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© Dighton-Marler Funeral Home Perry, Oklahoma February 2019 Charles Douglas "Doug" Newkirk March 25, 1942 ~ February 28, 2019 Charles Douglas “Doug” Newkirk, 76, of Rush County, passed away on February 28, 2019 in Rushville. He was born on March 25, 1942 in Rushville to the late Rolla E. and A. Lenora [McElfresh] Newkirk. Doug was a 1960 graduate of Mays High School. He married Rebecca Sednek in January of 1982 and she preceded him in death on March 1, 2014. Doug worked at Dana Corporation for 17 years until the plant closing and then he moved to Oklahoma. He lived there for 34 years and worked at Oklahoma Stat University as a sheet metal worker and HVAC technician, retiring in 2007. Doug was a member of Mehan Union Church in Stillwater, OK. He always had a smile on his face and loved visiting with people. He was always waiting to hear or tell that next good joke. Doug enjoyed gardening, camping, traveling, playing guitar, and his dog Lucky. Doug is survived by his sons, Jason [Lynda] Stromski of Stillwater, OK. and Dusty [Naomi] Newkirk of Cloverdale, IN., daughters, Debby Hendrix of Arlington, TX., DeLana [Joe] Laker of Rushville, IN. and Jessica [James] Gosney of Perkins, OK., son-in-law, Kenny [Kim] Nolting of Stillwater, OK. and brothers, Duane Newkirk of FL., Darrell [Kathy] Newkirk of Rushville, IN., and Dean Newkirk of Falmouth, IN. He will also be missed by several of his grandchildren and step-grandchildren, Autumn Focht, Kendall Nolting, Carly Holland, Clint and Andrew Miller, Hayden Stromski and Paxton Morris, Korea, Zarah and Eden Stromski, and Brianna Newkirk and several great-grandchildren also survive. Doug was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Rebecca. Services will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 6 PM in Moster Mortuary in Rushville, IN. with Pastor Tony Augsburger presiding. Friends are welcome to visit the family from 4-6 PM Wednesday at the mortuary. On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 services will be held at 3PM in Mehan Union Church in Stillwater, OK. Friends are welcome to visit the family from 1-3 PM Tuesday in the church. Burial will follow at Lanier Cemetery in Stillwater, OK. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association in memory of Doug. Moster Mortuary, Rushville & Dighton Marler Funeral Home, Stillwater are in charge of arrangements. |
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Press Stillwater, Oklahoma March 4, 2014 By Elizabeth Keys Rebecca Suzanne "Becky" [Sednek] Newkirk July 11, 1952 ~ March 1, 2014 STILLWATER, Okla. - A 104-vehicle pile-up on a two-mile stretch of Interstate 25 in Denver claimed the life of Stillwater resident Rebecca "Becky" Newkirk, 61, Saturday. "She was killed instantly," said her sewing friend Karan Brunken who had spoken to family friends. Newkirk's husband, Charles "Doug" Newkirk was driving the vehicle when it was struck from behind. The Denver Post reported Newkirk's husband was preparing to bring his wife's body home to Stillwater from Denver. "She was a God-loving woman," her husband told the Post Tuesday. "People will remember how nice she was, and how much she loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren." Denver Police reported more than 30 injuries from the massive pile-up but Becky Newkirk was the lone fatality in the chain of accidents that dominoed when a fast-moving snowstorm hit south Denver Saturday morning. The Newkirks had traveled to Denver to see her mother, Kathryn Sednek, who lives in a nursing home, Little Sisters of the Poor, Brunken said. "It's hard to believe she's gone. She was a sweet Christian," Brunken said. They were going to start walking together when Newkirk got back from Denver. The two became acquainted at Mehan Union Church and when Newkirk bought a new sewing machine, they decided to join sewing groups devoted to supporting missions throughout the world. Although Doug Newkirk still worked for the Oklahoma State University Physical Plant, Becky found she had more time after retiring. Newkirk was a regular sewing with the Life Church Sew Sisters and Angels of Mercy groups led by Gail Metcalf. The group recently made dresses for the Payne County chapter of Dress a Girl Around the World. "The Angels of Mercy make no-sew blankets for cancer patients. Becky would also gather with another friend each week to make dolls for Dress a Girl," Metcalf said. At a meeting to bless the dresses being hand-carried to Haiti in January, Newkirk said the reason she sewed so faithfully was "My heart hurts when I think of the little girls needing clothes and not having any toys — it's a responsibility and something God would want me to do." She said she felt like it was an easy and inexpensive way to make a difference. Her children will continue making a difference in the community with her son, Jason Stromski, serving with the Stillwater Fire Department since 2002. Many in the family are still in Colorado with a small service planned Wednesday. They will bring the body home for a funeral service at Mehan Union Church which will be finalized later this week. Palmer Marler Carberry in Stillwater is in charge of funeral arrangements. Newkirk is survived by five children, 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. "She left this world not worried about her children because they have Doug," Brunken said. "She had all the faith in Doug." |
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