OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Mary Jo Hajducek
Aug 15, 2024
Mary Jo McKenney Hajducek was born June 9, 1941 to Josephine Rae Coleman and Hubert Francis McKenny, in Humboldt, Kansas. She passed away on August 15, 2024 in Edmond, OK at the age of 83 years old.
Josephine (Jo) later married Frank P. Hoover and the family moved to Tulsa, OK where Mary Jo would attend and...
Linda Reese
Aug 14, 2024
Linda W. Reese
1946-2024
Linda Williams Reese, age 77, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2024. She was born on October 4, 1946, in Norman, the daughter of Billie and Edith Williams. She married her high school sweetheart, John "Bill" Reese, on June 15, 1968.
Linda graduated from Norman High...
Kristen Michelle Eck
Aug 12, 2024
"Kristy" was a cherished daughter, sister, niece, and most of all, a very loving aunt, who passed away August 12th, 2024.
Kristy is survived by her Father Dennis Eck, Mother Julie Winchester, Brother Jordan Eck, Sister-in-law Jade Eck, and the lights of her life, nephews Zaine Satterfield, Maddox Eck, and niece Lola Eck. She also leaves behind...
Ferne Louise Herman
Aug 12, 2024
Ferne Louise Herman
1935-2024
Ferne Louise (Mattson) Herman died August 12, 2024. She was born February 5, 1935 in Wadena, MN to Verdi Mattson and Eleanor (Seidenkranz) Mattson. She was the oldest of three children; Ferne, sister Vonna and brother Warren. Ferne graduated from Staples High School, then went on to teacher training to end...
Judy Ann King
Aug 12, 2024
Judy Ann King
1941-2024
Judy Ann King was born September 9, 1941, in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles and Beatrice (Overcash) Hobbs. She came from a very large family. Judy was the youngest of five siblings. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, one brother Howard and two sisters Jeanette and Marguerite...
Melba June Ewing
Aug 5, 2024
Melba June Ewing
1941-2024
Melba June Ewing, 83, passed away August 5, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born May 30, 1941, in Oak Grove Community, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, the oldest child of Floyd and Opal Thronesbery.
Melba graduated from Chandler High School in 1959. Melba spent her working...

Mark O. Nagel
Aug 3, 2024
Mark O. Nagel passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024 in Enid, Oklahoma. Mark was born August 21, 1955 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Owen and Wanita Nagel.
Carl Eugene “Gene” Cowgill
Jul 31, 2024
Carl Eugene "Gene" Cowgill
1938-2024
Carl (85) was affectionately known as Gene and Sonny. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who returned to God on July 31, 2024.
He was born in Eldorado, Ohio. Growing up, he loved spending time with his grandparents, Earl and Elizabeth Petry, on their farm. ...
Margaret Fay Cox
Jul 27, 2024
Margaret Fay Cox
1967-2024
Margaret Fay (Zellner) Cox, 57, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was a beautiful wife, mother, daughter, sister, and soul. She bravely fought breast cancer in 2007 and won, but unfortunately, the cancer came out of remission in 2015 and again in September 2020, and she sadly lost her battle with the disease on...
Viki Sarff
Jul 27, 2024
Viki Beth Sarff
May 5, 1940 – July 27, 2024
Viki Beth Cunningham Sarff passed away on July 27, 2024, at Jasmine Estates Memory Care in Edmond. She was born on May 5th, 1940, in Enid OK, the daughter of W. Paul and Bo Peep Cunningham.
Viki attended Enid schools until her father...
Anna Maxine Lay
Jul 21, 2024
After a life well lived, Anna Lay, wife of Kenneth Lay of Edmond, Oklahoma, said good-bye to her earthly home and entered her heavenly home on July 21, 2024.
She was born to George and Addie Mae Sells in Hominy, Oklahoma, the first of four children. She attended Elementary School in Hominy, Oklahoma, and High School in...
Dr. Dorothy Mildred Marotte
Jul 21, 2024
Dr. Dorothy Mildred Marotte
1928-2024
Dr. Dorothy Marotte, age 95, died on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Touchmark Senior Living Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born on November 5, 1928, in West Springfield, Massachusetts, to Edward and Mildred Marotte, and was raised in New England. Following her high school graduation, she worked in retail...
Betty Hemann
Jul 19, 2024
Betty Hemann
1942 – 2024
Betty ann Hemann, age 81, of Edmond, OK passed away on July 19 th , 2024. Betty, who with her late twin brother, Barry, was born on September 9, 1942. The daughter of the late Leto and Thelma Essenpreis, she was reared on a fam near Grantfork. Illinois. She graduated...
James E. Kelm
Jul 18, 2024
James E. Kelm
January 6, 1932 – July 18, 2024
James E. (Jim) Kelm, USAF (Ret) Colonel, went to be with the Lord and his wife of 58 years, Connie, on July 18, 2024, at the age of 92. Jim was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Fred and Kay Kelm on January 6, 1932. ...

Donald Glen Ellison
Jul 18, 2024
Donald Glen Ellison, 69, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Donald was born February 20, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Glen and Bonnie (Gotcher) Ellison.
Services are pending
Deborah Jeanne Slosky
Jul 18, 2024
Deborah Jeanne Slosky
1951 – 2024
Our beloved Deborah Jeanne Slosky, "Babs", of Edmond, OK, left us on July 18th 2024 to join her Heavenly Father, her mother Laverne Lester, and her ever so loved husband George, whom she loved to call "Georgious". Debbie was surrounded by close family and loved ones.
Debbie...

Darbi Rene Whitten
Jul 16, 2024
Darbi Rene Whitten
1971 – 2024
Private family services will be held.
Marvin Edward Blubaugh
Jul 11, 2024
Marvin Edward Blubaugh
1929 – 2024
Marvin E. Blubaugh, 95, of Edmond, OK, was called home July 11, 2024. Marvin was born in Clyde, OK to Virgil E. and Mary L. (Cook) Blubaugh and was raised in Grant County where he worked on the family farm.
He graduated from Medford High School in...
Gary L. Gill
Jul 9, 2024
Gary Lynn Gill was born February 26, 1944, in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Sheldon Robert and Georgia Leigh Gill—who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife—Joann Adam Gill; sister—Sharon & Bill McLaughlin; brother—Terry & Rebecca Gill; sons—Mark Gill (Elaine); Steven and Renee Gill and grandchildren Harrison and Avery; step-son—Adam and Amy Felix and step-grandchildren Carson and...