Kay County OK Obit for: Louise Ann (Scharmacher) Gosting
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Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net
Date submitted: 3/07/2003 
Obit transcribed from the 
Newkirk Herald by submitter.
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October 18, 2001

Louise Ann (Scharmacher) Gosting

Louise Ann Gosting, former Ponca City area resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 
2001 in Tucson, AZ. She was 83.

The daughter of William Henry and Lola Edna Smith Scharmacher, she was born 
Jan. 7, 1918 in Muskogee, OK. 

In 1930 the family moved from Muskogee to the Kildare and Ponca City areas.

On Feb. 25, 1938 she and Harold Anthony "Boots" Gosting were married at 
Winfield. 

They established their first home on the Wentz Ranch. Over their 53 years 
of married life, they lived in various areas of the country where Mr. 
Gosting's work took them. 

They eventually moved to Tucson, and after retirement they continued to 
make their last home there. 

She was an active member of St. Marks Methodist Church. 

Mr. Gosting died Nov. 10, 1990.

She is survived by two sons and their wives, Jack and Jan Gosting of Ponca 
City and Carl and Diane Gosting of Fountain Hills, AZ; one daughter and her 
husband, Gayle and William Mills of Tucson; a brother and his wife, George 
H. and Norma Scharmacher of Sacramento, CA; two sisters, Billie Hutcherson 
and her husband Les of Ponca City and Thelma Jo Glidden of Gas, KS; seven 
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one 
brother, Otis Eugene Scharmacher, and a sister, Elsie Osborne.

A graveside service was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 in Newkirk 
Cemetery with the Rev. Hance Dilbeck, minister of the Ponca City First 
Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Miller-
Stahl Funeral Service. 

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