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Donald D. Vance left this earth on May 23, 2018 in Oklahoma City. He was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on May 6, 1936 to Edgar and Leta Vance. All his early life was spent in Ardmore and he graduated high school in 1954. Don attended Oklahoma State University and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, graduating in 1960...
Everett William Strange, Jr. (Bill) was born on March 19, 1931 in Birmingham, Alabama to Alice Stockmar Strange and Everett William Strange, Sr. He passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Bill graduated from Phillips High School in 1948 and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1951. In sixth grade, he met Ruth Stone, the love of his life and...
Mary Louise Fandel Clote Received by our Lord on 5/21/2018. Mary Lou was 95 years young. Raised in St. Cloud, MN, the middle of 14 children of Irene Margret Dietz and Victor Carl Fandel. Mary Lou grew up working after school as a hat and glove girl at Fandel's department store, one of the oldest family businesses in St. Cloud....
Kay Lynne Edgar, 54, of Oklahoma City, passed away Sunday, May 20th 2018 surrounded by loved ones. She was born to Earl Edgar and Melva Edgar, October 26 1963, in Perry, Oklahoma. Kay graduated from Perry High School in 1981 and received an Associate in Applied Science Management from Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC). Kay had a successful...
John J. Costello, age 57, died May 20, 2018 following a short illness. Johnny, one of 9 siblings, was a gentle soul devoted to his parents Norma and Thomas R. Costello. He honored God and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, loved and was loved by his siblings, 26 nieces and nephews, and Fuzzy Mae his cat. Johnny graduated from...
Robert L. Johnston sprang forth into this life on January 28, 1953, begotten in Little Rock, Arkansas, to William Robert Johnston, Jr. and Billie Jean Farmer Johnston. Robert's parents reared him in Independence, Kansas. During the years of his secondary education, Robert played football; subsequently graduating high school in 1971. He embarked upon a path of academics, for a moment...
Carol Jeane (Stammer) Man, 72, of Oklahoma City, passed away at Mercy Hospital on Friday, May 18th, 2018. Carol died on the same day as her dear son Spencer Barnett Man 27 years ago. Carol was born January 7, 1946 to the late Eloise and William Stammer. Carol was a graduate of Northwest Classen High School in 1964 and graduated...
Carolyn Sue Abernathy passed away May 14, 2018, at her home in Oklahoma City. She was born August 3, 1939, in Oklahoma City, the daughter of the late Lester and Una Abernathy. She graduated from Northwest Classen High School and then from the University of Oklahoma. She worked as a librarian for the OKC Metropolitan Library System for over 40...
The world is reduced today by the loss of Murray Edward Abowitz (b. 4.5.41), beloved husband, father, pop-pop and friend. A child of post-war West Philadelphia, Murray was a graduate of the city's finest educational institutions, earning his high school degree from Central High and his college degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. It...
Robert H. Koger was born in Oklahoma City in 1932 and died on May 9, 2018. He was preceded by his mother Caroline Hall Burkhart Koger of Oklahoma City, his father John Clifford Burkhart, his father Ray Allen Koger, and four sisters: Helen Burkhart Deardorf of Denver, Eleanora Burkhart Walton of Los Angeles, Margaret Burkhart Reeves of Denver, and Patricia...
Frank Puente: Wine, San Francisco, Mexico, Loving-Son, Corvette, hats, Dallas, Cadillac, Tulsa, "Frankie", IRS, Loving-Brother, Humor, Laughter, Beer, Loving-Uncle, Oklahoma, Don Pablo's, Mom, Pop,"Hey Kiddo", "Here's lookin' at you kid", Devoted-Friend, Classy, Cantina, Starched Shirts, Pioneer, Fideo, One-of-a-kind, Pan Dulce, Casa Dulce, Dry-cleaned pants, Suede Shoes, Home, Mexican Soup, Thorough, Quietly-loud, Reflective, The Dusty Dog, Laughlin (just kidding)..... These are...
Nick was born on January 15, 1958 to Fotis and Anne Karousatos, in Washington, DC. After spending his early years in DC and Maryland, the family moved to Miami, FL., when Nick was six years old. Growing up in Florida, Nick was an ace tennis player, loved boating, cars, gardening, and cooking. Nick's true passion in life was cooking, he...
It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Garland Norman Porterfield, Jr. announces his passing, after a difficult seven-month battle with cancer, on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the age of 73 years. Garland will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 35 years, Winnie; his daughter, Katelyn and her spouse Evan Hudson; his daughter, Jessie Porterfield; and...
Nila was born in Batesville, Arkansas on June 27, 1921 and grew up on a farm near Foss, Oklahoma. She passed from this life May 5, 2018. She graduated from Stafford High School in Oklahoma in 1939 and then graduated from Business School at Southwestern State College in Weatherford, Oklahoma. She next started her career with the Federal Government Service...
Barbara Ardeth Van Laanen let go of this life in the early afternoon on May 4, 2018. Born in Blackwell, OK, on August 11, 1933 to Lilly and James Disbrow, she was an independent woman of quiet intelligence. Of all of her talents and skills, she may be remembered most for being a master handwork artist, including sewing, knitting, and...
After a brief illness, Melinda Sellers passed away May 3rd, 2018. She leaves behind her son Braden Hassebroek, of Oklahoma City, her daughter Elisabeth Larkin and husband Jack Larkin of Granite Bay, California; Her sisters, Charlotte McGuire and husband Chuck Wilson and Rebecca Woodward, both of Tulsa; Her nieces Kelly Fleming and husband Adam Fleming of Tulsa, Katherine Hassebroek, Crested...
William Clay Ferguson, Jr., born May 24, 1961 in Tulsa, OK., passed away on May 2, 2018 in Asheville, NC. Ferguson sold commercial heating and air-conditioning equipment as general manager of the Oklahoma City operations of Hambrick-Ferguson, Inc. William was a proud member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), and served as the Central...
Shirley LaRae Sumption, passed away May 2, 2018. She was born May 23, 1922 in Sutherland, Iowa to George and Laura Mae (Salzkorn) Shouse. Shirley loved her family with all her heart. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her life. Shirley was preceded in death by her son, John Rukes and daughter, Michaela Doss, and her 5 siblings....
Howard Jayne, M.D., died on May 2, 2018, after leading a long and fulfilling life. Born September 3, 1929, in a private home at 401 E. 5th., Edmond, OK, he is survived by the love of his life for 65 years, wife Phyllis Jayne, and four children and seven grandchildren: Karen Jayne of Oklahoma City; David, wife Ann, sons Ian...
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