Obituaries
RICHARD “DICK” D. OTTENS, 87, of Resthave Home in Morrison, IL, died Friday, November 22, 2024 at Resthave.
Cremation Rites have been accorded; there will be no visitation or funeral service. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Interment will be at a later date in the Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. A memorial has been established.
Dick was born on May 25, 1937 in Morrison, IL, to Garrett C. and Gertrude (Housenga) Ottens. He attended Fulton and Morrison, IL schools. He married Bette Wilkens and together they had two children, Steve and Jackie. They later divorced and he re-married Marlene (Stern) Pruis on November 21, 1975. Dick was an over-the-road truck driver for 50 years, traveling to all 50 states. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene; one daughter, Jackie (Craig) Winkler of Fuquay-Varina, NC; one son, Steve (Deanna) Ottens of Rock Falls, IL; one step-daughter, Cheryl Bush of Nixa, MO; one step-son, Tim Pruis of Bettendorf, IA; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; one brother, James (Barb) Ottens of Dunnellon, FL; three in-laws, Dewey Decker of Erie, IL, Albert Vos and Joyce Ottens, both of Morrison; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one step-son, Robert “Bob” J. Pruis; two sisters, Alberta Decker and Betty Vos; two brothers, Leon Ottens and Gary Lee Ottens.
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