Dr. Hurst Franklin Otto
Marriages
Phyllis Jane "Mimi" Christensen
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Death Notice - February 22, 2013
Dr. Hurst F. Otto, 86, Grand Junction, died Feb. 20, 2013, at La
Villa Grande Care Center.
Services are pending with Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis J.; two sons, Gregory of Basalt
and Chris of Barrington, Ill.; one daughter, Jane of Encino, Calif.;
two sisters, Pat Grunwald of Yarmouth, Maine, and Mary Bandy of
Lake Point, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Death Notice - February 27, 2013
Dr. Hurst F. Otto, 86, Grand Junction, died Feb. 20, 2013, at La
Villa Grande Care Center.
Servicee will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis J.; two sons, Gregory of Basalt
and Chris of Barrington, Ill.; one daughter, Jane of Encino, Calif.;
two sisters, Pat Grunwald of Yarmouth, Maine, and Mary Bandy of
Lake Point, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B - February 28, 2013
Dr. Hurst Franklin Otto, a Grand
Junction resident for 60 years,
died peacefully on February 20th,
following a valiant struggle with
cancer. His loving wife of 65
years, the former Phyllis Jane
Christensen, and son, Greg Otto,
were at his side. A devoted husband,
father, grandfather, brother,
a n d f r i e n d t o m a n y , h i s e a s y
smile, great humility, and kind-hearted nature will be missed.
Born in Scottsbluff, NE on February 2, 1927, Otto was the third of
five children born to Walter J. Otto, Sr. and Marie Healy Otto. He
came of age in during the Great Depression and was a proud and
loyal veteran.
Dr. Otto received a doctorate degree from the University of Southern
California College of Optometry. In 1955, he established a practice
in Grand Junction, where he enjoyed a long and successful career,
including having served as President of the Colorado
Optometric Association. A vital public servant, Otto served on the
City Council during an era that saw significant expansion in the
Grand Valley. He was lifelong member and past president of the Lions
Club and was instrumental in raising financial support for the
Lions' vision-related services to underserved populations. As Advisory
Board Chairman of Grand Junction's Parks Improvement
Committee, Otto was instrumental in planning and development of
the Canyon View Park. His proudest affiliation, however, was as a
Charter Member of the Junior College Baseball Committee (JUCO)
and serving as a JUCO committee member for 45 years. In 2001, he
was inducted into the JUCO Hall of Fame.
Hurst Otto was a deeply humble individual who was quietly generous,
thoughtful, and caring. He demurred from any spotlight. Above
all, he loved his family and friends. He is survived by his beloved
Phyllis ("Mimi") and daughter, Jane Otto; son-in-law, Stephan Koplowitz,
and granddaughter, Sarah of Encino, California; son, Greg
of Palisade and Basalt; and son, Chris; daughter-in-law, Caryn Penn,
and grandchildren, Nicole and Nathan of Barrington, Illinois; s iblings,
Patricia Otto Grunwald, and Mary Otto Bandy, and many
other nieces and nephews whose lives he enriched.
In lieu of flowers, the Otto family requests that tax-deductible donations
be made to United Methodist Church, 522 White Avenue,
Grand Junction, CO 81501 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of
Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO
81506.
A celebration of Hurst's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday,
March 1 at First United Methodist Church, 522 White Avenue,
Grand Junction, CO 81501.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B Death Notice - February 28, 2013
Hurst F. Otto, 86, Grand Junction, died Feb. 20, 2013, at La Villa
Grande Care Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis J.; two sons, Gregory of Basalt
and Chris of Barrington, Ill.; one daughter, Jane of Encino, Calif.;
two sisters, Pat Grunwald of Yarmouth, Maine, and Mary Bandy of
Lake Point, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction 81506 or United
Methodist Church, 522 White Ave., Grand Junction 81501.
