Service Information
Katharine “Kathy” J. Otto, age 67, of Gaylord passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Funeral Service will be Monday, September 19, 2016, 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, September 18, 2016, from 5:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at the Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
Obituary
Katharine “Kathy” Jane (Lehrke) Otto was born October 9, 1948, in Moltke Township, Sibley County, Minnesota, to Sigmund & Lorna (Schroeder) Lehrke. Kathy was baptized as an infant on October 17, 1948, and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth on April 15, 1962, both at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Moltke Township, Sibley County, Minnesota. She received her education at St. Peter’s Lutheran School and Gibbon High School before moving from her parent’s farm after her dad’s passing to Gaylord in 1965. Kathy graduated from Gaylord High School in 1966, which was where she first met her husband, Bill.
On June 14, 1969, Kathy was united in marriage to William “Bill” Otto at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord, Minnesota. After their marriage, Kathy and Bill resided in Gaylord. Kathy and Bill shared 47 years of marriage and their union was blessed with one son, Ryan, who passed away in a tragic accident in 1987 when he was only five years old.
Kathy was employed at Wiman, first in the office during high school and later in the factory, Tonka Toys, doing daycare in her home and for the last 28 plus years in her own house cleaning business.
Kathy was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Gaylord, Minnesota, and enjoyed cooking for various fundraisers and church functions.
Kathy enjoyed working and getting to know her clients as friends and having coffee with other friends. She also loved fishing, cooking for family get-togethers and spending time baking cookies and doing other fun things with her neighbor’s children, who she had “adopted” as her grandkids.
Kathy passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 4 days. Blessed be her memory.
Kathy is survived by:
Husband, Bill Otto of Gaylord, MN;
Sister, Norma Henning and her husband, Dan, of Glencoe, MN;
Sisters-In-Law, Dianne Vinkemeier and her husband, Dennis, of Gaylord, MN, and Debbie Wood and her husband, Monte, of Victoria, MN;
Brothers-In-Law, Orville Krueger of Glencoe, MN, and Duane Otto of Mankato, MN;
Aunt, Renata Dahl of Watertown, MN;
Nieces, Nephews, other relatives & friends.
Kathy was preceded in death by her Son, Ryan Otto; Parents, Sigmund and Lorna Lehrke; Sister, Esther Krueger, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles.
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