J Roy Holder
Feb 20, 2023
J Roy Holder passed away peacefully on February 20, 2023 in his home surrounded with the love of his family. Roy was born on March 11, 1930 in Howe, Oklahoma to A.C. and Wilma Holder. As the youngest of eight children, Roy developed a deep love for family and others. He was incredibly generous with his time and resources. Always...
Sharon Ann Brolick
Feb 18, 2023
Our community sadly lost a valued wife, mother, friend, and leader on Feb. 18th, 2023. Sharon Ann Brolick was born in Detroit, MI on August 6, 1943. She earned an education degree from Michigan State University and started her career as a kindergarten teacher in Lansing, MI. After following her husband's job relocations to 6 different states and Australia, Sharon...
Brian Douglas
Feb 15, 2023
Brian James Douglas, age 56, died at home on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Brian was born on March 23, 1966 in Tulsa, to parents George and Irene. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1988. Brian participated in the Charlie Allen Bowling League, Special Olympics and the Steve Pitts Saturday Night Dance Group for several years....
Jay Stephen Milinichik
Feb 13, 2023
Jay Stephen Milinichik was born in Liberal, KS on August 1, 1986. His young life was somewhat nomadic, traveling with his mother and his brother, Tyler, from Kansas to Arkansas, Texas to Illinois, from Oklahoma to Missouri and all before 6th grade. Jay was a happy and energetic baby, with a sports inclination. At 8 years old, under his great...
Gloria F. Huckaby
Feb 11, 2023
Gloria Fulton Huckaby was welcomed to the Heavenly Kingdom of God on Saturday, February 11, 2023. With faith, gratitude and great determination she lived to be 95 years old before dying peacefully in her sleep at Clarehouse, a hospice home in Tulsa. Gloria was born in Cushing, Oklahoma on December 9, 1927. She attended Holy Family school in Tulsa as...
Dr. John Letcher
Feb 9, 2023
John Henry Letcher III was born July 18th, 1936 to Charles and Isabelle Letcher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the second of four sons. He spent his early years in Miami, OK. The Letcher home was, by Isabelle's account, a chaotic fraternity. Her boys competed for attention, for food, and even for silverware. One specific knife contained an extra piece of metal...
Beverly June Alexander
Feb 9, 2023
Beverly June Alexander passed away on Thursday, February 9th, 2023. She was born March 29, 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Myrtle and August Braun. She was deeply loved and cared for by her parents and her older brother, Jerry. Beverly briefly attended Maryville College of St. Louis, but missed her family too much, so she moved back to Tulsa after...
Stephen R. Worley
Feb 9, 2023
Stephen Roscoe Worley was born June 28, 1955, in Fort Worth, Texas, and entered his heavenly home on February 9, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Clovis High School in Clovis, New Mexico, in 1973 and worked for the Sante Fe Railroad for several years. He loved motorcycles and rebuilding automobiles and was skilled at painting and body work....
Estelle Gloria Fabes
Feb 7, 2023
Estelle Fabes, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on February 7, 2023 at the age of 92. She passed quietly from complications due to Alzheimer's. Estelle is survived by her sons Richard and Russell, daughter Rhonda Ginsburg, daughter-in-law Carol Martin, son-in-law Robert Ginsburg, and grandchildren Sarah and Erin Ginsburg. Born in 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dave and...
Stuart Neil Kopp
Feb 6, 2023
Stuart Neil Kopp passed on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the age of 70 years old. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK on September 8, 1952 to his parents, Charles Stanley and Lillian Ida Kopp. He had been close to his maternal grandfather, Louis Mandel, until his passing when Stuart was 14 in 1966. Stuart was the essence of...
Spencer Emigh
Feb 4, 2023
Spencer Emigh, 24, died Saturday, February 4th, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There aren't enough words in the universe to describe the beauty of this young man's soul. Spencer Tyler Emigh lived a life filled with joy and pain. He was happiest when with family and friends. He would tell you, don't just say the words; show me your actions. Playing...
Ellen Vanderslice
Feb 3, 2023
Ellen Kirk Vanderslice "MaMa" of Tulsa Oklahoma went to be with her Lord on February 3, 2023 at the age of 103. MaMa was born in Oklahoma City on August 28, 1919. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Judson Kirk and Moddie Nola Kirk and her brother Jud Kirk as well as her husband of 52 years,...
Stephanie Lynn Brownlee
Jan 28, 2023
Stephanie Lynn Brownlee was born into Detroit, Michigan on December 19, 1952. She departed this life January 28, 2023, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 70 years, 1 month and 9 days. She was born to Irving Brownlee and Ethel Hill Brownlee in Detroit, Michigan. She moved to Cleveland, Ohio at an early age and attended Cleveland schools...
Mike Gomez
Jan 27, 2023
Mike Gomez, a lifelong resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on January 27th, 2023 at the age of 87. Mike was one of 12 children. Mike and his family grew up on the West side of Tulsa. He graduated from Holy Family High School. Mike was known for his kind and gentle spirit, love of football, and devotion to...
Robert J. Mickey
Jan 26, 2023
Robert J. "Bob" Mickey passed away on at age 89 on January 26th, 2023 from complications of pneumonia. Born in 1933 in Humboldt, KS, to Joseph and Mary Mickey, Bob and his younger brother William (Bill) grew up in Ottawa, KS. Bob attended the University of Kansas where he graduated with a BS in geology. After graduation he was commissioned...
Ruth Nelson
Jan 25, 2023
Ruth Nelson, prominent social activist and philanthropist, and former Chairwoman of the Tulsa Housing Authority, as well as former President of Planned Parenthood for Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, died in Tulsa on Wednesday morning, January 25th. She was 87. Initially coming onto its board 1989, Ms. Nelson took over as Chairwoman of the Tulsa Housing Authority (THA) in 1991. She...
Willie J. Davis
Jan 24, 2023
Willie Jewell Davis, 86, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on June 23, 1936 in Coatsworth, Oklahoma, the daughter of Buck and Nora (Kirkpatrick) Heffington. Willie loved bowling, golfing, and going to country music shows. All these activities filled her life, but her main...
Jim Nicolotti
Jan 24, 2023
Jim Nicolotti, age 76, died on January 24, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on February 20, 1946, in Witt, Illinois, to parents Louis and Helen Nicolotti. He grew up on a farm and was certainly a prankster. The funniest being when he and a cousin hoisted an animal onto the 2nd story loft of a neighbor's farm. On...
Leonide H. Veale
Jan 24, 2023
Leonide H. "Lee" Veale, 104, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. She was born in San Francisco, California, July 28, 1918, the daughter of Edward and Sara Baraty. Lee attended several universities but was unable to finish her degree because World War II began. At the last minute, Lee was able to attend a dance for Navy...
Arlene Hart Hubby
Jan 19, 2023
Arlene Fedman "Arlie" Hubby died peacefully on January 19, 2023 at the age of 78. A lifelong resident of Tulsa, Arlie graduated from Edison High School and the University of Tulsa. A lover of animals, she rescued an unending string of cats and dogs, and was active in animal-related nonprofit organizations. For over a decade, she volunteered at St. Francis...
