Illinois SR 390: MEMORIAL-OTTO G. STEPHENITCH

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SR0390LRB104 14530 MST 27671 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Otto George Stephenitch, who passed 

4away on July 12, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Otto Stephenitch was born in Sublette to Otto 

6William and Susan (Kellen) Stephenitch on January 21, 1932; he 

7graduated from Amboy High School in 1950 and served on the 

8front lines with the U.S. Army during the Korean War; he 

9married Betty (Michel) Stephenitch in Amboy on November 24, 

101956, and she preceded him in death on December 10, 1993; he 

11married Lois Davis on December 29, 1997; and

12 WHEREAS, Otto Stephenitch began his career in banking via 

13the GI Bill after returning from military service; he worked 

14his way up from a teller to executive vice president at the 

15First National Bank of Amboy and graduated from the University 

16of Wisconsin banking school; and

17 WHEREAS, Otto Stephenitch moved his family to Canton in 

181966 when he accepted a position as executive vice president 

19of the Canton State Bank; he was promoted to president in 1972, 

20a position he held for 23 years until his retirement in 1995; 

21after the bank was destroyed in the 1975 tornado, he 

22supervised the temporary relocation of operations to the first 

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1floor of the Elks building and the construction of the new 

2building, which returned the bank to the square in 1977; and

3 WHEREAS, Otto Stephenitch was an active member of St. 

4Mary's Catholic Church in Canton, where he and Lois attended 

5daily mass; he was a former trustee and served on the church's 

6finance committee; he was a C.C.D. teacher, eucharistic 

7minister, and choir member and was proud of