UTESCH, Esther M. (Swanger)1916-2013

UTESCH, SWANGER, PRYE, GEHRTS, FOGLEMAN, LOGAN, PFALZGRAF

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 1/12/2014 at 20:57:26

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Tuesday, 17, 2013]

CEDAR FALLS -- Esther M. “Es” Utesch, 97, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Moville, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at Maple Manor Village, Aplington.

She was born July 28, 1916, in Danbury, daughter of Lewis and Elsie Prye Swanger. She married Walter Gehrts on May 1, 1935, in Correctionville, and they later divorced. She married Harry Utesch on Jan. 11, 1956, in Sioux Falls, S.D. He died June 25, 1993.

Mrs. Utesch worked at City Laundry in Long Beach, Calif., MHI in Cherokee, C&J Market in Moville and Stockman’s in Sioux City, retiring in 1981.

Survived by a daughter, Shirley (Jerry) Fogleman of Cedar Falls; a stepson, Jim (Mary Jo) Utesch of Moville; a stepdaughter, Carol (Bob) Logan of Moville; a sister-in-law, Velma Swanger of California; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by a sister, Irene Pfalzgraf; two brothers, Robert and Harold Swanger; a brother-in-law, Charley Pfalzgraf; a sister-in-law, Velrene Swanger; and a grandson, Greg Fogleman.

Services: will be held at a later date, with inurnment in Arlington Cemetery, Moville. Richardson Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Memorials may be directed to Opportunity Village, P.O. Box 622, Clear Lake 50428.

Her lifetime was spent caring for family and friends.

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