Obituaries

Emelia Madeliene (Tesnareski) Risenhoover passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, Feb. 15th, 2022.

Madeliene was born on May 25, 1926 in San Antonio Texas, where she met her husband, James A. Risenhoover, on a blind date. They were married 67 years before James’ death in 2015.

Madeliene was preceded in death by her parents, Celeste and Rudolph Tesnareski.

Madeliene was blessed with two younger sisters, Esther Day of Washington D.C. and Katherine Simmons and her husband Don of Richardson, Texas.

Funeral services for Joseph Garland of Calumet will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Calumet School gymnasium with Jantzen Miller and Stan Van Nort officiating. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home of Hinton.

Joe passed away Feb. 12, 2022, at his home. He was born March 17, 1946, in El Reno.

Funeral services for Victoria Florence Dyer will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Burial will follow in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Vicky died Feb. 9, 2022, at Lakewood, Colo.

She was born July 28, 1956, in Los Angeles, Calif. For more than 40 years she lived in Denver, Colo., where she was a nurse assistant and member of the Praise Center.

Ronald Ray Laughlin was born March 26, 1955, and went home to be with Jesus on Feb. 8, 2022.

He grew up in El Reno, where he met his high school sweetheart, Nancy Royse Laughlin.

They graduated from El Reno High School in 1973. He attended Oklahoma State University and always said he would never have gone to college but he was afraid to let Nancy get away.

They were married after their freshman year of college in 1974, and he went on to earn the honor of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from OSU in 1980.

Marcus Dale Feddersen, a lifelong resident of Canadian County, died unexpectedly at the age of 66 on Feb. 5, 2022, in Wittman, Ariz.

Mark is survived by his daughters, Marci Feddersen of El Reno and Makyla Tipken and husband, Shawn of El Reno; his grandchildren, Dax Tipken of El Reno, Layton Tipken of Union City and Emilia Tipken of Norman; great-grandson, Micah Steepe of Norman; and numerous family members and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen Edward and Wanda June (Whitlow) Feddersen, and brothers, Rickie Feddersen and Harold Feddersen.

Juanita S. Galvan was born Jan. 25, 1971, to Nancy Alvarado-Galvan and George A. Galvan in Chicago, Ill.

She moved to Oklahoma in 1998, and she lived the remainder of her years in El Reno, where she had three children, Victoria, Mario and Samantha.

Juanita loved her Yorkies deeply. She enjoyed going to the casino, Starbucks and going out to eat. Juanita had the biggest heart and was always there to help no matter what.

Juanita passed away Feb. 8, 2022, at St. Anthony’s in Oklahoma City.

She was the second youngest of five children.

Memorial services for Arthur Clayton Bensmiller will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Friendship United Methodist Church in Minco. Burial with military honors will follow at the Friendship Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Art passed away Feb. 5, 2022, at his home in Chickasha. He was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Detroit, Mich., and was raised in Detroit. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Art worked for the Department of Transportation until his retirement.

Graveside services for Mary Sleeper Little were held Monday, Feb. 14 at the Concho Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Mary died Feb. 10, 2022, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Nov. 16, 1950, in Lawton and was raised in Lawton and Anadarko.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed sketching and drawing.

Dolores Irene (Dolezal) Williams went to be with her heavenly Savior Feb. 6, 2022.

She was born July 31, 1935, to William and Rose (Maly) Dolezal on the family farm in Yukon. She attended Banner and Riverside rural schools, graduating from El Reno High School in 1953 and Oklahoma State University in 1957 with a degree in Elementary Education. She was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.

Funeral services for Richard Darnell Jenkins of Minco were held Friday at Minco First Baptist Church, with burial with military honors following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Richard passed away Feb. 7, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born Nov. 2, 1949, in Chickasha. He graduated from Am/Po High School in 1968. He joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served during the Vietnam War in Special Forces as a helicopter gunner and sharpshooter.