IN MEMORY OF VIOLA "TOOTIE" OTTO

BORN SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 NEAR BOTNA, IOWA
DIED MARCH 31, 1991 BUENA VISTA COUNTY HOSPITAL, STORM LAKE, IOWA
AGE 78 YEARS, 6 MONTHS, AND 24 DAYS
SERVICES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1991, 10:30 AM OHDE FUNERAL HOME, MANNING, IOWA
OFFICIATING DR. CHARLES CURL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, MANNING, IOWA
MUSIC "HOW GREAT THOU ART" "THE OLD RUGGED CROSS"
JANET MYER, ORGANIST
JUDY JOENS, VOCALIST
INTERMENT MANNING CITY CEMETERY
CASKETBEARERS: DAVE SUTTER, MIKE OTTO, ALLAN OTTO, DUANE OTTO, NEIL WOEBKE, TIM HOCKETT, DARYL DAMMANN

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 METHODIST CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE

VIOLA CHRISTY OTTO
Funeral services for Viola "Tootie" Otto were held Wednesday, April 3, 1991, at 10:30 a.m. at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning, Iowa. Dr. Charles Curl of the United Methodist Church, Manning, Iowa, officiated the service with Janet Myer as organist and Judy Joens as vocalist. Interment was in Manning City Cemetery with Dave Sutter, Duane Otto, Tim Hockett, Mike Otto, Allan Otto, Neil Woebke, and Daryl Dammann as casketbearers.

Viola, daughter of Henry and Anna (Hansen) Stuhr, was born September 7, 1912, near Botna, Iowa. She attended country schools near her home. On June 15, 1935, she was united in marriage with Henry Otto at Shenandoah, Iowa, by Reverend Pearson in a KMA group wedding ceremony. They farmed near Botna for 18 years before moving to Manning where they made their home on Sue Street. Tootie was a homemaker throughout her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Tootie enjoyed being outdoors and caring for her flowers. She also loved small cats and dogs, as well as visiting with friends and relatives. Her husband, Heinie, died in 1987. She remained in their home until September of 1990 when she moved to Alta to be near her son.

Tootie died in the Buena Vista County Hospital in Storm Lake, Iowa Sunday March 31, 1991, at the age of 78 years, 6 months, and 24 days.

Besides her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Logan and Grinn in infancy.

Tootie is survived by two children: Marlene Hargens, of Des Moines and Merlin Otto and his wife, Phyllis, of Alta; by four grandchildren: Bobbi Jo Jahn, of Pleasantville; Michael Otto and his wife, Lou Ann, of Madrid; Sonya Sue and her husband, Dave Sutter, of Pleasantville; and Marcy Otto, of Alta; by four great-grandchildren: Christian, Clark Shandi, and Maegan; by two step-great-grandchildren: Kimberly and Kurt; and by other relatives and friends.