EAST PEORIA, IL - Ronald Lee Oehrlein, 72, of 112 Scenic Bluff Drive died at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2002, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. 
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Born Sept. 27, 1929, in Peoria to Charles and Mae Gilkison Oehrlein, he married Patricia A. Gay on Feb. 13, 1949, in East Peoria. She survives. 
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Also surviving are one daughter, Dawn (and Allan) Morrill of Ovilla, Texas; and two grandchildren. 
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He had served in the Air National Guard in Peoria. 
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He and his wife co-founded and operated Oehrlein School of Cosmetology in East Peoria for 27 years, retiring in 1999. 
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He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Washington. He also was a member of Hilton Masonic Lodge 1143 in East Peoria. 
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Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at his church. The Rev. Mark Boster will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Deiters Funeral Home in Washington, with a Masonic service at 8 p.m. Further visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery. 
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Memorials may be made to his church.
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Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - Tuesday, April 16, 2002