Gerald Eugene Oberst

Gerald Eugene Oberst, 78, of 1936 Ottawa Dr., Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Herman S. & Anna Elizabeth Winkler Oberst. and was retired from the U. S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier. He was a member Immaculate Catholic Church and had held the position of Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He had also worked after retiring from the Postal Service as a funeral assistant with the Glenn Funeral Home.

Surviving is his wife of 54 years, Mary Ann Frey Oberst, three sons and their wives, Gerald E. Gerry & Eve Oberst, Jr. of Brussells, Belgium, Christopher M. & Della Oberst of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Dan E. & Lisa Oberst of Bowling Green, Ky., five daughters and their husbands, Laura E. & Dennis Tucker of Murray, Ky., Julia A. & Mark Ziebarth of Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, Mary Claire Oberst and Dave Irvine of Akron, Oh., Alison & Tom Davis of Nashville, Tn., and Jennifer Curtis of Westerville, Oh., 18 grandchildren, and a brother, Cletus E. Oberst of Dayton, Oh., and three sisters, Elizabeth T. OBryan, Rose V. Clark, and Anna M. Davis, all of Owensboro.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, June 18, at Immaculate Catholic Church with burial following in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Friday and after 8:30 A.M. Saturday at Glenn Funeral Home. Prayers will be at 5:30 P.M. Friday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph, 8001 Cummings Rd., Maple Mount, Ky. 42356.