On Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, Richard “Buddy” Kamm passed away at the age of 70.
Buddy was born Dec. 25, 1949, to Richard and Lorene Kamm in El Reno. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1968 where he loved playing football and making memories with friends. He later received an associates degree from El Reno Community College.
Memorial services for Carol Maxine Miller will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Roger Henricksen officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Carol passed away Dec. 29, 2019. She was born Sept. 30, 1957, in El Reno to Alfred and Agnes Ratterman Steinbruck. She was a lifelong resident of the community and was employed as office manager for Gene Sears Supply.
Her joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren.
Graveside services for Messiah Ryan Bearshield will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Messiah passed away Jan. 4, 2020, at OU Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born Dec. 31, 2019.
Messiah is survived by his mother, Raechelle Bearshield; father, Thomas Maul II; grandparents, Lana Little Elk and William Bearshield; great-grandmother, Linda Little Elk; and three siblings, Lilyana, Coty Jr. and Zayden.
Prayer service for Marilee J. Church, 65, of El Reno will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart with burial in the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Marilee passed away Jan. 6, 2020, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City.
Nancy Raylene Couch passed away Jan. 3, 2020, at her home in El Reno.
She was born Oct. 5, 1943, in El Reno. She married Floyd Leon Couch on Dec. 21, 1959. Nancy retired from the Canadian County Assessors Office and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Her hobbies included sewing, quilting and fishing.
Leon preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Lavern and Nancy Lee (Quinn) Lair, and a brother, Terry Lair.
Memorial services for Rafaela B. Shields of Keller, Texas, were held Dec. 11, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clinton with Father Balaswamy Mandagiri officiating. Burial was in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Gary Joe Kubala will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the El Reno Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Monday, Jan. 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a reception will be held at 12 p.m. Jan. 7 at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Lorena McCray of El Reno were held Friday, Jan. 3 at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Dick Kurtz officiating. Burial was in the Canadian Valley Cemetery (McCray Cemetery) northeast of Calumet. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Lorena died Jan. 1, 2020, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. She was born Jan. 16, 1935, in El Reno to John Edmond Sr. and Edna (Burton) Bowers. She was raised in El Reno, graduating from El Reno High School, and worked for Canadian County in the court clerk’s office.
Stanley Simon Youngheim, 94, of El Reno, passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. The son of Herman and Estelle Youngheim, Stanley was born in El Reno on March 29, 1925, and was raised and schooled alongside his brother, Aaron, nine years his senior, in El Reno until he graduated in 1943.
After a short time at both the University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University, Stanley enlisted in the Army. There he served in Battery B's 533rd Rocket Field Artillery Battalion, where he obtained the rank of Sergeant, until his honorable discharge in early 1946.
Graveside services for Robert Duane (Sonny) Kuhlman Sr. of Yukon were held Tuesday in the Friendship Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home of Minco.
