Posted on: Tulsa Co. OK Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/TulsaObits/10081 Surname: Wheeler, Brown ------------------------- Tulsa World Monday, October 16, 1950 p. 10 F.W. WHEELER, RETIRED OIL FIELD DRILLER, PASSES Frederick William Wheeler, 82-year-old retired oil field driller and pioneer Tulsa resident, died Sunday night at his home, 222 E. 21st st. Mr. Wheeler had been a Tulsa resident for 40 years. He was a native of Copenhagen, Ireland. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Fitzgerald funeral home. p. 18 WHEELER, Frederick William, 82, of 222 E. 21st st. Died Sunday at home. Funeral arrangements pending with Fitzgerald funeral home. Tulsa World Tuesday, October 17, 1950 p. 30 RITES WEDNESDAY FOR F.W. WHEELER Retired Oil Field Driller Dies at Home Here Requiem mass for Frederick William Wheeler, 82, retired oil field driller and a Tulsan since 1910, will be said at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Family cathedral. Interment will be in Catholic cemetery, directed by the Fitzgerald funeral home. Two rosaries, one at 7:30 p.m. by the Cathedral Women’s club, and one at 8 p.m. by Christ the King Women’s club, will be recited Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Mr. Wheeler died Sunday at his home, 222 E. 21st st., after a four-month illness. Until retiring about 20 years ago, Mr. Wheeler had worked in the Drumright oil fields during his residence in Tulsa. He was a native of Copenhagen, N.Y., and a member of the Holy Family parish. Survivors include a son, Daniel T. Wheeler, 401 W. 4th st.; a daughter, Mrs. Walter Brown, of the home; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Tulsa Tribune October 16, 1950 p. 5 PIONEER OIL WORKER DIES Frederick William Wheeler, 82, of 222 E. Twenty-first st., retired oil field driller and a pioneer Tulsan, died at his home Sunday after a four-month illness. A native of Copenhagen, N.Y., Mr. Wheeler moved to Tulsa in 1910 and worked in the Drumright oil fields until retiring about 20 years ago. He was a member of Holy Family cathedral parish. Surviving are a son, Daniel T. Wheeler, 401 W. Fourth st.; a daughter, Mrs. Walter Brown, of the home; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Requiem mass is tentatively set for 9 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Family cathedral. Interment will be in Catholic cemetery under direction of the Fitzgerald Funeral home. Two rosaries, by the Cathedral and Christ the King women’s clubs, will be held at 7:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday in Fitzgerald’s chapel.