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| Roger Lee Bierig September 6, 1930 June 28, 2009 |
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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff Name = Donna Bryant E-mail = dbryant@okeenehospital.com Phone Number = (580)227-7276 Memorial Name = Roger Bierig Comments = It was my pleasure caring for and getting to know Roger. I miss him already! Fae, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Roger was blessed to have you for his wife. You were here every day for him during his hospital stay. You are one of the strongest women I know. My door is always open if you ever need to talk. Name = Shirley Mason E-mail = sspare37@yahoo.com Phone Number = 580/822-3863 Memorial Name = Roger Bierig Comments = I first became acquainted with Roger when I worked at Dobrinski Chevrolet and he bought his pickups from us, even when he lived in California. Our acquaintence was further renewed when Kim and Owen had the restaurant and we ate breakfast there. I always enjoyed visiting with Roger. I'm sorry that I never got to know you Fae, but maybe we can still talk and share a little story or two. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers as you face the sad days ahead. Name = ziara bierig E-mail = ziarabierig@msn.com Memorial Name = Roger Bierig Comments = Roger was a great man and he will be missed by a lot of folks, he was the best joker teller and story teller and I will miss him a lot I married into a great family. |
| Funeral service for Roger Lee Bierig, 78, will be Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at the Okeene United Methodist Church with Rev. George Rowe officiating. Burial will be in Bierig Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Okeene. Condolences may be shared with the family by going to www.lanmanmemorials.com. Casket will be open for viewing at the funeral home on Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Roger was born on September 6, 1930, the son of Benjamin and Hannah Kauxhaus Bierig and departed this life on Sunday at Okeene Hospital. He graduated from Okeene High School with the class of 1949 and served in the United States Air Force from 1949 until 1952. Roger and Fae Proffitt were married in Fairview on March 21, 1952. He worked in the oil field 1932 to 1960. He was accepted into Oklahoma Pipe Fitters Local at Lawton then worked building a Nuclear Power Plant in Lincoln, Nebraska as well as the Atlas Missle Project. He moved to California in 1963 and transferred from Lawton to Northern California Pipe Trades Local 342 from which he retired as a UA member of good standing having received his 50 year pin. He also lived and worked in California East Bay and moved back to Okeene in 2005. Roger was a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner and Steam Fitter of UA for 50 years. In April he fell victim to a stroke. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Fae of Okeene, his son, Ben Bierig and wife, Ziara of Delrose, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Justin Bierig and Ava Bierig; one brother, Bob Bierig and wife, Pat of Enid. Memorials may be made to Okeene Hospital through the funeral home. |
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