Ponca City High School

VELMA ANNETTE PETRE - 75 - NEWKIRK

Velma Annette Petre was born on February 25, 1936, in South Haven, Kansas, to Allen W. Kokendoffer and Mable C. Ericson. She attended and graduated Braman High School in 1954 and attended Oklahoma State University in 1958 through 1959.

She married Jack F. Petre on August 1, 1954, in Braman and they settled in Oklahoma City before moving to Liberal, Kansas.

She was a civically minded person, working with mentally and physically handicapped people. She was an Eastern Star member and worked with the DeMolay and Rainbow Girls. She enjoyed helping with the Sheriff’s Ball in Liberal, Kansas. She was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church in Braman. She was a trucking dispatcher for ABF for twenty- seven years before retiring to the Newkirk area to care for her mother.

Velma is survived by three sons, John O. Petre and companion Terri Sparks, of Kansas City, Kansas, Fredrick M. Petre and wife Jana, of Blackwell, and Eric Petre of Newkirk, two daughters, Lynn A Petre of Newkirk, and Jackie R. Sherrill and husband Michael of McFall, Missouri; a daughter-in-law, Mona Petre of Chest Springs, Pennsylvania; an aunt, Lorna D. Phillips of Alva, two sisters, Kathleen Simons and husband Raymond of Newkirk, and Linda Downey and husband Reed of Midwest City, a brother, George Kokendoffer and wife Carolyn of Mustang, ten grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; lifelong friend, Saundra Grover of Liberal, Kansas; and many other family members.

Velma was preceded in death by her parents; and her son, William A. Petre.

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 31st in the Roberts and Son Funeral Chapel in Blackwell with the Rev. Rex Petty of Faith Tabernacle in Liberal, Kansas, officiating. Burial will follow in the Braman Cemetery.

Francis Nine, Ponca City Senior High School | Teacher Love

Parents, though he looked young and was any fire to teach mathematics. I think Mr. Nine was a great teacher because he was passionate about teaching mathematics, he was realistic. He knew that it was difficult and had to be patient. Every night, Tuesday and Thursday, he hosted two hours of math tutoring available free to anyone in need of some help in math. He rewarded the students to master new concepts without making them feel stupid when they could not get anything. I was delighted when I got to show a work problem that I was right.

Above all, it is damn nice.My best memory of Mr. Nine is the big smile on his face when he showed my class the TRIG button that read "Grandpa" on the day of his first son was born grandchild. I think we all sarcastic seventeen years have been won over by his unfettered joy on this occasion.

Thank you to Mr. New, I passed my test AP Calculus, still believe that I am good at math, and have never had to take a math class again!

Submitted by Liz Newman, Ponca City Senior Graduate School Deluxe 2002.

I think it is also important to note that one of mathematics teachers the most successful of all time!The two years I spent with him at OSSM, he had 8 of 12 (2007) and 7 of 11 (2008) obtained five students on the AP Calc BC test. Also, in 2008, it had only three students in his entire career not pass the test AP Calc. It is incredible!

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