William Frank Oehler

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Oehler, William Frank 62, an Air Force navigator and trainer, decorated Vietnam War veteran and avid sportsman, died June 17 at his home in Las Vegas. He had been ill with an undetermined ailment. He leaves his father, Harold Oehler of Stafford, CT; two sisters, Susan Aline Oehler of Maple Grove, MN, and Laurelae Lynn Oehler of White River Junction, VT; one brother, Harold Michael Oehler and his wife Stephanie Summers, of Willington, CT; an uncle, William Oehler and his wife Jan Oehler of South Hadley, MA; a niece, Michelle (Braun) Brassington and her husband Aaron Brassington, of Watertown, MN; and two nephews, Michael Braun of Brooklyn Center, MN, and Nathan Michael Oehler of Willington, CT. A gravesite service with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 31, in St. Edward's Cemetery, Stafford, CT. A reception will follow at Sun Valley Resort, Stafford. Donations may be made to the William Frank Oehler Fund of the Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Stafford, Stafford Savings Bank, P.O. Box 25, Stafford, CT 06076.

Published on July 16, 2009