Rolf Karl Otten Obituary (1936

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Rolf Karl Otten Mr. Rolf Karl Otten, age 84, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on October 5, 1936 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was the son of the late Wilhelm Karl J. and Else Schniepp Otten. He was raised in Germany and graduated from high school there. He then attended college and received his electronics engineering degree in Berlin, Germany. He was inducted into the Air Force and was honorably discharged. He learned to speak English by watching television and moved to the United States in 1963. Rolf was united in marriage to Donna Joann Pender in Madison on May 14, 1966. This union was blessed with one son, Eric. Rolf received his pilot's license and flew for Allegheny Airlines and was based from the Louisville Airport retiring in 1997 after 37 years of service. After retirement, Eric built him a flight simulator and he enjoyed it everyday. He held membership in the American Legion and was a very charitable man. Rolf died on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at 7:51 a.m. at the Baptist Health-Floyd in New Albany, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Rolf will be missed by his loving son, Eric Otten and his wife, Melanie of Madison, Indiana; his loving grandson, Patrick Eric Otten of Madison, Indiana; his sisters, Ursula Lynch and her husband, William Sr. of Wooster, Ohio, Elizabeth Stegmaier and her husband, Heiner of Gottingham, Germany; his nieces and nephews, Taddy Stieber, Chris Fahey, Bill Fahey, Tim Goebel, and Rolf Burkartsmaier; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilhelm Karl J. Otten, his mother, Else Schniepp Otten, his wife of 31 years, Donna Joann Pender Otten, died November 7, 1997, and his sister, Rose Fahey. MEMORIAL CEREMONY Memorial services will be conducted Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. by Pastor Bill Johnson at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will be at a later date in Germany and at the Hanover Cemetery in Hanover, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY RITESA final salute with military honors will be conducted on Thursday at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Rolf Karl Otten, please click here to visit our sympathy store.