Obituaries

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Thomas Edward Moore

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Longtime Midland, Texas, resident Thomas Edward Moore (Tom) passed away peacefully in his home on June 22, 2022.

Tom was born in Tulsa on March 30, 1936, to Dale and Elvera Moore. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1954, where he lettered in basketball and baseball. During this time, he was blessed to develop lifelong friendships with a group of men who are now known as “The Men of 54.”

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LuAlyce Wiggins

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LuAlyce Compton Wiggins passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

She was born to John H. and BernaDean (Sendelbach) Compton on Jan. 6, 1928. She had three brothers, Bill, Lad and Mike.

LuAlyce graduated from Mount St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison, Kan., and St. Anthony’s School of Nursing, Oklahoma City.

In 1951 she married Harry L. Ward and they had three children, Bridget, Mark and Gretchen. After Harry died in 1976, she married Dick Kelly and they were together for five years.

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Clarice Svitak

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Funeral services for Clarice Svitak will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 at the Concho Response Center with Revs. Michael Svitak and Alvin Deer officiating.

Burial will be at the Greenfield Indian Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Clarice passed away July 2, 2022, at her home in El Reno. She was born Sept. 3, 1978, in Watonga.

John Ludwig

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Prayer service for John David Ludwig will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday. Both services will be at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Cory Stanley and Deacon Max Schwarz officiating.

Burial with military honors will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

John died July 8, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born Dec. 29, 1949, in Okarche.

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Patsy Ann Detamore

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Funeral services for Patsy Ann Detamore were held Friday, July 8 at Heritage Baptist Church in Oklahoma City with Jimmy Jackson, family pastor, officiating.

Graveside services followed at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Pat died July 2, 2022, at Cimarron Nursing Center in Kingfisher. She was born July 14, 1939, in El Reno to Lloyd and Geneva (Burner) Rush.

Carl Wayne Lehman

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Memorial services for Carl Wayne Lehman will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9 at the Watonga Church of Christ with Rick Vickery officiating.

Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the El Reno Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the Fort Sill Military Post. Services are entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton.

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Cyrill John Michalicka Sr.

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On Sunday, July 3, 2022, Cyrill J. Michalicka passed away at the age of 91 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City.

Cyrill was born Feb. 7, 1931, in Union City to Joseph and Aloisia (Novosad) Michalicka. After completing grade school at St. Joseph in Union City and high school at St. Gregory’s in Shawnee, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Austria with Army intelligence during the Korean conflict.

After being discharged from the service, he returned home to Oklahoma.