Obituaries for 05/06/08

Madie A. Reed
Madie A. Reed went to be with the Lord and Savior, surrounded by her family, on May 4, 2008, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.
A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Calvary Heights Temple, 2122 W. Edison, Tulsa. Visitation (wake) with the family is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the church.
Madie was born June 15, 1942, in Tulsa, Okla., to Fred and Alma Wallace. Madie was married to Ronald Reed and spent her life being a pastor's wife and 40 years being a mother, both of which gave her the greatest joy.
Survivors include her husband of almost 50 years, the Rev. Ronald B. Reed; daughters, Heather Walker, Jessica Walker, Kimberlee Hinkle, Elisabeth Hinkle and Madison Reed; sister and best friend, Nancy Lerrille and husband, Wayne, of Madisonville, La.; three brothers, Wayne Snelson and wife, Kathy, of Birmingham, Ala., Don Snelson, of Tulsa, and Thomas Wallace, of Van Buren, Ark.; and countless nieces and nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home, Sand Springs, Okla. Online condolences may be made at www.mobley-dodsonfuneralservice.com.
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Sarah Rachel Belusko
Sarah Rachel Belusko, 26, of Stillwater, died Friday, April 25, 2008, in Marlow, Okla.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
She was born July 31, 1981, in Tulsa, to Thomas Joseph Belusko and Janetta Gale (Wallace) Belusko. She moved to Bartlesville in 1985 with her brother, Adam, and her mother. She attended St. John's Catholic School from grades K-5, Central Junior High School from grades 6-8, Bartlesville Mid-High School from grades 9-10, and graduated from Bartlesville Senior High School in 1999.
She and her mother moved to Stillwater, where she attended Oklahoma State University. She graduated Sigma Cum Laude in 2004 with a bachelor's of science with distinction in sociology. She attended the University of Chicago from 2004-05 and graduated with a master's of arts with distinction in social sciences. She moved back to Stillwater in 2007 and became a candidate for a doctor of philosophy with distinction in sociology and emphasis in social movement.
While an undergraduate at OSU, she volunteered and later became employed as an intake worker at Stillwater Domestic Violence Services (1999-2001); volunteered at Payne County Youth Services as the director of the CAPE program, which she designed as a creative writing and theatre program for at-risk youth (2001-02); and volunteered for the Office of Juvenile Affairs as a tutor for youth involved with the agency (2002-04).
While attending the University of Chicago, she continued her volunteer work with children from lower socio-economic status and street children as an instructor of poetry writing, performance art and traditional theater at the Southside Community Art Center. Before leaving Chicago, she was employed as an administrative assistant/researcher with the Steans Family Foundation (2005-06).
Upon her return to Oklahoma, she was employed as an administrative assistant/instructor with Tom Belusko Behavior Health Services (2006) and as a therapeutic case manager with Hope Community Services, Inc.
She returned to OSU in 2007 and presented a paper entitled "Through the Rabbit Hole: A Statistical Analysis of Menta1 Health and Substance Abuse" at the Oklahoma Sociologica1 Association in Lawton.
Survivors include her father, Thomas Joseph Belusko and his wife, Janna, of Norman, Okla.; mother, Jan Belusko, of Stillwater; one brother, Adam Joseph Belusko, of Norman; two sisters, Hannah Belusko and Abigail Belusko, of Norman; maternal grandmother, Etta Jane Wallace, of Stillwater; and paternal grandparents, John and Rosalie Belusko of Hartshorne; aunts; uncles and cousins; as well as a host of friends, colleagues and her passion for sociology and humanity.
The family requests that donations be to made to OSU Foundation, 400 S. Monroe, P.O. Box 1749, Stillwater, OK 74076-1749, in memory of Sarah Be1usko.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Strode Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.strodefh.com.
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Reynaldo Rocio-Castillo III
Reynaldo Rocio-Castillo III, infant son of Reydaldo Castillo Jr. and Samantha Rocia, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents; sister, Julissa Rocio, all of the home; grandparents, Marciano Castillo, Leticia Castillo and Veronica Rocio; numerous aunts uncles and cousins.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
Isabel Brilynn Brown
Isabel Brilynn Brown, infant daughter of Jeremy D. Brown and Hope N. Hoskins, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Springside Cemetery. Pastor Jackie Vogele will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Teresa Louise Lloyd
Teresa Louise Lloyd, 61, Arkansas City, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in the Parker Cemetery.
Born June 15, 1946, in Wichita, she was the daughter of Bill Howell and Mary Louise (Smith) Howell. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Allen L. Lloyd of the home; son, Thomas Wilder, of Doniphan, Mo.; daughter, Louise Ceballos, of Catoosa, Okla.; stepsons, Coy Lloyd and Mark Lloyd, both of Arkansas City; stepdaughters, Mary Green, of Tulsa, Jessica Holmes and Alice Gorajewski, both of Arkansas City, and Julia Warner, of New Jersey; sister, Theota Pruett, of Mountain View, Mo.; brother, Louis Isreal, of Tulsa; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Ricky Howell; and a brother, Noah Isreal.
A memorial has been established for the Teresa M. Lloyd Memorial Fund. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City. Online condolences may be made at www.rindt-erdman.com.
Keith R. Leland
Keith R. Leland, age 64, freight transportation owner/operator, died Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe. Interment will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, rural Arkansas City.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Survivors include his wife, Carol; sons, Kevin Leland, and Michael (Selene) Leland, both of Wichita; mother, Doris Leland, of Arkansas City; brother, Gary Leland, of Wichita; sisters, Carolyn Wilson, of Arkansas City; Shari (Doug) Kennedy, of Derby,; and grandchildren, Andres and Karina.
A memorial has been established in memory of Keith with His Helping Hands Ministry, c/o Central Christian Church, 2900 N. Rock Road, Wichita, KS 67226.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Watson Funeral Home, Wichita. Online condolences may be made at www.watsonfuneral.com.
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