Elizabeth Anne Oertling, 80, of Cleveland Tennessee, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 in a Chattanooga health care facility.
Mrs. Oertling was the daughter of the late Rose Lyons Johnson and Godfrey Raphael Johnson; and was also preceded in death by her siblings, Marian Harper (George), Winona Mahaffey (Thomas) and Godfrey Johnson (Shirley); her husband, John Mauras Oertling; and her son, Jon Colin Oertling.
Mrs. Oertling was the most loving, kind, and generous mother of eight children. She was an avid reader, an exceptional artist and loved music and cooking. She was an active member of the St. Therese Catholic Church, church committees and the church’s choir.
Survivors include her daughters, Lisa Anne Oertling and her companion Susan of Ramona, CA, Robin Cecile Richardson and her husband Ira of Jacksonville, FL, Nina Kristen Strozak and her husband Douglas of Chattanooga; her sons, John Kevin Oertling and his wife Linda of Johnson City, TN, Joel Darren Oertling and his wife Pamela of Franklin, TN, James Michael Oertling and his wife Christina of Yardley, PA and Erik Andre Oertling and his wife Julie of Chattanooga; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The Remembrance of Life Funeral Mass will be conducted Saturday, April 1, at 10 a.m. at the St. Therese Catholic Church in Cleveland, with Father Mike Nolan officiating.
The family will receive friends from 9-10 a.m. Saturday in Breen Hall at St. Therese Catholic Church before the service.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association @ alz.org.
The Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel has charge of the arrangements.