Services SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1999, 1:30 PM ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA
Officiating PASTOR DANIEL VOGEL & PASTOR CURT DWYER
Music "HOW GREAT THOU ART" "JUST AS I AM" "I'M BUT A STRANGER HERE" CONGREGATION
CARLYS STRIBE, ORGANIST
Interment MANNING CEMETERY MANNING, IOWA
Casketbearers: DAN HENKELMAN, CLINT WOEBKE, NICK WOEBKE, GARET WOEBKE, RICK JAHN, DANYAL WOEBKE, BRENDA EHLERS, REX VEHRS
Honorary Casketbearers: JOHN EHRICHS, JR., DAN RAMSEY, BRIAN POTTHOFF, CLIFFORD TANK, HAROLD REINKE, MEL POTTHOFF, JEFF JAHN, GINA MUHLBAUER, RANDY JAHN

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.

Bennie George Otto
Bennie George, son of Carl and Katherine (Hass) Otto, was born September 28, 1918, at Aspinwall, in Crawford County, Iowa. He was baptized by Pastor William Frese in Denison and later confirmed into the Lutheran faith by Pastor Ansorge at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Bennie attended rural school near his home. After completing his schooling he helped his father farm in Iowa Township.

On August 20, 1950, Bennie was united in marriage with Geniece Jahn at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. One daughter was born to this union. They continued to farm the family farm in Iowa Township. In December of 1969 they moved to an acreage north of Manning. In 1986, they retired from farming and then moved into Manning in 1988.

Bennie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping, and playing cards - especially euchre. He took great pride in caring for his lawn in town.

Bennie had been in failing health for several weeks before his death at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 15, 1999, at the age of 81 years, 2 months, and 17 days.

Bennie is preceded in death by his parents and three brothers: Elmer Otto; Heine Otto; and Willie Otto.

Bennie is survived by his wife Geniece Otto of Manning; daughter Beverly and her husband Neil Woebke of Irwin; four grandchildren: Danyal and her fiancee Dan, Clint, Nick, and Garet Woebke; one great-grandchild Seth Knight; a brother Louie Otto and his wife Dalores of Manning; two sisters: Melinda Dammann of Manilla and Milda Malone of Carroll; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.