Edward P. Otto

Edward P. Otto, 77, of Havre passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. 

A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery.   The family has requested that memorials be made to the Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you can leave your memories and condolences online at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Ed was born on June 23, 1936, in Radium, Minnesota, to Steve and Natalia (Meger) Otto. He was raised in Minnesota, relocating to Montana in the mid-1950s for work. In 1959, he entered the U.S. Army, and served his country in Germany until his discharge in 1964. He married Annie Kriessel in Germany in July 1963, and once the couple returned to the States, they made their home in Montana, settling in Havre to raise their six children. Ed worked as a mechanic at Nordling and Tweeten and MidTown Conoco. In 1981, he opened his own shop, Ed's Auto Repair, which he operated with his son Ron until 1995, when Ed retired and Ron relocated to Kalispell.

Ed was an

outgoing, fun-loving man who enjoyed fishing, playing Keno and cards - especially pinochle and solitaire, watching his westerns, his favorites starred John Wayne, and listening to classic country music.  He was quite the jokester who was known for his fart toys and his candy jar. But most of all, he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Steve and Natalia Otto; his sister Catherine Chamberlain; and his brother, Harold Otto.

He is survived by Annie, his loving wife of over 50 years, of Havre; his sons, Mike (Bobbie) Colee of Gibson, Louisiana, Pete (Cheryl Fischer) Otto of Havre, and Ron (Missy) Otto of Kalispell; his daughters, Elisabeth (John) Goulet of Havre, Suzie (Steve) Ekness of Wesby, Montana, and Diann (Jay Davis) Otto of Kelso, Washington; his nine grandchildren; his 12 great-grandchildren, including one due in November; his brothers, August (Ruth) Otto of Lewistown and David (Neisy) Otto of Havre; his sisters Elizabeth (John) Brown of Big Sandy, Bertha Alefteras of Rugby, North Dakota, and Jane (James) Dosch of Binford, North Dakota; and his numerous beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.