Octavius Emory Kaulaity was born in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2024. He died at Children’s Hospital in Hollywood on Feb. 21, 2024.
An all-night wake for Octavius will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Concho Emergency Response Center.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Robert Kenneth Wilson Sr. of El Reno died Feb. 28, 2024, at Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.
A wake was held Sunday evening in the Benson Memorial Chapel, with funeral services Monday at the Concho Response Center. Burial followed at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Robert was born in Clinton on Oct. 12, 1945, to Woodrow and Mary (Blackwolf) Wilson. He worked in various departments for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes including land management and was a member of the Cheyenne Kit Fox Society.
John Dean Chapman was born in El Reno on Aug. 8, 1959, to Billy Earn and Bina Janice (Faler) Chapman. He was a lifelong resident of the El Reno community and a 1977 graduate of El Reno High School.
John married Donna Kay Menz on April 21, 1979. They have two daughters, Kimberly Haller, married to Gray Haller, and Lauren Porter and son-in-law, Darrick Porter. They have four grandchildren, Colton Vaught, Hadlee Haller and Chandon and Brinley Porter.
A husband, father, Poppy, uncle, brother-in-law, brother, friend and role model are just a few of the titles John carried.
Jose “Joe” Perez died Feb. 26, 2024, at Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton. Joe was born April 12, 1947, in Eagle Pass, Texas, to Remijio and Aurelia Perez.
He was a longtime resident of El Reno and a regular patron at the local casino.
He served in the U.S. Army as a combat veteran in the Vietnam War. He worked for the city of El Reno for many years and in various departments, being known most for reading water meters.
June Margaret (Boevers) Ninman was born to Lawrence and Olga (Kolar) Boevers on June 29, 1930, in the Rock Island community near Union City.
June was a lifelong resident of the Union City community. She attended numerous country elementary schools and Union City High School.
She worked on the family dairy farm while raising her children, and later worked and retired from Parkview Hospital.
June enjoyed sewing and attending her children and grandchildren’s events as well as visiting with her friends at the Dairy Mart.
Patricia Deniece Schwarz was born March 11, 1957, in Tulsa to Eddy and Pat (Noblin) Davis. She was raised in numerous towns and cities in Oklahoma as Eddy’s job required the family to relocate periodically.
She was a nurse practitioner specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and was employed by the Oklahoma Health Department for over 25 years.
Deniece and Gary Schwarz were married in January of 1986 in Okarche where they raised their three boys.
Norman J. Lenhart Jr. of Yukon passed away Feb. 13, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born Dec. 7, 1934, in West Chester, Pa.
A Celebration of Life will be held by his children at a later date, with burial in the Frisco Cemetery.
Norman was retired from OG&E and had worked as a mechanic for many years. He loved yard work and gardening.
Norman is survived by his son, Mark Lenhart of Edmond; daughters, Kathi Scott of El Reno and Kim Delgrosso of Oklahoma City, sister, Catherine Meo of Kentucky; and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Private family services for Tyler Moses Youngbull were held Monday, Feb. 19 at North Family Cemetery in Geary with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.
Tyler was born Feb. 14, 2024, in Yukon and passed away that same day with his parents by his side.
Funeral services for Arthur Arnold Condulle were held Thursday, Feb. 22 at Geary First Baptist Church with Rev. Emmitt McKenzie and Rev. Eddie Lindsey officiating. Burial was in the Geary Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.
Bonnie Ellen Warren was born Nov. 23, 1950, to George and Edith Havener of El Reno. She died Feb. 16, 2024, in Oklahoma City.
Bonnie grew up in El Reno with her parents and was the oldest of six children. She spent much of her youth working on her family property, helping to tend to her two brothers and three sisters after studying.
