Daniel "Rick" Funk
Mar 25, 2021
Daniel Richard "Rick" Funk, 75, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Thursday, March 25, 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1946, the son of Richard and Minnie (Johnson) Funk. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1967 with a Bachelor's Degree of Science and Business Administration. He then obtained his Master's Degree in Business Administration...
Donna Mae Matles
Mar 24, 2021
Donna Matles, 92, a respected artist, Jewelry designer, wood turner, and conservator of Judaica, died at her Tulsa home on Wednesday, March 24 following a long illness. Owner and proprietor of Donna Designs, the longtime Tulsa resident was born May 11, 1928 to Seeman and Sada Kaplan in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where her father was a well-known architect. Donna never stopped...
Benton Harold Askins
Mar 22, 2021
Benton Harold Askins was born on June 5, 1919 in Clarksville, Arkansas to Buck Henry and Ollie Bean Askins. He joined the National Guard in 1936 at age 17 while still in high school and was activated to the White River in Forrest City, Arkansas due to flooding on the Mississippi River. After graduating from high in 1938, he attended...
Thomas John Fowler, Iii
Mar 21, 2021
Thomas J. "John" Fowler, III, 75, of Tulsa, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 21, 2021. He was born on April 15, 1945, in Tulsa, the son of Thomas John Fowler, II, and Iva Nora (Cumberland) Fowler. On September 30, 1966, he married Marilyn Wiehe, in Sapulpa, OK. John had worked for 35 years at American Airlines,...
Bennie Joe Pumphrey
Mar 16, 2021
Bennie Joe Pumphrey, resident of Tulsa/Catoosa, formerly of Muskogee, passed away on March 16th at the age of 69 years peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones. Bennie was a loving husband and father born and raised in Muskogee, OK by LD and Erma J. Pumphrey. He graduated from Muskogee High School in 1969. Afterwards, Bennie earned a degree from Oklahoma...
Michael Eugene Easterly
Mar 15, 2021
Michael E. Easterly, 29, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 15, 2021. He will be remembered for his generosity and kindness, steadfast dedication to family and friends, and an unmistakable, infectious laugh. Michael Easterly is survived by his loving and adoring parents, Robert and Jeanne Easterly; siblings and spouses, Robert, Maria and Andrew, and Caroline; he...
Eugene Philip De Verges
Mar 14, 2021
de Verges, Eugene P., a retired lawyer, died on March 14, 2021. Mr. de Verges was born January 26, 1953 in New Orleans, LA, the son of G. Leonard and Hilda Cox de Verges. He was a direct descendant of Bernard de Verges, one of the first settlers in New Orleans, arriving in 1720, two years after the city's founding...
Kathryn Nell Borochoff
Mar 10, 2021
Kathryn Nell "Kathy" Borochoff, RN BSN was born on May 17, 1962 in, Claremore, Oklahoma to Carolyn Sue Ashley, and Franklin Baldridge(deceased). Kathy went to our Lord, March 10, 2021, at the age 58, after a long illness. Kathy was raised by her mother, Sue, and her beloved dad, Roy D. Ashley(deceased), primarily in Collinsville, Oklahoma; with her four sisters...
Margaret Wood
Mar 9, 2021
Suzanne LaFortune Wood, 88, of Fairfax, Virginia , passed away peacefully with daughters by her side on March 9, 2021 in Fairfax, Virginia. Suzanne (Suzie) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Fred and Erma LaFortune. Suzie graduated from Marquette Catholic High School in 1950. She attended Oklahoma State University where she met and then married the late Colonel...
John David Church
Mar 7, 2021
A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Friday, March 12 at Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel.
Luis Alberto Reinoso
Mar 6, 2021
Dr. Luis Alberto Reinoso, retired physician, civic leader, devoted father and husband, died on March 6, 2021 at his home in Tulsa. He was 91. The cause of death was complications related to progressive dementia and multiple myeloma. Born in Arequipa, Peru, Dr. Reinoso ("Lucho" to many friends) immigrated to the United States in 1957. He and his wife, Maria...
Mary Catherine Robb
Mar 5, 2021
Mary Catherine (Rupp) Robb passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 5, 2021, with her loving family by her side. She was born on May 13, 1942, in Chillicothe, MO, to Bernard and Catherine Rupp. She graduated from high school at St. Joseph's Academy and continued her educational pursuit to be an outstanding elementary school teacher culminating with...
Jose Rodrigo Medina
Mar 2, 2021
Dr. Jose R. Medina of Tulsa passed away on March 2, 2021 at age 86. His life story is one of family, faith, and hard work to make his American dream a reality. The son of Jose and Enriqueta Medina of Ecuador, he was raised in the small town of Saquisili and then Quito, Ecuador. He and his brothers and...
Judith Peirsol Rhodes
Feb 27, 2021
Judith Peirsol Rhodes, (Judy) resident of Montereau passed peacefully in her sleep Saturday, February 27, 2021. Judy was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 6, 1938, daughter of W. Scott Peirsol and Ruth Denison Peirsol, and sister of Fredrick W. Peirsol. As a youngster Judy was a rebel. She attended a prep school, Mount Vernon Seminary, in Washington, DC,...
Margaret Ann Hawthorne
Feb 25, 2021
Margaret Ann (Justus) Hawthorne July 1, 1939 - February 25, 2021 Our precious Margaret Ann (Justus) Hawthorne went Home to her Heavenly Father on February 25, 2021 at 4 a.m., she was surrounded by family and loved ones in her Broken Arrow home. Margaret was born on July 1, 1939 in Booneville, Arkansas, as the Daughter of Euria Archie Justus...
William R. Danzi
Feb 25, 2021
William Rocco Danzi "Bill" age 85 of Tulsa, OK passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021. He was born on September 16, 1935 in Syracuse, NY to Vito and Helen Danzi, and was an only child. The family moved to Binghamton, NY when he was one year old. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School thru 8th grade and graduated from Binghamton...
Dianne Hill
Feb 24, 2021
Dianne Hill of Sand Springs, Oklahoma passed away on February 24, 2021. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Hill in September. She is survived by her sister, Gayle Zimmerman, brother Don Zimmerman, daughter Kristi Hill, grandchildren Jeremy Edwards and Brandice Edwards, and great-grandson Jace Phillips. Her oldest daughter, Tracie Hill, passed in...
Charles Wayne "Chuck" Mayes
Feb 22, 2021
Charles Wayne "Chuck" Mayes was born July 10, 1947, in Wagoner, OK. Chuck grew up in Tulsa, graduated from Nathan Hale High School, attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, then transferred to Oklahoma State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing. Chuck had a long career with the Tulsa World, where he retired as a District Manager. Chuck enjoyed...
