Carla Nash Richter
Nov 8, 2020
Carla was born to Kenneth and Marie Nash on September 21, 1963. She was the sixth child and the second girl to join the family. Carla attended Bishop John Carroll School through eighth grade where she made life-long friends. She and her family were active members of Our Lady's Cathedral. Carla graduated from NW Classen High School where she was...
Carlos "Abuelo" Ayala
Nov 7, 2020
Carlos "Abuelo" Ayala went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was born on November 26, 1944, in Bogota, Colombia. Carlos was one of seven children born to Belisario Ayala and Cecilia Mazuera. Carlos is survived by six remaining siblings Arturo Ayala, Cielo Marques, Manuel Ayala, Teresa DeMelo, Wilma Orozco and Adriana Nieto.Carlos moved...
Monte M. Dodson
Nov 5, 2020
Monte Merle Dodson left us on November 5, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK to be with his heavenly father. He was born February 5, 1925 to Merle Wilson Dodson and Ellie Veach Baumgartner and grew up in Oklahoma. Monte is survived by his wife, Margaret Helen Dodson, his only daughter, Karen Dodson Williams, three granddaughters, Shauna Riggs, Carmen Walker, and...
Dr. Lee Curtis Rittenhouse
Nov 4, 2020
Lee Curtis Rittenhouse passed away comfortably in his home November 4, 2020. He was born June 23, 1948, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Mary Harker Rittenhouse and Ray Curtis Rittenhouse. He moved to Oklahoma City from Iowa when he was 12. He graduated from Putnam City High School and then earned a degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University....
Barbara "Mike" Marshall
Nov 4, 2020
Barbara "Mike" Reskovac Marshall, age 82, died peacefully on November 4, 2020. Being the youngest of 6 siblings, she inherited the name "Mike" as a term of endearment, a nickname that remained throughout her life. She was a graduate of Perry High School, Pittsburgh, PA, and later earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Tulsa and her...
Martha Alma Custer
Nov 3, 2020
It is with a heavy heart that our aunt and friend, Martha Alma Custer, departed this earth November 3, 2020, but with joy we know she is now in the graceful embrace of the Lord. A private service in her honor will take place 10:00AM, November 14, 2020 at St. John's Episcopal Church. Friends are invited to attend the interment...
Wiley Garrett "Garrett" Conley
Nov 2, 2020
Wiley Garrett Conley, 18, of Oklahoma City, passed from this life on November 2, 2020 with his loving family by his side. He was born on February 19, 2002 in Oklahoma City to Wiley and Carrie Conley.Garrett's life was filled with his deep faith in Jesus, loving on his chocolate lab, Charlie, staying up late… way too late, playing video...
James G. Hamill
Nov 2, 2020
James Gail Hamill was born in Oklahoma City, OK, on March 28, 1929, to Claude Dan Hamill and May Killough Hamill, their fifth and last child. He attended Lee School, Capitol Hill Junior High, and graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1947. Then he attended Oklahoma A & M College on an athletic scholarship as a student trainer and...
Sr. Maria Elena Gonzalez
Oct 31, 2020
Ramona Elena Gonzalez was born to Bernardino Gonzalez and Joaquina Garcia Gonzalez, in Amarillo, TX on August 20, 1941. Sister Elena had four brothers; Chief Master Sergeant Ignacio (Nacho), Father Antonio (Tony), Bernardino Angel (Bernie), and Dr. Juan Carlos (Charlie) and four sisters; Maria del Refugio (Cuca), Maria Esperanza (Lancha), Maria Guadalupe (Lupe), Dr. Rosa Margarita. Sister's parents worked hard...
Fred W. Turpin
Oct 29, 2020
On October 29, 2020 Fred Turpin peacefully passed away in his sleep, next to his wife, at the age of 85. He was born Christmas Eve, 1934 in Oklahoma City to Meretha and Buford Marsh. He was raised by Meretha and Dick Turpin and lived all over the United States with his sisters Joan Cagle, Gaylyn Greiner and Dana Miller...
Ruth Helen Schmitz-Chastain
Oct 29, 2020
Ruth H. Schmitz-Chastain, 95, passed away Oct. 29, 2020, in Oklahoma City. She was born June 17, 1925, in Kingman, KS, the daughter of Agnes and Francis Thissen. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Wichita, KS. Ruth was a member of St. Eugene's Parish and the Altar Society. She taught ballroom dancing at the Moose Lodge for 35 years;...
Frances Ione Sparks
Oct 27, 2020
Frances Ione (Guffey) Sparks passed away October 27, 2020. She was born September 6, 1927 to Floyd M. Guffey and Mary Evelyn (Ott) Guffey in Hamilton, Kansas.Frances began her life in Hamilton as the second child of five. She was a very loving and responsible child and sister. She loved to laugh, excelled at school, and went to business school...
Linda Jean Ristow
Oct 27, 2020
Linda Jean Swanson Ristow died at Parker Adventist Hospital on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 of pneumonia. Born October 4, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Linda brought intelligence, sensitivity and a discerning eye for beauty and detail to a richly varied life.A deeply intuitive and empathetic woman, Linda often saw things in the world that others could not see. Astrology was a...
Fred Austin
Oct 26, 2020
Marion Fred Austin, 80, of Oklahoma City, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City. Fred was born on May 16, 1940 in Clyde, Texas to Winnie and JR Austin. He lived most of his life in Abilene and Yukon, Ok. He attended McMurray State University as a football letterman. Right out of college...
Gertrude Stillwell "Trudy" White
Oct 26, 2020
Gertrude Stillwell White left this world for heaven on Oct. 26, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Gertrude, or Trudy as her friends and family knew her, was born in Bethany, Oklahoma, on July 27, 1942. Trudy graduated from Bethany High School in 1960 and from Bethany Nazarene College, now Southern...
Mary Kathryn "Katie" Wamser
Oct 25, 2020
Mary Kathryn Wamser, "Katie" passed away from this earth on October 25, 2020 in Oklahoma City. She was born on July 7, 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Harold Lee and Mary Jo Schultz. Katie loved hats, sewing, singing, children "especially babies", dogs, and little old men. She started her career as a candy striper before becoming a nurse and worked...
Keith May
Oct 18, 2020
Keith May died in his sleep, early Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the age of 80. Keith was born on November 14, 1939, to Burnice and Arta B May and grew up on the family farm in Sudan, Texas. He graduated from Sudan High School and Texas Tech University, where he met his wife of 20 years, Denny May. He...
James Henry "Jim" Goodman, Jr.
Oct 18, 2020
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William Thomas "Bill" Bishop
Oct 17, 2020
Private services available through livestream via link below obituary.William Thomas "Bill" Bishop, age 80, passed away peacefully on October 17th, 2020 in Oklahoma City. He was born on May 13th 1940 in The Bronx, New York to John and Kathryn Bishop. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Betty and Patricia, and his daughter Leah. He is...
Somphou Phanthala
Oct 16, 2020
Somphou Phanthala was born on March 2, 1942 to Mr. and Mrs. Phathom and Mali Phonsanh in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. She was the oldest of seven kids. By the age of 16, she moved to Laos and lived there until 1977. By 1984, she had 11 children, five boys and six girls. In 1980, she and her family immigrated to...
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