Kay Co., OK - Obits: Leonard Raymond Sheik ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Lovena Norton USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** March 5, 1998 Leonard Raymond Sheik Leonard Raymond Sheik, longtime Newkirk area farmer, passed on to greener pastures Monday, March 2, 1998 at his home in Ponca City. He was 73. The son of John Raymond and Amelia (Schoenberg) Sheik, he was born December 14, 1923 at Newkirk. He grew up and received his education in the Newkirk area. When he was the age of 14, he took over the majority of the farming responsibilities after his father's tragic death, providing for his mother and siblings. He graduated from Newkirk High School in 1942. On November 12, 1949 he and Dorothy Lou Tharp were married at Newkirk. They made their home on the farm south of Newkirk. In addition to his farming he was employed at the Rodeo Meat Packing Plant in Arkansas City. Later he worked at the Zinc Smelter in Blackwell. In 1974 he began working at the Acme Foundry, also in Blackwell. In 1975 they moved into Newkirk where they lived until 1987 when they moved to Ponca City. Mrs. Sheik died October 8, 1988. In 1989 he was diagnosed with a lung disease, and he retired from his work at the foundry. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Newkirk and the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by one daughter, Barbara Reimer of Ponca City; two grandchildren, Shasta Scott and Porsche Reimer, both of Ponca City; and a great-grandson, Blake Scott. He is also survived by one brother, John Albert Sheik of Ponca City; and one sister, Mrs. Leonard (Lucille) Horinek of Newkirk. In addition to his wife, Dorothy, he was preceded in death by two sons, Larry Joe and Donnie; one daughter, Melissa; and one grandson. A Prayer Service was held at 7 pm Wednesday, March 4, in the Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Francis Catholic Church in Newkirk with the Rev. Richard Beckman as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. Memorial funds have been established with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for lung disease research and with Hospice of Ponca City. Contributions may be made to either in Mr. Sheik's memory through Eastman National Bank, Box 468, Newkirk 74647. The family will be at 3502 E Street in Ponca City. ------------