Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMary Katherine Newton
Birth28 Nov 1924, Tabler, Oklahoma
Death6 Jan 2010, Norman Hospital, Oklahoma
BurialHillside Cemetery
FatherJames Harlan Newton
MotherBertie Mae Prentiss
Spouses
Birth3 Mar 1921
Death3 Jun 1993, Oklahoma
FatherGiovanni Feroli (1878-1949)
MotherMaria Santa Varnerin (1888-1963)
Marriage20 May 1944, Purcell, Oklahoma
ChildrenMary Louise (1949-)
John Albert (1951-)
Michael James (1953-)
David Joseph (1958-)
Notes for Mary Katherine Newton
Funeral Mass for Katherine Feroli, 85, Purcell, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with Father Michael Vaught officiating.
Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. today at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel, Purcell.
Mrs. Feroli passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at a Norman hospital.
Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
She was born Nov. 28, 1924, in Tabler, the oldest of six children born to James Harlan Newton and Bertie Mae Prentiss Newton. She spent her early childhood there graduating from Middleberg Schools in 1942. One night, while at a USO dance in Lexington, she met the love of her life, a young service man named Albert Leonard "Al" Feroli. They fell in love and were married on May 20, 1944, in Purcell. To this union, sons, John, Michael and David, and a daughter, Mary Louise, were born. They made their home in Purcell, and she worked as a legal secretary for Attorney Perman Wilson in Purcell. In 1967, together with Al, they opened a Montgomery Ward in Purcell and continued to operate it until 1982. Katherine was a faithful member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Purcell. She served as past treasurer and she and Al were instrumental in the operation of the church soup kitchen, "Our Daily Bread." She was a member of the Purcell Altar Society, where she served in many capacities and offices. Katherine was also very involved with the Purcell Senior Citizens and served as past treasurer as well. She loved card games, especially bridge and skipbo; loved working crossword puzzles, traveling and playing bingo, and was an avid bowler for years. She was a loving wife and mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend.
Survivors include daughter, Mary Louise Lara, Lawton; three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Jamie Feroli, Ardmore; Michael and Debbie Feroli, Purcell; and David and Kelly Feroli, Oklahoma City; brother, James Harlan Newton Jr., Paoli; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Jean and Hurshel Taylor, Margie and Arthur Howe Jr. and Lula and James O. Bonds, all of Chickasha; and Marie and Al Bento, of Alex; two sisters-in-law: Eleanor Feroli and Louise Feroli, both of North Attleboro, Mass.; 10 grandchildren and their spouses: Angela and Kevin Lucas, Michele Lara, Sean Feroli and Lynn Ann Darrelyn Phillips, Kimberly Feroli, Johnna and Joshua Kempe, Colton Feroli, Jared and Melissa Feroli, Julie Feroli and Nathan Feroli; six great-grandchildren: Alex, Jonathan and Tyson Lucas, Alaura Litson, Harrison Feroli and Eleanor "Ellie" Feroli; and many other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Al Feroli; parents, James Sr. and Bertie Newton; granddaughter, Carla Jennifer Lara; twin grandsons: David and Kevin Feroli; and two brothers-in-law: Arthur Feroli and wife Ann, and Albert Rabuffo.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. today at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel, Purcell.
Mrs. Feroli passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at a Norman hospital.
Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
She was born Nov. 28, 1924, in Tabler, the oldest of six children born to James Harlan Newton and Bertie Mae Prentiss Newton. She spent her early childhood there graduating from Middleberg Schools in 1942. One night, while at a USO dance in Lexington, she met the love of her life, a young service man named Albert Leonard "Al" Feroli. They fell in love and were married on May 20, 1944, in Purcell. To this union, sons, John, Michael and David, and a daughter, Mary Louise, were born. They made their home in Purcell, and she worked as a legal secretary for Attorney Perman Wilson in Purcell. In 1967, together with Al, they opened a Montgomery Ward in Purcell and continued to operate it until 1982. Katherine was a faithful member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Purcell. She served as past treasurer and she and Al were instrumental in the operation of the church soup kitchen, "Our Daily Bread." She was a member of the Purcell Altar Society, where she served in many capacities and offices. Katherine was also very involved with the Purcell Senior Citizens and served as past treasurer as well. She loved card games, especially bridge and skipbo; loved working crossword puzzles, traveling and playing bingo, and was an avid bowler for years. She was a loving wife and mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend.
Survivors include daughter, Mary Louise Lara, Lawton; three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Jamie Feroli, Ardmore; Michael and Debbie Feroli, Purcell; and David and Kelly Feroli, Oklahoma City; brother, James Harlan Newton Jr., Paoli; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Jean and Hurshel Taylor, Margie and Arthur Howe Jr. and Lula and James O. Bonds, all of Chickasha; and Marie and Al Bento, of Alex; two sisters-in-law: Eleanor Feroli and Louise Feroli, both of North Attleboro, Mass.; 10 grandchildren and their spouses: Angela and Kevin Lucas, Michele Lara, Sean Feroli and Lynn Ann Darrelyn Phillips, Kimberly Feroli, Johnna and Joshua Kempe, Colton Feroli, Jared and Melissa Feroli, Julie Feroli and Nathan Feroli; six great-grandchildren: Alex, Jonathan and Tyson Lucas, Alaura Litson, Harrison Feroli and Eleanor "Ellie" Feroli; and many other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Al Feroli; parents, James Sr. and Bertie Newton; granddaughter, Carla Jennifer Lara; twin grandsons: David and Kevin Feroli; and two brothers-in-law: Arthur Feroli and wife Ann, and Albert Rabuffo.
Friday, January 08, 2010