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Obituary Published in The News Press, Stillwater, Oklahoma, May 17,2004 Kenneth Herbert Karner Kenneth Herbert Karner, 49, Perkins, died Sunday, May 9, 2004.Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in Wilhite Field (Perkins footballstadium). Pastor David Helmer will officiate. Interment will be in thePerkins Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He was born May 31, 1954, in Tulsa, to Ruth (Bredehoeft) and HerbertKarner. He married Janet (Meineke) Karner Dec. 23, 1972, in BrokenArrow. He was born and raised in Broken Arrow and was a graduate of BrokenArrow High School in 1972. After graduating, he moved to Stillwater toattend Oklahoma State University, where he graduated with a BS inentomology in 1977. After graduating from OSU, he and his wife movedto Ripley. They later moved to Perkins to raise their family. He lovedto hunt, fish and work on old cars with his boys. His passion was hisfamily and his favorite pastime was watching his children play sports. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and was superintendentof horticulture research at OSU Perkins. He was a member of Jaycees,Perkins Youth Sports, Cimarron Baseball Association, Bandit FootballAssociation, Perkins Parks and Recreation, POSSE, Demon All SportsBoosters and was the voice of Demon football. He was preceded in death by his mother and a brother, Donnie Karner. Survivors include his wife of the home, father of Broken Arrow; twosons, Cameron Karner of Enid and Logan Karner of Perkins; onedaughter; Nichole Karner Tivis and her husband, Josh, of Perkins; onebrother, Gary Karner of Dallas, Texas; and one sister, ValarieKolkmann and husband, Terry, of Broken Arrow. Pallbearers will be Steve Simma, Rhyner Arthur, Bill Bunch, JasonByrd, Dale Anderson, James Wells and Nelson Allen. Honorarypallbearers will be Danny Darrow, Winfrey Kinzie, Steve Willingham,Bob Parker, Charlie Rushmore, Mike Smith, Jeff Hurst and Mark Shelton. Contributions may be made to the Family Memorial Fund, Strode FuneralHome, P.O. Box 487, Stillwater, OK 74076. Condolences may be e-mailed the family at STRODEFH.COM
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