Gertrude A. (O'Meara) Utterback - 1926-1990

OMEARA, FITZGERALD, UTTERBACK, BLOES, JOHNSTON, TATE, CROWLEY, OMALLEY

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 9/1/2011 at 18:05:05

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON STANDARD, June 12, 1990
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Funeral services for Gertrude A. Utterback, age 63, former Allamakee County, Iowa resident, were held Tuesday, June 5, 1990 at the Altoona Funeral Home with burial in the Altoona Cemetery.

Gertrude, daughter of James D. and Cecelia (Fitzgerald) O'Meara, was born July 28, 1926 in Waukon, Iowa, Allamakee County. She lived in Des Moines, Iowa before moving to Altoona, Iowa ten years ago. She was a saleswoman for J.C. Penney Company.

Gertrude A. Utterback died Saturday, June 2, 1990 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, and 5 brothers, Joseph O'Meara, James O'Meara, Paul O'Meara, Ralph O'Meara, and Raymond O'Meara.

She is survived by her husband James Utterback; a daughter, Marlene Bloes of Des Moines, Iowa; 2 sons, Joseph Utterback of Waterloo, Iowa and Nicholas Utterback of Texas; 2 step-daughters, Kimberly Johnston of Des Moines, Iowa and Lisa Tate of Topeka, Kansas and 2 step-sons, T. J. Utterback of Norwalk, Iowa and Jeff Utterback of Carlisle, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Mary Crowley of New Albin, Iowa and Justine O'Malley of McHenry, Illinois.