Obituaries

Robert Anthony Pastorello, 71, of El Reno, went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 31, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Robert was born May 13, 1951. He was an Air Force veteran, serving in Vietnam and Korea. He worked at Deaconess Hospital in education and compliance for 32 years.

Funeral services for Eldon Ray Ventris of Minco were held Thursday at First Baptist Church in Minco. A private family burial followed at the Evergreen Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Ray passed away Aug. 1, 2022, at his home in Minco.

Billy Joe Hardin passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the age of 65. Bill was born Nov. 22, 1956. He married his wife, Nancy, in 1975 and was a longtime resident of El Reno. Bill began working at Cavin’s Paint-n-Body Shop in 1973 when he was only 17.

Roberta Mae Shelley Grulkey, 87, was born in El Reno to Roy R. Shelley and Ollie Lee Lawson Shelley on Aug. 28, 1934, and passed away at her home on July 28, 2022. Roberta was a lifetime resident and 1954 graduate of El Reno High School.

Funeral services for Rhoda Mae Youngbird Braxton were held Monday at the Emergency Response Center in Concho. Burial followed at Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Rhoda died July 27, 2022, at her home in Kingfisher. She was born May 9, 1941, in Concho.

Juanita L. Miklaucic Heckes, 75, departed her earthly life July 18, 2022, after braving a long illness. Born May 29, 1947, in Walsenburg, Colo., Juanita was the youngest of seven children born to Joseph and Anna Miklaucic.

Graveside services for Traci R. Cooper of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the El Reno Cemetery Pavilion with Dick Kurtz officiating. Traci passed away July 24, 2022, in El Reno. She was born April 22, 1971, in Okarche.

Funeral services for Kendall Lee Brown will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2022, at First Pentecostal Church of God in El Reno with Rev. Kevin Fouts officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Georgia Ann (Rund) Rother, 85, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Ponca City, with family and friends by her side. She was born in Okarche on April 1, 1937, to John and Georgia (Barrackman) Rund. She grew up in Okarche and attended Holy Trinity Catholic School.

Memorial services for Jerry D. Mitchell will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Flower Mound Family Funeral Home, Flower Mound, Texas. Jerry passed away July 16, 2022. He was born Jan. 11, 1936, in Goodland, Kan.