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Recent Obituaries

norman, oklahoma and surrounding areas

Maureen Mulvey Rieger

Maureen Mulvey Rieger

Mar 8, 2023

     Maureen Mulvey Rieger, 92 beautiful years of age, passed away on March 8, 2023, peacefully at her home in Norman, Oklahoma, with her five beloved children at her side.

     Maureen was born on January 8, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Michael Owen Mulvey and Helen Lucille Ermatinger Mulvey, and older sister to her cherished Patty....

Gloria  Jean  Fenn

Gloria Jean Fenn

Mar 7, 2023

Gloria Jean Fenn of Norman passed away Tuesday evening, March 7 after a year of declining health which ended in a brief and debilitating illness. An upbeat and openly friendly person, her contagious smile—which was one of her identifying characteristics—shone through even in the discomfort of sickness. Wherever she was, she made circumstances brighter and people happier with her spontaneous...

Mary Louise Mccorkle

Mary Louise Mccorkle

Feb 27, 2023

Mary Louise (Loeffelholz) McCorkle was born to Bernard Frank Loeffelholz and Mary Josephine (Rieger) Loeffelholz, October 29, 1934 in Norman, Oklahoma at home. Mary Lou graduated from St. Joseph’s School in 1952.

On Monday, February 27, Mary Lou, our beloved mom and Meme, age 88 years young, moved to her heavenly home.

Mary Lou as a young adult enjoyed social events, dancing...

Michael Dean Oliver

Michael Dean Oliver

Feb 25, 2023

Michael Oliver, 68, of Oklahoma City passed away Saturday, February 25th, 2023. He was born March 25th, 1954 in Ada, Oklahoma to Roy T. Oliver and Emma Lou (Tolbert) Oliver.

Michael, known as Mike, grew up in Calvin, Oklahoma, graduated from Holdenville High School and attended East Central University where he met and married Debbie Oliver. They settled in Oklahoma City...

Eva  Jo Kruis

Eva Jo Kruis

Feb 17, 2023

Eva Jo Hutchins Kruis (Jo) passed away February 17, 2023. She was born to Florence and Frank Hutchins in Norman in 1923. Hardship struck early in her life when her little brother died and her father left the home. She grew up in the loving care of her mother and grandparents and with her mother’s younger siblings. Always nimble as...

Charles  F. "Chuck" Seapy

Charles F. "Chuck" Seapy

Feb 16, 2023

Charles F. “Chuck” Seapy, Jr. was born September 7, 1949, in Enid, OK to Charles F. Seapy, Sr. and Laura Louise (Barrett) Seapy. The family moved to Cedar Rapids, IA in 1957. He attended George Washington High School and was State Swimming Champion for the Breaststroke in 1967. After high school he was drafted into the US Army and served...

Donald Ray Jones

Donald Ray Jones

Feb 12, 2023

Donald Ray Jones was born on May 18, 1937 to Joe and Myrtle Jones. He passed away on February 12, 2023.

He retired from Dolese in 2002 after 16 years of service as a General Manager of heavy equipment repair.

Don is survived by his wife, Donna Jones; two sons, Randy Jones and wife Kim, and Tommy Jones; one daughter, Regina Love;...

Vicki Rankin Cox

Vicki Rankin Cox

Feb 9, 2023

Vicki Rankin Cox, 70, of Norman, OK, departed this life peacefully in the early hours of February 9, 2023 in Norman, OK.

Vicki was born to Nancy and Eugene P. Rankin in San Francisco, CA on May 22, 1952. However, the Chicago area was home, where she grew up in Wilmette and graduated from New Trier High School in 1970. She...

James H. (Jim) Rutherford

James H. (Jim) Rutherford

Jan 27, 2023

James (Jim) Herschel Rutherford, 87, passed away at his home in Norman on January 27, 2023. Jim was born on September 18, 1935, to Herschel Orville Rutherford and Louise Carnes Rutherford in New Liberty, Oklahoma. He was born and lived his formative years amid the harsh deprivation of the Great Depression, the looming threat of war, and the global conflict...

Kerry  John  Burkhart

Kerry John Burkhart

Jan 26, 2023

Kerry John Burkhart was born June 30, 1967 in Wichita, Kansas to Clifford P. Burkhart and Barbara A. (Edwards) Burkhart. He passed away in his home surrounded by his loved ones on January 26th 2023 in Norman, Oklahoma following a short battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer.

In 1993 he married his High School Sweetheart and love of his life Lisa Mari...

Juanita  Faye  Gill

Juanita Faye Gill

Jan 26, 2023

Juanita Faye Gill, 83, passed away on January 26, 2023 in Norman, OK.

Juanita was born September 21, 1939 to Josephine and Aubrey Baker in Hobart, OK. She grew up in Gotebo loving sports, playing both basketball and softball, but was not in favor of all the cotton picking. Juanita enjoyed her small school and graduating class of 10.

Upon graduation, Juanita...

Eunice  M. Merritt

Eunice M. Merritt

Jan 7, 2023

Eunice Fetters Merritt passed away on January 7, 2023 at the age of 93. She was born on March 21, 1929 in Hart, Michigan. She married L. Gilbert Merritt on May 25, 1951. She had twin children, John Paul Merritt and Ann Josephine Merritt (Selvidge).

The family moved to Norman in 1955 and she was employed by Apco Oil in Oklahoma...

Dale  M.  Dudley

Dale M. Dudley

Jan 6, 2023

Dale Marion Dudley was born September 6, 1947 in Sulphur, Oklahoma to Marion W. and Pauline E. (Rutherford) Dudley. He went to his heavenly home on January 6, 2023.

He married the love of his life Deborah Dudley on December 3, 1973 in Gainesville, Texas. They had a son, Eric and a daughter, Tracy. He enlisted in the Army and the...

David Arron Thomas Jr.

David Arron Thomas Jr.

Jan 3, 2023

David A. Thomas, Jr. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed on to be with his Lord on JANUARY 3, 2023.

He was born AUGUST 23, 1942 in San Diego, CA. to David A. Thomas, Sr. & Mary Dell (Engelage) Thomas.

He grew up in Houston, Texas, and graduated from high school in January 1961. He served honorably

in the U.S. Army & Army Reserve...

Susan Elizabeth Swenson

Susan Elizabeth Swenson

Jan 2, 2023

Susan Swenson, 69, of Norman, OK passed away on January 2nd, surrounded by loved ones.

Sue was born on February 15, 1953, to William and Vivian (Lewis) Munro in New York City and grew up in Park Ridge and Upper Montclair, NJ. After Sue graduated from Montclair High School in 1971, she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education...

Susan Jonette  Brashear

Susan Jonette Brashear

Jan 1, 2023

Susan Jonette Brashear was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1950 to Clarence and Anna Dickey. She passed away January 1, 2023.

When Susan was a teenager, her family moved to central Oklahoma and she graduated from Noble High School. She was a travel agent in Norman for many years and then became the Office Manager for Unigraph in Tulsa, retiring...

Jenna  Lee  Garrett

Jenna Lee Garrett

Jan 1, 2023

Jenna Lee Garrett was born June 7, 1940, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Burel and Marie Farner. She passed away at home on January 1, 2023.

Jenna went to school in Little Rock, Arkansas where she grew up.

October 1961, she married William (Bill) Garrett Jr. They made their home in Little Rock, Arkansas until moving to Norman, Oklahoma in 1973.

A member...

Mark Edward Burget

Mark Edward Burget

Dec 31, 2022

Mark Edward Burget of Norman died December 31, 2022, at the age of 68. Mark was born February 11, 1954, in Wiesbaden, Germany, the only child of Carl Edward Burget and Mary Sue Burget. He spent the early part of his childhood in Madison, Wisconsin before moving to Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from Tascosa High School in 1972, where he...

Barbara  Alane Anderson

Barbara Alane Anderson

Dec 31, 2022

Barbara "Barce" Alane Anderson passed away suddenly in her home in Norman OK.

She was born on Jan 24, 1966, to Bobby and Betty Anderson in Oklahoma City. She is survived by siblings Carl (Lavanda) Anderson, Sherri Clark (Mark), Glenda (Curtis) Witherspoon, Bobby (Laura) Anderson, Richard (Chi) Anderson, and Kim (Vern) McCowan; a host of nieces, nephews and their children; Aunt...

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