George Roberts Kravis Ii
Feb 12, 2018
George R. Kravis II, businessman, collector and philanthropist passed away February 12, after a long illness. The beloved son of the late Raymond and Bessie Kravis and brother of Henry R. Kravis, George Kravis spent his life in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Lee Elementary School, Horace Mann Junior High School and the University of Oklahoma. In 1962, he began his...
Richard Volker Armstrong
Feb 12, 2018
Judge Richard Volker Armstrong passed away, Monday, February 12, 2018, at the age of 82, from complications from the flu virus. Richard was born in Tulsa in 1936. He attended Lee Elementary School, Horace Mann Middle School, and Central High School only to leave Tulsa for higher education. Richard attended Oklahoma University, graduating with a B.A. in Letters. He was...
Robert Lawrence Renberg
Feb 9, 2018
Robert Lawrence Renberg, age 75, businessman and owner of "Renberg's" Department Store lost his battle to cancer on February 9, 2018. He died at his home in Tulsa surrounded by his family and loved ones. Robert "Bob" was born October 14, 1942 in Tulsa Oklahoma to George Renberg and Dorothy Zarrow. Bob began his Jewish education at Temple Israel where...
Haskell Harris Bass, Jr. M.D.
Feb 8, 2018
Haskell Harris Bass, Jr. M.D., 87, of Tulsa, died on February 8, 2018 peacefully in his sleep. Funeral services will be held at All Saints Anglican Church Saturday at 10am. Dr. Bass was born on June 6, 1930, in Bradenton, Florida, the son of Haskell Harris Bass, Sr., and Edith Eppes Bass. He grew up in the Bradenton area, graduating...
Irene Josephine Mcilroy
Feb 7, 2018
IRENE JOSEPHINE (NORWILL) MCILROY Irene McIlroy died peacefully on Feb. 7, 2018. She was born June 18, 1918 in Chicago, to Joseph and Marie Norwill, both Lithuanian immigrants. She met her future husband, J. Arthur McIlroy, at the Army Officers club in Chicago. They married Aug. 18, 1945 and moved to Tulsa in 1949. Art worked as a patent attorney...
Gertrude T. Borucki
Feb 7, 2018
Gertrude Theresa Borucki, (104) passed away peacefully at home on February 7, 2018. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 24, 1913 to Helen and Stanley Prelaske. She was raised and educated in Chicago. While working and as a member of Five Holy Martyrs' parish choir, she met her husband, Walter J. Borucki. They were married in May, 1938...
Sally L. Weidner Crego
Feb 4, 2018
Sally L. Weidner Crego, 91, of Tulsa, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 4, 2018 and was granted her final wish of being reunited with her late husband Chuck. She was born on January 22, 1927, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Charles and Alberta Charles. She grew up in Upper Arlington, OH, and attended Upper Arlington...
James Randel "Randy" Blissit
Jan 30, 2018
James Randel Blissit September 16,1969 – January 30, 2018 He was a spit fire from the beginning. Randy went to Union High School and on to TCC. Randy loved his art which was very much his own style. He was artistic in many ways. He loved playing guitars, painting on anything including airbrushing on cars, computers, mixers as well as...
Angela Ophelia Espinoza Nash
Jan 29, 2018
Angela Ophelia Espinoza Nash, age 77, died Monday, January 29, 2018, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Fred and Mary Espinoza, one of the seventeen children in her family. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, and attended Hutchinson High School. Ms. Nash was a retired restaurant owner in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She loved her family, especially her time spent with her...
Byron Bancr
Jan 28, 2018
Byron B. "Ban" Ormsby, 90, of Tulsa, OK, died on January 28, 2018 after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Ban was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 6, 1927 the son of Emmett and Helen Ormsby. Ban was born during the 1927 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates where his dad was an umpire. He...
Brian F. Billings
Jan 24, 2018
Brian F. Billings – Oil and Gas Executive Brian F. Billings, 79, passed away on January 24, 2018.   Brian was born January 22, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in its adjacent Kansas suburbs. He received his BSBA degree from Rockhurst University in Kansas City. He is survived by his dearly loved wife of 60 years, Delores Ann...
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
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
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
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
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. Â 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. Â He was a licensed city HVAC (heat/air) engineer and a proud...
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
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
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...
