Edward P. Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - Thursday, July 7, 1988
Deceased Name: Edward P. Birchall
BIRCHALL
Edward P., 64, of Bethany died July 3, 1988. Known to thousands of Oklahomans as ""Ho-Ho the Clown,'' Mr. Birchall was an entertainer on KOCO TV in OKC for more than 29 years. As Ho-Ho, Ed also performed before innumerable children's groups in hospitals & homes. A lover of the circus all of his life, Ed free-lanced as a clown for years before his association with KOCO TV. Ed Birchall was born July 16, 1923 in Colchester, CT & he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Ed was preceded in death by his grandson, Brandon Patrick in 1974, and is survived by his wife, Beebe of the home, sons, Bill, his wife Mary Jane & their children, Matt & Megan of Edmond, Michael, his wife Patricia and their children, Laura, Katie & Andrew of Saudi Arabia, Sam , his wife Janet & their children, Cathy, Stephanie & Ann of OKC and Dan and his children, Richard, Crystal & Tiffany of OKC, daughters, Regina Birchall of Bethany & Charmagne Foster, her husband Lynn and their son Joseph of Austin, TX. A prayer service for children & adults will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, July 7, at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, NW 50th & Grove, where Mr. Birchall was an active member. A second service, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the church. The public is cordially invited to either Thursday evening service. Private burial will follow on Friday. Guardian West
Page: 26
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Edward P. Birchall: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Edward P. Birchall
State of Issue: Connecticut
Date of Birth: Monday July 16, 1923
Date of Death: Sunday July 03, 1988
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 11 months, 17 days
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) - Monday, July 4, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
Ed Birchall, who since 1959 appeared on TV station KOCO as Ho Ho The Clown, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. He was 64.
Edition: EVENING
Page: b09
Copyright (c) 1988 The Orange County Register
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
USA TODAY (Arlington, VA) - Friday, July 8, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
OKLAHOMA: Ed Birchall, 64, portrayed "Ho Ho the Clown" since 1959. "When you were feeling low, Ed was the guy to see," said photographer Harry Dean. He was buried wearing his clown watch. Heart failure, Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Page: 6A
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Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - Thursday, July 7, 1988
Deceased Name: Edward P. Birchall
BIRCHALL
Edward P., 64, of Bethany died July 3, 1988. Known to thousands of Oklahomans as ""Ho-Ho the Clown,'' Mr. Birchall was an entertainer on KOCO TV in OKC for more than 29 years. As Ho-Ho, Ed also performed before innumerable children's groups in hospitals & homes. A lover of the circus all of his life, Ed free-lanced as a clown for years before his association with KOCO TV. Ed Birchall was born July 16, 1923 in Colchester, CT & he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Ed was preceded in death by his grandson, Brandon Patrick in 1974, and is survived by his wife, Beebe of the home, sons, Bill, his wife Mary Jane & their children, Matt & Megan of Edmond, Michael, his wife Patricia and their children, Laura, Katie & Andrew of Saudi Arabia, Sam , his wife Janet & their children, Cathy, Stephanie & Ann of OKC and Dan and his children, Richard, Crystal & Tiffany of OKC, daughters, Regina Birchall of Bethany & Charmagne Foster, her husband Lynn and their son Joseph of Austin, TX. A prayer service for children & adults will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, July 7, at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, NW 50th & Grove, where Mr. Birchall was an active member. A second service, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the church. The public is cordially invited to either Thursday evening service. Private burial will follow on Friday. Guardian West
Page: 26
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Edward P. Birchall: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Edward P. Birchall
State of Issue: Connecticut
Date of Birth: Monday July 16, 1923
Date of Death: Sunday July 03, 1988
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 11 months, 17 days
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) - Monday, July 4, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
Ed Birchall, who since 1959 appeared on TV station KOCO as Ho Ho The Clown, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. He was 64.
Edition: EVENING
Page: b09
Copyright (c) 1988 The Orange County Register
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
USA TODAY (Arlington, VA) - Friday, July 8, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
OKLAHOMA: Ed Birchall, 64, portrayed "Ho Ho the Clown" since 1959. "When you were feeling low, Ed was the guy to see," said photographer Harry Dean. He was buried wearing his clown watch. Heart failure, Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Page: 6A
Copyright (c) 1988 Gannett Co., Inc. All rights reserved.
Edward P. Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - Thursday, July 7, 1988
Deceased Name: Edward P. Birchall
BIRCHALL
Edward P., 64, of Bethany died July 3, 1988. Known to thousands of Oklahomans as ""Ho-Ho the Clown,'' Mr. Birchall was an entertainer on KOCO TV in OKC for more than 29 years. As Ho-Ho, Ed also performed before innumerable children's groups in hospitals & homes. A lover of the circus all of his life, Ed free-lanced as a clown for years before his association with KOCO TV. Ed Birchall was born July 16, 1923 in Colchester, CT & he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Ed was preceded in death by his grandson, Brandon Patrick in 1974, and is survived by his wife, Beebe of the home, sons, Bill, his wife Mary Jane & their children, Matt & Megan of Edmond, Michael, his wife Patricia and their children, Laura, Katie & Andrew of Saudi Arabia, Sam , his wife Janet & their children, Cathy, Stephanie & Ann of OKC and Dan and his children, Richard, Crystal & Tiffany of OKC, daughters, Regina Birchall of Bethany & Charmagne Foster, her husband Lynn and their son Joseph of Austin, TX. A prayer service for children & adults will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, July 7, at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, NW 50th & Grove, where Mr. Birchall was an active member. A second service, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the church. The public is cordially invited to either Thursday evening service. Private burial will follow on Friday. Guardian West
Page: 26
Copyright (c) 1988 Oklahoma Publishing Company
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Edward P. Birchall: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Edward P. Birchall
State of Issue: Connecticut
Date of Birth: Monday July 16, 1923
Date of Death: Sunday July 03, 1988
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 11 months, 17 days
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) - Monday, July 4, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
Ed Birchall, who since 1959 appeared on TV station KOCO as Ho Ho The Clown, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. He was 64.
Edition: EVENING
Page: b09
Copyright (c) 1988 The Orange County Register
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
USA TODAY (Arlington, VA) - Friday, July 8, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
OKLAHOMA: Ed Birchall, 64, portrayed "Ho Ho the Clown" since 1959. "When you were feeling low, Ed was the guy to see," said photographer Harry Dean. He was buried wearing his clown watch. Heart failure, Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Page: 6A
Copyright (c) 1988 Gannett Co., Inc. All rights reserved.
Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - Thursday, July 7, 1988
Deceased Name: Edward P. Birchall
BIRCHALL
Edward P., 64, of Bethany died July 3, 1988. Known to thousands of Oklahomans as ""Ho-Ho the Clown,'' Mr. Birchall was an entertainer on KOCO TV in OKC for more than 29 years. As Ho-Ho, Ed also performed before innumerable children's groups in hospitals & homes. A lover of the circus all of his life, Ed free-lanced as a clown for years before his association with KOCO TV. Ed Birchall was born July 16, 1923 in Colchester, CT & he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Ed was preceded in death by his grandson, Brandon Patrick in 1974, and is survived by his wife, Beebe of the home, sons, Bill, his wife Mary Jane & their children, Matt & Megan of Edmond, Michael, his wife Patricia and their children, Laura, Katie & Andrew of Saudi Arabia, Sam , his wife Janet & their children, Cathy, Stephanie & Ann of OKC and Dan and his children, Richard, Crystal & Tiffany of OKC, daughters, Regina Birchall of Bethany & Charmagne Foster, her husband Lynn and their son Joseph of Austin, TX. A prayer service for children & adults will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, July 7, at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, NW 50th & Grove, where Mr. Birchall was an active member. A second service, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the church. The public is cordially invited to either Thursday evening service. Private burial will follow on Friday. Guardian West
Page: 26
Copyright (c) 1988 Oklahoma Publishing Company
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Edward P. Birchall: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Edward P. Birchall
State of Issue: Connecticut
Date of Birth: Monday July 16, 1923
Date of Death: Sunday July 03, 1988
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 11 months, 17 days
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) - Monday, July 4, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
Ed Birchall, who since 1959 appeared on TV station KOCO as Ho Ho The Clown, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. He was 64.
Edition: EVENING
Page: b09
Copyright (c) 1988 The Orange County Register
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Ed Birchall: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
USA TODAY (Arlington, VA) - Friday, July 8, 1988
Deceased Name: Ed Birchall
OKLAHOMA: Ed Birchall, 64, portrayed "Ho Ho the Clown" since 1959. "When you were feeling low, Ed was the guy to see," said photographer Harry Dean. He was buried wearing his clown watch. Heart failure, Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Page: 6A
Copyright (c) 1988 Gannett Co., Inc. All rights reserved.
Gravesite Details
Obit; Death Notice;"Ho Ho the Clown" had his own television show in Oklahoma City, OK; Double flat marker;
