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- December 15, 2008
Otte, James C.
James C. Otte, 86, Kaukauna, passed away on Dec. 12, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital with the family by his side. James was born in the Town of Kaukauna on Aug. 13, 1922, son of the late Adolph and Anna (Berghuis) Otte. He attended school in Darboy and farmed his entire life in the Kaukauna area. James met his wife Frances (daughter of John and Alegunda Ebben) at The Nitingale Ballroom in Kaukauna. They were united in marriage on August 28, 1951, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom and spent 57 wonderful years together.
James is survived by his wife Frances and four children, Eugene and good friend Debbie Forster, Kaukauna; Mary Jane and Edwin Knutson, Reedsville; Betty and James Boucher, Black Creek; and George and Cindy Otte, Cato; seven grandchildren, Bob (Jodi) Boucher, Brenda Boucher, Becky (Andy) Nielsen, Amy Otte, Joshua Otte, Jason Otte, and Edwin Jr. (Jenny) Knutson: four great-grandchildren, Brianna, MiKayla, Autumn, and Tristan. He is further survived by three sisters, Lorraine Van Handel, Theresa Otte, and Ethel (Don) Halbach; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter Cindy; sisters and brother-in-law, Emma and Clarence Jansen, Margaret and Gordon Van De Hey, and Edward Han Handel; a brother, George; and a brother-in-law Edmund Ebben.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at St. Katherine Drexel Parish at St. Mary's Site, 119 West Seventh St., Kaukauna. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Boettcher Family Funeral Home, 2401 Fieldcrest Drive, Kaukauna (766-2099) on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. where there will be a parish prayer service held at 7:30 p.m. and at the church on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the mass.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established in James's name.
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1922 - 2008 (86 years)