Mildred Hotle

September 7, 1933 - July 18, 2021

Mildred (Millie) Maxine Hotle age 87 of Storm Lake, Iowa passed away July 18, 2021 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. A graveside service will be held at the Columbus City Cemetery in Columbus City, Iowa on Saturday, September 25th. Arrangements are under the direction of Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home of Storm Lake. Millie was born September 7, 1933 to George and Elsie (Marston) Gabriel in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Mildred was a member of the Storm Lake United Methodist Church. She attended high school in Columbus Junction where she graduated in 1951. After high school she attended the Burlington Beauty Academy and graduated in 1952. On January 31, 1953 Millie married her high school sweetheart Thomas Eugene Hotle. They were blessed with five children: Valerie, Melanie, Thomas, William, and Stephanie. Mildred spent her free time with family, quilting, crocheting, bicycling, camping, and canoeing. Early in her career she owned and operated a beauty salon in Columbus Junction and later worked as a dental assistant in Odebolt, Corydon, and Sioux City. She was an Avon representative for 25 years. She served the Sac County Ambulance squad as an EMT for 10 years. Throughout her life she was also a devoted pastor’s wife working with various parish committees as she and Reverend Tom were welcomed into many churches across Iowa. Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Valerie Hotle of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Melanie (Tom) Eckert of Georgetown, Texas; Thomas (Pam) Hotle of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; William (Vivian) Hotle of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina; Stephanie (Doug) Krauth of Storm Lake, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Millie is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Thomas Hotle; brothers: John Gabriel; George Gabriel; Glen Gabriel; sister, Wilma Werner; parents, George and Elsie Gabriel; two infant sons.