Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Ruth Nadina Karcher

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::Richburg Cemetery--Perry OK

The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 34, No. 8
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Page 5

Ruth Nadina Karcher

Ruth Nadina Karcher, 77, Stillwater, formerly of Perry, was the daughter 
of Frank Christmas Jordan and Thelma Martha Bozarth.  She was born on 
Oct. 12, 1924 at Middleburg, Ok, and passed away Fri. Feb. 15, 2002 at 
Grace Living Center in Stillwater.

Ruth was a graduate of Perry High School.  On June 2, 1951, she and Oswarld 
Herman Karcher were married in Perry.

She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women's 
Missionary League.  She and Ozzie owned and oerated the bus station in the 
1950s and the OK Café in the late 1960s.  She later worked at the 89er 
Restaurant and retired from the restaurant business while working at the 
Cherokee Strip.  She was active in the local Democrat Party and enjoyed 
working the elections for many years.

Survivors are one daughter and son-in-law, Ramona and Bill Luster, 
Stillwater; four sons, Richard Karchar, Dayton, KY, Reggie Karcher, 
Sacramento, CA, Ronnie Karcher, Dayton, KY, and Randy Karcher, OKC; one 
sister and brother-in-law Mildred and Orlan Lemler, Hominy; eleven 
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Her husband, Ozzie, one sister, Margie Van Brunt, her parents and two 
grandchildren preceded her in death.

Funeral services was held at 2:00 p.m. Tues. Feb. 19, 2002 at Christ 
Lutheran Church in Perry.  Rev. Walter J. Wehmeier officiated.  Burial was 
in Richburg Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church.
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