Obituaries

Karen Lee Kistler Smith passed away in her home on Saturday, November 22. Born to Mildred Christian Kistler in Ritchey, Missouri on August 3, 1942, Karen loved helping her parents run the general store and Post Office there.
Karen was a proud teacher, having taught for 38 years in Springfield Public Schools, Moore,...

Meagan Elizabeth Hayes, 37, of Norman, OK, passed away on November 21, 2025. Meagan was born January 18th, 1988 in Norman to parents, Mark and Moen Hayes. She attended Norman High School, OU and OCCC. Those who knew Meagan will remember her as a kind, generous soul with a quick wit and an effortless charm that could...

Donna Sue Gustafson, nee Young, passed away on November 11, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.

Donna was born in in Sunnyside, Washington on June 28, 1948, and moved with her family to Tulsa at just two years of age. She was the eighth of nine children born to Bertha and J.T. Young, and from the very beginning she...

Funeral services for Mrs. Sharon North, longtime educator, will begin at 10:00am Monday, December 8, 2025 in The Chapel of Tribute Memorial Care, 4300 West Indian Hills Road, with close family friend, Mark Tommerdahl presiding.

The North Family will greet friends at a come-and-go visitation from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on...

Ellen Milagros Ortega was born July 3,1960 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, to Dora Coker Ortega (later Young) and Pablo Ortega. Her strong spirit carried her through this life until November 16, 2025. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, she was also a descendant of the Seminole and Muscogee Creek Nations.


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Vinton "Craig" Hitchcock, 71, of Norman, passed away at VA Hospital in OKC on November 26, 2025.
Craig was born in OKC on April 4, 1954 to Barbara Hitchcock and L.N. Poynter, Jr. Craig graduated Norman High School in 1972. He later went on to earn four degrees from the University of Oklahoma, BA in Broadcast...

William 'Billy' Ray Schmidt of Norman, Oklahoma, died on November 23, 2025, at home. He was born on May 2, 1955, to William Henry Schmidt and Helen Delories Gore in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Billy attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played football. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business and...

With deep sadness, the family of Estelita Sanchez Gutierrez announces that she passed away to Our Lord Jesus Christ on November 3, 2025. "Lita" a.k.a. "Nanay" "Lola" and "Grandma" was born on September 3, 1929, in the town of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. (In Tagalog, Nanay means mother and Lola means...

Les Long, 73, NHS class of '70, OU degree Business Management Passed October 21, in Oklahoma City from cancer.
Les had a career as a director of charitable organizations and an entrepreneur. Les loved time with family and friends, sailing, and music. Memorial celebration November 21, 11:00 at McFarlin United...

Stephanie Bell
February 26, 1941 - November 8, 2025
Stephanie Bell, 84, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025. She was born on February 26, 1941, in Velva, North Dakota, to Sigard and Evelyn Reishus.
Stephanie's life journey took her through several states, but in 1961 she found her forever...

Eloy Mohammad Bokhari, age 20, a resident of Norman, Oklahoma, went home to our Lord and Savior in Norman, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Even though his passing was sudden, Eloy passed knowing how much he was loved, listening to music he enjoyed and was greeted by our loving God and Savior, Jesus Christ...