Catherine B. Ott

       Catherine Ott, age 93, of Fort Atkinson, IA,died on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 14, 2016, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March and Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery, Spillville, IA.      Friends may call from 2:30-6:00 p.m., on Sunday, March 13, 2016, and also after 9:00 a.m., on Monday morning at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel, 201 West Main Street, Fort Atkinson, IA.      There will be a scripture service at 3:00 p.m. and a rosary at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.    Catherine Bonfilia (Hageman) Ott was born on August 19, 1922, the firstborn child of Joseph and Elizabeth (Kriener) Hageman near Calmar, IA. She was baptized at St. Aloysius Catholic Church and attended St. Aloysius Catholic School in Calmar. She was united in marriage to Leo Ott on May 27, 1947, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA. The next day there was a large snowstorm. Together they farmed west of Fort Atkinson, IA, until 1983, when they moved into Fort Atkinson. Catherine cooked at the South Winn Country Club for twenty years and enjoyed quilting. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson and the Clarence Bily American Legion Auxiliary.        Catherine is survived by her four sons: Roger (Judy) Ott, Fort Atkinson, IA; Linus (Bernice) Ott, New Albin, IA; Dennis (friend, Wanda Cole) Ott, Fort Atkinson, IA; and Alan Ott, Decorah, IA. Five grandchildren: Keith (Kelli) Ott, Kevin Ott, Christie (Chad) Ihde, Jaci McCartney, Karisa Ott. Six great grandchildren: Madelyn and Emersyn Ott, and Olivia Ott; Ashlyn and Cale Ihde, and Nicole Ryan. Catherine’s siblings and their spouses: Paul (Colleen) Hageman, Decorah, IA, Rose (Linus) Tupy, Fort Atkinson, IA, Martha (Ed) Mikota, Ossian, IA, Lucy Hageman, Ossian, IA, and Gertrude Hageman, Decorah, IA. Brother-in-law: Dale Ott, Festina, IA. Sister-in-law Hermina Koudelka, Cresco, IA.      Catherine was preceded in death by her parents: Joseph and Elizabeth (Kriener) Hageman. Her husband: Leo Ott on Oct. 11, 1995. Her daughter: Doris Ott on Aug. 7, 1999. Sister: Anna (Edward) Ondrashek. Brothers: Arnold Hageman and Conrad Hageman. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law: Robert and Helena (Hackman) Ott. Brothers-in-law and sisters-in law: Oscar (Thecla) Ott, Roman (Philomena) Ott, Paul (Rosemary) Ott, Herbert (Rita) Ott, Hilda (Victor) Bullerman, Leona (Leonard) Barloon, Agnes Ott, Helen Ott and Louis Koudelka.