TUESDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2022. COMMENCING AT 2.00 P.M.
BUNURONG MEMORIAL PARK
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Walter Oechsle
12.06.1927 – 28.09.2022
Passed away peacefully at home in the
presence of his beloved wife of 72 years Anneli.
Devoted father to Peter, Manfred and Guenter.
Father-in-law to Renate, Jan and Kerry.
Cherished grandfather of Thomas, Bettina, Fabian,
Philip, Bianca, Michael, Robert and their partners.
Doting great-grandfather to
Charlie, Henrik, Orla, Otis, Ollie and Alex.
A visionary innovator that rose from humble beginnings to
become General Manager of Power Engineering, Siemens Australia.
His unwavering optimism was infectious to
all those that he came into contact with.
He has left a huge hole in our lives and we’ll sorely miss our Opa always.
His life and legacy have inspired generations to come.
A service to celebrate the life
of Walter Oechsle will be held
in the Cirrus Chapel at
Bunurong Memorial Park
790 Frankston-Dandenong Road
Dandenong South on
Tuesday 4th October 2022.
Commencing at 2.00 pm.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made
to the Royal Flying Doctors Service
or Fred Hollows Foundation.
Should you wish to send your personal condolences
to the family, please leave a message on the
“Leave a condolence” link located on this page.
I commenced work as a Cadet Engineer with Siemens Halske Siemens Schuckert Australasia Proprietary Limited in January 1962. Walter Oechsle was my immediate supervisor until my departure for three years’ work experience with Siemens Erlangen. During this time – as well as on later occasions when our paths crossed – Walter was more than a colleague, he was my friend, my mentor, my adviser, and much, much more. I will always appreciate the engineering knowledge and experience learned from him. I also learnt a lot from Walter about life in Germany, the German language and the House of Siemens ‘way of life’.
I was saddened to read of Walter’s recent death and disappointed that I was unaware that he was now living in Australia. I am one of the many ‘inspired’ by his ‘life and legacy’.
I offer my condolences to all in his family.
Thank you, Walter. RIP.
Barrie,
It was a great memory jolt to read your condolence to Walter’s family. What a great mentor he was!
Erika and I have also expressed our thoughts.
It was a marvelous experience today to have a few words with Li on the telephone.
Denis
Dear Barrie,
Thank you so much for your detailed message. It made us so proud and we deeply appreciate you having taken the time to write such beautiful words.
Best regards,
Anneli and family
Herzliches Beileid an Manfred und Familie.
Ruhe in Frieden Walter.
Franz
Dear Franz,
Thank you so much for your kind words and attendance at the funeral.
Best regards,
Manfred
Li and family,
Our thoughts are with all of you at this time of sadness.
We share very fond memories of our years in the Siemens community, when Walter was a friend, colleague and mentor, highly regarded and respected by all who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.
We especially value our reminiscences of our mutual family involvements both in Germany and Australia.
Denis and Erika
Dear Denis and Erika,
Thank you so much for your kind words of support and recognition over the past few days.
They have made us very proud.
Sincerely
Anneli and family
Lasting memories of a charming man…. some 40 years ago at Siemens Richmond.
Peter Reinbach
Dear Denis and Erika,
Thank you so much for your message and recognition of Walter.
Sincerely
Anneli and family
Sue and I are very upset to learn of Walter’s sad passing and extend our sincere condolences to Li, the boys and their families. We met Walter and Li and their young family, in the early 1960’s, when they first arrived in Australia and I had the great pleasure of working closely with Walter, as a Siemens colleague in the decades that followed. Walter was a delightful fellow, always, honest, reliable and friendly and we developed a great business partnership in the Power Division. Walter was a great practical engineer, always across the complex technical problems, always looking for novel solutions and keen to train and develop his subordinates. Sue and I also remember with great affection the many happy social events and parties we enjoyed with Walter and Li and their wonderful hospitality. I will miss his company at Barbarians, Grub and Grog events.
Rest in peace, our dear friend. Many Blessings, Sue and Barry
Dear Barry,
Thank you so much for your lovely words of remembrance and praise. They have been truly heartening. Walter received a great deal of satisfaction in and from his working life. He would have been absolutely amazed by the detailed recollections of the influences he had over his long working life.
Sincerely
Anneli and family
Very sad to hear of Walter’s passing.
I remember him as a born optimist.
It was a pleasure to work for him in Siemens Power Engineering.
Regret I will be unable to attend the funeral.
Kind regards to the family
Dear Peter,
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Sincerely,
Anneli and family
We are thinking of you at this sad time. Love to all the family Alistair and Melinda
Hi Alistair and Melinda, your kind thoughts are much appreciated.
Love Guenter Kerry and all the Oechsle family
Walter,Deine souveräne Freundlichkeit, vielfach untermauert mit Humor, Dein ungebrochener Optimismus und Deine Begeisterung und Aufgeschlossenheit für Technik und für Neues werden uns immer in Erinnerung bleiben. Du hast Menschlichkeit nicht nur verkörpert sondern auch gelebt.Du warst vielen ein Vorbild.
Hans und Helga
Liebe Helga, Lieber Hans,
Vielen vielen Dank fuer Euere ruehrenden Worte! Sie haben uns zutiefst beruehrt und auch sehr sehr stolz gemacht. Eure Freundschaft ueber die Jahre hat uns viel bedeutet und wir sind so dankbar fuer all die guten Zeiten die wir bei Euch verbringen durften.
Viele liebe Gruesse,
Li und Familie
As the granddaughter of Anneli’s brother, I had the pleasure of visiting Walter and the entire family in Australia twice. The warm welcome was accompanied by cheerfulness, openness and exciting stories of their life in Australia: about the long ship voyage when they emigrated, about the pioneering work at Siemens, about own inventions, Australian BBQ and the ever growing family… I remember Walter as a loving father and grandfather and as an inventor with an attentive mind. Sincere condolences from Germany. Frederike
Dear Frederike,
Thank you so much for your visits to Australia and your kind words.
They have all been very much appreciated.
Best wishes,
Anneli and family
Our deepest sympathies to you and your family.
We remember working with Walter during his time in Erlangen, and also his numerous visits to Canada.
Ursula Campe and Gerd Resch
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Dear Ursula and Gerd,
Thank you so much for you message.
It’s much appreciated.
Best wishes,
Anneli and family
Thinking of you all
Such a beautiful man
“To the world he was but one, to us he was the world” (for the family)
Very sad time but remember all your wonderful memories together
Love Andrea (CMC)
Hi Andrea, we really appreciate your lovely words and we are just thinking of the great life he had and how many people he touched.
Love Guenter and all the Oechsle family
Walter was a wonderful man of the highest possible character.
Curious, intelligent, diligent, generous, resourceful, fearless and always ethical and fair.
He would generously always make himself available to help others. I never ever heard him say a bad word about anyone no matter how difficult the circumstances.
He had a huge but very positive influence on my personal career with Siemens and for this I will be forever in his debt.
He has left his mark in this world and on all our lives. He is someone who is unique and irreplaceable. He will be remembered fondly by all those whose lives, he touched especially Berice and I.
Our sincerest condolences to you, his loving family.
Vale Walter
Dear Bruce and Berice,
Thank you so much for your lovely words and for all the support and friendship you have shown Walter and me over the years.
These things mean more than you could possibly imagine and are very much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Anneli and family
A wonderful man and neighbour….who always opened the door with a smile and happiness.
Many drop ins I had…were always shared with Anneli and Walter…and the iPad and all the family memories.
Thank You for the memories.
Dear Jackie and Richard,
Thank you so much for your kind words and for attending the service. It was lovely to see you again and I hope we can continue to stay in touch.
Yours sincerely,
Anneli
Dear Li, Guenter and family. So very very sorry for the loss of Walter – Opa, as I often called him. He was in all our lives for so long, being my sister’s father-in-law. Such a loving man, full of intelligence and many endearing qualities. Especially we remember his smiling nature, always listening to all and caring what everyone had to say. These are just a few of his many many wonderful attributes. What a lovely service in memory of a great man. May he now rest in peace. Lv from The Peakes
Dear Pam and family,
Thank you so much for these lovely words. I am overwhelmed with all your wonderful thoughts and recollections.
I also very much appreciated seeing Liam at the Service and catching up with him afterwards.
Yours sincerely,
Anneli
Ein guter Mensch wurde abgerufen. Ich traf Walter das erste Mal, als wir bei derSECV unser Angebot für das Jeeralang -Kraftwerk besprachen. Als wir Monate später den Auftrag erhielten wurde das viel intensiver. Walter übrtliess uns ein kleines Büro und einige seiner Mitarbeiter.Und was wichtiger war, er hatte grosses Interesse, dass der Kontakt zum Kunden gut war. Schon damals bewunderte ich seine Kenntnis, seine Erfahrung und sein Interesse an eine für ihn neue Technik.
Obwohl ich während der Bauzeit so häufg in Australien war, habe ich wenig vom Land gesehen.
Daher haben wir, meneLebenspaertnerin un d ich beschlossen einen Urlaub in Australien zu verbringen und soweit möglich, alte Kollegeb zu treffen. Walter hat davon gehört und uns zu sich eingeladen. So verbrachten wir eine wunderschönen Nachmittag mit ihm und Anneli inseineinseinem neuen Haus
Liebe Anneli, unsere Gedanken sind bei dir. Unsere Partner sind vor Jahren verstorben un wir wissen, wie bitter das ist und wir wüschen dir viel Kraft für die Zeit die jetzt vor dir liegt.
Alles Gute. Günter und Elke.
Lieber Guenter, Liebe Elke,
Vielen Dank fuer Euere Beileidsworte. Ihr wisst aus erster Hand welch guter Trost es ist, in schweren Zeiten von Freunden und Verwandten zu hoeren. Ich weiss deshalb Eure ausgiebige Botschaft zu schaetzen. Ich erinnere mich gut an Eueren letzten Besuch und es freut mich, dass Ihr gute Erinnerungen an die Zeiten mit Walter und mir habt.
Ich wuensch Euch alles Gute und gruesse Euch herzlich,
Anneli
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