Janet Toppins
Dec 12, 2022
Janet Toppins was born on October 8, 1933 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Thelma and W.O. Butler. She grew up in Tulsa with three sisters, Joyce, Jeanneane, and Judy. After graduating from Will Rogers High School, she worked for Bell Telephone Company, and then later worked for Dr. Albert Gawey, DDS for many years. In April of 1956, she met...
Dolores Boden
Dec 11, 2022
Dolores Irene Kryk Boden passed away on December 11, 2022, surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born on March 19th, 1936, in Rochester, New York, to Charles and Frances Kryk. She attended Saint Stanislaus School and Nazareth Academy. Dolores first met the love of her life, Ronald C. Boden, at a high school football game. They would ride the...
John Kyle Goddard
Dec 10, 2022
John "Kyle" Goddard, age 89, of Wagoner, Oklahoma, passed away December 10, 2022. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to parents John Lester Goddard and Margaret Alpha Goddard, on October 21st, 1933. Kyle grew up in Tulsa and attended Central High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism at Tulsa University. While there, he was the editor...
Virginia Mccann
Dec 8, 2022
M. Virginia Moran "Ginny" McCann, age 85, died Thursday December 8, 2022, in Tulsa. She was born and raised in Oklahoma City and graduated in the first graduating class of Central Catholic High School (Bishop McGuinness), the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Radio and Television, and ultimately Phillips Theological Seminary with a Master's degree in Pastoral Care. Ginny...
Eleanor Dean Pula
Dec 4, 2022
Eleanor Dean "DeAnne" Wynn Pula went to be with her Lord on December 4, 2022. DeAnne was born on July 9, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harry H. Wynn and Eleanor Hamlin Wynn. DeAnne was proud that she helped raise her two brothers after her mother's unexpected death, while attending and graduating from Granite high school in 1941....
Christopher Campbell Tilley
Dec 4, 2022
Christopher Campbell Tilley was born on August 12, 1964 to James Byron Tilley II and Joe Anne Cummings Tilley in Wilmette, IL. The youngest of his five siblings, Chris was quick of wit, sweet and loving. Chris's special interest in culinary arts led to a long career in food service and a constant challenge to further master these skills in...
Roberta Ann Clinkscales
Dec 3, 2022
We are sad to announce the death of Roberta "Robbi" Ann Clinkscales of Tulsa, who left us on December 3rd, 2022, at 77 years old. We are thankful that she is now free from sickness and rejoicing in Heaven. Robbi was a sweet and caring woman, who exuded a deep love for her family and had a great sense of...
Mary C Mcgranahan
Nov 29, 2022
Mary Catherine McGranahan, 90, of Tulsa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 with family members by her side. She had been battling cancer. Mary was born in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1932 to Philip and Anna Dougherty. She was raised at her family's farm, which had no indoor plumbing, until she was orphaned at approximately 11 and moved...
Augustus Clayton Oliver
Nov 29, 2022
Augustus Clayton "Gus" Oliver, Sr., passed November 29, 2022, at the age of 99. He was born July 19, 1923, Belton, Texas. He was a WWII vet. He earned his MS in chemistry at Southwest Texas State. He was an engineer for Phillips Petroleum for the rest of his career. He worked in Borger, Texas, until moving to Tulsa in...
Ruth Peters Franz
Nov 28, 2022
Ruth Marie Peters Franz was born October 22, 1924 to Theodore and Viola Peters in Detroit, Michigan. She died peacefully at home on November 28, 2022. Ruth is preceded in death by her loving husband of forty-six years, John William "Bill" Franz. They were married in Phoenix, Arizona in 1956. She is survived by her four children, four grandchildren and...
Thomas A."Tom" Olzawski
Nov 28, 2022
A member of the Greatest Generation, Tom's life embodied the American Dream. Born to a Polish immigrant father and Polish American mother, he was always grateful for the freedoms and opportunities he was afforded. He valued faith, family, education, laughter, nature, and hard work. He was most at peace with a dog at his feet, a book in his lap,...
Frances "Frankie" Heck
Nov 27, 2022
Frances (Frankie) Heck was called home by our Lord on Sunday, November 27, 2022 when her large and loving heart decided to rest. She left us to be rejoined with Paul, her husband, Jim, her son, and the rest of her family, who predeceased her. Frankie was born in Keifer, OK, on September 1, 1925, to Rollie and Leota Griffin....
Barbara Ann Thompson
Nov 26, 2022
Barbara "Bobbie" Cook Thompson joined her family in heaven on November 26th in Broken Arrow, OK. She was born in Sapulpa, OK. On Jan. 29th, 1938 to Winifred and Elmer Cook. She graduated from Holy Family High School and went on to the University of Tulsa and joined the Tri Delta Sorority. She married George Thompson in 1959 and had...
Bettie Jo Heckenkemper
Nov 22, 2022
Bettie Jo (Ferguson) Heckenkemper was born in Claremore, Oklahoma, September 16, 1934. She passed away November 22, 2022. Bettie graduated from Holy Family High School. She married John Heckenkemper April 1, 1953. They raised their family in Tulsa. She went to work for Getty Oil as an administrative assistant. Bettie was an avid reader, artist, and kept a daily journal...
Estelle Finer
Nov 20, 2022
Estelle Finer, a proud Tulsan for 63 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 20, 2022, at the age of 94, after a brave battle with cancer. She lived every day with a positive attitude and had a big smile for everyone she met. Estelle was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1928, to Ann and Abraham...
Stephanie Joann Huffines
Nov 19, 2022
Stephanie Joann Huffines, age 50, died Saturday, November 19th, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stephanie is survived by her mother, Barbara Shackelford, son Cooper, brothers Todd and A.T., and sister Amy. She was preceded in death by her father Todd Shackelford, Sr. Stephanie most enjoyed taking care of others. Visitation will be Friday, November 25th, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:45 p.m....
Daniel Joseph Norman
Nov 19, 2022
Daniel Joseph Norman, 41, of Tulsa, passed away on November 19th, 2022 after a prolonged illness. He was born on October 3,1981 to John and Kathy Norman. Known to his friends as "Mojo," Daniel attended Booker T Washington (c/o 2000), where he distinguished himself in Russian language class and on the Academic Bowl team. He was renowned for his sharp...
Donald Irving Snitz
Nov 18, 2022
Donald Irving Snitz August 27, 1924-November 18, 2022 Donald Irving Snitz was a 32nd degree Mason and a Life Member, Valley of Tulsa, Orient of Oklahoma, A&A Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, SJ, USA, (Member No. 05645312) since 1949, a member of the Masonic Ivanhoe #446 Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Missouri (Member 76327), and a member of the Akdar...
Hilda Mae De Verges
Nov 18, 2022
Hilda Mae de Verges, beloved daughter of Hilda S. (Hauffe) Cox and Vincent Emery Cox passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022. Hilda was born on November 20, 1929 in Gretna, LA. She married George Leonard de Verges of New Orleans, LA on June 17, 1950. Their family, which ultimately grew to include seven children, moved to Tulsa to stay...
James Dewitt Naylor, Jr.
Nov 15, 2022
James "Jim" D. Naylor, 80, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022. Jim was born on November 17, 1941, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Dee and Mary Elizabeth Naylor. In 1960, Jim graduated from Bishop Kelley's first graduating class at Marquette High School. In 1969, he graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He...
