Contributions to the tribute of Janet Oechsle

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Friday, July 21, 2023

At the Butterfly Cafe!

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Janet was in high gear until the end. In the Florida Keys she was in charge of Voices for Florida Keys Children's Scholarship program for many years and helped see that each child had an attentive sponsor to help guide them through their college years. It was not an easy job but she knew how important it was. Our hundreds of members and students will miss the hard work and friendship of this wonderful woman.

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Judith Riehlman posted a condolence

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

My fondest memories of Janet involve working with her in helping Homer 5th graders learn the workings of the 6th Judicial court system. The basis of her curriculum was from Steven Spielberg's 1993 movie Jurassic Park. Janet assigned the various parts of a trial (judge, jurors, attorneys, etc) to students determine Jurassic Park owners guilt in growing dinosaur eggs that hatched which led to killing humans. The trial was held in the Main Courtroom of the County Court House. Her creativity served to teach students civic lessons they would never learn otherwise. Rest in peace my friend, Judith Riehlman, County Clerk

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The family of Janet Oechsle uploaded a photo

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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Barbara Sullivan Sicke posted a condolence

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

How is it possible that I will never see Janet again? This can’t be. How do I say goodbye to her? No calls, visits, trips, shoulder to lean on, or laughing together. No more hours remembering and talking about our junior high and high school antics, or the trip I had to make to Ohio to confirm that Russ really was a good guy. Every woman deserves a man that can make her forget her heart was ever broken. For Janet, Russ was that man each and every day. How can there be no more sharing of Maine lobster or Marguerite’s famous mac and cheese. And no more Janet planned cruises, game playing filled with teasing, or acting out Isabella and Christopher Columbus walking along the Alhambra or liquor in the mouthwash and cardiac med bottles smuggled onto our cruise ship. I won’t get any cards addressed in the immediately recognizable large bold handwriting that matched Janet’s personality and heart. I keep praying I will wake up from this nightmare to find out it isn’t true! Thankfully Janet’s illness was short, yet, Janet did not go quietly into the night, she raged against this beastly disease and fought mightily to stay with all of us, especially her beloved Russ, children Jenny, Amanda, Russell, son in-law Brian, daughter in-law Wendy and grandchildren Logan, Faye & Henry So what can I say to ease the pain, to help them and anyone who loved Janet survive the loss of such a beautiful amazing woman? In many ways, nothing! Yet, in another way, there is so much to say. I can declare, with all my heart, I am so very grateful for the junior high school discovery of two lifetime friends. Janet, Sarelle, and I were inseparable yet uniquely independent and completely supportive of one another. We celebrated the good times, and held each others hearts when they were aching. In our high school class of over 700 it was no surprise that Janet was elected a class officer. She brought her incredible organizational skills to our high school, her college sorority, teaching, science fairs, her church, the clock association, lacrosse team dinners, trips with family and friends, many volunteer passions and the list goes on. She was a force of nature to reckon with and to appreciate beyond measure. No one who knew Janet could ever wish her one more moment of suffering, yet everyone who ever knew Janet would beg for more time with her. So in Janet Tischner Oechsle’s honor, I pledge some of my time and funds to a charitable organization, to give and elicit more smiles to make someone else’s day better, and to send a few cards to let somebody know they matter. So sweet Janet, you made the world a brighter place and I will do my best to accept that it is now your time to rest in peace.

In loving memory of

Janet

1951 - 2023