Obituaries

Linden Blackwolf

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Wake services for Linden Royce “Dim” Blackwolf were held March 8 at the Canton E.R.C. with Pastor Waylan Upchego officiating. Funeral services were held March 9 at the same venue with interment in the Canton Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.

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Pamela Hunt

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Pamela Jo “Pam” Hunt went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 20, 2024, in Edmond, in the care of her family and hospice after a short illness. She was 74.

Pam was born Dec. 29, 1949, at Harvey Clinic in Heavener, Okla., to Holland and Agnes Wright. She married Ron Hunt on Nov. 20, 1992. Pam grew up in Heavener, the fourth of five children. The family moved to El Reno in 1964 when her father went to work for the Rock Island Railroad. She graduated from El Reno High School and El Reno Junior College.

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Francis Marie Wosika Armstrong

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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Francis Marie Wosika Armstrong, 77, on Feb. 21, 2024.

Marie is survived by her children, son, Tony Billy, and daughter, Tiffany and husband, Steve Schrader; grandchildren, Bryce Billy and Adilyn Schrader; siblings, Diane (Richard) Birdsong, Bill Wosika and Pat (Ralph) Edwards; and many nieces and nephews.   

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Jean Wosika.   

Marie was a loving mother and her grandchildren’s biggest cheerleader.

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Francis Hamilton Jr.

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Funeral services for Francis Keith Hamilton Jr. were held March 6 at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Pastor Waylan Upchego officiating. Interment followed at the Cantonment Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.

Keith passed away Feb. 28, 2024, in El Reno. He was born Nov. 20, 1973, in Albuquerque, N.M., and grew up in El Reno.

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Robert Roofe

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Robert Wayne “Bob” Roofe, 77, a beloved (and always steady and reliable) husband, father, brother, grandfather and Vietnam veteran, passed away suddenly at the age of 77 on Feb. 26, 2024. 

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Nadine Roofe; sibling, Jimmy Roofe; and his first wife, Mary.

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Nancy Brueggen

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Wake service for Nancy Lea Brueggen was held Monday, March 4, with Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, March 5 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Okarche.

Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Nancy died Feb. 29, 2024. She was born Oct. 28, 1961, in Kingfisher. She graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1979, then attended Central State University where she received a bachelor of science in nursing in 1983.

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Joquita Shaw

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Funeral services for Joquita Ann Shaw of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home, with burial in the Red Rock Cemetery.

Joquita passed away March 1, 2024. She was born May 6, 1939, on a farm west of El Reno to Fred DeFrance and Sylvia Ayers DeFrance.

She married James D. Shaw on Jan. 30, 1959, in the Deep Dale Church.

Joquita was a public schoolteacher for more than 30 years, with the majority being in El Reno Public Schools.

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Octavius Kaulaity

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Octavius Emory Kaulaity was born in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2024. He died at Children’s Hospital in Hollywood on Feb. 21, 2024.  

An all-night wake for Octavius will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Concho Emergency Response Center.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

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Robert Wilson Sr.

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Robert Kenneth Wilson Sr. of El Reno died Feb. 28, 2024, at Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.

A wake was held Sunday evening in the Benson Memorial Chapel, with funeral services Monday at the Concho Response Center. Burial followed at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Robert was born in Clinton on Oct. 12, 1945, to Woodrow and Mary (Blackwolf) Wilson. He worked in various departments for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes including land management and was a member of the Cheyenne Kit Fox Society.

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John Dean Chapman

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John Dean Chapman was born in El Reno on Aug. 8, 1959, to Billy Earn and Bina Janice (Faler) Chapman. He was a lifelong resident of the El Reno community and a 1977 graduate of El Reno High School.

John married Donna Kay Menz on April 21, 1979. They have two daughters, Kimberly Haller, married to Gray Haller, and Lauren Porter and son-in-law, Darrick Porter. They have four grandchildren, Colton Vaught, Hadlee Haller and Chandon and Brinley Porter.

A husband, father, Poppy, uncle, brother-in-law, brother, friend and role model are just a few of the titles John carried.