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Camilla Hirschel Obituary
December 6, 1931 - November 9, 2024
Camilla Ann Wettlaufer Hirschel, 92, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on November 9, 2024. She was preceded in death by her father, George "Bud" Wettlaufer; her mother, Chestera "Jess" Romulda Borys; her second husband, Frank Harry Hirschel; her first husband, William Lewis Ostrowski; and a brother, Karl Wetlaufer.
She is survived by her children, Stephanie Renee Ostrowski, Sean Francis Ostrowski, and Paul Nathan Ostrowski; grandchildren: Ellie Ostrowski, Lucy Ostrowski, Alexandra Manolaros, Beatrice Hirschel, and Dylan Hirschel; and a sister, Gretchen Wettlaufer DePaull.
A private family ceremony will be held Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 11 AM (CST) to scatter Camilla's ashes/cremains at historic Slaughter Cemetery near Camp Hill, Alabama. Reverend Darcy Corbett, Pastor of Camp Hill Universalist Church to officiate.
On Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM a public memorial service for Camilla's family and friends will be held at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (AUUF) on Thach St. in Auburn, Al. The Rev. Martia Keller will officiate. For those unable to attend in person, a Zoom link will be posted at www.auuf.org.
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