Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Janet Gail Hornberger will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Lance Warren officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Jan was born Jan. 21, 1956, in Orange County, Calif.

Wake for Wilma Ruth Jackson will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Geary Emergency Response Center with burial following at the Greenfield Indian Cemetery. 

Services for Nancy and Earl Adams of El Reno will be held in the Benson Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, with Rev. Mark Watson officiating. Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Longtime El Reno resident Nadine Arvella Harsey died Jan. 2, 2026, in El Reno. A vigil service for Dean will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Deacon Louis Nix officiating.

Funeral services for Geneva Tusing Blue were held Saturday, Jan. 3 at the All-Tribes Baptist Church in Geary with burial in the Geary Cemetery.Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Geneva died Dec. 28, 2025, at her home in El Reno. She was born Oct. 18, 1949, in Hinton.

Born in El Reno, Oklahoma, in 1941, Harvey Phillip Pratt, White Thunder (Vopenonoma’e), often spoke of those who are called to “run toward the fire” and help others who are in danger. In a military and law enforcement career that spanned more than half a century, he resolved to run toward the fire. 

Cecilia “CeeCee” Rose Vietzke, age 90, passed away peacefully Dec. 19, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born March 14, 1935, to William E. Fryrear and Ann Zajic Fryrear.CeeCee was a woman of strong character - blunt, charismatic, and never afraid to speak her mind.

Services for Janet Gail Hornberger are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Jan died at her home in El Reno. She was born Jan. 21, 1956, in California. 

Fred W. Freeman passed from this earth and went to be with his Lord on Dec. 24, 2025, at the age of 83 in Oklahoma City.Fred was born Sept. 9, 1942, in Meridian, MS, to John and Wilma Freeman.

Marjorie Mowery, daughter of the late Ernest Haworth and LaKada Pauline Gaylord, was born Oct. 10, 1942, in Fairview, Oklahoma. She attended several public schools and graduated from El Reno High School in 1961. In her early 30’s, Marjorie was diagnosed with cancer and she almost lost her life.