Utesch, Kyle 1981-2004

UTESCH, VORNBROCK, BORCHERS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 3/2/2009 at 20:20:23

LE MARS, Iowa -- Kyle Utesch, 23, of Le Mars passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, of injuries suffered in a car accident.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Le Mars Bible Church, with the Rev. Fred Gums officiating. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars.

Kyle Jon Utesch was born Sept. 4, 1981, in Le Mars, the son of Randy Utesch and Barbara (Borchers) Vornbrock. He was baptized into the Christian faith on Oct. 11, 1981, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Le Mars. He was confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Walker, Minn. Early in his childhood, he moved with his family to Walker, where he attended school through the ninth grade.

In 1997, he moved back with family to Le Mars, where he finished his education in the Le Mars school system. In high school he played basketball and he also enjoyed playing baseball. He graduated from Le Mars Community High School in 2000. Following graduation, he went to work for Advanced Brands in Orange City, Iowa, and later for Pella Windows in Sioux Center, Iowa. For the past couple of years, he worked construction in Sioux City building homes.

He loved working with his hands, playing pool, snowmobiling, boating, jet skiing, water skiing and listening to music. He also loved his car, which was always kept clean and detailed. But most of all, he loved his friends and family, who will cherish his memory forever.

Survivors include his father, Randy Utesch of Walker, Minn.; his mother and stepfather, Barbara and Pete Vornbrock of Le Mars; a brother, Eric Utesch of St. Cloud, Minn.; maternal grandparents, LeRoy and Pat Borchers of Le Mars; paternal grandparents, Norman and Ellen Utesch of Le Mars; maternal great-grandparents, Fred and Regina Borchers of Le Mars; three stepbrothers, Daniel, John and Joe Vornbrock; Godparents, Bonnie and Tim Rasmussen of Le Mars; six aunts and uncles, Larry and Rosemary Utesch of Riverside Calif., Cheryl and Greg Myhr of Maple Grove, Minn., Connie and Craig Hoffman of Le Mars, Donna and Fred Zenk of Le Mars, Lorie and Brian Theisen of Le Mars and Krista and Scott Crowl of Sioux City; and several cousins and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents, Don and Lillian Parkinson and Grandma Gert; and his paternal great-grandparents, Frank and Ella Utesch.

Pallbearers will be Jeremy McDougall, Devon McDougall, Erica McDougall, Amber Zenk, Ashley Zenk and Mitchell Zenk. Honorary pallbearers will be Whitney Zenk, Madisen Theisen, Andrew Theisen, Mackenzie Theisen, Delaney Crowl, Kallie Crowl, Daniel Vornbrock, John Vornbrock and Joe Vornbrock.

~Source: The Sioux City Journal, Dec. 28, 2004
~Part of the Darrell E. Obituary Collection