John William Whalen's Obituary
John William Whalen was born October 29, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of William Thomas and Anna Gertrude (Payne) Whalen. He passed away on January 3, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.John is survived by his wife, Lilly Whalen; children, Robert Whalen, and his wife, Annette, of Tulsa, OK.; Ed Whalen, and his wife, Felicia, of Cypress, TX.; grandchildren; Michelle Kaiser, and her husband, Dr. Tom Kaiser, of Atlanta, Georgia, Valerie Whalen, of Tulsa, OK.; Natalie Whalen, of Oklahoma City, OK, and numerous other family members and friends.John is preceded in passing by his parents, William Thomas Whalen, and Anna Gertrude Whalen, and his sister, Jeanne Nalasco.Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Church of The Resurrection, in Tulsa, OK. Visitation will be on Friday, January 6, 2017, with family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. at Floral Haven Funeral Home.
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