ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: OERTEL, CARL JACOB, III Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: St. Tammany News Published on Friday, October 8, 2010 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://theusgenweb.net/copyright.htm http://theusgenweb.net/la/lafiles.htm ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== OERTEL On Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 Carl Jacob Oertel, III passed away at Slidell Memorial Hospital at the age of 74. He was a retired locomotive engineer with CSX Railroad. Mr. Oertel is survived by his wife of 30 years, Charmaine Burtchaell Oertel, three children, Carl James Oertel, Charles Joseph Oertel and Julie Oertel Benitez Watson; two sisters, Carol Ann Boasso and Carla Ray Snelting; five grandchildren, William, Stephen and Kenneth Benitez, and Jamie & Christy Oertel; three great-grandchildren, Andrew Benitez, Harrison Benitz, and Gabriel Oertel. He is also survived by his dog, Stormy. The family of Mr. Oertel would like to acknowledge his dear friends at the District 1 Fire Deptartment in Slidell. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl Oertel, II and Anna Mae and Raymond Snelting and his mother and father in law, Doris Burtchaell and Peter J. Burtchaell, Sr. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Village Church in Lacombe, La. D.T. Williams Funeral Home of Pearl River in charge of arrangements. ===================