Gary Christopher Ausland

Gary Ausland was born December 11th, 1950 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He spent his childhood in the Fort Worth area. He graduated high school from Everman then attended Tarrant County College where he obtained his AA Electronics degree. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Navy and began his training to be a Fire Control Technician. While on leave he returned to Texas and met and married Linda Rasberry. Shortly after, he was commissioned to the USS Pintado submarine, out of San Diego. He always enjoyed sharing his stories from his days on the submarine. After leaving the Navy he began his 25+ year career with Storage Technology. They lived in the San Francisco area for many years until the health of his first wife moved them closer to family in Texas. This move brought him to Ponca City to provide support for the tape silos at Conoco. While there Linda passed away and he met his second wife Connie Schleiger and had 2 children: Eric and Kristy Ausland. After Storage Tech pulled out of Conoco, Gary started his own computer repair and internet company. The merger of Conoco and Phillips moved his family to Bartlesville. Shortly after moving, he started working for Signature Technology Group where he provided hardware support for American Airlines in Owasso. While working for STG he met Carol Scott and were later married. While together they moved around the Oklahoma-Arkansas area numerous times, until his Alzheimer's progressed to the point it was easier to provide care with Carol's family in Grove, Oklahoma. Gary was preceded in death by his father, Christopher Ausland; mother, Grace Smith; nephew, RJ Durham; first wife, Linda Rasberry; and third wife, Carol Scott. Gary is survived by his ex-wife, Connie Ausland; children, Eric Ausland and Kristy Ausland; sisters, Sylvia Holdridge and Gayle Durham; and nephew, Christopher Durham. A visitation will be held Wednesday May 24, 2023, from 6pm to 8pm at Stumpff Funeral Home and Crematory in Bartlesville. The funeral service will be held Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 10am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association 6660 S Sheridan Rd #202, Tulsa, OK 74133.

Gary Christopher Ausland

December 11, 1950 - May 20, 2023