Otto's last name is spelled LaPoint on his gravestone. It is spelled LaPointe in his obituary, and his family members buried here in Round Point are spelled LaPointe. When I created this memorial, I put his name in as LaPointe, but I have changed it to the spelling on his stone. I noticed in February 2013 that his son is linked to his memorial now, and his name is spelled LaPoint, so I am assuming that this branch of the family has changed the spelling of their name.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Daily Courier, Saturday, April 6, 1957, Page 15:
Otto E. LaPointe, 72, a former resident of Ottumwa, died Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Desloge, Mo.
He was born in Napp, Wis., December 20, 1884, the son of Frank and Elme LaPointe. He was an evangelist most of his life and had lived in Ottumwa prior to 1944.
Surviving are his present wife, Ruth, of Desloge; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Conner of Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Betty Parent of Corpus Christi, Tex.; his mother; two sons, Paul LaPointe of Ottumwa route 4 and Phillip LaPointe of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pelzer of Catoosa, Okla., and Mrs. Harry Walker of Ottumwa; and three brothers, Orie LaPointe and John LaPointe of Ottumwa and Clarence LaPointe of Humboldt, Kan. Two sisters, his father, and his first wife preceded him in death.
The body is being returned today to the Jay Funeral Home. Private services will be held early next week. Meanwhile, friends may call at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial gifts to the heart fund, in lieu of flowers.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Daily Courier, Saturday, April 6, 1957, Page 15:
Otto E. LaPointe, 72, a former resident of Ottumwa, died Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Desloge, Mo.
He was born in Napp, Wis., December 20, 1884, the son of Frank and Elme LaPointe. He was an evangelist most of his life and had lived in Ottumwa prior to 1944.
Surviving are his present wife, Ruth, of Desloge; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Conner of Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Betty Parent of Corpus Christi, Tex.; his mother; two sons, Paul LaPointe of Ottumwa route 4 and Phillip LaPointe of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pelzer of Catoosa, Okla., and Mrs. Harry Walker of Ottumwa; and three brothers, Orie LaPointe and John LaPointe of Ottumwa and Clarence LaPointe of Humboldt, Kan. Two sisters, his father, and his first wife preceded him in death.
The body is being returned today to the Jay Funeral Home. Private services will be held early next week. Meanwhile, friends may call at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial gifts to the heart fund, in lieu of flowers.
Otto's last name is spelled LaPoint on his gravestone. It is spelled LaPointe in his obituary, and his family members buried here in Round Point are spelled LaPointe. When I created this memorial, I put his name in as LaPointe, but I have changed it to the spelling on his stone. I noticed in February 2013 that his son is linked to his memorial now, and his name is spelled LaPoint, so I am assuming that this branch of the family has changed the spelling of their name.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Daily Courier, Saturday, April 6, 1957, Page 15:
Otto E. LaPointe, 72, a former resident of Ottumwa, died Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Desloge, Mo.
He was born in Napp, Wis., December 20, 1884, the son of Frank and Elme LaPointe. He was an evangelist most of his life and had lived in Ottumwa prior to 1944.
Surviving are his present wife, Ruth, of Desloge; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Conner of Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Betty Parent of Corpus Christi, Tex.; his mother; two sons, Paul LaPointe of Ottumwa route 4 and Phillip LaPointe of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pelzer of Catoosa, Okla., and Mrs. Harry Walker of Ottumwa; and three brothers, Orie LaPointe and John LaPointe of Ottumwa and Clarence LaPointe of Humboldt, Kan. Two sisters, his father, and his first wife preceded him in death.
The body is being returned today to the Jay Funeral Home. Private services will be held early next week. Meanwhile, friends may call at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial gifts to the heart fund, in lieu of flowers.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Daily Courier, Saturday, April 6, 1957, Page 15:
Otto E. LaPointe, 72, a former resident of Ottumwa, died Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Desloge, Mo.
He was born in Napp, Wis., December 20, 1884, the son of Frank and Elme LaPointe. He was an evangelist most of his life and had lived in Ottumwa prior to 1944.
Surviving are his present wife, Ruth, of Desloge; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Conner of Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Betty Parent of Corpus Christi, Tex.; his mother; two sons, Paul LaPointe of Ottumwa route 4 and Phillip LaPointe of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pelzer of Catoosa, Okla., and Mrs. Harry Walker of Ottumwa; and three brothers, Orie LaPointe and John LaPointe of Ottumwa and Clarence LaPointe of Humboldt, Kan. Two sisters, his father, and his first wife preceded him in death.
The body is being returned today to the Jay Funeral Home. Private services will be held early next week. Meanwhile, friends may call at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial gifts to the heart fund, in lieu of flowers.
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