Obituaries

Oct 30, 2012

Hobart M. Wick Wickens III, 54, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, was the son of Hobart McKinley and Nelda Sue McLellan Wickens Jr. He was born on September 17, 1958 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died on October 30, 2012 at Ponca City Medical Center. Wick graduated from McCloud High School in 1976. On June 19, 1993 Wick married his...

Oct 30, 2012

Ronald Ray Harris, 52, of Garber, Oklahoma, was the son of Raymond Eugene and Virginia Leon Bird Harris. He was born on December 3, 1959 in Wichita, Kansas and died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. Ronald married the love of his life, Correna Louise Suggs on May 1, 1986 in Kansas City, Missouri. He enjoyed drag racing...

Oct 26, 2012

Stephen R. Shiever, 95, of Morrison, Oklahoma, was the son of Stephen and Emma Just Shiever. He was born on September 29, 1917 in Morrison, Oklahoma and died, after a battle with pneumonia on Thursday, October 25, 2012 a few weeks after celebrating his 95th birthday with family, friends and employees of Grace Living Center. Steve was a control...

Oct 23, 2012

Marvin Gene Hasenfratz, 79, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Adam Joseph and Mary Margaret Ewy Hasenfratz. He was born on November 2, 1932 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital, Perry, Oklahoma. He graduated from Sumner High School in 1951. After high school Marvin served his country in the United States...

Oct 20, 2012

Edna Hageman, 93, of Stillwater, Oklahoma passed way in Rogers, Arkansas on Saturday, October 20, 2012. She was born June 6, 1919 in Cedarville, Oklahoma to Walter W. and Clara Million Ritchey. She and her husband James E. Jim Hageman farmed near Perry, Oklahoma until they sold their farm and moved into town in 1979. After Jims death in...

Oct 19, 2012

Betty Lou Haines, 87, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Roy and Linnie Henson Lessly. She was born January 11, 1925 in Stella, Oklahoma and died Friday, October 19, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. Betty married Garland McNabb in 1944 and he preceded her in death on January 10, 1950. In 1953 she married...

Oct 17, 2012

Venice Patton Rhoades, 87, of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Katy, Texas was the daughter of Harvey Herd and Alice Percey Buckner Patton. She was born June 20, 1925 in Newellton, Louisiana and died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Perry, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a degree in Education. Venice married...

Oct 15, 2012

Sue Ann Bucholz Ehlers, 66, of Garber, formerly of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Louis Everett and Cleta Fay Waggoner Bucholz. She was born on November 24, 1945 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Integris Bass Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma. Sue loved spending time with her family and friends. She always took the time...

Oct 15, 2012

Freda M. Campbell, 87, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Fred Wilford and Ella Mae Holcomb Francis. She was born January 21, 1925, in Marland, Oklahoma, and died Monday, October 15, 2012, at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Freda married Charles Campbell on August 16, 1943 in Norman, Oklahoma he preceded her in death on November...

Oct 11, 2012

Lillie Brokop, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma, was born on March 31, 1924 in Sumner, Oklahoma and passed away on October 11, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma where in her final hours she was surrounded by family and friends. Lillie was the daughter of E.R. and Theo Bieberdorf Brokop. Lillie was a lifelong resident of Perry, Oklahoma...

Sep 29, 2012

Robert Bob Stringer, 84, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Ray Newton and Vera Teague Stringer. He was born on January 13, 1928 in El Reno, Oklahoma and died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma. On August 28, 1949 Bob married his sweetheart and best friend Velta Mae Allen at the First Christian...

Sep 27, 2012

June Maxine Fischer Feken, 90, of Perry, Oklahoma, was born on June 5, 1922 on the family farm east of Covington and died on September 27, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma. June was the firstborn of seven children to John Arthur and Bertha Wolf Fischer. She grew up and attended school in Covington, graduating from Covington...

Sep 10, 2012

Sep 7, 2012

Tommie Jo Reddick, 91, of Billings, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Frank S. and Sallie E. Little Carrick. She was born on March 3, 1921 in Gould, Oklahoma and died Friday September 7, 2012 at Perry Memorial Hospital, Perry, Oklahoma. She graduated from Gould High School where she was an AllState basketball guard. In 1941 she married James Frederick...

Sep 4, 2012

Arnold O. Prucha, 87, of Red Rock, Oklahoma, was the son of Jerry Oscar and Irene E. Kopp Prucha. He was born on July 19, 1925 in Red Rock, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home, Perry, Oklahoma. He enjoyed fishing, making live traps, playing Chinese marbles and dominoes. He never lost a game...

Aug 19, 2012

Laura Jeanne Heppler, 28, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Johnny Edward and LeeAnn Jeanne Wofkill Heppler. She was born on March 19, 1984 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Henryetta, Oklahoma. Some of Lauras favorite pastimes were watching Barney, playing with her dolls, going to Sonic, watching Laurel and Hardy as well as...

Aug 16, 2012

Kenneth Wayne Schuermann, 88, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Henry August and Heylin VanValkenburgh Schuermann. He was born on August 7, 1924 at home in Grant County, Oklahoma and died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at his home in Perry, Oklahoma. He was a 1942 graduate of Jefferson High School, Jefferson, Oklahoma. After graduation from high school Ken...

Aug 13, 2012

Carol Lea Johnson, 70, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of Richard Oliver and Florence Wells Burson. She was born on December 29, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas and died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry, Oklahoma. On May 12, 1988 Carol married her best friend, Harry Johnson in Enid, Oklahoma. She enjoyed crocheting,...

Aug 8, 2012

Johnnie Irene Pierce, 44, of Garber, Oklahoma, was the daughter of John Riley McMahan Jr. and Judith Irene Lang McMahan. She was born on September 14, 1967 in Enid, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at St. Marys Regional Hospital, Enid, Oklahoma. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, fishing, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with family and...

Aug 5, 2012

Ethella Elizabeth Smith, 92, of Perry, Oklahoma, was the daughter of James Robinson and Effie Abigail Jones Oldfield. She was born on November 16, 1919 in Stillwater, Oklahoma and died Sunday, August 5, 20912 at Stillwater Medical Center. On May 1, 1975 Ethella married her best friend, Arthur Smith at the Zion Lutheran Church, Perry, Oklahoma. Arthur preceded her...