Obituary Record

Rachel' Lynn (Shelly) (Otto) Williams
Died on 6/11/2007

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Pilot Tribune 19 Jun 2007

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Rachel’ L. Williams, 46

Former Blair resident Rachel’ L. Williams, 46, of Robins, Iowa, died June 11, 2007, after a long courageous battle with cancer.

Services were Thursday, June 14, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Hiawatha, Iowa, with interment at St. Joseph Cemetery.

Rachel’ “Shelly” Lynn Otto was born Nov. 12, 1960, in Omaha to Everett and Roberta (Steinhauser) Otto.

She married Gary Williams on April 25, 1987.

She worked as an X-ray technician and was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.

Mrs. Williams was a happy person and always had a smile on her face. In 2003, she was selected as Cancer Survivor of the Year. She loved children and made friends with them wherever she went. She loved sewing and worked on many show choir outfits, baseball pants, and bridesmaids’ dresses.

She is survived by her husband, Gary; a daughter, Monica; two sons, Michael and Kyle, all of Robins; mother, Roberta Otto of Norfolk; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Denise and David Behmer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Sharon and John Matson of Beatrice; and four brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry and Julie Otto of Norfolk, Tim and Nancy Otto of Lincoln, Chris and Lisa Otto of Oxford, Ohio, and Tom Otto of Cedar Rapids.

She was preceded in death by her father, Everett.

Memorials may be directed to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, or the Anna Purna Shosh Foundation, PO Box 1248, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-1248.

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