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The Fort Dodge Messenger; April 17, 2009:

DES MOINES - William Lee ("Bill") Kilmer was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 6, 1956. Bill was the oldest son of Lowell and Doris Kilmer of Stanhope, Iowa. He graduated from South Hamilton High School in Jewell, Iowa in 1974 and Iowa Central Community College in 1976. Bill married Lisa Larson on May 25, 1984.

Bill passed away on April 14, 2009 following a motorcycle accident near his home.

Bill worked as a pressman at Printer, Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and an accomplished league bowler, with six 300 game rings to his credit. He was a member of the British Car Club of Iowa and loved restoring his 1961 red Triumph convertible. Bill loved to travel, whether on fishing trips with his brother Jim or cruises with his wife Lisa and their friends and family. A music lover, Bill played harmonica and dobro lap steel guitar with a group of friends in a "garage band," often playing for neighborhood block parties.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents James and Lettie Munsinger; William Lee and Ruth Kilmer; his uncles Delbert Munsinger, Marvin Munsinger, Marion Munsinger, Rudi Kail, and his aunts Lois Kail, Ethel Munsinger, and Maxine Munsinger.

With his parents, those left to mourn his passing are his wife Lisa Kilmer; his brothers Jim (Dee) Kilmer and Brian (Janet) Kilmer; his sisters Janice (Damon) Ott and Cheryl (Brett) Mendenhall; his parents-in-law Dan and Janet Larson; sisters-in-law Amy (James) Reysack and Sara (Jeff) Olson; nephews Andrew Ott, Kevin Ott, Brennen Reysack, Zach Olson; nieces Jennifer Kilmer, Lisa Kilmer, Hannah Kilmer, Addison Kilmer, Bailey Kilmer, Erin Reysack, Autumn Olson; and many, many friends who will remember his zest for life, ever-present smile, and sense of humor.

A visitation with family present will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Ankeny Funeral Home, 1510 W. 1st Street, Ankeny, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 517 S.W. Des Moines Street, Ankeny, Iowa.

Janice A. Ott, 56, of South Sioux City, NE passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 while surrounded by her family following a short illness.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Mohr Funeral Home in South Sioux City, NE.

Janice was born in Webster City, IA on July 15, 1959, the daughter of Lowell and Doris (Munsinger) Kilmer. She grew up in Stanhope, IA, graduated from South Hamilton High School in Jewell, IA and furthered her education at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA. She worked as a Draftsman for Central Telephone Company in Fort Dodge, IA, where she met her husband, Damon Ott. Janice and Damon were married on July 31, 1982 in Fort Dodge, IA. The couple moved to South Sioux City in 1988, where Janice worked at various jobs before operating a daycare for six years. She worked as an Underwriting Support Specialist at Great West Casualty in South Sioux City, NE for seventeen years.

Janice was an officer in the South Sioux City PTA and Booster Club. She was a volunteer for, and helped with South Sioux City American Legion Post #307 baseball, and was also a volunteer for the Siouxland Human Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family, spending time at the family cabin in Dodge County, NE, and Husker football.

Survivors include her husband, Damon Ott of South Sioux City, NE; two sons, Andrew Ott and his fiancé, Alyssa Gill of Omaha, NE and Kevin Ott and his fiancé Brooke Mogensen of South Sioux City, NE; her parents, Lowell and Doris Kilmer of Stanhope, IA; siblings, James (Deanna) Kilmer of Ames, IA, Cheryl (Brett) Mendenhall of Des Moines, IA, Brian (Janet) Kilmer of Ames, IA; sister-in-law, Lisa Kilmer of Des Moines, IA; many nieces and nephews; and her special puppies, Tippy, Lexie, Kasey and Arlo.

Janice was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Kilmer.