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William Harley Otis

William Harley Otis

Male 1921 - 2004  (82 years)


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  • Name William Harley Otis  [1] 
    Birth 18 Oct 1921  Ellisburg Twp., Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Aug 2004  Belleville, Ellisburg Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I80081  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Earl Harrison Otis,   b. 6 Dec 1888, Carey, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1971, Pulaski, Oswego County, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Pearl Flora Bemis,   b. 24 Jun 1889, Ellisburg Twp., Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1974, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1907  Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Janet L. McDougal,   b. 23 May 1922, Boylston, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 2014, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1943  Sandy Creek Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jarilyn Jay Sue Otis Baker
     2. Bradley Scott Otis Baker
    Family ID F26959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Ethel Mae Smith,   b. 5 Jun 1938   d. 7 Sep 2023 (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1964  Cato, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Eileen Mary Otis,   b. 9 Nov 1964   d. 21 Jun 2023 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Judy Ann Otis
    Family ID F26958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - August 4, 2004 Watertown Daily Times - Watertown, New York - WILLIAM H. OTIS - TOWN HIGHWAY RETIREE - William H. Otis, 82, of 13627 Route 11, died Tuesday morning at the home of Fred and Lois Langworthy, Route 289, Belleville, where he had resided for two weeks. Mr. Otis worked at GLF for several years, drove a truck for Dairylea, Utica, for 17 years and retired from the town of Adams Highway Department in 1983. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and was a life member of Don Rounds American Legion Post 586, Adams. Born Oct. 18, 1921, in the town of Ellisburg, son of Earl and Pearl Bemis Otis, he served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, attaining the rank of sergeant. He married Ethel Smith of Sandy Creek on April 17, 1964, in Cato. They lived in Adams Center. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters and their husbands, Eileen and Richard Moriarty Jr., Mannsville, and Judy and Christopher DiLiberto, Brewerton; a sister, Elizabeth Anderson, North Syracuse, and three granddaughters. A sister, Doreen Burke, and five brothers, Clifford, Harold, Donald, Howard and Lloyd, died before him. A graveside service in Evergreen Cemetery, Orwell, will be at the family's convenience. The body will be cremated. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are with Carpenter- Stoodley Funeral Home, Belleville. Donations may be made to Adams Village Baptist Church, 24 E. Church St., Adams, N.Y. 13605.

  • Sources 
    1. [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).