OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas
Ronald Lynn Major
Jun 8, 2025
Ronald Lynn Major born on August , 1949, in Enid, Oklahoma, passed away on June 8, 2025, in Enid. A dedicated family man and a respected veteran, Ron's life was defined by his service to his country and the love he cherished for his family and friends.
Ron proudly served in the United States Navy for 22 years, retiring in 1993....
Gloria Buller
May 30, 2025
Gloria Jane Buller, 92, went to meet our Lord and Savior on May 30, 2025 at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. Gloria was born on February 5, 1933 to Eugene F. and Josie Johnson Unruh north of Meno in Alfalfa County. Gloria attended Cozy Palace Elementary School and after completing the eighth grade, she attended high school at Oklahoma...
Stephen Joseph Gates
May 29, 2025
It is with great difficulty and sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Stephen Joseph Gates on May 29, 2025 at the age of 65.
Steve was born in Tucson, Arizona on June 22, 1959. He hit prime age in the 1970s; his haircut and beard were proof. In the early 80s he married his high school sweetheart, Cady....

Wanda Lou Bierig
May 26, 2025
Wanda Lou “NuNu” Bierig, 95, went to meet our Lord and Savior on May 26, 2025, in Okeene, Oklahoma. Wanda was born on the Bierig Centennial Farm on October 26, 1929, to Harry Leonard and Edith Metzler Bierig north of Okeene.
Wanda attended Deep Creek School and lived her life as a devoted homemaker and a loyal helper to her brother...
Price Poe
May 24, 2025
Meet our boy, Price Allan Poe, who made us parents 16 years ago on March 26, 2009, in Enid, Oklahoma. Price started off his life in Waynoka with some amazing people who influenced him throughout his entire life. He then began his 5th grade year as a Cherokee Chief where he had just completed his freshman year.
Price was a full-on...
Neilan Bruce Dietz
May 19, 2025
Neilan Bruce Dietz, son of Floyd Thomas and Frances Irene Cox Dietz, was born at his grandparents’ home east of Cleo Springs on Easter Sunday, March 24, 1940.
Neilan went to Cleo Springs School and graduated with the class of 1958. He attended NWOSU and graduated in 1962 with a BS Degree in Mathematics. He taught school at Burlington and Enid...
Carole Shepard
May 16, 2025
Helen Carole Cronin Shepard was born on May 17, 1928, on the family farm southeast of Helena to Jess and Ruby Clark Cronin. She grew up there alongside her siblings: Norma Ruth, Roger Lee, and Ruby Eileen.
Carole was a student at Pleasant Ridge 102, a one-room country school southeast of Helena. After completing the eighth grade, she attended Helena High...
Sandra Merrill Reimer
May 14, 2025
Sandra “Sandy” Merrill (Snider) Reimer was born to Edwin “Bud” and Betty Snider on January 4, 1954, in Oklahoma City. Sandy grew up with two brothers and two sisters whom she loved dearly. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1972 and Oklahoma State University in 1976 with a degree in Interior Design.
Sandy was a proud member of Alpha...
Doug Foltz
May 9, 2025
Ramon Dougles Foltz was born in Driftwood, Oklahoma on March 1, 1931. He was the only child of John and Myrtle Foltz, was raised there and graduated from the little local school.
He married Carol Montgomery in 1950, started a family and finished his schooling graduating with a BS in industrial arts from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Doug began his teaching...
Frances Louise Kraft
May 5, 2025
Frances Louise (Burleson) Kraft
January 23, 1930 - May 5, 2025
Frances Louise Kraft was the daughter of Clyde and Bertha (Goode) Burleson and was born at Medicine Park, Oklahoma on January 23, 1930. She departed this earthly life on May 5, 2025 at Kiowa District Hospital at the age of 95 with her children by her side.
Her parents moved to the...

Paul Martin
May 2, 2025
Darrell Paul Martin, a dedicated truck driver and cherished member of his community, passed suddenly and peacefully at home on May 2, 2025. Born on November 20, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Darrell’s warm spirit and kindhearted nature touched the lives of all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
A proud veteran of the Army, Darrell exemplified loyalty and support throughout...
Robert Norman Goss Jr.
Apr 29, 2025
Robert “Bob” Norman Goss Jr.
Robert “Bob” Norman Goss Jr., age 85, recent resident of Medford, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord on April 29, 2025. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 7, 1939, to Robert Norman Goss Sr. and Dorothy J. Langfitt Goss. Bob was a native of Glenshaw, Pennsylvania and graduated from Shaler High School. Bob...
Betty Boyd Crain
Apr 27, 2025
Betty Boyd Sullivan Crain
Betty Boyd Sullivan Crain, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and cherished member of the Goltry community, passed away peacefully at the age of 90. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 22, 1934, to Robert Charles Sullivan and Beatrice Boyd, Betty lived a life marked by love, service, and joy.
At the age of 15, Betty moved...
Eileen Schmidt
Apr 23, 2025
Eileen Schmidt passed from this life on April 23, 2025 in Kiowa, Kansas. She was the second born and oldest daughter of four children born to her parents Frank and Mary Stockert. Although being born in Charbonneau, North Dakota, she was raised in Solen, North Dakota and graduated high school there. She met her future husband, Raymond, during wheat harvest...
Christina Louise Kimminau
Apr 19, 2025
Christina "Chris" Louise (Provence) Kimminau was born in Winfield, Kansas, on March 16, 1958, and she passed from this life on April 19, 2025. She graduated from Cherokee High School in May of 1976 and wasted no time marrying her high school sweetheart, Peewee Kimminau, on July 23rd of the same year. They were 3 months shy of their 49th...
Deloris Ellen Barrett
Apr 16, 2025
Deloris Ellen (Dotterer) Barrett was born December 12,1938 in Cherokee, OK, daughter of Joe and Elma (Harvey) Dotterer. She passed away April 16, 2025 at her home with family by her side. Deloris was raised in Cherokee with her five brothers, Billy Joe, Don, Delmer, Charlie and Glen. She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1957. While in high school...
Dale G Riggs
Apr 14, 2025
Graveside service for Dale G Riggs, age 88, of Enid will be held Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Square Cedar Cemetery west of Ringwood with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. Visitation will be at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena on Wednesday, April 16 from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from...
Elsie Marie Gaeddert Koehn
Apr 14, 2025
Elsie Marie (Gaeddert) Koehn (86) met her Savior and Lord face to face on April 14, 2025. She remained a devoted and steadfast servant of Jesus until the last moments of her life while fighting an aggressive form of bone cancer.
Elsie was born to Charles John and Mary (Zacharias) Gaeddert in Hobart, Oklahoma on December 23, 1938. She grew up...
Bonnie Janzen
Apr 11, 2025
Bonnie Samuelson Janzen was born March 25, 1948, in Concordia, Kansas to Gus and Vida (Wallace) Samuelson, and went to meet them on April 11, 2025, after a very short battle with cancer.
Bonnie, with her older sister, Dixie, moved with their parents to a series of small Kansas towns, finally settling in Palco, where the girls would both graduate from...
David Marion McCune
Apr 5, 2025
David Marion McCune
David Marion McCune was born in Stafford County (Zenith), Kansas, to Arlington Emery and Encie Arena McCune on January 31, 1931. He passed away April 5, 2025 in Enid, Oklahoma. Marion attended grade school at a country school (Chaney Dell southwest of Helena) all eight years, then attended Helena High School graduating in 1948. After graduation, he attended...
Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas
Ronald Lynn Major
Jun 8, 2025
Ronald Lynn Major born on August , 1949, in Enid, Oklahoma, passed away on June 8, 2025, in Enid. A dedicated family man and a respected veteran, Ron's life was defined by his service to his country and the love he cherished for his family and friends.
Ron proudly served in the United States Navy for 22 years, retiring in 1993....
Gloria Buller
May 30, 2025
Gloria Jane Buller, 92, went to meet our Lord and Savior on May 30, 2025 at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. Gloria was born on February 5, 1933 to Eugene F. and Josie Johnson Unruh north of Meno in Alfalfa County. Gloria attended Cozy Palace Elementary School and after completing the eighth grade, she attended high school at Oklahoma...
Stephen Joseph Gates
May 29, 2025
It is with great difficulty and sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Stephen Joseph Gates on May 29, 2025 at the age of 65.
Steve was born in Tucson, Arizona on June 22, 1959. He hit prime age in the 1970s; his haircut and beard were proof. In the early 80s he married his high school sweetheart, Cady....

Wanda Lou Bierig
May 26, 2025
Wanda Lou “NuNu” Bierig, 95, went to meet our Lord and Savior on May 26, 2025, in Okeene, Oklahoma. Wanda was born on the Bierig Centennial Farm on October 26, 1929, to Harry Leonard and Edith Metzler Bierig north of Okeene.
Wanda attended Deep Creek School and lived her life as a devoted homemaker and a loyal helper to her brother...
Price Poe
May 24, 2025
Meet our boy, Price Allan Poe, who made us parents 16 years ago on March 26, 2009, in Enid, Oklahoma. Price started off his life in Waynoka with some amazing people who influenced him throughout his entire life. He then began his 5th grade year as a Cherokee Chief where he had just completed his freshman year.
Price was a full-on...
Neilan Bruce Dietz
May 19, 2025
Neilan Bruce Dietz, son of Floyd Thomas and Frances Irene Cox Dietz, was born at his grandparents’ home east of Cleo Springs on Easter Sunday, March 24, 1940.
Neilan went to Cleo Springs School and graduated with the class of 1958. He attended NWOSU and graduated in 1962 with a BS Degree in Mathematics. He taught school at Burlington and Enid...
Carole Shepard
May 16, 2025
Helen Carole Cronin Shepard was born on May 17, 1928, on the family farm southeast of Helena to Jess and Ruby Clark Cronin. She grew up there alongside her siblings: Norma Ruth, Roger Lee, and Ruby Eileen.
Carole was a student at Pleasant Ridge 102, a one-room country school southeast of Helena. After completing the eighth grade, she attended Helena High...
Sandra Merrill Reimer
May 14, 2025
Sandra “Sandy” Merrill (Snider) Reimer was born to Edwin “Bud” and Betty Snider on January 4, 1954, in Oklahoma City. Sandy grew up with two brothers and two sisters whom she loved dearly. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1972 and Oklahoma State University in 1976 with a degree in Interior Design.
Sandy was a proud member of Alpha...
Doug Foltz
May 9, 2025
Ramon Dougles Foltz was born in Driftwood, Oklahoma on March 1, 1931. He was the only child of John and Myrtle Foltz, was raised there and graduated from the little local school.
He married Carol Montgomery in 1950, started a family and finished his schooling graduating with a BS in industrial arts from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Doug began his teaching...
Frances Louise Kraft
May 5, 2025
Frances Louise (Burleson) Kraft
January 23, 1930 - May 5, 2025
Frances Louise Kraft was the daughter of Clyde and Bertha (Goode) Burleson and was born at Medicine Park, Oklahoma on January 23, 1930. She departed this earthly life on May 5, 2025 at Kiowa District Hospital at the age of 95 with her children by her side.
Her parents moved to the...

Paul Martin
May 2, 2025
Darrell Paul Martin, a dedicated truck driver and cherished member of his community, passed suddenly and peacefully at home on May 2, 2025. Born on November 20, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Darrell’s warm spirit and kindhearted nature touched the lives of all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
A proud veteran of the Army, Darrell exemplified loyalty and support throughout...
Robert Norman Goss Jr.
Apr 29, 2025
Robert “Bob” Norman Goss Jr.
Robert “Bob” Norman Goss Jr., age 85, recent resident of Medford, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord on April 29, 2025. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 7, 1939, to Robert Norman Goss Sr. and Dorothy J. Langfitt Goss. Bob was a native of Glenshaw, Pennsylvania and graduated from Shaler High School. Bob...
Betty Boyd Crain
Apr 27, 2025
Betty Boyd Sullivan Crain
Betty Boyd Sullivan Crain, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and cherished member of the Goltry community, passed away peacefully at the age of 90. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 22, 1934, to Robert Charles Sullivan and Beatrice Boyd, Betty lived a life marked by love, service, and joy.
At the age of 15, Betty moved...
Eileen Schmidt
Apr 23, 2025
Eileen Schmidt passed from this life on April 23, 2025 in Kiowa, Kansas. She was the second born and oldest daughter of four children born to her parents Frank and Mary Stockert. Although being born in Charbonneau, North Dakota, she was raised in Solen, North Dakota and graduated high school there. She met her future husband, Raymond, during wheat harvest...
Christina Louise Kimminau
Apr 19, 2025
Christina "Chris" Louise (Provence) Kimminau was born in Winfield, Kansas, on March 16, 1958, and she passed from this life on April 19, 2025. She graduated from Cherokee High School in May of 1976 and wasted no time marrying her high school sweetheart, Peewee Kimminau, on July 23rd of the same year. They were 3 months shy of their 49th...
Deloris Ellen Barrett
Apr 16, 2025
Deloris Ellen (Dotterer) Barrett was born December 12,1938 in Cherokee, OK, daughter of Joe and Elma (Harvey) Dotterer. She passed away April 16, 2025 at her home with family by her side. Deloris was raised in Cherokee with her five brothers, Billy Joe, Don, Delmer, Charlie and Glen. She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1957. While in high school...
Dale G Riggs
Apr 14, 2025
Graveside service for Dale G Riggs, age 88, of Enid will be held Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Square Cedar Cemetery west of Ringwood with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena. Visitation will be at Lanman Funeral Home in Helena on Wednesday, April 16 from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from...
Elsie Marie Gaeddert Koehn
Apr 14, 2025
Elsie Marie (Gaeddert) Koehn (86) met her Savior and Lord face to face on April 14, 2025. She remained a devoted and steadfast servant of Jesus until the last moments of her life while fighting an aggressive form of bone cancer.
Elsie was born to Charles John and Mary (Zacharias) Gaeddert in Hobart, Oklahoma on December 23, 1938. She grew up...
Bonnie Janzen
Apr 11, 2025
Bonnie Samuelson Janzen was born March 25, 1948, in Concordia, Kansas to Gus and Vida (Wallace) Samuelson, and went to meet them on April 11, 2025, after a very short battle with cancer.
Bonnie, with her older sister, Dixie, moved with their parents to a series of small Kansas towns, finally settling in Palco, where the girls would both graduate from...
David Marion McCune
Apr 5, 2025
David Marion McCune
David Marion McCune was born in Stafford County (Zenith), Kansas, to Arlington Emery and Encie Arena McCune on January 31, 1931. He passed away April 5, 2025 in Enid, Oklahoma. Marion attended grade school at a country school (Chaney Dell southwest of Helena) all eight years, then attended Helena High School graduating in 1948. After graduation, he attended...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
Please wait
Verifying your email address
Please wait
Unsubscribing your email address
You have been unsubscribed
You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.
You have been subscribed
Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.
Something went wrong
There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.
A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.
Please wait
Verifying your email address
Please wait
Unsubscribing your email address
You have been unsubscribed
You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.
You have been subscribed
Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.
Something went wrong
There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.
About
Lanman Funeral Home, Inc is a collection of obituaries for Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, in addition to Kiowa, Kansas.