June Oehl

Elda June Oehl, 86, of Friedheim passed away Monday, July 22, 2024, at her home.

Born June 28, 1938, in Daisy to Alonzo Eric and Ella Elsie Hobeck Kurre, June was the oldest of three children. She was a 1956 graduate of Oak Ridge High School and served as class president.

She was baptized and confirmed at New Salem Methodist Church in Daisy. She and Richard Henry Oehl were married June 30, 1956, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, where June served 47 years as a Sunday school teacher and was a member of the Ladies Aid. She and Richard were also the church custodians for many years.

June was a homemaker and Richard’s right hand on their farm near Friedheim. She served as a 4-H leader for the Arnsberg 4-H Club and was a 4-H superintendent at the SEMO District Fair. She enjoyed cooking for her family, gardening, canning and baking with her daughter-in-law at Oehl’s bakery.

June and Richard had been married for 64 years when Richard passed away July 31, 2020.

Loving survivors include two sons, Rodney (Pam) Oehl and Ronald (Candi) Oehl; grandchildren, Dustin Oehl of Columbia; Dakota (Katie) Oehl, and son, Henry of Friedheim; Michaela (Drew) Kiefer, and son, Conrad of Perryville; and Katelyn Oehl, and husband, Spencer Schuessler of Shawneetown; son-in-law, Mike (Connie) Ward, and children, Justin and Hailey, all of Friedheim; a sister, Joan (Lloyd) Ford of Pendleton, Indiana; and a sister-in-law, Jackie (late William) Kurre of Friedheim.

June was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Jean Ann Ward; grandson, Joshua Oehl; brother, William Kurre; her parents; Richard’s parents, Henry and Docilla Oehl; and Richard’s siblings, Marlen (Lorene) Oehl, Howard (Dorothy) Oehl, Gertrude (Adolph) Rhode and Wilma (William) Bogenpohl.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, and from 9 a.m. to service time Thursday, July 25, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 25, at the church, with the Rev Michael Winckler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Dakota, Dustin and John Oehl, Drew Kiefer, Justin Ward and Spencer Schuessler.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Trinity Lutheran Church Community Building Fund.

McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on the tribute wall tab above June’s obituary article at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.