Obit of Sonnenfeld, Anita L. - Washington County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Terri 9 Oct 2005 Return to Washington County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/washington/washington.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: SONNEFELD, SCOTT, MERRELL, COATES, CULBERTSON, CUMMINGS from 3-11-2003 Examiner Enterprise Anita L. Sonnenfeld Mrs. Anita L. Sonnenfeld, age 78, wife of Richard J. "Dick" Sonnenfeld and longtime resident of Bartlesville died Saturday afternoon, March 8, 2003, at her residence. Mrs. Sonnenfeld will lie in state until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the sanctuary of the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dale P. Scott officiating. A private burial will be held under the direction of the Neekamp Funeral Home. Memorials have been established in Mrs. Sonnenfeld's name with Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church or Community Fellowship of Christians Building Fund. Those wishing to remember her may do so in care of the church's office, 801 S.E. Washington Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74006 or P. O. Box 542, Lake George, CO 80827 Mrs. Sonnenfeld was born on October 12, 1924, in Bartlesville. She graduated from Crescent High School and attended Oklahoma A & M University (OSU). She worked for Phillips Petroleum Company and married C. L. (Dick) Merrell. They later lived in Venezuela for 12 years. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Sonnenfeld worked as a financial secretary for Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, where she met and later married Dick Sonnenfeld, her husband of 28 years. After his retirement, they traveled extensively. They spent half of each year at their summer home in Lake George, CO, where they hosted many of their families and friends. She is survived by her husband, Richard J. "Dick", two sons, Dr. Gary Merrell of Birmingham, AL and John D. Merrell of Tulsa; four step- children, Linda Coates of Tulsa, Bruce Sonnenfeld of Boulder, CO, Carol Culbertson of Centennial, CO, and Barry Sonnenfeld of Tulsa; a sister, Kay Cummings Oswald of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Douglas R. Cummings of Oklahoma City and John M. "Bo" Cummings, Jr. of Houston, TX; Ten Grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Washington County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/washington/washington.html