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IRENE OTTE Obituary
On Sunday, December 19, 2010, Irene G. Otte, 83, of Penn Hills. Wife of the late Otho Otte; stepmother of Otho M. II, Mark, Bruce and Grace Otte, Laura Newberry and the late Christine Smoll; sister of Marilyn Mae Garrison and a step-grandmother of ten. Irene was a graduate of Brigham Young University in Provo, UT with a four year musical degree - specializing in Harp - and a Barnes Sec. School grad. She worked with Gulf Oil Corp in Denver and then in Pittsburgh, and retired from Gulf Research as the Tour Guide Supervisor. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Denver, CO for 63 years (123, OES -Division). After retirement, Irene and her husband Morrie became hybridizers of daylilies. Together they hybridized and named 240 new daylilies. They both were members in the Pittsburgh Iris and Daylily Society. Irene was a contributing patron to the Pittsburgh Symphony. Services and interment are private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: American Hermerocallis Society Daylily Journal Color Fund c/o Mary Lou Lundbalde, 102 East Pleasant Street, Unit 202, Avon, FL 33825. Arrangements entrusted to BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION & ALTERNATIVE SERVICES, INC., Oakmont.
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Bruce Otte
January 16, 2011
Irene and my father were a good pair with many diverse shared interests. I enjoyed getting to know her and was fascinated by tales of her childhood on the ranch in CO. They were both characters! She shared much with us and was generous with all of us. We will miss her. She helped me get into gardening, food preservation and preparation and daylilies too. Bruce & Mary Kay Otte & Family
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Gwen & Paul Korvick
January 3, 2011
Irene was a good friend who introduced us to daylily gardening. We will think of her & Morrie when we look at our garden.
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