Otho S. Eaton, 90, of Orient died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Orient.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Orient, with Fr. Thomas Clement presiding. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at the church in Orient.
Otho S. Eaton was born Aug. 14, 1922, in Hand County to Orville and Josephine (Mueller) Eaton. He spent most of his life in the Orient area and attended Orient High School.
Otho spent 2 years in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He was united in marriage to Dolores Baloun on Aug. 24, 1948. They made their home in Orient. For one year, Otho managed the Farmers Elevator in Orient. In Nov. 1949, he became a rural mail carrier and retired in 1987.
Otho has belonged to many local organizations and held offices in several throughout the years. He was a lifetime member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and was also an avid hunter and trapper for many years. He loved his tractors and his "little" acreage east of town. He spent hours spraying and mowing weeds to keep it neat and looking great.
Left to cherish Otho's 90 years are his wife, Dolores; his children: Anita Selting, Huron, Nancy (Mike) Gulbrandson, Brandon, Debra (John) Lantz, Grand Island, Neb., Paul (Sandra) Eaton, Aberdeen, Lynette (Paul) Meyer, Grand Island, Neb., Jodene (Donald) Clement, Orient, and Russel (Charlene) Eaton, Summerset; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three sisters: Maxine (Lloyd) Oleson, Mitchell, Mary (Richard) Kelly, Young America, Minn., and Janet Eaton, Hopkins, Minn.; two brothers: Ted (Wanda) Eaton, Sun City West, Ariz., and Dick (Evie) Eaton, Lewiston, Idaho; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one infant son, Danny; one infant granddaughter, Christina Clement; one infant sister, Colleen; and sister, Virginia Strasburg; two brothers: Gordon and Kevin Eaton; and one sister-in-law, Annie Eaton.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Otho's arrangements.
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