Otto H. Janssen Jr., 84, of Bay City died peacefully at home after almost a year of failing health on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. He was born March 23,1927 in Bonus, Wharton County Texas to the late Otto H. Janssen Sr. & Paula Krueger Janssen. Otto was a long time resident of Matagorda County, and owned & operated many businesses in the years he had lived.

He is survived by his wife: Gail Crocker Janssen; son: Otto H. (Rocky) Janssen III; 2 sisters-in-law: Laura Harvey Janssen and Ellen Crocker Lewis; nieces & nephews: Paula Janssen Hendrick, Claude & Linda Janssen Hudson, Simon & Sandra Janssen Zalman, Mike & Karen Janssen Talasek, Charles & Gail Janssen Bass, David Janssen, Lynn Robinson Wood, Brent & Laura Robinson Woychesin, Sidney Ellen Lewis, and Jim & Melissa Lewis Mathis; and associates & extended family: Ernest & Betty Schluter, Carl & Carolyn Schluter, Haskell Simon, Russell & Peggy Cram, Earl Leeton, Thomas & Betty Orsak, Beverly & Devon Creager, Lee & Caroline Vaughan, James M. & Judy Allen, Terrence & Emma Allen, Richard & Nancy Knapik, John & Jennifer Runnells III, G. W. & Ida Mae Franzen, Mark & Ellen Dodd, Mike & Marilyn Barta, Sam & Gloria Trevino, Margie Dale, Bill & Sarah Hilton, Lula Hinton, C. V. & Mary McKelvy, Ernie & Gracie Cantu, George & Pam Morte, Elaine Cox, George & Mary Anna Deshotels, Billy & Debbie Johnson, and Gene & Emily Cervenka.

The family will receive visitors from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, December 23, 2011 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Pallbearers will be: Larry Avants, Charles Bass, Russell Cram, Matthew Dodd, Travis Dodd, Cary Orsak, Paul Sliva, and Jim Walters. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Haskell L. Simon, John Runnells III, Tommy Orsak, G. W. Franzen, Lee Vaughan, James M. Allen, Richard Knapik, Billy Mann, Devon Creager, and Earl Leeton. Donations may be made to Shriners Hospital, 815 Market St., Galveston, TX 77550; 100 Club Inc., P. O. Box 452, Bay City, TX 77404; or P. H. Parker VFW Post 2438, P. O. Box 269, Bay City, TX 77404-0269.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Suzy Thompson, the Bay City Police Department, Chief Barker and Susanne Sullivan; EMS; Dr. Joseph N. Cannon and his staff, Dr. Andrew M. Sher and the staff and nurses of Matagorda Regional Medical Center, Dr. David Ott, Dr. Kapur, Dr. Antoine Younis, and the staff and nurses of St. Luke's Medical Center; and care nurses: Ernestine Sardinea, Niecy Roberts, Olivia Green, Edna Hadden, Rebecca Martin, Melba Edison, Courtney Roberts, and others.