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- Otto E. Joss Obituary
Otto E. Joss, age 91, longtime resident of Lacona, passed away Sunday at Samaritan Keep Home in Watertown with his family by his side. Otto was born May 21, 1934, in Syracuse, to Charles and Pauline Grossman Joss. He attended North Syracuse Schools and began his working career at Syracuse China as a teenager. He also started buying cows, as farming was his passion. On April 30, 1955, Otto married the catch of his life, Lucille H. Clark. She was willing to milk cows and drive tractors to help with the field work, how lucky he was! Side by side, the worked on and expanded their dairy farm for 55-years. It became easier once they had their five hired hands, I mean children—the best upbringing we could have had!
Otto was a member of the Agway Committee and the Young Farmers Association.
Otto and Lucille traveled extensively on their own, across country, to Alaska, Hawaii and Nova Scotia. They also joined other farmers and went on Farm Extension bus tours around the country. Escaping the snow and cold, they spent their winters in Florida for many years. Summers were spent boating and enjoying their camp at Sandy Pond. For many years, he entered the tractor pulls at the Oswego County Fair and did quite well.
Otto enjoyed boating on Sandy Pond and Lake Ontario which included his orange Glastron speed boat, a houseboat, his 1958 wooden Chris Craft and later in his life, aluminum skiff which he named “Little Lucy.”
His work ethic, patience, sense of humor, guidance and fun times will always be cherished by his children and grandchildren.
Surviving are his children, Timothy (Debbie Gustke) Joss of North Syracuse, Karen Joss of Central Square, Russell Joss of Weston, FL, grandchildren, Jeremy (Heather) Joss, Domenic (Liz) Galimi, Gabriella (Chris) Griffin, Phillip (Grace) Yerdon, Gabriel (Josh) Yerdon, Olivia Joss and Adriana Joss and great-grandchildren, Loretta Yerdon and Gia and Colton Griffin. Otto was predeceased by his daughter, Bonnie in 2023, wife Lucille in 2019, son Bernard in 2014, grandson Jacob in 2015. He was also predeceased by hsi brothers Fritz and Ed Joss, and sister Helen Hansen.
Private funeral services will be held for the family at Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park Street, Pulaski with burial Boylston-Wesleyan Cemetery. Friends and family please join us for a celebration of Otto’s life from 4 to 7p.m., Tuesday, July 1st at United Wesleyan Church, 6224 N. Main Street, Sandy Creek, NY 13145.
Donations in Otto’s memory may be made to All Creatures Big & Small Pet Rescue, PO Box 373, Lacona, NY 13083, or to the Lacona Fire Department (for equipment), 34 Maple Ave., Lacona, NY 13083.
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1934 - 2025 (91 years)