M'lle Christine (Nienhuser) Yeager

M’lle Christine (Nienhuser) Yeager, 59, of Dewey, OK, passed away April 4, 2022, following an extended illness. M’lle was born December 5, 1962, in Temple, Texas, the oldest child of Christian E. and Gertrud E. (Workman) Nienhuser. She grew up and attended school in Dewey, Oklahoma, where she graduated in 1981. M’lle attended Tri County Tech in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where she studied nursing and earned her LPN license in 1984. She worked as a nurse before her health forced her to leave and then she went to work for City Cab of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for 25 years. M’lle was known for her passion for rescuing animals of all kinds. Stopping in the middle of a busy highway to rescue turtles, ducks and even small opossum was not uncommon. She also had an unfathomable love for people, always wanting to help those in need, whether it was a ride to a doctor’s appointment or grocery shopping. No task was too big or too small. Being outdoors, planting flowers or working on a project in the yard also kept her busy. On June 30, 2003, M’lle married her longtime friend and the love of her life William (Bill) Troy Yeager Jr. in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Together they lived in Bartlesville, Tulsa, Dewey, and everywhere in between. Bill was a truckdriver and M’lle really cherished the travels. She got to see everything from east coast to west coast and north to south. Her favorite areas were Wyoming/Colorado area and the beach. She LOVED the beach. M’lle spent her last months in Independence, Kansas, with her best friend and end of life care provider Kimberly Boyd. Family and friends often visited her until the last day. She is dearly missed and the legacy she left behind will always be alive with every kind gesture, every turtle moved from the road, every injured animal rescued, and every person giving their last dime to someone in need. She is preceded in death by her father, Christian Eugene Nienhuser. and her husband, William “Bill” Troy Yeager, Jr. M’lle’s beloved mother, Trudy (Workman) Nienhuser, joined M’lle in heaven on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. M’lle is survived by brothers, Christian E. Nienhuser of Grove, Oklahoma, and Thaddeus J Nienhuser and wife Michelle of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and sister, Anne Swearingin and husband Jim of Dewey, Oklahoma; and her best friend/adopted sister, Kimberly Kay Boyd of Independence, Kansas. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. A Memorial Mass for both Trudy and M’lle will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 20, at Davis Family Funeral Home – Dewey Chapel, 113 S. Osage Ave. (U.S. Hwy 75), Dewey, OK 74029. Inurnment will follow at Dewey Cemetery. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Carter Davis and Davis Family Funeral Home – Dewey Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

M'lle Christine (Nienhuser) Yeager

December 5, 1962 - April 4, 2022