Cornelius Leonard Otte's Obituary
Cornelius Leonard Otte, age 87, passed from this life September 19, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cornelius was born November 2, 1929, to Cornelius and Johanna (Bunk) Otte, in Paterson, New Jersey.Cornelius was an airplane mechanic with the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1949.His hobbies were restoring classic cars and camping. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.Cornelius will be dearly missed by daughter and son-in-law: Janis and Mitchell Reed of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; daughter and son-in-law: Dena and Skip Ennis of Tulsa, Oklahoma; son and daughter-in-law: David and Pamela Otte of Ft. Worth, Texas; grandchildren: Craig Reed and wife Amanda, Steven Reed, Sharon Reed, Jennifer Pruitt of Enterprise, Alabama, Andrew Otte and wife Virgina of Norman, Oklahoma, and Karen Myers and husband Jeff of Enterprise, AL.; and 10 great-grandchildren.Cornelius is preceded by his wife: Reta Darlene Otte; father: Cornelius Otte; mother Johanna Otte; and brother James G. Otte.No local services are planned at this time.
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