Otto A. Berndt

Otto A. Berndt 1929 ~ 2008 Otto A. Berndt passed away peacefully on May 3, 2008 after a short illness. He was born January 11, 1929 in Hamburg, Germany to Otto H. and Martha Noerring Berndt. Martha died seven days after Otto's birth and was never allowed to touch or see her newborn son. After many long years of waiting, a joyous reunion between mother and son has finally arrived. Otto grew up and was schooled in Hamburg. He, along with family and friends, endured the difficulties of World War II. He had a wonderful mother, Frieda, who helped the family survive during this terrible devastation. The family consisted of Gertrude, Otto, Ruth, Ludwig, Wolf Dieter, Barbara, and Regina. Otto immigrated to Salt Lake City in 1951. He was drafted into the US Army and retired in 1989. He married Carol Smith on April 10, 1957 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with five wonderful children, Brian, Kirsten, Mark, Allison and Andrea. He worked for Jordan Meat Co. for 34 years and had many choice friends there. He was a life-long member of the LDS Church, and had a strong testimony of his Savior Jesus Christ. He enjoyed many church callings among which was a couples mission from 1997-99 in the Leipzig, Germany Mission. He enjoyed German Extraction work and had wonderful friends there, as well as serving as a visitor host at the LDS Conference Center. His associations in these callings resulted in many great friendships. We will sorely miss Otto, his great sense of humor, never ending jokes, and handful of candy treats to everyone. He was a very generous and giving person. We look forward to the day we will all be reunited as an eternal family. Survivors include his wife, Carol, and their children: Brian (Merla), Kirsten Ronna (Stan), Mark (Kellie), Allison Gibson (Bill) and Andrea; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Ludwig (Rosemarie); sister, Barbara Muirhead (John). We would like to express appreciation to Care Source and especially Carie Squires for the loving, tender care that was shown to Otto. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Little Cottonwood 16th Ward, 6350 Rodeo Lane (1540 E.) at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary (3401 S. Highland Drive) and 1 hour prior to services on Thursday at the Ward.