Luginbuel Funeral Home

09/30/2025

Bernice Irene Nigh

Bernice Irene (Stoffer) Nigh, 91-year-old Bluejacket resident, passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Heatsworth Nursing Center after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s. Bernice was born April 12, 1934, in Ottawa, Kansas to Bertram and Agnes Stoffer. She married Gale Nigh in March of 1953.

Bernice worked as a Phlebotomist Lab Technician at Eastern State Hospital for many years before her retirement.

Bernice was a devoted member of Bluejacket First Baptist Church where she served in many departments. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, going with Gale to all the ball games. She said at one time, she wished she would have written down all the towns they went to.

Bernice was preceded in death by her husband, Gale; parents; sisters, Emma (T***s) Gregg, Ramah Swank, and Opal Smith; and brother, Muriel Stoffer.

She is survived by her sons, Robert “Bob” Nigh (Pat), Douglas Nigh (Linda); grandchildren, Lynn Brown (David), Chancie Nigh (Leandria); Clinton Nigh (Donnell), all of Bluejacket, and Bo Nigh of Vinita; ten great-grandchildren; sister, Mona Whiteford of Corvallis, Montana; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. in the Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, October 2, 2025, at First Baptist Church, Bluejacket, Oklahoma with Pastor Austin Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Bluejacket Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Bluejacket Baptist Church Youth Group, or Bluejacket High School Athletic Dept. Online condolences may be made at www.honoringmemoriesvinita.com or on the funeral home page.

Arrangements are in the care of Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. “Family owned. Locally operated.”

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09/30/2025

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09/25/2025

Behind every fallen hero is a family whose love and sacrifice never fades.
Today, we remember and honor Gold Star Mothers & Families.

09/23/2025

Every life tells a story, unique, meaningful, and worth remembering. Pre-planning ensures your story is told the way you want, while giving your family peace of mind when they need it most.

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09/21/2025

Alzheimer’s touches not only those diagnosed, but the families who walk alongside them every day.
On this World Alzheimer’s Day, we honor the strength of caregivers, remember those we have lost, and support the journey toward greater awareness and understanding.

09/19/2025

Today, on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor the brave men and women who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action.
You are not forgotten.

09/18/2025

Luginbuel Funeral Home has been rooted in our community since 1927. We were pleased to help sponsor the "World's Largest Calf Fry" right here in our hometown of Vinita.

Thank you Luginbuel Funeral Home for sponsoring the 43rd Vinita Calf-Fry & BBQ Cook-Off.

09/18/2025

Today we celebrate the birthday of the United States Air Force.

To the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve. We thank you for your courage, sacrifice, and commitment to protecting our skies and our freedom.

09/17/2025

Rosemary Millikan

Rosie (Rosemary) Millikan, 78 years old, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025. She was born in Tahlequah Oklahoma to Lorna and Dwight Millikan on November 15th, 1947. She was the oldest of two children. Her brother is Doug Millikan of Bois D’Arc Missouri. She was also the prod mom of Brandon Scott Millikan.

Rosie was preceded in death by her parents and son.

Rosie graduated from Simi Valley high school in California in 1965. After enjoying the California sun, she followed her parents back to her home state of Oklahoma.

By the late seventy’s she obtained her cosmetology license and eventually opened her own beauty salon in the early eighties in Vinita Oklahoma called “The House of Brandon.” Working as cosmetologist she put herself through nursing school earning her LPN from NEO college.

Rosie’s passion was helping others in need, loving those who needed love and caring for those who needed care. She worked in her early years as a nurse in the Emergency Room in Grove Oklahoma and later took a position with Eastern State in Vinita where she spent 27 years and then retired.

Rosie loved a good flea market, garage sale, or antique shop, always looking for the next neat item. She had a large collection of cookbooks and enjoyed learning new recipes to cook for her family and friends. Prior to the loss of her vision, she excelled at crafts creating beautiful items from sewing and crocheting.

Rosie loved life, she loved her family, she loved her friends, and she loved God. She had a testimony of faith and endurance. Showing others that even in the midst of the storm God gives us strength. Through all the hardest times in Rosie’s life she always said that with God this too shall pass, and He would give her strength to endure.

She will be missed beyond what any words could describe. She was loved.

Rest in peace dear sweet Rosie and enjoy dancing in the streets of heaven as you see its glorious sight.

The family will receive friends Thursday, September 18th, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 19th, 2025, at Otterbein Country Church with Pastor Lee Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow at Ghormley Cemetery in Pensacola.

Online condolences may be made at www.honoringmemoriesvinta.com or on the funeral home page. Arrangements are in the care of Luginbuel Funeral Home of Vinita. “Family owned. Locally operated.”

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09/15/2025

Carole Ruth McSpadden

Carole Ruth McSpadden, 87, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025. She was a native of Vinita, Oklahoma, and married the love of her life, Mark McSpadden, on October 11, 1958. After living in Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado, Mark and Carole returned to Ketchum in 1973. She graduated from Northeastern Oklahoma State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She served as a substitute teacher for many years at Ketchum Public Schools. She also was a licensed Nursing Home Administrator for the State of Oklahoma. She was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys, The University of Oklahoma football, and Ketchum High School basketball. She loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren.

Survivors include her sons; Nevin McSpadden and his wife Lori, of Eatonville, Washington; David McSpadden and his husband Hank, of Valencia, Spain; Mark Wesley McSpadden and his wife, Maureen McManus of Edmond, Oklahoma; and Matthew McSpadden, and his wife, Ann of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Kaitlyn McSpadden, Hannah McSpadden, Sean McSpadden, and Joseph Kyle; one brother, Robert Bryant; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Mark McSpadden; her parents, Fred and Nona Bryant; and 11 brothers and sisters.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, October 9, at the First Baptist Church in Langley, Oklahoma for both Mark and Carole McSpadden. Time to be determined and updated by Luginbuel Funeral Home, Vinita, Oklahoma.

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09/15/2025

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09/11/2025

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