Leroy O. Ott 1952-1999

OTT, HAGEMAN, RUEN, OTIS, WHITE, KOENIG

Posted By: Cheryl Moonen (email)
Date: 1/19/2015 at 18:22:17

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Friday, August 6, 1999

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Leroy O. Ott, 47, of Dyersville, died Thursday morning, Aug. 5, 1999, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident east of Dyersville.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 4 p.m.

He was born on March 14, 1952, in Ossian, son of Roman and Philomena (Hageman) Ott.

He married Duanne Ruen on Dec. 29, 1973, in Decorah. They moved to Dyersville in 1978, and owned and operated Leroy's Pizza and Restaurant.

His leisure time was spent fishing and golfing. He was a loving father and husband.

Surviving are his wife, Duanne; a son, Michael Lee (Jennifer) Ott, of Coralville; two daughters, Amanda Anne Ott (and special friend, Jared Pins), of Cedar Rapids, and Jessica Theresa Ott, at home; three brothers, Darrell (JoAnn) and Myron, both of Ossian, and Leon (Lynne), of Webster City; a sister, Eileen "Tootie" (Bill) Otis, of Onalaska; a special mother-in-law, Bev (Don) White, of Decorah; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. David (Susan) Ruen, of Mason City, Karla (Kelly) Koenig, of Waunakee, Wis., Kevin Ruen, of Brainerd, Minn., and Lea (Doug) Daniels, of Virginia Beach, Va.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Mamie White.