Obituaries

Angela Gail Conaway

Angela Gail Conaway passed away July 5, 2023. Angela was born Nov. 1, 1979 in Shawnee, OK, to Richard and Winona (Lane) Tibbs. She attended Bethel Public Schools. Angela worked for many years for different loan companies in the Shawnee area, most recently for Advance America.

Serena Sky Osife

Serena Sky Osife passed away Friday, June 23, 2023 in Portland, OR. She was born on Sep. 20, 1993 in Shawnee, OK to Mercedes Wahpepah and Franklin Osife. She loved listening to music and watching her favorite movies.

Marie K. Mellinger

Marie K. Mellinger (Kathy) passed away, July 8, 2023. She was born to the late Valentine and Emma Mickish, May 7, 1929. Marie graduated from St. Benedict High School. She married the late Ernest Mellinger in 1952, always returning back to Shawnee in between military moves.

Bobby Gene Roselius

Bobby Gene Roselius, Mno mikas (Good Path) passed away on July 6, 2023. He was born Monday, Dec. 13, 1954 in Shawnee, OK, to Jack Orville and Bette Jean (Cooper) Roselius. A member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, he was a descendent of the Vieux family and proud of his heritage.

Peggy Joyce (Bergman) Chesney

Peggy Joyce (Bergman) Chesney passed away July 5, 2023. Peggy was born Jan. 11, 1933 in Levelland, TX to William Bergman and Ora (Howard) Bergman. Peggy graduated from Weatherford, Oklahoma High School in 1951.

Alma LoRene Seckel Akins

Alma LoRene Seckel Akins passed away on July 9th, 2023, in Denton, TX. She was born on Mar. 7, 1937, to Alma Fredericka Laura (Otto) and George Franz Seckel in Tecumseh, OK.

Thomas “Tommy” Earl Benson Jr.

Thomas “Tommy” Earl Benson Jr. passed away June 20, 2023. He was born August 17, 1966 in Oklahoma City, OK, to Thomas Benson and Carol Marie (Boyd) Benson. Tommy was raised in Tecumseh and attended Tecumseh Public Schools. He graduated with the class of 1984 from Earlsboro High School.

Dale Walls

Dale Walls, 89, passed on June 27, 2023. Dale is under the care of Resthaven Funeral Home.

Kenneth Glen Collins

Kenneth Glen Collins passed away June 21, 2023. He was born December 5, 1952 in Prague, OK to Gene Collins and Edna Deloris (Lynch) Collins. Ken graduated from Shawnee High School in 1971 and earned an Associate’s Degree from Eastern State in Wilburton, OK.

Johnny Lee “Slick” Dahlem

Johnny Lee “Slick” Dahlem passed away June 30, 2023. He was born March 10, 1945 in Shawnee, OK, to John Marcus and Hazel (Gilley) Dahlem. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1963. He married Madeline G. “Trudy” Bayliss in Shreveport, LA in 1978.