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Karen Noel Ronconi Lack
Feb 24, 2014
Karen Noel Ronconi Lack, 78, passed peacefully from this life on February 24, 2014 in Oklahoma City. She was born on August 10, 1935 to Pauline Novey. Karen taught Kindergarten for Oklahoma City Public Schools at Hillcrest and Parmelee Elementary for nearly 40 years before retiring. Karen was an active member of the K.K. I. Teacher sorority for a number...
Retha Lorenson
Feb 23, 2014
Retha Marie (Stines) Lorenson passed away on February 23, 2014 after a brief illness. Retha, also known as Marie to her closest family and friends, was born in Vinita, Oklahoma on July 9, 1938 to Joe and Retha Stines. She graduated from Miami High School in 1956 where she met and married Jerry Lorenson in 1963. In 1966 they relocated...
Retha Marie Lorenson
Feb 23, 2014
Retha Marie (Stines) Lorenson passed away on February 23, 2014 after a brief illness. Retha, also known as Marie to her closest family and friends, was born in Vinita, OK on July 9, 1938 to Joe and Retha Stines. She graduated from Miami High School in 1956 where she met and married Jerry Lorenson in 1963. In 1966, they relocated...
Stella Jo Hill
Feb 22, 2014
Stella Jo Hansen-Hill, former Verden resident and associate of Hansen Funeral Home, died February 22, 2014, in Oklahoma City. She was born January 30, 1917, in Walters, OK, the daughter of Joseph English and Stella Addie Kavanaugh English. She grew up in Walters where her family owned the funeral home there prior to moving to Verden. She spent most of...
Helen Ann Otterson
Feb 22, 2014
Helen Otterson, 90, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2014 in OKC. She was born on November 10, 1923 in OKC to Tom and Ollie Giolas. Helen was very proud of her Greek heritage. She loved her family, watching old movies and especially playing bingo. Helen retired in 1992 from the United States Postal Service after over 30 years of...
Mary Alice Bates-Bergin
Feb 21, 2014
Mary Alice Lusk Bates Bergin passed away peacefully early Friday morning after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer disease. Mary was born March 31, 1929 to Alexander Abraham Lusk and Harley Huggins Lusk, in Gadsden, Alabama. Mary came to Oklahoma at an early age and graduated from Classen High School. She also attended Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater OK. She...
Benita Rios
Feb 19, 2014
Benita Sanchez Rios was called home early Wednesday morning Feb 19th, at the age of 92, after several years struggling with dementia. She was born and grew up in Arizona. Prior to moving to OKC 25 years ago, she lived her married life in Southern Calif. After moving here, she continued caring for the elderly, working in home health care....
Elizabeth Kathleen 'Betty Pritchard Biewen Biewen
Feb 19, 2014
Elizabeth Kathleen Pritchard Biewen was born in Oklahoma City, OK September 7, 1943. She passed away peacefully on February 19, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM with family by her side. Betty had a lifelong connection to Christ the King Catholic Church in Oklahoma City. Her parents, Thomas B. and Elizabeth Grover Pritchard, who preceded her in death, were founding members of...
Louise Rose Nievez
Feb 18, 2014
Louise Rose Nievez, 85, passed away February 18th, 2014. She was born June 1, 1928 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles and son Charles, Jr. She was very passionate and sincere in serving and helping others. She took great pride in her lifelong profession as a waitress and served at the Hispanic Senior center...
John (Buddy) E. Leake
Feb 18, 2014
John E. (Buddy) Leake, Jr. was born on May 25, 1933 to John and Lucille (Hill) Leake in Memphis, Tennessee. In Memphis, Buddy was a standout football player at Christian Brothers High School where he was named All-Memphis, All-State, and All-Southern in 1950. Recruited by the legendary coach, Bud Wilkinson, Buddy played halfback, defensive back and kicker for the Oklahoma...
Flora Potot Ompad
Feb 18, 2014
Flora Potot Ompad, of Oklahoma City, was born May 3, 1944, in the Philippines to Juan and Cresencia Potot and passed away February 18, 2014, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is survived by: Husband, Zacarias Ompad; children: Sarah McNees, Eva Ompad, Fe Ompad, Jay Ompad, Zandro Ompad, Ryan Ompad; four brothers; four sisters; and seven grandchildren.
Lawrence Elmer Schneiter, Jr.
Feb 17, 2014
L.E. went to his Lord Sunday, February 17, 2014. He was born January 20, 1926 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Lawrence E. Schneiter and May Doss Schneiter. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Jean and loving wife of 50 years Helen. He is survived by his sons; L.E. Schneiter, III and Mark Schneiter, a daughter Lauri Parker, his...
Bill Buntz
Feb 16, 2014
Bill Buntz passed away February 16, 2014, in Oklahoma City. He was born November 2, 1923, in Mound City, MO, the son of Wilmer George and Elizabeth (Meyer) Buntz. He grew up on a farm in rural northwest Missouri during the depression era. He served two years as a B-17 pilot in the Army-Air Corps. After receiving an honorable discharge,...
Herbert William Collier
Feb 15, 2014
Herbert William Collier passed away Feb. 15, 2014, at his home with his family by his side. He was born May 30, 1926 in Okmulgee, OK. He grew up in Tulsa and served in US Navy from 1945-1947. After receiving an honorable discharge, he returned to Tulsa and attended the University of Tulsa prior to transferring to the University of...
Eleanor Anne "Ellie" Raney
Feb 12, 2014
Eleanor Anne "Ellie" Raney, 79, died peacefully in her home on February 12, 2014. She was born on March 9, 1934 in Shawnee, O K to Ed and Alma (Cox) Wood. She was a long time member of May Ave. United Methodist Church. Ellie started her working career as a young mother for American Mortgage and Investment Company. She had...
Sherry May Erwin
Feb 12, 2014
Sherry May Erwin, 60, passed on to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in Oklahoma City. She was born on August 30, 1953 to Willard and Rita (Mullins) Blevins in Del City. After graduating high school Sherry went to work at the Mayex building as building manager. While working there she met her future husband Robert; they married...
Herbert George Kriegel
Feb 5, 2014
Herbert Kriegel of Oklahoma City passed away February 5, 2014 at the age of 92. Herbert was born January 10, 1922 in Tigerton, WI to George and Alvina (Kohn) Kriegel. The oldest of five children and valedictorian of his high school class, Herbert attended the University of Wisconsin until enlisting in the U.S. Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor....
Michael B. Cissne
Feb 4, 2014
Born September 2, 1954 in Long Beach, California. Died February 4, 2014 in Oklahoma City of smoke inhalation. A graduate of Northwest Classen High School, Mike loved his family, his country and Sooner football. He was a skilled fisherman and loved to shoot pool. Mike lived much of his life behind the eight ball, but could run the table. He...
Robert Edward 'Robert E. Lee' Lee
Feb 1, 2014
Robert E. "Bob" Lee, 82, died Feb. 1, 2014. Born June 22, 1931, in Buffalo, Oklahoma (105 degrees that day) to S. Edward and Estella Mae (Brownrigg) Lee. His mother died on Valentine's Day 1941; his dad died 41 years later. Bob grew up working at his dad's weekly newspaper, Harper County Journal, in Buffalo. He graduated from Buffalo High...
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