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Jane Ellen Hittinger

Jane Ellen Hittinger

Jan 23, 2018

Jane Ellen Hittinger, née Ackerman, died at St. John Medical Center January 23, 2018, at the age of 69. Born May 28, 1948, in Independence Missouri, she received her B.A. in Spanish from the University of Missouri (1970), and both an M.A. and Ph.D in Spanish Literature from the University of Kentucky (1982). After a brief teaching stint as an...

Jenny Robinowitz Brouse

Jenny Robinowitz Brouse

Jan 21, 2018

JENNY ROBINOWITZ BROUSE Jenny Robinowitz Brouse was born June 1, 1924 to Braina and Harry Robinowitz in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at the age of 93, in Tulsa. She graduated from Central High School in 1941, and graduated from The University of Tulsa in 1945, majoring in history and minoring in English and Education....

Joseph Timothy "Tim" Spanier

Joseph Timothy "Tim" Spanier

Jan 21, 2018

Joseph Timothy "Tim" Spanier was born January 9, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Dolores Spanier. He died peacefully on January 21, 2018 at Saint Francis Hospital from complications of cancer.  The family would like to extend special thanks to the medical and pastoral staff of Saint Francis Hospital, as well as the Warren Foundation, who all showed great...

Vida Chambers

Vida Chambers

Jan 20, 2018

Vida Marie Chambers, 81 years old, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 in Mansfield, Texas. Vida was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma on July 20, 1936 to Brown and Verla (Staiger) Begley.  She was the third child of five children. She met her husband, Lynn Chambers, in Hobbs, New Mexico and they were married on July 11, 1958.  She worked at...

Terry Freeman

Terry Freeman

Jan 20, 2018

TERRY MICHAEL FREEMAN, born 12/11/1954, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Hillcrest Hospital following a prolonged battle with cancer.  He graduated from Bishop Kelley High School and then continued to earn degrees from Tulsa Community College, Tulsa County Vo-Tech, Spartan School of Aeronautics and Climate Control Institute.  He was a licensed city HVAC (heat/air) engineer and a proud...

Jerry Keeling

Jerry Keeling

Jan 20, 2018

Jerry Ray Keeling, 78, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly on January 20, 2018 at his home. Jerry was born in Paris, Texas on August 2nd, 1939 to Thelma and John Keeling of Idabel, Oklahoma. He lived in Amarillo, Texas then moved with his family to Enid, Oklahoma where he attended and graduated from Enid High School in 1957 as...

Carl Ronald "Ronnie" Stevenson

Carl Ronald "Ronnie" Stevenson

Jan 19, 2018

Stevenson, Carl Ronald "Ronnie", age 82, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018.  He was born January 23, 1935, in Vroman, Colorado, to Carl Raymond and Emma Marie (Blazer) Stevenson.  He graduated from Crowley High School in 1952.  He served his country in the Army from 1954-1956.  While working at St. John Hospital, Tulsa, he met the love of his life,...

Kathleen Cherry Buffington

Kathleen Cherry Buffington

Jan 18, 2018

Kathleen Cherry Buffington entered into heaven welcomed by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, January 18, 2018. She reached the fullness of days at the age of 88. She loved the Lord with all of her heart and spent a lifetime ministering his love and his words of life and encouragement to everyone she met. She was a...

Dorothy Sottong Laird

Dorothy Sottong Laird

Jan 18, 2018

On January 18, 2018, shortly after 8 p.m., Dorothy Ann (née Sottong) Laird, entered the transforming mystery of death into Life, at Montereau-in-Warren Wood, where Dorothy lived since 2011. The elder of two children, Dorothy was born May 16, 1930, in Lamar, CO, to John Sottong and Mame (née Lindsay) Sottong. The family soon moved to Tulsa during the Great...

Gary F. Lewis

Gary F. Lewis

Jan 17, 2018

Gary F. Lewis was the eldest of three children born to Victor and Virginia Lewis in Muskogee, OK on August 3, 1943.  He moved to Tulsa with his family when he was 10 years old. He attended Eisenhower and Edison where he excelled in athletics and academics. He loved baseball, excelled as a left-handed pitcher and was selected as the...

Bobbi Roberta Faye Kenney

Bobbi Roberta Faye Kenney

Jan 13, 2018

Roberta Faye "Bobbi" Kenney , age 73, passed away January 13th, 2018. She was the daughter of Robert "Bob" and Virginia Brannin, born on January 30th, 1944, in Yolo County, California. Bobbi graduated Ketchum High School and attended classes at Tulsa University.  She retired from Metals Incorporated (aka "Metals and Cornbread" as her oldest granddaughter called it when she was...

Jason Ray Cotner

Jason Ray Cotner

Jan 13, 2018

Jason Ray Cotner was born March 4th, 1977 in Tulsa, OK where he was welcomed by his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. His first big trip at the tender age of six months was with Mom and Dad to Colorado for a camping and hiking (in a backpack on Mom), fishing and motorcycling (belted to Dad) adventure. Annual trips...

Fred L. Johnson

Fred L. Johnson

Jan 10, 2018

Fred Johnson Fred was born October 22, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas. He passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fred met the love of his life, Erin, while attending Oklahoma State University and working at Ken's Pizza. Although he had to ask many times, he was stubborn and persistent, and she finally said yes to a date. They...

F. A. "Asbury" Asbury

F. A. "Asbury" Asbury

Jan 10, 2018

F.A. "Asbury" AsburyJuly 1922-January 2018 The 95 year old Tulsa native had lived in Albuquerque NM since 2009.  Asbury graduated from Holy Family High School and Tulsa University.  He was a WWII vet who served in the Navy, and he retired from Shell Oil.  "Asbury" and his wife Phyllis, who predeceased him, lived an active lifestyle and loved to dance...

Richard Ellis Roby

Richard Ellis Roby

Jan 9, 2018

Richard E. Roby, 78, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2018 after persevering through many years of illness, chronic pain, and Parkinson's disease. Richard was married for 32 glorious and loving years to Dr. Cathy Kass. His life will be remembered by lasting memories filled with love, positivity, and smiles. He is survived by his four children and their beloved...

Ann Ell Gelino

Ann Ell Gelino

Jan 6, 2018

Life Story for Ann Ell Early Gelino August 8, 1918-January 6, 2018 Ann Ell Early Gelino succumbed to her dementia on January 6, 2018. She passed peacefully in her sleep gently and gracefully, just as she lived her 100 years of life. Born August 8, 1918 to James Madison and Juell Robertson Early in Cooper, Texas, Ann Ell was the...

Angela "Angie" Walden Sewell

Angela "Angie" Walden Sewell

Dec 31, 2017

Angie Walden Sewell was born May 18, 1963, in Tulsa, OK. She went home to be with her loving Savior on Sunday, December 31, 2017, in Claremore, OK. She attended Tulsa Christian Academy where she graduated in 1980. Angie married Charlie Sewell in 1985 and they first made their home in Tulsa, but later settled in Claremore. Angie fought a...

James E. "Jim" Reinkemeyer

James E. "Jim" Reinkemeyer

Dec 31, 2017

Jim Reinkemeyer James Edward (Jim) Reinkemeyer, 62, of Broken Arrow went to our Lord on December 31, 2017 at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, OK from complications due to ALS. He was a deeply adored husband, father, brother, son and friend. He was born December 23, 1955 in Arkansas City, KS - the son of Leo Robert Reinkemeyer and Theresa...

Glenn J. Gorski

Glenn J. Gorski

Dec 30, 2017

Glenn J. Gorski January 20, 1961 - December 30, 2017 Glenn Joseph Gorski was born in Chicago, Illinois to Arthur J. and Sophie Gorski on January 20, 1961, while newly elected President John F. Kennedy was making his inaugural address.  This auspicious beginning was just a point of departure for a life that would impact many. After his education was...

Patricia May Alexander Frohnapfel

Patricia May Alexander Frohnapfel

Dec 30, 2017

Patricia May Alexander Frohnapfel passed away peacefully on December 30, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born on June 9th, 1924 in Antlers, Oklahoma, Choctaw Country, to May Ledonia Maytubby and James Milton Alexander. Pat grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma, and graduated high school in 1942, whereupon she moved to Tulsa to begin Business College. After graduation, Pat...

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