Obituaries

Robert Wayne “Bob” Roofe, 77, a beloved (and always steady and reliable) husband, father, brother, grandfather and Vietnam veteran, passed away suddenly at the age of 77 on Feb. 26, 2024.

Wake service for Nancy Lea Brueggen was held Monday, March 4, with Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, March 5 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Okarche. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Nancy died Feb. 29, 2024. She was born Oct. 28, 1961, in Kingfisher.

Funeral services for Joquita Ann Shaw of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home, with burial in the Red Rock Cemetery. Joquita passed away March 1, 2024. She was born May 6, 1939, on a farm west of El Reno to Fred DeFrance and Sylvia Ayers DeFrance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.