Elmer J. Otte, 90, longtime resident of the Lincolnville area, died Jan. 6 at Salina Regional Health Center.
Born Oct. 27, 1920, on a farm near Lincolnville, to Ernest H. and Bertha A. (Krause) Otte, he was a farmer, worked at the Standard station in Lincolnville, and drove a rural delivery truck.
He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Lincolnville.
He served as a sergeant with the U.S. Army’s 19th Infantry during World War II.
A sister, Verna Peterson, who died in 2008, and two brothers, Raymond who died in 2005 and Wilbert who was killed during World War II, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a brother, Walter of Herington; and two sisters, Leona Otte and Viola Hubbard of Herington.
Services were Tuesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville with the Rev. Alan Stahlecker officiating.
Burial followed at Lincolnville Cemetery with military honors.
Memorials have been established with the church and the Lutheran Hour in care of Penwell-Gable Funeral Home, 404 S Broadway St, Herington KS 67449.