoma, on December 4th, 1927. She graduated from Classen High and attended Oklahoma City University, where she met and fell in love with Ray Fraher. They were wed in 1947, married for 27 years, and blessed with three lovely daughters. Wanda worked as a Commercial Lines Underwriter for the Insurance Company of North America (INA), The Hartford, and Cigna for over 22 years, retiring in 1987.A devout Catholic, Wanda enjoyed doing needle point, was a voracious reader, and an incredible cook. She also loved boating, regularly going to Texoma Lake with friends and her daughter. It was thru these friends that she was introduced to Paul Laseman in 1990, who swept her off her feet, and they were married for over 27 years, until his death in October 2017.She is preceded in death by her Mother and Father, her husbands, Ray Fraher and Paul Laseman, and one daughter, Carol Fraher Johns. She is survived by one sister, Wynona Cole Robinson, of Bend, Oregon, two daughters, Diane Fraher Thornton, and her husband, Steve Thornton, of New York City, and Mary Catherine Stack, and her husband, Stan Stack, of Oklahoma City, a son-in-law, Jeff Johns, of Pittsburg, five grandchildren, Hunter Stack of Oklahoma City, Emily Stack of Austin, and Jessica Johns, Erin Johns and Lindsay Johns, all of Pittsburg, 10 nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 17th, 2019, at 1:00pm, at Christ the King Catholic Church with interment immediately following at Rose Hill Burial Park.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Charity of your Choice.