Lenora June Tefteller

F, (11 April 1926 - 31 July 2000)
     Lenora June Tefteller was born on 11 April 1926 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Horace Henry Tefteller and Harriet Mildred VanBebber. Lenora June Tefteller married William Wurtz circa 1946. Lenora June Tefteller died on 31 July 2000 at age 74 years, 3 months and 20 days. She was buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, located in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma.
     From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and comp., 'Obituaries - Lenora June Wurtz,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 9 (July 2002), p. 9.

LENORA JUNE WURTZ

A memorial service for family and friends of Lenora June Wurtz, 74, of Issaquah, Washington, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma, will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, September 2, 2000 at the lower pavilion at CCC Lake in Perry. In case of inclement weather the memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Perry. There will be a private internment at Grace Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Wurtz died of heart failure on Monday, July 31, 2000. She formerly lived in New York City and Joplin, Missouri.

Mrs. Wurtz was born on April 11, 1926, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Horace and Harriet Tefteller and the granddaughter of F.M. and Ila Van Bebber, pioneers of the Cherokee Strip. She graduated from Perry High School in 1943 where she was football queen that year, and a member of the school marching band. Mrs. Wurtz attended Oklahoma A&M University. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church and volunteered in numerous youth groups.

Mrs. Wurtz is survived by her daughter, Sandra Sue Wurtz, of Alexandria, Virginia; her son William Wurtz, of Issaquah; an uncle, Earl Van Bebber, of Tracy, California; cousins, Joan Bamberger, of Reno, Nevada; Wynona Passow and Gene Van Bebber, both of Perry; Karen Bode, of Orlando, Oklahoma; Charles Van Bebber, of Frisco, Texas; Vern Van Bebber, of Chandler, Oklahoma; Richard Van Bebber, of Stockton, California; Jack Van Bebber, of Pacific Grove, California; Earl Schallenberg, of Plano, Texas; and Van Schallenberg, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. William Wurtz Sr., her former husband, lives in Joplin, Missouri.

Family and friends are invited to sign the family s on-line guest book and photo memorial at www.flintofts.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Flintoft s Issaquah Funeral Home.

Children of Lenora June Tefteller and William Wurtz

Last Edited=12 Apr 2009