Ruth Otto

Ruth Lillian Otto, 89, Mandan, died August 10, 2007, at Medcenter One in Bismarck. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 AM at First Evangelical Free Church in Bismarck with Rev. Terry Kern officiating. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Monday from 2:00 - 9:00 PM at Eastgate Funeral Service in Bismarck and will continue Tuesday one hour prior to the service at the church. Ruth was born on August 5, 1918, south of Elgin, ND, the daughter of Christ and Sophia Kranick Hillius. She was raised and attended school south of Elgin. On June 2, 1941, Ruth married Edward Otto in the pastor's house in Elgin. They farmed in the area until moving to Mandan, ND, in 1958. They lived in Bismarck from 1961 until moving to Minneapolis, MN, in 1970. In 1974, they moved to Coon Rapids, MN, and made their final move back to Mandan in 1976. Ruth was a member of First Evangelical Free Church in Bismarck and was a past Women?s Ministry member. She had a deep personal relationship with her Lord Jesus Christ. She once said, "Add the Lord to a family, that's when things go right." Ruth laughed easily and her light treatment of life aspired a gentleness in her nature. She enjoyed sewing, craftwork, and crocheting. Her love of yard work and gardening was evident in the many flowers, plants, and decorations which could be found around her home. She enjoyed singing, and most of all, loved traveling to see her children and their families. She was dearly loved and will be missed by her family and many friends. She is survived by her daughter, Marliss Anderson of Bismarck; her sons and daughter-in-law, Delbert Otto of Brooklyn Park, MN, Donald Otto and Verlyn Otto, both of East Bethel, MN, and Harvey and Leva Otto of Mandan; her grandchildren, Marlyn Mary Anderson, Kevin Sandi Anderson, Jack Huff, Danette Dave Williamson, DeLaine Gerry Mick, Tim Smith, Michelle Summers, Michael Williams, Blake Jill Erickson, and Lisa Jerry Rytter; and her great-grandchildren, Amber, Barry, Dustin, Dalton, Derek, Issaia, Keanu, April, Jonathan, TiAnna, Bryson, Tristan, and Jaelynn. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; her parents; her daughter, Lillian Olson; her son-in-law, Charles Anderson; her daughter-in-law, Carol Otto; her granddaughter, Renee Ridgeway; five brothers, Daniel, Christ, Henry, Otto, and Arthur Hillius; two baby brothers, Daniel and Oscar Hillius; and four sisters, Albertina Hillius, Olga Fried, Ida Bachmann, and Esther Hammond.

Ruth Otto

August 5, 1918 - August 10, 2007