Lillian ‘Kaye’ Fife

Lillian “Kaye” Fife, 77, of Oklahoma City, passed away October 28, 2023.

Kaye was born March 15, 1946, to Dona and Cecil Schoelen of Kingfisher. She was the fourth of six daughters.

Kaye graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1964. Afterward, she studied biology at Oklahoma State University and was a member of Tri Delta sorority.

After graduating, she decided to pursue teaching and went back to OSU to get her teaching certificate. Later, while teaching in Las Vegas, she earned her master’s in special education from UNLV.

During her life, Kaye lived in Arizona and Washington and then settled in Fort Worth where she taught middle school for 20 years. She retired from teaching in 2006 and moved to Oklahoma City to be close to her family.

She enjoyed many hobbies during retirement including jewelry making, ceramics, gardening, playing games and crosswords. She was a member and officer of The Registry, a dance group in OKC.

Above all else she enjoyed being with her three grandchildren who adored her.

Kaye was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Cecilia.

She is survived by her daughter Adria Fife Sanditen and husband Brad of Tulsa; grandchildren Will, Sam and Phifer; sisters Barbara Smola, Betty Johnson, Ruth Crockett, Janice Bako and husband Elemer; many nieces and nephews, family and friends.

The service will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Oklahoma City at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10.