Obituaries
James Bresnehen
May 13, 2013
James Madison Bresnehen, 92 year old Miami resident, died Monday May 13, 2013 at his home. He was born April 17, 1921 in Vinita to Daniel and Anna (Chandler) Bresnehen. James served his country during world war II in the Army Air Corps as a flight mechanic. He married Nora Florence Bottom on May 21, 1949 in Dekalb, Illinois. James...
Joseph Engstrom
May 13, 2013
Joseph O. Engstrom, passed away at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove, OK, on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the age of 75. Joseph was born January 24, 1938 in Peoria, IL, the son of late Leroy Andrew Engstrom and Annabelle (Metroff) Engstrom. Joseph grew up in Peoria, IL where he graduated from high school in 1955. After high...
Mary Postier
May 13, 2013
86 year old rural Vinita resident, Mary Kathryn Chaney Postier passed peacefully from this life on Monday, May 13, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. The second of four children, Mary was born on December 22, 1926 in Centralia, OK to George Williams and Bertha McColloch Chaney. Mary attended school in Centralia and graduated on May 18, 1944. While there...
Barbara Wusk
May 13, 2013
Barbara R. Evans; (Marler) (Wusk) of Coffeyville, KS passed away in the early morning hours of May 13, 2013 at The Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born September 28, 1915 in Pawnee County, Oklahoma to Charlie and Maggie Evans. The family later moved to Seminole, OK where she attended school and later met and married Jim Marler on April...
Virginia Froelich-Harkins
May 12, 2013
Virginia Ruth "Froelich" Harkins, 92, Nowata County resident, passed away May 12, 2013 at the Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center. She was born November 24, 1920 north of Childers in Nowata County to Warren C. and Gertrude (Childers) York. Virginia grew up just east of Childers, attending school there and after graduation, married Arthur Froelich in Delaware on August 2nd,...
Robert Brown
May 12, 2013
Robert Carl Brown, 87 year old year old Big Cabin resident, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Wood Manor Nursing Center in Claremore. He was born June 25, 1925 in Kansas to Carl B. and Ruth Alta (Elliott) Brown. Robert was a graduate of Big Cabin High School Class of 1943. He served his country during World War II,...
Roselea Colvin
May 11, 2013
Roselea Colvin, 87 year old long time Big Cabin area resident, died Saturday May 11, 2013 at Rosewood Terrace Nursing Center in Vinita. She was born August 4, 1925 near White Oak, to Owen Theodore "OT" and Ruth Irene (White) Miers. Roselea graduated from White Oak High School. She was married to George Earl Colvin on March 31, 1943 in...
Patrick Waddle
May 10, 2013
Patrick T. "Pat" Waddle, 77 year old Vinita resident went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 26, 1935 in Monark (west of Picher, Oklahoma) to George E. Waddle, Sr. and Zella (Power) Waddle. Patrick married Millie Story on June 15, 1956. He was led...
Neva Perry
May 10, 2013
Neva Lorene Perry, 82 year old Nowata resident passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at St John Medical Center, in Tulsa. She was born in Cooper, Oklahoma October 16, 1930 to Frank and Florence Galloway. On February 13, 1954 she married Charles Perry in Wichita, Kansas. She was a member of the Full Gospel Christian Center in Watova. Mrs. Perry...
Vera Williams
May 8, 2013
Vera Emma (Wiese) Williams, 81 year old, Eucha, Oklahoma resident passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Vera was born on August 22, 1931 in Canton, Oklahoma to Chris and Emma L. (Glundlach) Wiese. Vera loved animals, enjoyed cooking and flowers, but above all she loved her grandchildren. Vera married W.R. (Bill) Williams on March 18, 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. he...
Nonearl Thompson
May 8, 2013
Mesa, AZ - Nonearl Elizabeth "Nonnie" Thompson died in Mesa, AZ after a long illness on May 8, 2013. She was born January 27, 1930 in Oklahoma City, OK to Earle Royce and Lois Elizabeth Huddleston. She married Bill Thompson on June 18, 1948 in Sapulpa, OK. She retired from Walmart in Grove, OK. She lived with Bill in Ketchum...
Martha Leach
May 7, 2013
Martha Jean Leach, age 85 of Eucha, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Martha was born in Lufkin, Texas on September 15, 1927 to Giles and Esther (Coward) Albritton. On November 18, 1944 she was united in marriage to Harlen V. Leach. Martha loved antiques and at one point was an antique dealer. She also loved...
Pamela Pace
May 5, 2013
Pamela Elouise Pace, age 57 of Fairland, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. Pamela was born in Livermore, CA on April 13, 1956 to Harold and Pauline Hanhey. She was the youngest of 6 children. Following high school she earned as associates degree in accounting. On March 18, 1978 she was united in marriage to Gerald Pace. She enjoyed cooking,...
Douglas Evans
May 4, 2013
Douglas S. Evans, 85, went home to be with The Lord Saturday May 4th. He was a long standing member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Grove, OK were he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was born January 29, 1928 in Tulsa, OK to Samuel and Gladys Evans. Doug lived in Grove, OK for 24...
Bill Strange
May 4, 2013
After a brief illness Bill Strange passed away on Saturday May 4th in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born September 20, 1928 in Shaw, Kansas to Everett and Gertrude Strange. After high school Bill served his country in the US Navy from 1946 -48. He returned to Kansas to marry his childhood sweetheart, Reva E. Stanley in 1948 and enrolled in...
Adelle Davis
May 3, 2013
Adelle Faye (Amos) Davis was born February 20, 1926 in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and passed to her heavenly home on May 3, 2013 with her family by her side. Adelle married Paul C. Davis on April 16, 1946 in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, her parents, Lester and Faye Amos, and her...
Lorene Woodall
May 2, 2013
Lorene Woodall, age 91 of Vinita, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013. Lorene was born in Grove, OK on January 17, 1922 to Rollie "Rol" Rogers and Blanche (Phoenix) Rogers. In 1940 she graduated from Grove High School. She was united in marriage to Jack Woodall on December 23, 1941. Lorene ran her own beauty shop from 1960-1991. She was...
David Rodgers
May 2, 2013
David Allen Rodgers passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his home in Mounds. He was born March 6, 1963 in Nowata to Myrna (Stierwalt) and Carl Wesley Rodgers, Jr. He loved watching Nascar racing and drag racing. David is survived by his daughter, Ashley Sowder and husband Denney of Sapulpa; his mother, Myrna Rodgers of Mounds; a sister, Donna...
Lacy Beamer
May 2, 2013
Lacy Lee Beamer, passed away in Grove, OK, on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the age of 54. Lacy was born January 9, 1959 in Claremore, OK, the son of Will Rogers Beamer and Louise Pickup Adams. Lacy grew up in Jay, OK where he graduated from Jay High School in the late 1970's. After high school Lacy moved to...
Donna Barajas
Apr 29, 2013
Donna Marie Kirk was born March 1, 1957 in Gibson City, Illinois. She was the daughter of Earl J. Kirk and Aima Jean (Hatcher) Kirk. She has lived in the Ramona area sine 2003, moving here from Marysville, California. Donna attended the Ochelata, Oklahoma United Methodist Church. She was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. She always enjoyed her...
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