All Obituaries

Noel Enrique Almandarez, 19 years of age a lifelong resident of Laverne, Oklahoma, passed away tragically on July 12, 2026, in Woodward, Oklahoma Noel was a 2026 graduate of Laverne High School. He loved sports, excelled in football and baseball. He loved playing golf as well. His favorite pastime was spending time with friends and picking on his little brother Alan. One of his favorite things to do while in school was to aggravate Miss Kolbe. Noel loved having fun and sported a smile that ...

Kyle Reese Hennigh, 70, of May, Oklahoma, peacefully passed away at his Enid home on Monday, July 6, 2026, surrounded by family, concluding a full life of compassion, adventure and service. On January 2, 1956, Donald Leon Hennigh and Peggy Pauline Johnston welcomed Kyle into this world in the Dodge City, Kansas Hospital.  Although Kyle’s earliest years were spent in Englewood, Kansas, he was raised in Laverne, Oklahoma. His dad moved the family east of town to manage the Carlisle ...

Connie Sue Swan was born November 11, 1947, to Ralph William and Irene Frances Swan in Perryton, TX. She left this life on July 3, 2026, in the Newman Memorial Hospital, Shattuck OK. She attended school in Greensburg, Kansas and graduated with the class of 1965. She was Rickie the Ranger her Senior year. Connie was united in marriage to Jimmy Ray Shobert on Valentine’s Day 1976 at the Safeway Grocery store where she was employed. To this union was born Christy Michelle in 1979. ...

Sandra Allen (Courange) Bozarth was born June, 8 1953 in Hoisington Kansas to Clarence Joseph Courange and Nora Faye (Harris) Courange. She was the 4th child of 5 children. Sandra passed away June 24, 2026 at the home of her daughter Julie, surrounded by her loving family. Sandra married Ivan Ray Bozarth and to this union 3 children, Ivan Todd, Julie Faye and Debbie Sue. Later in life a bonus daughter Linda Sue Cooper came to join the family. Sandra worked many jobs including home health ...

It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Kunka, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. Gary peacefully departed this world on June 13, 2026, at Twin Oaks Manor, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, laughter, and love. Born on November 26, 1935, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, Gary was the beloved son of Frank and Coralea Kunka. He carried forth the values and lessons instilled by his parents throughout his life, influencing all ...

Paul Franklin Cunningham was born on September 14, 1935, at home near Old Hickory Road outside Hattieville, Arkansas. He passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on June 6, 2026, at 1:44 a.m. in Waterloo, Iowa, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. The eldest son of Howard Davis Cunningham and Canzada “Zadie” (Harris) Cunningham, Paul moved with his family to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, at the age of two. He attended Lincoln, Rice Creek, and Phillipsburg elementary schools before ...

Marjorie Leona Dalrymple was born on August 9,1930 to Marion “Mike” and Jenny Dalrymple.  She was born at the home of family friends near Sharon, Oklahoma.  Marjorie grew up in the Harmon area along with older brother Dale and younger sister Ethelda.  She attended country one room schools Parkman and Pleasant Valley.  Marjorie told about Dale and her walking to school in winter after wrapping their feet in “gunny sacks”.  Marjorie said the ...

Anthony James Wyand, known fondly as Tony, passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 2, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Born on January 17, 1940, in Bonham, Texas, to Clyde Edward and Barbara Alice Wyand, Tony’s life was remarkable for his love for the Lord, his family, and service. Tony grew up in Laverne, Oklahoma, where his childhood was marked by adventurous rubber band and BB gun wars with his friend Rod Rambo, his brothers, and other neighborhood kids, teaching him to stay cool under ...

Carolyn Joyce (Nichols) Ritterbush, daughter of Eugene Foy and Vivian Irene (Venable) Nichols, was born on March 19, 1937, in a small two-story house in Beaver, Oklahoma, and passed into the arms of the Lord on May 27, 2026 at the age of 89. Carolyn grew up in a loving Christian home on a homestead north of Forgan, Oklahoma, where she learned the value of hard work. She helped her parents with farming and the many daily chores that came with rural life. Growing up with her two brothers, ...

Joseph Breit was 63 years old when he went home to the Lord on May 25, 2026. Joseph was born on June 21, 1962, to Alice and Thomas Breit, and married Virginia Breit on May 28, 1988. Joseph had such a good heart adopting two children with Virginia, Nina and Michael, teaching them about God, and never giving up on them through their lives and troubles. He is survived by his daughter Nina Barraza; grandchildren Annabelle, Aaron, Elijah, and Charlotte; brother Don Breit; sister Jane (Ron) ...