All Obituaries

Peggy (Unruh) Prochaska was born October 24, 1939 to Carl Shoemaker Sr. and Mildred Watkins Shoemaker in Cleo Springs and passed from this life on January 31, 2023 in Enid.  Peggy married Vernon Unruh on June 2, 1956 and to this union five children were born: Sandra Wiens (Bert) of Lahoma, Greg Unruh (Debra) of Belpre, Ohio, Lonnie Unruh of Covington, Connie McMahan (Troy) of Meno, and Kent Unruh of Venice, Florida. Through Peggy’s lifetime she was a housewife, mother, co-owner...

Donita Kay Ragan July 12, 1940  -  January 29, 2023 Donita was the first child of Don and Eva Ragan of Kiowa, Kansas.  As a student at Kiowa High School, she performed as a percussionist in their band and on the violin for their quality orchestra – both under the direction of Gary Fletcher, Sr., whom she married and subsequently bore their children: Geoffrey and Gary, Jr. Donita and Gary, Sr. ended up settling in Newton, Kansas.  Eventually, Gary became...

Willis Dean Colson Willis Dean Colson, age 85, of Burlington, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023. He was born June 4, 1937, to John W. Colson and Waneta Crowl Colson. He was a graduate of Kiowa Public Schools where he was an outstanding athlete. Willis excelled in basketball, football, tennis, and track. He received a four-year scholarship in football to Northwestern Oklahoma State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education/health and...

Jean Ann (Castle) Tarrant, 70, died from complications relating to cancer on Friday, January 20, 2023, in her home in Cypress, Texas. Jean is survived by her husband of 50 years, Doug; her children: Jennifer and husband, Dan, Greg and wife, Paloma, Julie and fiancé, Jonathan, Jeff and wife, Samantha; four grandchildren: Abi, Anna, Ely, and Ozzie, and her sisters: Janet Roper, Christie Ballard, and Kimberly Miller. She was predeceased by her parents, L.E. and Joan Castle. Jean was...

Ronald Lloyd Domnick January 24, 1942  -  January 20 2023 Ronald Lloyd Domnick was born January 24, 1942, in Hardtner, Kansas.  He was the second of five children of Floyd Domnick and Doris Fritz Domnick.  Ronnie or Domnick as all who knew him fondly called him, grew up west of Burlington, Oklahoma on his family’s farm and attended Burlington and Kiowa schools.  A significant part of Ronnie’s life was wheat harvest.  He would travel with his...

Wesley Harold Spomer October 6, 1950  -  January 20, 2023 Wesley was born of October 6, 1950 in Enid to Delbert Spomer and Vera Stewart Spomer and passed from this life on January 20, 2023 at his home in Lahoma.  He was raised in the Ringwood area.  Wesley moved to Lahoma from Thomas and lived in Lahoma for sixteen years.  After high school Wesley served in the U.S. Army.  He was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War.    He married Judy...

Jewell Lavon (Whitehead) James was born August 16, 1936 to Arthur Whitehead and Elsie (Glenn) Whitehead in rural Capron, Oklahoma and passed away on January 19, 2023 in her home at the age of 86.  She attended Driftwood Public School through the 8th grade and then attended Burlington Public School, graduating in 1955. She then went to work in Washington D.C. as a civil servant for a year and afterwards came back and began working in a nursing home. She then went through Blackwell...

Charlotte Louise Anne Bierig, daughter of Anna Freida Amelia Goehring and Fred Lamle Senior, was born in Okeene, Oklahoma January 12, 1931 on the Lamle family homestead.  Charlotte passed away January 14, 2023 at the age of 92 years and 2 days with her children at her side.  Charlotte’s father immigrated from Germany in 1883 and homesteaded in the Cheyenne Arapahoe run.  Her mother immigrated from Germany in 1920.  Charlotte attended Okeene Public schools and...

Robert Wayne Aebi was born to Carl and Laverna Schmitz Aebi on May 9, 1944. Bob grew up on the family farm in Jefferson and graduated a proud Jefferson Miller in 1962. He attended every school reunion and even hosted some of them. After graduating high school, he attended Sayre Jr College in Sayre and played basketball for the college. He went on to attend college and play basketball for Northwestern Oklahoma State College in Alva.  At Northwestern, he also was a part of the choir,...

Linda Lou Highfill Lovelady August 18, 1940  -  January 11, 2023   Linda Lou Lovelady was born August 18, 1940 in Cherokee.  She was the oldest of two daughters born to John Highfill and Evelyn Clark Highfill and passed from this life on January 11, 2023 in Fairview.  She grew up on a farm near Lambert, where she graduated from Lambert High School in 1958.  Linda told her mother she never wanted to live on a farm again.  Later that year she married Neal...