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Luke was born on August 14, 1949 in Edgewater, NJ, and raised in Franklin Square, Long Island and Croton-on-Hudson, NY. At Hendrick Hudson High School, Luke performed in several musicals and plays including “Oklahoma” and “Anastasia” and was cast as Buffalo Bill in “Annie Get Your Gun.” His passion for theater continued at Harpur College, Binghamton University where he majored in Cinema Arts. While a student there, Luke worked with director Nicolas Ray on the film We Can’t Go Home Again. After college, Luke worked at Judith Crist’s film seminars in Tarrytown as a projectionist.
Luke was predeceased by his father, William Seraphim Oberle; his mother, Nina Therese (Burke) Oberle and his brother Peter Oberle. He is survived by his four siblings: Mark (Mardie Lynne) Oberle, Clare (Lindsey) Brown, Martha (James) Wallace,and David Oberle. He is also survived by four nephews: Benjamin Brown, William Oberle, Daniel (Sarah) Wallace and David (Brother James) Wallace as well as four nieces: Gillian Brown, Heidi (Nicholas Murray) Wallace, Katherine( Nicholas Spath) Wallace and Annie (Richard) Farman. He is also survived by five grand nephews: Hamza and Faris Ayub, Asa and Del Farman and Jonah Wallace and two grand nieces: Ione Farman and Nina Wallace. Luke is also survived by numerous loving cousins.
Family and friends are invited to gather at McInerny Funeral Home at 502 W. Water St. in Elmira, NY on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. Internment will take place at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore, MD at a later date.
Obituary provided by the Oberle Family.
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