Obituaries
Ava Parks
May 22, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.......................................... Ava Marie Parks passed away at her home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Sunday May 22, 2016. She was born February 23, 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to James Leonard and Bettie Jane (Burgess) Koonce. She moved to California when she was nine years old on to Lanty, Arkansas in 1945 where she finished High School. Ava...

Helen Hildabrand
May 20, 2016
Arrangements are under the direction of the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home, 710 S. Dewey Ave., Bartlesville. Helen Patricia "Pat" Hildabrand, 87, longtime Bartlesville resident, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 at her home here. Helen Patricia Smith was born on March 29, 1929 at Carthage, Missouri to Frank Warren Smith and Wildo Myrtle (Hawkins) Smith. She moved...
Ruby Zilinski
May 20, 2016
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - Ruby Lee Zilinski, age 78 and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016, in St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a result of an automobile accident. Ruby Lee Summerlin was born on February 13, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Oscar L. Summerlin...
Janice Wyrick
May 19, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma..................................... Janice Kay Wyrick, 67, of Nowata died Thursday, May 19, 2016 in Nowata. She was born April 3, 1949 in Nowata to Roy Lee and Jewel (Elledge) Berry. Jan was a 1967 graduate of Nowata High School. On October 24, 1969 she married the love of her life, Richard Wyrick. They made their home...
Wanda Bennett
May 19, 2016
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - Wanda Marie Bennett, age 56 and resident of Bartlesville, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Vinita, Oklahoma, as a result of an automobile accident. Wanda Marie Zilinski was born on October 2, 1959 at Middlesex Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was the daughter of the late Valentine James...
Stephen Merrill
May 19, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma............................................ Stephen Joseph Merrill, 65, passed away, after a long battle with cancer, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Clarehouse in Tulsa. He was born April 29, 1951 in Norton, Kansas to James William and Ella Mae (McConkey) Merrill. Steve graduated from South Pasadena High School in California and continued his education at the University...
Jarrell Gray
May 18, 2016
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove, Oklahoma, 918-786-2261. Jarrell Duane Gray, 47 year old Grove resident, was taken too soon from his family and friends on May 18, 2016. Jarrell was born on March 16, 1969 in Jay, Oklahoma. He was the son of Daryl and Judy (Baker) Gray. Jarrell was a graduate of Grove High School, Class of 87'. Jarrell...
Ruth Swalley
May 18, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma.................................................... Graveside services for Ruth Eileen (Wood) Swalley are 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 23, 2016 at Ball Cemetery in Childers. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Ruth Eileen (Wood) Swalley, 89, of Delaware, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at The Journey Home in Bartlesville. She...

Joseph Blackbear
May 17, 2016
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay, Oklahoma 918-253-3222. Joseph Anthony Blackbear, 61 year old Jay, Oklahoma resident, passed away on May 17, 2016 in Kansas, Oklahoma. Joseph was born on January 14, 1955 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was the son of Jim and Mary (Levi) Blackbear. Joseph was a self employed auto mechanic. He was always fixing and trading automobiles. He enjoyed...
Irvin Darling
May 15, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma............................................ Irvin A. Darling, 90 passed away Sunday, May 15 at Bartlesville Health and Rehab. He was born May 30, 1925 in Gypsum, KS. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1944 then attended Kansas State University and received his degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1949. He was in private veterinary practice for 16 years...
Rachael Lewis
May 15, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service - Nowata, Oklahoma Graveside services for Rachael Elizabeth Lewis are 3:00 P.M., Friday, May 20, 2016 at Miltonvale Cemetery in Miltonvale, Kansas with Rev. Ed Rotz officiating. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Rachael Elizabeth Lewis, 24, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 in Wann, OK. She was...
Mary Rodriguez
May 14, 2016
Mary Rodriguez, 85 year old rural Big Cabin resident, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born on December 11, 1930 in New York City, NY to Frank and Socorro (Alonso) Montanez. Mary was married to Ismael Rodriguez on December 14, 1946 in New York, he preceded her...
Ernest Hoodenpyle
May 14, 2016
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918 -256 -5555 ........ Ernest Junior Hoodenpyle passed away Saturday May 14, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Ok.. He was born on October 17, 1939 in Big Cabin, Ok. to Ernest Lee Hoodenpyle and Era Jane (Dye) Hoodenpyle. Ernest had lived in Big Cabin his whole life except when serving his country in...
Mary Butler-Whitehurst
May 12, 2016
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555. ---- Mary Catherine Butler-Whitehurst, 76 year old resident of Houston, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in Houston. She was born on July 1, 1939 in Amarillo, Texas to Thomas E. and Margaret Catherine (Boyd) Butler. Mary went to school at Sacred Heart in Vinita and Okmulgee. She worked as a legal...
Polly Ford
May 12, 2016
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA - Polly Sue Ford, age 68 and longtime resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on May 12, 2016 in St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Polly "Sue" Trottingwolf was born October 21, 1947 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Edwin Lincoln Trottingwolf, Sr. and Rachel (Scullawl) Trottingwolf. She was raised in...
Richard Sonnenfeld
May 12, 2016
ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - Dr. Richard John (Dick) Sonnenfeld , 97, longtime Bartlesville resident, died May 12, 2016 in Centennial, Colorado. Born April 29, 1919 in Britton, OK. to Ernst and Mame Sonnenfeld, Dick or "Papa Dick" as he later became known, grew up in Oklahoma City where he was an excellent student and gymnast,...

Roger Witt
May 11, 2016
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, OK 918-786-2261. Roger Dale Witt, 62 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Integris Grove General Hospital. Roger was born on November 7, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of late Donald W. Witt and Wanda (Byrley) Witt. Roger was a master carpenter. Roger is survived by his...
Effie Bowling
May 9, 2016
Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma. 918-786-2261 Effie Leona (Cooper) Bowling, 92, of Grove, OK, went to be with her Heavenly father on May 9, 2016. Leona was born in Powell, Missouri on January 31, 1924 to Earl Cooper and Jewel Hendrix Cooper. On November 1940 she married David Leon Kropff, they had three children, Jerry Kropff and wife Madeline, of...
Betty Weaver-Ewing
May 7, 2016
Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita, 918-256-5555............ Betty Luella Weaver-Ewing, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at her home in Wichita, Kansas, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on December 28, 1929 on her family's farm near Vinita. Betty was the third of eleven children born to Charles Cary and Luella Pearl (Ellsworth) Walker. Betty attended Shanahan...
Jennifer Chair
May 7, 2016
Benjamin Funeral Service ~ Nowata, Oklahoma.......................................... Graveside services for Jennifer Chair are 2:00 P.M., Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Wendell Abbott officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Jennifer Louise (Jones) Chair, 71, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born January 10, 1945 in...