Obit: Oehler, Floyd (1946 – 1972)
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Surnames: Oehler, Park, Botterman, Hediger, Keith, Gonzalez, Gumz, Keller,
Christianson, Jacobs
----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 13 Jul 1972
Oehler, Floyd (24 Dec 1946 – 29 Jun 1972)
Floyd Oehler, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Oehler, Town of Holton, was killed
June 29, 1972 in the air collision between Air Wisconsin and North Central
Airlines over Lake Winnebago, about four miles from Neenah. His body was
recovered last Monday night.
Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church at
Abbotsford, with Rev. Keun Won Park officiating. Burial was in Dorchester
Memorial Cemetery. Marina Funeral Home was in charge. Pallbearers were: Bruce
Botterman, Augie Hediger, George Keith, Aurelio Gonzalez, Kenneth Gumz and Barry
Keller.
Floyd Lee Oehler was born December 24, 1946 at Marshfield. He received his
education in the Draper School in the Town of Holton, and was a 1965 graduate of
Colby High School. He attended Black Hawk Vocational and Technical School at
Janesville and received his commercial airplane and power plant license there.
In April 1968 he received his commercial pilot license from Burnside-Ott
Aviation Training Center.
Oehler was married October 3, 1971 at Las Vegas, Nevada to Cheryl Christianson.
They have resided at Omro the past nine months. He was employed by Basler
Airlines at Oshkosh.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Abbotsford. He is survived
by his widow, his parents, three brothers, Douglas, Kenneth and Kelly, one
sister, Cheri, of the Town of Holton; his grandmother, Mrs. Irvin Oehler,
Abbotsford; and paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Rose Jacobs, Marshfield.
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