Decatur – Rosalie Sarah Oestreich, 87, of Decatur passed away in her son’s residence on October 11, 2010.

A service to celebrate the life of Rosalie will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 15, 2010 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Decatur with Pastor Rob Mrosko officiating.  Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. till service time at the church.  Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to DMH Hospice Care or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.

Rosalie was born July 25, 1923, in Makanda, IL the daughter of Corlis O. and Elva (Clutts) Dunn.  She married Donald Oestreich on July 8, 1944.  He preceded her in death on March 12, 1999.  She was a sixty-three year member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and had been active in the Lutheran Women’s Mission.  She had volunteered for many organizations including: the Meals on Wheels through DMH and the Braille Magazine Ministry.  She also enjoyed volunteering at the Good Samaritan Inn.  She was retired from the York Division of the Borg Warner Company after twenty-seven years of service.

Surviving are her sons: Donald R. Oestreich and his wife Patti of Mt. Zion and Larry L. Oestreich and his wife Debra of Mt. Zion; sister: Mary Draege of Centralia; sister-in-law: Mary Joy Dunn of Centralia; grandson: Brian Oestreich and his wife Julie of St. Louis, MO and Colin Oestreich and his wife Audra of Bellevue, NB; great-grandchildren: Conner, Chris, Tyler and Madeline; step grandchildren: Adam Freund and his wife Kim of Republic, MO and Noah Freund and his wife Amber of Mt. Zion; Step great-grandchildren: Andrew, Matthew, Angel, and Charlie.

She was preceded by her husband, three brothers, and her infant granddaughter: Monica.