Le Mars, Iowa – Paul K. Otterson, 51, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Mauer – Johnson Funeral Home of Le Mars. Rev. Jason Larson will officiate. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Mauer – Johnson Funeral Home. The family will be present from 4-8 p.m. with a prayer service scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home and will continue until service time.
Paul Kenneth Otterson was born on March 13, 1958 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Kenneth Harley and Marion (Cruse) Otterson. He graduated from Sioux Falls Washington High School in 1976. Paul continued his education at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion and earned a Batchelor of Arts Degree in printmaking in 1980. He worked at various jobs in the Sioux Falls area after college.
On March 16, 1991 Paul and Janis Skyberg were united in marriage at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They moved to Le Mars in 1993 and opened Einstein’s Video which they operated for the next eleven years. In 2000, Paul earned an Associates Degree in Electronics from Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa. Paul took a position with Wells Dairy as a maintenance technician. He worked for Wells Dairy for the next eight years.
Paul spent his spare time as an artist and used various mediums. He also liked working crossword puzzles, kayaking, and target shooting.
He is lovingly remembered by his wife Janis of Le Mars, IA; his daughters Holly Boe of Sergeant Bluff, IA, Nicole Mayrose and her husband Jeremy of Le Mars, IA, Jade Otterson of Sioux City, IA, Audrey Otterson of Sioux City, IA, and Paige Otterson of Le Mars, IA; four grandchildren Brooklyn, Kaden, Kasia, and Noah; his mother Marion Otterson of Sioux Falls, SD; a sister Cathy Stringfield and her husband Jim of New Richland, MN; two brothers Tim Knowlton and his wife Kathleen of Littleton, CO and Jeff Knowlton and his wife Jean of Sioux Falls, SD.
He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth.

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