Jane Darlene Romine
Jan 8, 2023
Jane Darlene Steil Romine, 90, a nearly life-long resident of Tulsa, passed away on Sunday January 8, 2023. Her loving family was at her bedside during her final hours. Jane has gone to join her beloved son Dennis William Romine, who preceded her in death in 2021. She is going to be greatly missed by her family and many others...
Ellen Mcaulay
Jan 6, 2023
NATIVE OKLAHOMAN DIES AT 105 Ellen L. McAulay (Charon) died peacefully at her residence on Friday, January 6, 2023. Ellen Louise McAulay (Charon) was born May 26, 1917 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, when the State of Oklahoma was only 10. She was the fourth child of six, born to Francis Anthony Charon and Frances Gertrude Crowe. Ellen was only 12 when...
William Joseph Doyle, Iii
Jan 6, 2023
William Joseph Doyle, III passed away January 6, 2023, at the age of 84. Bill, as he as was known, was born on January 28, 1938, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to William J. Doyle, Jr. and Sue C. Doyle. Bill grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School where he played football. He later graduated from the University...
Paul Close
Jan 3, 2023
Paul Close, son of Shirley Rea Close and Pauline Close, Died on January 3rd at his residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born on February 14th, 1935, in Hardtner, Kansas, he was the eldest of 7 children. Paul was blessed with exceptional qualities of leadership, compassion, and entrepreneurship, leading him to establish several successful companies from the 1970's through 2000. Along with...
Daniel Patrick Schmitz
Jan 1, 2023
Daniel Patrick Schmitz, 63, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on January 1, 2023. He was born on September 24, 1959, to Dick & Alma Schmitz in Tulsa, OK, the third of their four sons. He attended School of St. Mary, and Bishop Kelley High School, graduating in 1977. He attended and graduated from Oklahoma State University with his...
Mary (Mag) Sullivan
Jan 1, 2023
Mag Sullivan passed away on January 1 at the age of 84. Born in 1938 to Alfred Boudreau, Jr. and Katherine Tierney Boudreau, she was the eldest of five siblings, all girls. She grew up in a devout Catholic household where faith, family and laughter abounded. Mag graduated from Monte Cassino High School in Tulsa, attended Saint Mary's College of...
Frances Elizabeth Happe
Dec 31, 2022
OBITUARY OF Our Beloved FRANCES ELIZABETH HUOT HAPPE March 9, 1936 � December 31, 2022 ___________________ Frances Elizabeth Happe, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on December 31, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fran lived a beautiful and creative 86 years and was always known for bringing beauty and joy to those...
Arlene Joyce Lawrence
Dec 28, 2022
Arlene Lawrence passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at the age of 85. Arlene was born February 14, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York to Lawrence and Rose Sternkopf. After graduating from Jamaica High School, she attended and graduated from The Washington School for Secretaries in 1955. She worked as an executive secretary until marrying her beloved husband, Robert...
Bruce L. Warren
Dec 28, 2022
Bruce L. Warren, age 88, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bruce was born in Owosso on April 23, 1934, the son of James Calvin and Thelma Laureatte (Loy) Warren. Bruce's mother became ill and passed 19 days after his birth, so his paternal grandmother took charge of him. Bruce lived with his grandparents, George Francis Warren...
Dorothy Blythe Lara
Dec 27, 2022
Dorothy Blythe "Dottie" (Dee) Lara was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in New Orleans, LA, the home of her parents. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in 1954, then followed her dream of becoming a registered nurse. She was proud to become a "Mercy Nurse" in 1957. She and George Lara married two weeks after her graduation from...
Sandra Jean Niver Seagle
Dec 27, 2022
Sandra Jean Niver Seagle passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 while surrounded by her loved ones at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 64 years of age. Sandra was born on September 1, 1958 in East Bernard, Texas to Ruth and Lawrence Niver. Throughout her childhood, Sandra lived in numerous locations across Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and...
Claudia M. Iten
Dec 27, 2022
Claudia Marie Iten passed away peacefully on December 27th, 2022, at her home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born on November 15, 1938, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Ann Rasche. She graduated from Sacred Heart, an all-girls high school in Memphis. While attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, she met the love of her life,...
David W. Hope
Dec 25, 2022
David Wayne Hope, age 63, died on Christmas Day, December 25, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on November 3, 1959 in Yale, Oklahoma to parents Thomas Wayne and Effie Myrtle Hope. He graduated from Central High School in the class of 1978, then furthered his education by obtaining a degree as a General Contractor - Construction Management. He...
Shirley May Levin
Dec 24, 2022
Shirley Haas Levin peacefully passed away Saturday, December 24 in her home at Zarrow Pointe in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shirley was born in Tulsa, OK to Bess and Bill Haas on February 23, 1927. She lived in Tulsa for the first eighteen years of her life and attended Central High School and the University of Texas at Austin. At the age...
Kellye Rice
Dec 23, 2022
Kellye Renee Rice, age 55, died on December 23, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on May 18, 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Betty and James Korne. Kellye graduated from Tulsa Adventist High School in 1985, then furthered her training by obtaining a degree in Education from Northeastern State University. In 1993, Kellye moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and...
Michael I. Aneshansley
Dec 22, 2022
Michael Irving Aneshansley was born on December 16, 1946 in Clinton, Oklahoma to C.W. "Bill" Aneshansley and Frances Evelyn Spurlin Aneshansley. In 1965, Mike graduated from Clinton High School and then attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Mike graduated from SWOSU in 1969 with degrees in Physics and Mathematics. He joined the United States Navy upon his graduation from SWOSU and...
Leo Dayer
Dec 20, 2022
Leo Edward Dayer, age 88, died on December 20, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Leo was born on August 15, 1934 in Conway, Arkansas to Joseph and Philomene Dayer. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1953 and subsequently, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and served in the Oklahoma National Guard. Leo became a Letter Carrier at the US Postal...
Jacquelyn Claire Graham
Dec 15, 2022
Jacquelyn Claire (Wright) Graham, RN, passed from this life Dec. 15 following a brief illness. Born Oct. 2, 1938 in Atlanta GA, she was preceded in death by her parents, Alton and Emogene Wright; husband Champe Carter Graham; son Richard Malcolm Graham; and sister, Aljean Wright Middleton. She is survived by sons Stuart (Leigh) and Carter (Angie), grandchildren Jacquelyn Marlis...
Celso A. Dejecacion
Dec 14, 2022
Dr. Celso Autsria Dejecacion was born in Manila, Philippines on April 6, 1924 and died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on December 14, 2022. Dr. Dejecacion was 98. Celso, as he preferred to be called after retiring from medicine, was a veteran of WWII. At 17, he lied about his age and enlisted in guerilla warfare to fight alongside the Americans when...
T.H. (Tom) Russell
Dec 12, 2022
The best man in the world passed away on Monday. Tom Russell, 89, was an Irish Catholic Cowboy Entrepreneur. Tom revolutionized the oil and gas industry. That does not happen every day. He innovated design processes, skid-mounted plants, and equipment standardization. His enterprising spirit began early. His first "processing plant" was brewing beer in his parent's basement and selling it...
