May 20, 1952 – September 6, 2024

Lawton, OK

Burial with military honors was under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The viewing for family and friends was from 10 A.M. – 9 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Arthur Caesar D’Onofrio, age 72, of Lawton, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024 at his home.  He was born May 20, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois to Esterino and Udel (Thompson) D’Onofrio.  He grew up in Chicago.  He enlisted in the Army in 1969 at the age of 17.  He was a Vietnam veteran and medically retired on April 1, 1982.  He enjoyed listening to music and visiting on the phone.  He loved talking about his kids and grandkids and also loved his dogs. He also enjoyed helping others and attended and helped AA for 30 years. He enjoyed playing dominoes, spending time with his best friends, Sean and Sacha Mercier, and practical jokes.  He had a great sense of humor.

Survivors include three children, Jennifer D’Onofrio, Arthur Francis D’Onofrio and his wife, Missy, all of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Diana Blash and her husband, Sean, Indian Trail, North Carolina, five grandchildren, Ryder Blash, Siena D’Onofrio, Hayden D’Onofrio, Nolan Blash and Ari D’Onofrio, sister, Esther Isenhart, brother, Randy D’Onofrio, both of Ione, California, former wife, Op-Yon, Lawton, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family members.  He is also survived by his best friends, Sean and Sacha Mercier, Lawton.

He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Richard and Edward D’Onofrio, and sister, Sandee Haley.