James Otto

James Miller Otto was born October 9, 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Earl and Eleanor (Miller) Otto. He graduated from Storm Lake High School, completed his undergraduate studies at Concordia College in St. Paul, Minnesota and Seward, Nebraska. He later received his Masters at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jim married Janet Mae Harvey on April 13, 1968 in Seward, Nebraska. They lived in Emerson, Nebraska and Spirit Lake, Iowa since 1976. Jim worked as a teacher, principal, retail/business owner, RTA Driver, and a 911 dispatcher. Jim was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He participated in Boy Scouts, the Library Board, Volunteer Fire Department and Iowa DNR Gillnetting. He enjoyed reading, snorkeling, geocaching, fishing, all aspects of nature, Boy Scouts, hiking, playing with his grandchildren, volunteering, genealogy, technology, canoeing, boating and tinkering. Jim passed away March 25, 2012 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at sixty-seven years of age. Jim is survived by his wife, Janet; daughter, Julie (David) McAdon from Adel, Iowa; sons, David (Jen) Otto from West Des Moines, Iowa, Douglas (Jennifer) Otto from Lake Park, Iowa; grandchildren, Emma and Christian McAdon, Madelyn, Addison, and Abby Otto; mother, Eleanor Otto from Storm Lake, Iowa; sister, Nancy (Craig) Sargent from Storm Lake, Iowa; brother, Bruce (Jane) Otto from Storm Lake, Iowa, and six nieces. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Otto, and father, Earl Otto.