Riverside’s Chapter of the Canadian County Elementary School Honor Society 2022 inductees, from left, Jonah Dew, Becky Fraze, Zaida Kraft, America Atilano, Nataly Arellano, Diesel Baker and Michael Castanon.
Students must maintain a 3.75 or higher GPA to qualify for recognition in the honor society.
Memorial service for Joyce L. Payne will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at First Baptist Church with Pastor Clay Parrot officiating.
Joyce went to be with Jesus on May 14, 2022. Joyce was born March 6, 1948, in Cherokee. She loved animals and worked as a veterinary assistant at the Canadian Valley Animal Clinic in El Reno before attending school to pursue a career in grooming that spanned over 25 years.
The University of Central Oklahoma College of Education and Professional Studies recently awarded El Reno resident Dana Hunka a scholarship for the upcoming fall and spring semesters in recognition of academic achievements and outstanding service to the university.
Hunka, a junior majoring in organizational leadership, received the Leland and Pauline Cooper Endowed Scholarship.
Among those local students named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2022 President’s List are Mackenzie Spears, Tanya Garrison and Shayla Fuston of El Reno.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List.
Funeral services for Shelby Nuzum-Pennel will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Wilson Funeral Home with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery.
Shelby was born Dec. 11, 1955, in El Reno to Roy and Margie Nuzum and passed away May 9, 2022, in Oklahoma City.
Shelby graduated from El Reno High School in 1974. She worked various jobs throughout her life including, JC Penny, Dave Markly Ford and Bostick Motors. She most recently worked at Rick Jones, where she was employed for 33 years.
The majority of football-playing schools across Oklahoma began knocking off the winter rust from their playbooks in preparation for the 2022 season – which starts in 92 days.
However, there is a different atmosphere surrounding El Reno High School’s football program as the Indians kicked off spring drills last week with a new head coach and two lead coordinators.
Funeral services for Florence Larene Mark of El Reno were held Wednesday, May 18 at First Christian Church, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.
Florence passed away peacefully May 13, 2022, with her family by her side. She was born Dec. 1, 1932, in Hinton to Charles Marshall and Frances Ruth Smith.
On Jan. 20, 1950, she married her true love, Joe Edward Mark.
While edged out of the playoffs via tiebreaker points, El Reno High School’s boys soccer team was well represented on three postseason honors squads, including All-State accolades.
Senior forward Edgar Garcia and midfielder Christian Diaz were named to the West squad for the 2022 Class 5A Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association’s All-State Game.
That will be played June 10 at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, with game time set for 8 p.m.
Funeral services for Lonnie J. Ratterman of Springfield, Ill., were held Thursday, May 19 at Blessed Sacrament Church with Father Steve Pohlman officiating. Burial was in the Camp Butler National Cemetery under the direction of Staab Funeral Home of Springfield.
Mr. Ratterman passed away May 14, 2022. He was born Sept. 7, 1946, in Oklahoma City. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School, where he was captain of his high school basketball team. Lonnie was an Army veteran, serving in the Vietnam War.
El Reno High School graduate Paige Primeaux recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Haskell Indian Nations University. Primeaux is the fourth player off El Reno’s state runner-up team to sign a college scholarship offer.
