Mr. Bertram died Monday in a local hospital following a brief illness.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker Funeral Home.
Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. today in Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.
He was born September 27, 1916, in Lawton. He had been a Lawton resident all of his life and was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. He was an auto mechanic in his younger years and a dairy and cattle rancher later in life. Mr. Bertram was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Past Faithful Navigator of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include a brother, Joe, Lawton; a sister, Lahoma Benke, Lawton; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Knights of Columbus Charitable Service Organization.
©The Lawton Constitution, Lawton, Oklahoma (October 26, 1994)