Otterson, William Lewis (Bill)
appeared in Palm Beach Post, 15 Sep 2012
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Birth Date: 1918-02-08
Spouse: Margaret Otterson
Survived by: Three sons, Chuck, Ken (Patsy) and Bill Jr.; three granddaughters, Debbie (Cory) Lytle, Sandy (Chuck) Hafer and Angela Barton (George Cunningham); a grandson, Sean; six great-grandsons, Paul and Steven Buscher, Matt and Andrew Gallo, and Ethan and Wyatt Otterson; a great-granddaughter, Grace Lytle; a brother, Lewis; a sister, Noreen; cousins, nieces, nephews
Age 94; resident of West Palm Beach FL; born oldest of seven children in Nauvoo IL to Oscar and Nora Otterson, a coal miner/machinist and homemaker; dropped out of high school to help support his family during the Great Depression; drove a truck, hauled coal, farmed and helped build Norfolk Dam, worked as carpenter from Key West to Spokane WA; moved from Glenview IL to Fort Lauderdale in 1947, and to West Palm Beach four years later as superintendent for Ross Construction, became general contractor, elected VP of Palm Beach County Home Builders Association; age 83, elected to 3-year term on Lake Park Town Commission; preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Margaret, two daughters-in-law, Peggy and Letti, and four siblings, Bob, Gene, Claire and Richard - Date of Publication
- 15 Sep 2012
- Date Of Event
- September 13, 2012
- Last Name(s)
-
Otterson
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Glenview Public LibraryEmail:genealogy@glenviewpl.org
URL
Address:
1930 Glenview Road
Glenview, IL 60025
847-729-7500
