Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Local Oklahoma City, OK Obituaries

Thomas R. Carter

Thomas R. Carter

Apr 19, 2014

Thomas Raymond Carter of Oklahoma City, OK passed away on April 19, 2014 in the presence of family and friends after struggling with cancer. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri on July 12, 1954, Tom lived a life full of many blessings, just as he was a blessing to others. Tom spent over 25 years in Catholic education in Jefferson City,...

Tommy Gray

Tommy Gray

Apr 18, 2014

Tom R. Gray, Jr. passed away April 18, surrounded by family and friends. Tommy was born on November 6, 1929, in Duncan, Oklahoma, where he grew up and was quite an athlete. He was the quarterback of the Duncan High 1945 state championship football team before moving to Seminole, Oklahoma, where he played his senior year for "Coach" Gene Corotto....

Thyra Louise Foreman

Thyra Louise Foreman

Apr 17, 2014

The confines of this notice are completely inadequate to accurately portray the richness and fullness of a life which Thyra herself characterized as "A Big, Marvelous life." Friends believed this wonderful lady was the living epitome of the philosophy - Go Big or Go Home! Thyra (known by her closest friends as Lea or Theo) is survived by her husband...

Betty Jo Kenney

Betty Jo Kenney

Apr 16, 2014

Betty Jo Kenney passed away April 16, 2014. She was born February 24, 1923 in Oklahoma City and was raised in Elk City, Oklahoma. She became a registered nurse through training in the Cadet Nurse Corp during World War II. Shortly after World War II she met and married Jack Kenney. They had two children, John and Bruce. Her work...

Tony Newcomb

Tony Newcomb

Apr 15, 2014

Tony Lee Newcomb peacefully went home to his eternal Father surrounded by his three loving children. His long struggle with Parkinson's disease ended on April 15th, 2014. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 6th, 1941. He was the eldest of eleven children and lived in Oklahoma City most of his life. Tony was a proud alumnus of...

Teresa Anne Fehlig

Teresa Anne Fehlig

Apr 15, 2014

Teresa Anne Fehlig, 85, passed away April 15, 2014 in Oklahoma City. She was born October 24, 1928 in Kansas City to John and Janice Fehlig. Teresa is survived by her sister Irene Lynch and husband Robert; 6 nieces and nephews; 9 great nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2014...

Olga Vela

Olga Vela

Apr 15, 2014

Olga Elda Laurel Vela, a loving and caring mother, grandmother, wife, and sister was born to Maria Valdez Laurel and Amadeo Carlos Laurel in Hebbronville, Texas on 20 January 1936. She entered into eternal rest on 15 April 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, Refugio (Cuco) Vela, Jr....

Catalina Alvarado

Catalina Alvarado

Apr 15, 2014

Catalina was born on Dec. 1, 1936 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, the daughter to Jose Duran and Maria Consuelo Barreto and passed on April 15, 2014. She was raised and educated in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Catalina married Hector Alvarado on May 21, 1961. They moved to Enid, Oklahoma with the Air Force in 1980. She was a very devote Catholic...

Francis Kelly Dougherty

Francis Kelly Dougherty

Apr 12, 2014

F. Kelly Dougherty passed away surrounded by his family on April 12, S2014. He was born on the family farm in Hinton as one of the 11 children of Ray and Grace (Etier) Dougherty. He graduated from Hinton High School and went on to Southwestern College in Weatherford to earn a degree in Pharmacy. While he was in college, he...

Wilbur K. Wolfe

Wilbur K. Wolfe

Apr 12, 2014

Dear Lord, thank you for the time that you allowed Wilbur "Ken" Kinsey Wolfe on this earth. Ken was born in Cushing, Okla. on October 2, 1931 the son of Wilber K. and Zola Hesser and passed on April 12, 2014. He graduated from Orlando High School and Oklahoma State University with a business degree. He was commissioned into the...

Douglas Keith Desherow

Douglas Keith Desherow

Apr 11, 2014

Doug Desherow passed away at Seven Rivers Hospital in Chrystal River, Florida at the age of 49. His brother Beau and his children Hanah and Eddie were by his side. Doug was known for his athletic accomplishments, his keen business sense. Doug had a very successful career with the registry and Renaissance Worldwide and related companies. He was particularly proud...

Bonnie Sue Hansen

Bonnie Sue Hansen

Apr 10, 2014

Bonnie Sue Orton Hansen, 60 passed away on April 10, 2014 in Edmond, OK. She was born on August 17, 1953 in Enid, OK to Ernest and Zelma Orton. Bonnie graduated from Cherokee High School and immediately enrolled in the Central State Nursing Program. She earned her BSN in 1976 and was hired on full time at Edmond Hospital. Bonnie...

Bruce Beatty Lenz

Bruce Beatty Lenz

Apr 9, 2014

Bruce B. Lenz passed away April 9, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born on March 14, 1941 in Evanston, Illinois to Lois Beatty Lenz and Donald Mayo Lenz. He grew up in Chicago and moved to upstate New York where he graduated from Skaneateles High School with honors. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis...

Dorothy Wilkinson 'Dorothy Wilkinson Ham Hamilton

Dorothy Wilkinson 'Dorothy Wilkinson Ham Hamilton

Apr 9, 2014

Dorothy died peacefully at her Oklahoma City residence on April 9, 2014. Her last wish fulfilled. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas. Her family relocated to Oklahoma City in her first year of life. As a young woman she was a pianist, music teacher, a graduate of Old Classen High School and she earned a BFA in Music with a...

Lynn Albertson Cohenour

Lynn Albertson Cohenour

Apr 9, 2014

Lynn Albertson Cohenour was born on September 25, 1923 at St. Anthony's Hospital to Louis LeClaire Alberston and Kathryn Sims Albertson. She died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, surrounded by family. Lynn grew up an only child in Oklahoma City and went away to the University of Arkansas for her first semester of college. She returned home when World War II...

Dorothy E. Kraker

Dorothy E. Kraker

Apr 9, 2014

Dorothy E. Kraker was born on January 19, 1921 in Keifer, Oklahoma to Monsour and Saleema Kraker. She passed away April 9, 2014. Her family moved to Henryetta, Oklahoma in 1927 and later the family moved to Oklahoma City in 1936. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School and worked at Tinker Air Force Base. She then joined her sister,...

Daniel Leon Hancock

Daniel Leon Hancock

Apr 4, 2014

Daniel Leon Hancock peacefully left this earthly life on the morning of April 4th. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Daniel was born to Benjamin Leon Hancock and Maudy Luell Blackledge on April 23, 1931 in Laurel, Mississippi. After attending George S. Gardiner High School where he played football and basketball, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy....

Patricia Ann Hoge

Patricia Ann Hoge

Mar 31, 2014

Patricia Ann McCoy was born June 12, 1943, in Bunny, Arkansas and died March 31, 2014. She graduated as salutatorian from high school and earned a bachelor's degree in English from Arkansas State University. Pat moved to Oklahoma City after marrying Ken Davis in 1964, and their daughter, Keli D'Anne Davis Bertani was born two years later. In 1968, she...

Kathleen O. Kubier

Kathleen O. Kubier

Mar 30, 2014

Kathleen O. Kubier, 89, passed away on March 30, 2014. She was born on October 15, 1924 in St. Paul, MN to Henry and Kate Olsen. In addition to raising 7 children, she was an active in the League of Women's Voters while in Minnesota. In 1964 Kathleen and her family moved to Oklahoma City. Kathleen worked with the American...

Terry Wayne Stuck

Terry Wayne Stuck

Mar 28, 2014

Terry passed away suddenly in Oklahoma City, OK, on March 28, 2014. He was born in Liberal, KS, on November 3, 1961. He grew up in Elkhart, KS, before moving to Turpin, OK, where he graduated from high school. He was doing light farm work and working for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. in Kansas before he returned to school....