Otto Lyle Hyslop Sr.

Otto Lyle Hyslop Sr., age 82, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on September 21, 2023. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on July 29, 1941, to parents Calvin Gilbert and Olive (Payment) Hyslop. Otto grew up and attended school in Sault Ste. Marie. A hard worker since birth, he entered the workforce young. During employment at the Kinross Airforce Base, he fell in love with Helen Cottle. They married on November 9, 1960, and started a family. They raised the children in St. Ignace where Otto did construction for LW Brum putting in waterlines for Evergreen Shores. He later did some heavy equipment work for Jim Lipsitz and also worked at the Airport in Kinross, as well as the Marathon gas station for a time. He found a lifetime career with the Sault Tribe in housing maintenance and retired after twenty years. Always a hard worker, he didn’t stay in retirement long and went back to work for the Sault Tribe as a shuttle driver. He loved the job and getting to chat with people every day. Otto was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Otto loved going outdoors to hunt and fish in his free time, as well as watching NASCAR. He was very talented musically and played the guitar. He had a country band, Country Cut-Ups, and played across the Upper Peninsula with his bandmates, Floyd Paquin and Raymond Sayles Sr. When he was home, his grandchildren loved to hear him play his music. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Otto is survived by his wife of sixty-two years, Helen; children, Connie (Howard) Cadotte, (Cheryl) Otto Jr. Hyslop, and Dean (Lyn) Hyslop; grandchildren, Dawn Marie, Krystal, Kayla, Danielle (Carrie), DJ, Jessica, MaryJane, April, Bobbi Joe, and Chloe; great-grandchildren, Vanessa, Morgan, Riley, Alexia, Eliam, Paige, Cheryl, Kira, Hailee, Olivia, Little Joe, Jacob and Ella; great-great-grandchildren, Harper and Skyler; siblings, Arlene Egert, Carol Hyslop, and Ruth Hyslop, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. Otto was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin and Olive; siblings, Cal, Donnie, Gary, Wayne Hyslop and Lona Jackson. A Funeral Service will be held at Galer Dodson Funeral Home, 999 N State St, St Ignace, MI 49781, on Saturday, September 30, 2023. The visitation will be from 11 AM – 1 PM with the service to follow at 1 PM. The Burial will be at Wequayoc Cemetery in Hessel, Michigan. Pallbearers will be Danielle Hyslop, Dean Hyslop Jr., Duke O’Connor, Cheryl Hyslop, Dawn Hyslop and Kayla McCory. Following the burial, there will be a luncheon and Celebration of Life at the Moose Lodge. Condolences may be left to the family at www.galerfuneralhomes.com.

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Otto Lyle Hyslop Sr.

July 29, 1941 - September 21, 2023