Obituaries

Leo Determan

Feb 10, 2017

Leo Determan died February 10, 2017. He was born December 28, 1923 in Okarche, Oklahoma to Frank Determan and Margaret Ann (McCabe) Determan. Leo served in the Marine Corp in WW II. He owned and operated the Navajo Drive-Inn for 30 years. Leo's greatest joy in life were his grandchildren and dancing. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

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Lewis Thomas (Knobby) Haynes

Feb 10, 2017

Lewis Thomas (Knobby) Haynes, 74, of Jenks, OK, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at his residence. Knobby was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on March 29, 1942, a son of the late Marie (Miller) and Clarence Haynes. He was a proud member of the Creek Nation and a complex, talented, quiet, intelligent man of few words but when he spoke...

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Carol Ann Rose

Feb 9, 2017

A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Church at Midtown in Tulsa, OK .

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Jonathan Tulsa

Feb 9, 2017

Jonathan Tulsa, Mounds resident, passed away on February 9, 2017 at his residence in Mounds, Oklahoma. He was born on November 2, 1949 to July and Mae (Long) Tulsa. Jonathan graduated high school from Chilocco Indian School. Jonathan served his country in the Army after high school. He worked as a painter in the construction industry. Jonathan was a member...

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Erich Karl Gause

Feb 5, 2017

Erich Karl Gause, 70, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Tulsa. Erich was born September 19, 1946 to Karl and Johanna (Thaler) Gause in Austria. Erich was a Marketing Manager for PSO. Erich was married to Janice Gause for more than 40 years until her death in 2010. Erich is survived by his daughter, Elisabeth Gause of Encinitas, California...

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Ralph Leonard Smith

Feb 5, 2017

Ralph Leonard Smith, 91, of Okmulgee, OK, died peacefully Sunday, February 5, 2017, at ReBold Manor in Okmulgee. Ralph was born in Jasper, AR on December 13, 1925, a son of the late Floy Marie (Farmer) and Alfred Jonah Smith. He worked as a welder at American Airlines. Ralph loved to go fishing, camping, garden, raise cattle, attended auctions and...

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Debra Lynn Belous

Feb 4, 2017

Debra Lynn Belous, 49, of Bixby, OK, passed away Saturday, February 4th, at her residence. Debra was born in Ogdensburg, NY on June 29, 1967, a daughter of the late Therese (FitzGerald) and Adolf G. Fischer. She graduated from Lisbon Central School in 1985, and from Syracuse University in 1989 with a bachelor of arts in Art History. She worked...

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Bernice Carol Kleber

Feb 3, 2017

Bernice Carol Kleber, 77, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away Friday, February 3rd, at Wildwood Care Center. Bernice was born in Toledo, OH on October 21, 1939, a daughter of the late Emma (Wott) and Thomas Skilliter. She was a homemaker in her spare time she loved to listen to music, play checkers and watch movies, she especially loved her popcorn...

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Floyd Lauren Swabb, Jr.

Feb 1, 2017

Floyd Lauren Swabb, Jr., 62, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Tulsa. Floyd was born in Tulsa, OK on March 25, 1954, to Florence Elizabeth (Fales) and Floyd L. Swabb. He was a truck Driver. Floyd is survived by his mother, Florence Swabb of Tulsa. There are no services planned at this time.

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Oleta Marie Pringle-Smith

Jan 31, 2017

Oleta Marie Pringle-Smith, 55, of Kiefer, Oklahoma, passed away January 31, 2017 at Northeastern Health System in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Oleta was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 3,1961 to the late Kay (Anderson) Pringle and Don E. Pringle. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Oleta is preceded in death by her father;...

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Michael Joseph Callahan

Jan 31, 2017

Michael Joseph Callahan, 63, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away January 31, 2017 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael was born in Miami, Florida on December 11, 1953, to Audrey Marie (King) Callahan and William Hagan Callahan. After completing high school, Michael joined the U.S. Marine Corp. and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. He married Beulah...

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James Allen Twoguns

Jan 29, 2017

James Allen Twoguns, 58, of Cushing, OK, passed away Sunday, January 29th, at Porta Caeli House, Tulsa, OK. He was born in Pawnee, OK on May 23, 1958 to Bonnie Twoguns. James was an actor with a film credit in the "Last of the Mohicans." He enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a very simple person in the...

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Stephen Bret Baker

Jan 29, 2017

Stephen Bret Baker, 58, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Tulsa. Stephen was born in Winfield, Kansas on August 10, 1958 to Mary Letha (Bierman) and John Edward Baker. Stephen graduated from Ponca City High School and Northern Oklahoma College. He worked as a Interior Designer for a furniture since 1994. Stephen is survived by his sister, Sallie Jo...

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Jack Ronald West

Jan 28, 2017

Jack Ronald West was born in the town of Poteau, Oklahoma to Julian and Melba West. His only sibling was Joe Harrell West. Jack attended Fort Smith Schools and graduated from Fort Smith High School. Afterward, he decided to serve our country by joining the Navy. He served in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Alaska where he was a mechanic....

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Wanda June Kerns

Jan 28, 2017

Wanda June Kerns, 89, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Claremore. Wanda was born March 4, 1927 to Harlan R. and Alice (Weaver) Bates in Charleston, IL. Wanda graduated from the Chilicothe High School Chilicothe, OH. 1945. She was employed as a Bus Driver at Fairfield School district in Leesburg, OH for twenty years. Wanda enjoyed doing stained glass...

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Terry Wade Nelson

Jan 28, 2017

Terry Wade Nelson, 75 of Havana, Arkansas passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Terry was born in Duncan, Oklahoma on April 5, 1941 to Beulah Valentine (Miller) and Frank Rubin Nelson. He married Patricia K (Nipps) Nelson and had one son, Michael. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Terry worked as a heavy...

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Alice May Allen

Jan 27, 2017

In loving memory of Alice May Allen, born July 18, 1926 to Emil Schroedar and Nellie Irene Howard. Alice was proceeded in death by both parents, one son, and husband, Jess Allen. Alice and Jess were happily married for forty five years. Their love was one we could only dream of. Alice has five children: two daughters, Debra Murphy and...

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Elmer Franklin Headley

Jan 26, 2017

Elmer Franklin "Frank" Headley, 90, passed away, Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Claremore, OK. Frank was born February 16, 1926 in Jere, WV to Horace Paul and Edith Jane (Cowell) Headley. When Frank was just 14 years old he worked in the coal mines and bought his first car before he could drive. Frank joined the United States Army and...

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Helen C. Foster

Jan 26, 2017

Helen (Koenig) Foster departed this world on Jan 26, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 87, to again be with her pre-deceased husband and love of her life, Joe Foster. Helen was a diminutive woman under five feet tall, but family and friends have no doubt that her fierce independence and a great love for family and friends...

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Robert Calvin Schmidt

Jan 24, 2017

Robert Calvin Schmidt, 94, of Glenpool, Oklahoma passed, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert was born in White River, South Dakota on July 13, 1922 to the late Evelyn (Arconge) and Fred S. Schmidt. He graduated from Sallisaw High School and served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a Tech 5. Robert married...

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