El Reno High School’s softball team closed out the preseason last week with home scrimmages against Weatherford and Shawnee.
The Indians were set to open the 2021 season Tuesday at home against Bishop McGuinness.
Harold Edward Kessler was born March 31, 1931, to Admiral Dewey and Jessie Kessler in El Reno. He passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 6, 2021, surrounded by his family.
Harold attended El Reno High School, graduating in 1949. He was quite the athlete, lettering in football, baseball and basketball, helping the Indians win a state basketball championship in 1949, his senior year.
After high school, Harold joined the Navy, serving four years in San Diego, Calif., and throughout several areas of the Mediterranean.
Funeral services for Bertha “Bertie” Irene Miller will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Benson Memorial Chapel.
Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Bertie died Aug. 6, 2021, at Corn Heritage Village in Weatherford. She was born Oct. 13, 1927, in La Feria, Texas. A former resident of El Reno, she was a homemaker and member of the Methodist Church.
The El Reno Tribune’s Back to School section has the following information available for the upcoming school year:
