Obit: Otto, John M., Jr. (1929 - 2006)
Contact:  Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Otto, Toussaint, Mullins, Blevins, Adkins, Hudec

----Sources: Clark County Press (Neillsville, WI.) January 3, 2007 (Same obit was in the Banner Journal, Black River Falls, WI, of same date.)

Otto, John M., Jr. (April 24, 1929 - December 30, 2006)

John M. Otto Jr., age 77, of rural Humbird, died on Sunday, December 30, 2006, at his home in the Mentor Township, under the care of the Black River Hospice, Black River Falls.

John was born on April 24, 1929, in Chicago, IL, to parents John M. and Florence (Toussaint) Otto Sr. He graduated from high school in Chicago and married Nina Mullins on July 14, 1967, in Chicago. He was employed as a maintenance machinist at the Continental Can Company in Chicago for thirty-five years.

Spending time with his family was one of John’s special pastimes. He also greatly enjoyed hunting and fishing and taking care of his lawn.

He is survived by his wife, Nina; five sons, Jeff Otto, of Chicago, IL; Charlie Otto, of Grays Lake, IL; Jack (Julie) Otto, of Mundelein, IL; James (Stacy) Otto, of Humbird; and Michael (Kristine) Otto, of Humbird; two daughters, Deborah (Wes) Blevins, of Coeburn, VA; and Ginger Adkins, of Aurora, MO; one sister, Alice (Ron) Hudec, of Palatine, IL; 10 grand-children, Stephanie, Katrina, Charlie Jr., John, Jeffrey, Cameron, Emily and Jacob Otto and Andrew and Olivia Adkins and many nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

A Memorial Service for John M. Otto Jr. will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Jensen-Modjeski Funeral Home, Hixton, with James Miller officiating. Burial will take place at a later date. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to services.