Dorothy E. Otto

Dorothy E. Otto, 90, of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

Dorothy was born in La Crosse on November 11, 1928, to Henry and Frieda (Bey) Schmeckpeper.  She was raised on the family farm in Barre Mills before moving to La Crosse.  Dorothy was a graduate of La Crosse Central High School.

On September 10, 1949, Dorothy married Willard C. Otto at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Crosse.  Dorothy worked for a local bank and at the Trane Company for several years before becoming a full-time homemaker.  In their retirement years, she and Willard enjoyed wintering in the Florida Keys for many years.

Dorothy is survived by her children:  David (Jayne), Richard (Cindy), Larry (Mikki), Laurie Everts, and Vicki (Larry Johnson); eleven grandchildren: Nicholas (Jodi) Otto, Tanya (Luke) Vangen, Brianna (Cindy) Belanger, Allison (Peter) Nowaskey, Nathan (Alexandria) Otto Benjamin Otto, Keegan, Braxton and Chazlyn Anderson, and Colton and Hallie Everts; eight great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard, on January 23, 2018; and her siblings, Luella Raffelson, Irene Jones, Renata Hemker, Albert Schmeckpeper and Jeanette Schmeckpeper.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 11 ^th , at Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church, 1411 South 16 ^th St., La Crosse.  Pastor Robert Wassermann will officiate.  A private family burial will follow in Mormon Coulee Memorial Park.  Family and friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the church.  Memorials may be given to Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church.