Funeral services for Margaret Frances Patrick were held Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Jeff Klade officiating. Burial followed in the El Reno Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Patrick died March 16, 2020, at her home in El Reno. She was born Nov. 11, 1933, in McLoud, the daughter of Bert Sr. and Minnie Lack Cox. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and the Ladies Guild.

Margaret married Ray Patrick on April 16, 1954. Ray survives her.

Aaron West knew he would have big shoes to fill when he was named head coach of Okarche High School’s boys basketball team, but he also knew he had learned under the best possible mentor – his father.

“He gave me the freedom to run what I wanted to do as an assistant coach and there are not a lot of head coaches around that would do that.

“Not a lot of people get to spend that much time with their dads. Now that he is gone, I look back at all the stuff he taught me and I realize it was an enjoyable time,” said West.

David and Maribeth VonTungeln are home.

The El Reno couple arrived Saturday night after a three-week ordeal that began Feb. 21 when they boarded the Grand Princess cruise ship headed for Hawaii. While returning, the ship was placed under quarantine after a passenger became ill with the coronavirus. That passenger would die and some 21 other passengers on board would reportedly test positive for the virus. The ship, with some 3,500 passengers, sat off the coast of northern California for days while officials worked to figure out how to handle the situation.

Brice Hill has been eagerly awaiting his senior season at El Reno High School after losing his junior year while going through rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery on his shoulder.

After the first five games of the Indians 2020 season, Hill looked well on his way to having a stellar final campaign in an Indians uniform.

“Everything is starting to click and was coming back,” said Hill.

The right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a zero earned run average over 11 2/3 innings. Seventeen batters have been retired by strikeouts against five walks.