district residence succeeded death_date death_place children religion party profession term_end preceded state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name
11b long prairie , minnesota mary ellen otremba 4 september 1997 long prairie , minnesota 4 catholic minnesota democratic-farmer-labor party farmer , united states navy september 4 , 1997 rick krueger minnesota october 29 , 1948 january 3 , 1995 mary ellen otremba ken otremba
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ken otremba

ken otremba -lrb- october 29 , 1948 -- september 4 , 1997 -rrb- was an american politician and a member of the minnesota house of representatives representing district 11b , which includes portions of douglas and todd counties in the west central part of the state .
a democrat , otremba was elected to two terms in office , dying of liver cancer during the second .
otremba served as a radar technician in the united states navy during the vietnam war , and later served in government , serving as an officer for the township of reynolds , and as a commissioner for todd county .
otremba , a farmer , was married to mary ellen otremba , who succeeded him in office .
the two had four children .
his cousin was steve dehler who also served in the minnesota legislature .
