November 2020

Deborah Joyce Blanchard

Body Services for Deborah Joyce Blanchard, formerly of El Reno, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Matt Neal of Love Church in Davis officiating. Burial will be in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
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Rita Kretchmar

Body Rosary for Rita Jane “Janey” Wiewel Vogt Kretchmar was held Monday in the Benson Memorial Chapel, with Mass of Christian Burial held Tuesday at Holy Trinity Church in Okarche with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating.
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Ida Jean Island

Body Graveside services for Ida Jean Island were held Tuesday at the Concho Cemetery with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Ida died Nov. 18, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born May 10, 1955, in Clinton.
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Ruth Ann Sleeper

Body Graveside services for Ruth Ann Sleeper will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Concho Cemetery with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Ruth died Nov. 19, 2020, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
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Robert Barthelme

Body Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Joseph Barthelme were held Monday at Holy Trinity Church in Okarche with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating. Burial followed at Holy Trinity Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Robert died Nov.
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How to cook the turkey

Body Note: The El Reno Tribune asked area schoolchildren their recipes for cooking the holiday bird. Following are How to Cook a Turkey recipes from Tanya Ramsey’s pre-3 class at Sacred Heart Catholic School: You put meat on the turkey and you cook it on top of the stove.
Tanya Ramsey’s pre-3 class at Sacred Heart

Thanksgiving Meal Tips from the Pros

Body How to Get Started ▶ Planning a really good menu is the stealth approach to being a really good cook. What leaves an impression is not only the dishes you can make, but also how they taste, look and feel. ▶ Avoid repeating ingredients.

Eyes on the sky

Body Emilie McReynolds has loved looking at the sky since she was a little girl. She especially was drawn to gazing upward when the storm clouds would roll across Oklahoma.
Emilie McReynolds