Joshua Oehl

FRIEDHEIM -- Joshua W. Oehl, 12, of Friedheim died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at his residence after a four-year battle with cancer.

He was born Dec. 12, 1993, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ronald L. and Candi C. (Henderson) Oehl.

Oehl was a seventh-grade student at Oak Ridge Middle School. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim and the Arnsberg 4-H. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and drawing.

Survivors include his parents; a brother, Dakota Oehl; two sisters, Michaela and Katelyn Oehl, all of the home; paternal grandparents, Richard and June Oehl, of Friedheim; maternal grandparents, Neil and Gloria Henderson of Perryville, Mo.; paternal great-grandfather, Alonzo Kurre of Friedheim and maternal great-grandmother, Helen Henderson of Perryville.

He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandmother and maternal great-grandfather.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Chapel in Perryville. Friends may also call from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roger Steibrueck officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.