Gutz, Lois Adelia (1922-2018)

GUTZ, MORSE, WILLIAMS, FRICK, GROHER, PRETO, HORRIGAN, HABBEN, HOUT, DENT, PETERSEN, HAHN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23

Lois Gutz
November 29, 1922 - June 7, 2018

Lois Adelia Gutz, age 95, of Storm Lake, Iowa, entered her heavenly home peacefully on Thursday, June 7th, 2018, at her rural Storm Lake, Iowa, home.

Lois was born on November 29,1922, in Grant Township, northeast of Storm Lake, Iowa, to Warren and Georgia (Williams) Morse. Baptized and confirmed in Storm Lake on June 25, 1939, she lived with her parents on their farm and graduated from Storm Lake High school.

On April 28, 1941, she married Gerhardt George Gutz at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake, Iowa. Subsequently, they were blessed with two children, Bernie and Norlin Gutz. Before his passing in 2012, Gerhardt and Lois had been married for seventy-one years. A lifetime member of Zion Lutheran Church, she participated in Ladies Aid as well as in many other groups and Bible studies. She enjoyed painting, playing her organ, playing cards, knitting, sewing, solving puzzles, and spending time with her family including her many grand- and great-grandchildren. Indeed, warm-hearted and kind, she had a caring spirit and a true passion for loving children.

Grateful for having shared Lois’ life are her son, Norlin (Becky) Gutz; her daughter-in-law, Mardel Frick; her grandchildren: Brenda (John) Dent; Sara (Mike) Groher; Charlie (Jen) and Ryan Gutz; Kelly (BJ) Habben; Emily (Joseph) Horrigan; Brandon (Heidi) and Brian (Maribel) Hout; and Kayla (Alessandro) Preto; twenty-one great-grandchildren; her brother, Mervin (Donna) Morse; and her sisters, Arlene Petersen and Jean Hahn. She is preceded in death by her parents: Warren and Georgia Morse; her husband, Gerhardt Gutz; her son, Bernie Gutz; and her brothers: Norton, Frank, and Ivan Morse.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 11, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will follow in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will take place Sunday, June 10, 2018, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Storm Lake, Iowa, 2018.

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