The Words of the Oettl Family

In Memoriam Gertraud Oettl

December 15, 1984

A 42-year-old Austrian sister, who championed the church's religious rights in her native country, recently, died a painful death of cancer, after six months in a Vienna hospital.

Gertraud Oettl died on December 15, 1984, and is survived by her husband Erich of the 118 couple blessing in 1978, and her 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Vera.

Gertraud joined the family in 1969 while studying law in Vienna and working in her parents' coffee shop to finance her education. Since 1976 she has led the Austrian church's legal battle for religious freedom by representing the church in several court cases against the media.

She is remembered by Austrian members as a sister who spoke about the deep and precious experience of praying for others who were in the similar situation of facing a long and painful death. 

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