Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Ronald Eugene Vela

Ronald Eugene Vela

Apr 30, 2015

Ron passed away early Thursday, April 30, 2015 from complications suffered in a fall. Ron was born December 23, 1959 in Oklahoma City to Refugio and Olga Vela. He attended Bishop McGuinness High School and worked mostly in automotive related business which fueled his love of cars. He held positions at Jackie Cooper, owned a Snap-on distributorship and spent many...

Frances L. Barnhart

Frances L. Barnhart

Apr 29, 2015

Died peacefully April 29, 2015 at home surrounded by family. Franny was born October 22, 1923 to Claude and Anna Sledd in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where she spent her early life along with brother, Claude, Jr. She attended Sullins Girls School in Bristol, Virginia, then on to the University of Oklahoma where she met Lyall Barnhart, Jr. They were married in...

Helen Ann Farmer

Helen Ann Farmer

Apr 28, 2015

Helen Ann was born in Wilburton, Okla. and passed away in Oklahoma City. She was raised and graduated from High School in Wilburton. She attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. She later attended and graduated from University of Oklahoma with her Masters degree in Education. She taught first grade at Buchanan Elementary School for the Oklahoma City Public Schools....

Jo Ann Petuskey

Jo Ann Petuskey

Apr 27, 2015

JoAnn Petuskey was born in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Donald C. and Charlotte Weeks. She attended the University of Denver and the Scottsdale Arts School where she studied oil painting and sculpting. She owned a restaurant in Oklahoma City where she was well-known for her Muffalettas, also selling them at the Arts Festival. She had requests from as far...

James Bryant Gentry

James Bryant Gentry

Apr 27, 2015

My mother, Jessie Mary (Camp) Gentry released me to an unsuspecting world on Thursday, 15 October 1925 A.D., after dinner, in the front bedroom of a farm house in the community of Midway, in Jones County, Texas. I was a normal Texas size baby, weighing 10 lbs. 12 oz. My mother enrolled me in the Cradle Roll Department of Hodges...

Annie Irene Fine

Annie Irene Fine

Apr 26, 2015

Irene died April 26, 2015 from a very eventful life, from clerk typist at Curtis Candy Co. to Federal Reserve Bank. She was married to L.M. Fine, Nov. 24, 1946 until his death July 11, 1982. She worked with her husband at Fine Food Store, then in real estate. Irene was Worthy Matron in Eastern Star in 1987. She was...

Henrietta Mae Krejci

Henrietta Mae Krejci

Apr 25, 2015

Henrietta Mae Krejci, 100, passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2015. Her long and remarkable life is a testament to her devotion to family, friends and her ability to courageously meet the challenges of her life. Early years were spent in and around Pond Creek, Oklahoma. She attended and graduated from Oklahoma Women's College, which later became the...

John Reginald Loeffelholz

John Reginald Loeffelholz

Apr 24, 2015

Reg passed away on April 24, 2015. He was born in Norman, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loeffelholz. He moved to Perry, Oklahoma when he was six weeks of age. He grew up there, and graduated from Perry High School in 1947. Reg earned a degree in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma A&M (OSU) in 1951....

Sara Mae Starnes

Sara Mae Starnes

Apr 17, 2015

Sara Mae Starnes, age 94, of Oklahoma City, passed away April 17, 2015. She was born October 3, 1920 in Glen Allen, Mississippi to Tim Hamilton and Louisa Ann (Jackson) Cleveland. Sara worked as a florist and had a lifelong talent for crafts, sewing and crocheting. Her and her husband Dan loved to travel. They were members of the Holiday...

Darrell W. Barton

Darrell W. Barton

Apr 15, 2015

Darrell Wayne Barton, 73, was born January 29, 1942, in Crossett, Arkansas, and died April 15, 2015, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Semi-retired after working more than forty years as a photojournalist in broadcast news, he spent much of that time covering crime, revolutions and wars all over the world. He grew vegetables for the local farmers' market and enjoyed working...

Joann Bishop

Joann Bishop

Apr 15, 2015

JoAnn Bishop, lifelong resident of Oklahoma City, passed away April 15, 2015. She was born August 6, 1956, in Oklahoma City. She grew up in Oklahoma and Texas before returning to Oklahoma City where she worked for many years at St. Anthony Hospital as a nurse assistant and unit secretary. At one time, she managed and later owned a Dairy...

Katherine Ruth Hudak

Katherine Ruth Hudak

Apr 13, 2015

Katherine Hudak passed away on Monday at the age of 93. She was born on November 4, 1921 to John L. and Bessie Bannon in Oklahoma City. Katherine went to Hawthorne grade school, Taft Junior High and graduated from Classen High School. She went to Hill's Business College and then worked for Richards & Conover Hardware Co. and The Federal...

Andrew Virgil Cummins

Andrew Virgil Cummins

Apr 11, 2015

Andrew was born in Verden, Oklahoma to Andrew C. and Pauline Cummins. Andy graduated from Enid High School and upon graduation joined the Navy for four years. He was the first member of his family to graduate from high school and attend college. Andy chose Oklahoma State University where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was a...

William John Woods

William John Woods

Apr 11, 2015

William John Woods died peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2015. He was born on October 4, 1941 in Wichita, KS. Bill was married to Patricia Woods on May 16, 1963. He was active in construction management, completing his last project in Norman, OK in July 2014. He was always known for his great sense of humor and a big heart....

David Dank

David Dank

Apr 10, 2015

State Representative David Dank, 76, died Friday at his Oklahoma City home. Born in Pittsburgh, Penn., he graduated from Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City and attended the University of Oklahoma. He was publisher of both the Moore Monitor and the Oklahoma Conservative Review, and served as executive vice president of the Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association, where he was...

Robert E. Apel

Robert E. Apel

Apr 10, 2015

Robert Emil "Bob" Apel, a pioneer in the use of computers in the mortgage banking industry died April 10, 2015, in Oklahoma City following a lengthy illness. He was 82. First and foremost a devoted Catholic and family man, Apel is survived by his wife of 62 years, Suzie (Keefe) Apel, his daughter Susan Rosenhamer and his sons, James, Thomas...

Phillip Johnston Easlon

Phillip Johnston Easlon

Apr 9, 2015

Phillip Johnston Easlon (Phil), 79, born August 19, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK to Albert and Helen Easlon, peacefully entered into eternal life on April 9, 2015. A proud member of the Classen High School class of 1954, Phil was an athletic standout, receiving All American honors in track. He set and still maintains the state record in the 120...

Billy "Jim" Kelly

Billy "Jim" Kelly

Apr 8, 2015

Jim Kelly passed away on April 8 at the age of 82. He was born on Dec 9, 1932, in Drumright, OK, and graduated from Drumright High School. He moved to Oklahoma City in 1950 where he lived with his brother Dan when he started his 33 year career with TG&Y. Jim served in the Army during the Korean War,...