Boise & Garden City

Gov. Otter’s mother, Regina, dies at age 101

Statesman Staff
Butch Otter embraces his mother, Regina, in 2006 after he won election as Idaho’s governor. “We made it; all our work wasn’t in vain,” she told her son.
Butch Otter embraces his mother, Regina, in 2006 after he won election as Idaho’s governor. “We made it; all our work wasn’t in vain,” she told her son. Chris Butler Idaho Statesman file

Regina Otter died at a Boise hospital Saturday, 18 days after her 101st birthday.

A mother of nine, she was a stalwart supporter of her son, Gov. Butch Otter. She was born Feb.9, 1915.

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Saint Mark's Catholic Church in Boise, and a rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Summers Funeral Home Boise Chapel, 1205 W. Bannock St.

This story was originally published February 29, 2016 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Gov. Otter’s mother, Regina, dies at age 101."

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