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Edgar Wayne Cathcart

Edgar Wayne Cathcart

May 29, 2011

Edgar 'Ed" Wayne Cathcart, 83, passed away on May 29 after an extended illness. Ed is survived by his bride of 57 years, Marie Eloise Boudreaux Cathcart and 3 daughters: Ruth Marie Cathcart; Jean Anne Cathcart Helvey and husband Scott Helvey; and Margaret Michelle Cathcart Kasprzak; along with his two sisters, Norma Jean "Sis" Campbell and Francis Cramton and husband...

Wadlin John Russell

Wadlin John Russell

May 29, 2011

John Russell Wadlin, 56, passed away May 29, 2011 in ulsa, OK. He was born December 7, 1954 in Tulsa, OK to John Wadlin, Jr. and Evelyn Rathmann who preceded him in death. He is survived by; sons, Russell Wadlin, Tulsa, OK, Josh Wadlin, Oklahoma City, OK and Zach Wadlin, Bixby, OK; and brother, Robert "Bob" Wadlin, Mount Vernon, WA....

Jewell Lee Judy Bales

Jewell Lee Judy Bales

May 27, 2011

Jewell Lee (Judy) Bales, 87, of Tulsa, died Friday, May 27, 2011. Judy was born February 11, 1924 to Lou and Edward Brandenburg in El Reno, Oklahoma. She attended Bethany High School in Bethany, OK and continued her education at Oklahoma State University and Southern Nazarene University completing a Masters Degree in Elementary Education. She taught elementary children in Bethany...

Beverly Ann Odegaard

Beverly Ann Odegaard

May 27, 2011

Beverly Ann Odegaard Passed away May 27, 2011 in Tulsa, OK. She was preceded in death by; her parents, Delbert W. O'Dell and Annabelle Simmons. She is survived by; sons, Wesley L. Odegaard, Tulsa, OK and Sean A. Odegaard, Lakeland, FL; daughters, Cindy Lee Paulson, Stacia A. Woodard and Karena R. Miller, all of Tulsa and 14 grandchildren. Funeral Service...

Juris "George" Jaunitis

Juris "George" Jaunitis

May 26, 2011

Juris "George" Jaunitis passed away on May 26th. George was born in Riga, Latvia, on March 4, 1940. George's family immigrated to the U.S. when George was 10, and lived in Lincoln, Nebraska. George supported his family by working various jobs in and around Lincoln, Nebraska. George married his high school sweetheart, Janet in 1964. George graduated from the University...

Maurice Preston Hail

Maurice Preston Hail

May 21, 2011

Maurice Preston Hail, age 91, died at a local hospital on May 21, 2011. Much like Will Rogers, Maurice never met a stranger. He was a natural born storyteller and could regale you for hours with encounters from his life. His own story began with his parents, Alfred Cleo and Maggie Hail, to whom he was born on January 26th,...

Sean Phillip Mabrey

Sean Phillip Mabrey

May 15, 2011

Sean Phillip Mabrey was born on July 10, 1984 in Atchison, Kansas, the beloved son of Lisa Mabrey and Paul Mabrey. He died Sunday, May 15 in an auto accident at the age of 26. Sean was a graduate of Union High School, attended Tulsa Community College and was currently a student at the University of Arkansas. Sean was completing...

Phyllis Rick

Phyllis Rick

May 13, 2011

RICK, Phyllis, 93, of Tulsa, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. She was born in Wilmette, IL to Harry and Grace Barker. Preceded in death by her husband William in 1963. Previously Secretary of Church of the Madalene for 21 years. The family would like to thank all of the caregivers at St. Simeon's. Survived by; sons, William J. Rick,...

Laura M. Mangan

Laura M. Mangan

May 11, 2011

LAURA M. MANGAN Laura Mangan died May 11, 2011. She was born March 22, 1925 in Tulsa to L.J. and Hattie M. (Purdy) Mangan. She received her R.N. from St. John's School of Nursing. She was predeceased by her parents and brother, Joe. Survived by sister, Pat, many cousins and friends. Rosary-Prayer service 4:00p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Fitzgerald...

Richard Daniel Koljack

Richard Daniel Koljack

May 11, 2011

Richard Daniel Koljack died May 11th, 2011, after a long illness. Memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14th, at 11:00 AM, at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Broken Arrow. Rich was born May 10th, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Tulsa with his family and attended the University of Tulsa where he received his bachelor's degree in 1981....

Kay Burton

Kay Burton

May 7, 2011

Kay Burton, 90, of Tulsa, Okla., and formerly of Webster Groves, Mo., died Saturday, May 7, two days shy of her 69th wedding anniversary to the love of her life, Marshall Burton. She is survived by four sons and a daughter-in-law, Marshall (Pat) Burton, Barbara Burton, Bill (Mary) Burton, John (Pam) Burton and Michael Burton. She leaves behind 13 wonderful...

Joseph A. Cunningham

Joseph A. Cunningham

May 3, 2011

Joseph A. Cunningham, age 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at St Francis Hospital, following complications from a fall in October 2010. Joe was born December 20, 1919 in St. Joseph, MO. He was a 1937 graduate of Tulsa Central High School and a 1941 graduate from the College of Engineering at Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater,...

Gordon Dennis Lantz

Gordon Dennis Lantz

May 2, 2011

Dr. Gordon Dennis Lantz died at home Monday of complications from cancer. He was 67 years old. Born October 31, 1943 in El Paso, Texas to Harry and Doris Lantz, Gordon grew up in Houston where he developed a love for music, particularly the cello. He earned an undergraduate degree in history from Harvard College in 1965 and spent the...

Leo V. Framel, Jr.

Leo V. Framel, Jr.

Apr 28, 2011

Leo V. Framel, Jr. Leo V. Framel, Jr., 79, died on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Leo, son of Leo V. Framel, Sr. and Amelia Denne Framel, was born May 19, 1931 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He attended St. Boniface grade school in Fort Smith and graduated from Subiaco Academy in 1949. After serving in the United States Army during the...

Geneva Esther Freymuth

Geneva Esther Freymuth

Apr 27, 2011

Geneva Esther Freymuth, age 91, died at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. She was born on January 24, 1920 to parents Maude (Akers) and Albert Freymuth. She worked as a dairy farmer. She is survived by nephew Phillip Dale and wife Jane, niece Leigh Ann Underhill; great nephews and nieces: Aaron Dale, John Dale, Stephanie Ivey, Rodney Ivey, Janette...

Skilly Forsman

Skilly Forsman

Apr 26, 2011

Catherine Margaret "Skilly" Forsman passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the age of 89. Skilly was born in Oklahoma City, OK, on February 14, 1922, and moved with her family to Tulsa shortly afterwards. She was the only child of Margaret Frances and Cecil Aloysius Swyny. Skilly graduated from Central High School at the age of fifteen, At...

Edmond Patrick Lenihan, Jr.

Edmond Patrick Lenihan, Jr.

Apr 22, 2011

Edmond Patrick Lenihan, Jr. May 10, 1961 – April 22, 2011 Edmond Patrick Lenihan, Jr. ("Eddie") 49, of Tulsa passed away on Good Friday, April 22, 2011 after a 6-month battle with brain cancer. Born May 10, 1961 in Astoria, Queens, NY to Edmond Patrick, Sr. and Patricia (Kelly) Lenihan. Eddie, a devoted father to two sons, was a Financial...

Lillian Eisen

Lillian Eisen

Apr 21, 2011

Lillian Eisen, age 87, died Thursday, April 21, 2011, at the Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center. Funeral Service will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2011, at Temple Israel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center, 2025 E. 71st St.,Tulsa, OK 74136. Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel (918) 585-1151.

Geneva L. Vanaman

Geneva L. Vanaman

Apr 20, 2011

Geneva L. Vanaman, age 91, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at a local Tulsa Hospital. She was born on March 18, 1920, in Marble, Oklahoma to parents Ben and Myrtle (Greenway) Ellis. At seven years of age, Geneva traveled with her family from Marble, OK, to Purdy, Missouri, in a covered wagon. She married George Vanaman in Kansas, in...

Hiram O. West

Hiram O. West

Apr 20, 2011

Hiram West passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 20. He was ninety-two years old. Hiram was born in Birmingham, Missouri, one of twelve children to Pearl and G.B. West. As a boy he worked on their farm, hunted and fished with his brothers and sisters. Hiram was a World War II veteran of both the Merchant Marines and the Submarine Service....

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