The funeral for Charlene Grace Pankonin, age 57, will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at the Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. John McLemore officiating.  The family will greet friends beginning at 9:00 A.M. at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.

        Charlene was born to Glendore Grace Elfstrum on July 2, 1951, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died Sunday, September 7, 2008, at her home in Enid.

        She grew up in South St. Paul and graduated from South St. Paul High School.  On May 1, 1971, she married George Pankonin in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.  While George served in the U.S. Air Force, they resided in Homestead, FL; Plattsmouth, NE; Duluth, MN; Fairborn, OH; Hampton, VA; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Enid, OK; and Rantoul, IL.  Charlene was a homemaker wherever they lived.  They moved to Enid in June 1993 when George retired from the U.S. Air Force.  Charlene enjoyed morning walks at the mall with her friends.

       She is survived by her husband George and one son, Joseph Andrew Pankonin, both of the home; father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Mary Pankonin, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota; and one uncle, Harland Elfstrum of Enid.

       Charlene was preceded in death by her mother, Glendore Grace Elfstrum, and grandparents, Francis Joseph and Grace Emma Tessmer Elfstrum.

       Memorials may be made through the funeral home to “4 R Kids”.

      Condolences may be made to ab@andersonburris.com.