OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas

Emma Hamilton
Nov 30, 2019
Emma Jean Hamilton was born October 11, 1927 in Enid to Fay and Irene Overton Carrier. She passed from this life in Enid on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Emma Jean grew up in the Hawley Community and graduated from Gore High School, where she had met DeLawrence Hamilton. After DeLawrence returned from the service, they were married on September...

Michael Ewing
Nov 24, 2019
Michael J. Ewing was born on April 14, 1946 to James Ewing and Anna Louise Harrington Ewing in Hardtner, Kansas and passed from this life on November 24, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas. Michael was raised in Woods County, Oklahoma, one half mile across the Oklahoma line on Highway 281, attended school at Capron and his home parish...

Jane Van Ranken
Nov 20, 2019
Jane Wilson Van Ranken was born on January 28, 1939 on a farm outside of Attica, Kansas to Ray E. and Dorothy Wilson. She passed at the age of 80 years in Anthony, Kansas at the Anthony Community Care Center.
Jane was raised in Attica, Kansas and graduated from Attica High School, in 1958. She was a...
Robert "Rob" Ensminger
Nov 19, 2019
Robert “Rob” Arthur Ensminger, 83, of Isabella, Oklahoma, left his earthly family to be with his heavenly family on November 19, 2019. He was born on March 9, 1936 in Isabella, the son of the late W. H. “Bill” and Carrie Brown Ensminger. On September 11, 1955 he and Winona Ellis were united in marriage.
Rob loved...

Adina Wiebe
Nov 18, 2019
Adina Bernice Wiebe was born June 21, 1924 in Medford to Abraham Wiebe and Anna Buller Wiebe and passed from this life on November 18, 2019 in Newton, Kansas. Adina grew up in Medford and lived there until five years ago moving to Newton, Kansas. She touched so many throughout her 95 years. Her fifty years at what is...
Keith Harmon
Nov 16, 2019
Keith Edward Harmon left this earth with family by his side and entered into his eternal resting place on November 16, 2019. He was born on October 31, 1958 in Plainville, Kansas to Edward Dale and Florence Young Harmon.
He married Rashelle Metcalf on April 22, 1983 and to their union two children were born, Kelsie Marie...
Orin Kirkendall
Nov 15, 2019
Orin David Kirkendall was born June 2, 1936 in Alfalfa County to Zoa Edith Martin Kirkendall and Lindley Hill Kirkendall, and passed from this life on November 15, 2019.
David had many jobs throughout his younger years, from carpentry work to welding, until he moved to Nebraska where he worked as a ranch hand for...
Stanley Lebeda
Nov 15, 2019
Stanley J. Lebeda passed from this life on November 15, 2019 at Wakita Community Health Center at the age of 97. Stanley was born to Stanley and Mary Jindra Lebeda on their farm southwest of Renfrow on June 29, 1922. He attended public school in Medford and graduated in 1941. Stanley served in WWII in the Army Air...
Richard Turner
Nov 9, 2019
Richard Darwyn Turner was born March 5, 1965 to Richard Turner and Katherine Gonzalez Turner in Orange County, California and passed away November 9, 2019 at work. He graduated from Bellflower High School in 1983. After graduation he became a crane operator for Kern Backhoe. He married Sally Jenkins in 1985 and created a family with three children: Deric,...

Dale Frazier
Nov 8, 2019
Dale DeElton Frazier was born May 27, 1943 in Quay, Oklahoma to Earl and Katherine Frazier and passed from this life November 8, 2019. He graduated from Davenport High School in 1961. That summer he came to Medford on the wheat harvest and met the love of his life, Bernie Ciskowski. ...

Bobby Dixon
Nov 6, 2019
Bobby Ray Dixon
August 17, 1960 - November 6, 2019
Bobby was born in Ontario, California on August 17, 1960 to Glenn Dixon and Dixie McDowell Dixon and passed from this life on November 6, 2019 in Enid. Bobby moved from California in 1995 to Oklahoma. He was a mechanic by trade and was a...
Cindy Yandell
Oct 26, 2019
Cindy Molz Yandell was born in Barber County, Kansas on September 13, 1956 to Jim and Beverly Moore Molz. She passed away on October 26, 2019 in Kauai, Hawaii at the age of 63. Cindy graduated from South Barber High School in 1974. She enrolled at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma graduating with a degree in accounting, later...

Buel Pearson
Oct 24, 2019
Buel Pearson
Buel Wayne Pearson, born May 12, 1925 in Blaine County, Oklahoma, to Edgar Worth Pearson and Lucy May Posey Pearson, died on October 24, 2019 in Fairview, Oklahoma.
Despite only having a formal education to the 8th grade, Buel was an avid lifetime learner and hard worker. He worked several jobs before being...
Neva Wilhite
Oct 22, 2019
Neva Fern Sternberger was born on Oct. 28, 1922 in Woods County, Oklahoma, to Henry and Edith (Campbell) Sternberger, the youngest of six children. She spent her childhood on the farm playing with many cousins and attending Fairview school. Neva moved on to Hardtner High School as a freshman where she caught the eye of a certain dapper, football...
Thelma Richardson
Oct 20, 2019
Thelma Richardson was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 17, 1929, the daughter of Edgar Gibson and Marion Swinning Gibson. She graduated from Mifflin High School in May 1949. The fall of 1949 she attended Midwest Bible Institute in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from there in May 1953 with a Bachelor’s Degree.
During the summer of...
Robert Laubach
Oct 18, 2019
Robert G. Laubach
Robert G. Laubach was born in Okeene, Oklahoma on September 14, 1939 to George Laubach and Alta Campbell Laubach and passed from this life on October 18, 2019 in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Enid, due to complications from pneumonia. He graduated from Okeene High School in 1957 and from Okmulgee Tech in 1959...
Jarrett Koblitz
Oct 14, 2019
Jarrett Levi Koblitz, 12+7 years, passed away on October 12, 2019 at home in Hazelton after living a beautiful life despite being born with MPS I/Hurler’s Syndrome, a terminal genetic illness.
In September of 2000, Justin and Shelly Koblitz along with their daughters, Morgan and Paige, announced to the world that, “We have roped a bit of...
Jeffrey Cless
Oct 8, 2019
Celebration of Life service for Jeffrey Cless will be Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Medford. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. www.lanmanmemorials.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.
Jeff Cless, 49, passed away October 8, 2019 at his home in Breckenridge after a battle with cancer. He...
Jimmie "Jim" Hodgson
Sep 27, 2019
Jimmie “Jim” Edward Hodgson
Jim Hodgson passed from this life on September 27, 2019 in Enid, Oklahoma. Jim was born September 16, 1937 in Byron, Oklahoma to Carl and Bessie Hodgson. He graduated from Wichita East High in 1955 where he was an outstanding four-sport athlete. Jim was married to Betty Lou Hager of Alva, Oklahoma for...
Deborah Hoggard
Sep 25, 2019
Deborah Suzanne Hoggard was born to Ortha and Thelma Rae Ream on January 21, 1951 in Bakersfield, California and went to be with the Lord on September 25, 2019 in Enid.
She had three sisters, Kay Wright and husband, Morris, Becky Gaisford and husband, Daryl and Rhonda Lyden and boyfriend, Denny Jamison.
She went to...
Local Obituaries at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc Providing Services Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, and in addition to Kiowa, Kansas

Emma Hamilton
Nov 30, 2019
Emma Jean Hamilton was born October 11, 1927 in Enid to Fay and Irene Overton Carrier. She passed from this life in Enid on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Emma Jean grew up in the Hawley Community and graduated from Gore High School, where she had met DeLawrence Hamilton. After DeLawrence returned from the service, they were married on September...

Michael Ewing
Nov 24, 2019
Michael J. Ewing was born on April 14, 1946 to James Ewing and Anna Louise Harrington Ewing in Hardtner, Kansas and passed from this life on November 24, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas. Michael was raised in Woods County, Oklahoma, one half mile across the Oklahoma line on Highway 281, attended school at Capron and his home parish...

Jane Van Ranken
Nov 20, 2019
Jane Wilson Van Ranken was born on January 28, 1939 on a farm outside of Attica, Kansas to Ray E. and Dorothy Wilson. She passed at the age of 80 years in Anthony, Kansas at the Anthony Community Care Center.
Jane was raised in Attica, Kansas and graduated from Attica High School, in 1958. She was a...
Robert "Rob" Ensminger
Nov 19, 2019
Robert “Rob” Arthur Ensminger, 83, of Isabella, Oklahoma, left his earthly family to be with his heavenly family on November 19, 2019. He was born on March 9, 1936 in Isabella, the son of the late W. H. “Bill” and Carrie Brown Ensminger. On September 11, 1955 he and Winona Ellis were united in marriage.
Rob loved...

Adina Wiebe
Nov 18, 2019
Adina Bernice Wiebe was born June 21, 1924 in Medford to Abraham Wiebe and Anna Buller Wiebe and passed from this life on November 18, 2019 in Newton, Kansas. Adina grew up in Medford and lived there until five years ago moving to Newton, Kansas. She touched so many throughout her 95 years. Her fifty years at what is...
Keith Harmon
Nov 16, 2019
Keith Edward Harmon left this earth with family by his side and entered into his eternal resting place on November 16, 2019. He was born on October 31, 1958 in Plainville, Kansas to Edward Dale and Florence Young Harmon.
He married Rashelle Metcalf on April 22, 1983 and to their union two children were born, Kelsie Marie...
Orin Kirkendall
Nov 15, 2019
Orin David Kirkendall was born June 2, 1936 in Alfalfa County to Zoa Edith Martin Kirkendall and Lindley Hill Kirkendall, and passed from this life on November 15, 2019.
David had many jobs throughout his younger years, from carpentry work to welding, until he moved to Nebraska where he worked as a ranch hand for...
Stanley Lebeda
Nov 15, 2019
Stanley J. Lebeda passed from this life on November 15, 2019 at Wakita Community Health Center at the age of 97. Stanley was born to Stanley and Mary Jindra Lebeda on their farm southwest of Renfrow on June 29, 1922. He attended public school in Medford and graduated in 1941. Stanley served in WWII in the Army Air...
Richard Turner
Nov 9, 2019
Richard Darwyn Turner was born March 5, 1965 to Richard Turner and Katherine Gonzalez Turner in Orange County, California and passed away November 9, 2019 at work. He graduated from Bellflower High School in 1983. After graduation he became a crane operator for Kern Backhoe. He married Sally Jenkins in 1985 and created a family with three children: Deric,...

Dale Frazier
Nov 8, 2019
Dale DeElton Frazier was born May 27, 1943 in Quay, Oklahoma to Earl and Katherine Frazier and passed from this life November 8, 2019. He graduated from Davenport High School in 1961. That summer he came to Medford on the wheat harvest and met the love of his life, Bernie Ciskowski. ...

Bobby Dixon
Nov 6, 2019
Bobby Ray Dixon
August 17, 1960 - November 6, 2019
Bobby was born in Ontario, California on August 17, 1960 to Glenn Dixon and Dixie McDowell Dixon and passed from this life on November 6, 2019 in Enid. Bobby moved from California in 1995 to Oklahoma. He was a mechanic by trade and was a...
Cindy Yandell
Oct 26, 2019
Cindy Molz Yandell was born in Barber County, Kansas on September 13, 1956 to Jim and Beverly Moore Molz. She passed away on October 26, 2019 in Kauai, Hawaii at the age of 63. Cindy graduated from South Barber High School in 1974. She enrolled at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma graduating with a degree in accounting, later...

Buel Pearson
Oct 24, 2019
Buel Pearson
Buel Wayne Pearson, born May 12, 1925 in Blaine County, Oklahoma, to Edgar Worth Pearson and Lucy May Posey Pearson, died on October 24, 2019 in Fairview, Oklahoma.
Despite only having a formal education to the 8th grade, Buel was an avid lifetime learner and hard worker. He worked several jobs before being...
Neva Wilhite
Oct 22, 2019
Neva Fern Sternberger was born on Oct. 28, 1922 in Woods County, Oklahoma, to Henry and Edith (Campbell) Sternberger, the youngest of six children. She spent her childhood on the farm playing with many cousins and attending Fairview school. Neva moved on to Hardtner High School as a freshman where she caught the eye of a certain dapper, football...
Thelma Richardson
Oct 20, 2019
Thelma Richardson was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 17, 1929, the daughter of Edgar Gibson and Marion Swinning Gibson. She graduated from Mifflin High School in May 1949. The fall of 1949 she attended Midwest Bible Institute in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from there in May 1953 with a Bachelor’s Degree.
During the summer of...
Robert Laubach
Oct 18, 2019
Robert G. Laubach
Robert G. Laubach was born in Okeene, Oklahoma on September 14, 1939 to George Laubach and Alta Campbell Laubach and passed from this life on October 18, 2019 in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Enid, due to complications from pneumonia. He graduated from Okeene High School in 1957 and from Okmulgee Tech in 1959...
Jarrett Koblitz
Oct 14, 2019
Jarrett Levi Koblitz, 12+7 years, passed away on October 12, 2019 at home in Hazelton after living a beautiful life despite being born with MPS I/Hurler’s Syndrome, a terminal genetic illness.
In September of 2000, Justin and Shelly Koblitz along with their daughters, Morgan and Paige, announced to the world that, “We have roped a bit of...
Jeffrey Cless
Oct 8, 2019
Celebration of Life service for Jeffrey Cless will be Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Medford. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. www.lanmanmemorials.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.
Jeff Cless, 49, passed away October 8, 2019 at his home in Breckenridge after a battle with cancer. He...
Jimmie "Jim" Hodgson
Sep 27, 2019
Jimmie “Jim” Edward Hodgson
Jim Hodgson passed from this life on September 27, 2019 in Enid, Oklahoma. Jim was born September 16, 1937 in Byron, Oklahoma to Carl and Bessie Hodgson. He graduated from Wichita East High in 1955 where he was an outstanding four-sport athlete. Jim was married to Betty Lou Hager of Alva, Oklahoma for...
Deborah Hoggard
Sep 25, 2019
Deborah Suzanne Hoggard was born to Ortha and Thelma Rae Ream on January 21, 1951 in Bakersfield, California and went to be with the Lord on September 25, 2019 in Enid.
She had three sisters, Kay Wright and husband, Morris, Becky Gaisford and husband, Daryl and Rhonda Lyden and boyfriend, Denny Jamison.
She went to...
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Lanman Funeral Home, Inc is a collection of obituaries for Helena, Cherokee, Okeene, and Medford Oklahoma, in addition to Kiowa, Kansas.