Elda Oswald

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elda Marie Oswald, 94, of Perryville died Thursday, June 15, 2006, at Perry County Nursing Home.

She was born Feb. 8, 1912, in Perry County, daughter of Theodosius and Bertha Gentsch Frentzel. She and Karl H. Oswald were married Sept. 10, 1939. He died Jan. 18, 1992.

Oswald was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Survivors include 11 nieces and nephews, Michael Frentzel and Kathy Dillahay of Uniontown, Mo., Elaine Ponder of Sharpsville, Ind., Ellen Feibish of Atlanta, Ga., Howard Breitenfeld of Escondido, Calif., Pearl Neihaus of Indianapolis, Ind., Marvin, Richard and Bob Breitenfeld and Martin Oswald, all of St. Louis, and Charles Oswald of Perryville.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.