Göte Alfon Henry Odlander
19 September 1934 - 28 September 2026
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Service Date: Tue, 20 October 2026, 10:45 AM
Service Location: Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium
Service Information:
Service held in Macquarie Park Chapel followed by Burial.
Obituary
Göte Alfon Henry Odlander
1934/09/19 - 2026/09/28
Beloved husband of Ruth (dec) and father of Eva, Joakim and Cecilia. Grandfather of Rebecka, Sara, Jonathan, Josh and Michael and Great grandfather to nine beautiful children.
Göte had an eventful 92 years on this earth. Born in Avesta, Sweden, 1934, he grew up to attend university and became a school teacher and later a deputy principal.
Married to Ruth in 1962 they had three children.
In 1974 after attending Bible College in London they felt the calling to leave their comfortable jobs and lifestyle, sell their house in Uppsala and travel to Sydney to become missionaries to the migrants in that city.
The work they did amongst migrants eventually became a church in the inner west of Sydney called the Church of Living Waters. They pastored this church until their retirement.
An honourable man loved by many he will be laid to rest next to his wife in Maquarie Park Cemetery on the 20th of October 2026.
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