Utesch, Ella A. 1912-2004

UTESCH, KLEMME, OHLRICH

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 3/2/2009 at 20:23:55

AKRON, Iowa -- Ella Anna Utesch, 92, of Akron died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at Akron City Convalesce Care Center.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron, with the Rev. Jean Morse officiating. Private graveside services will be in Preston Township, St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 2 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron.

Ella Anna Utesch was born Jan. 30, 1912, in Merrill, Iowa, the daughter of Edwin A. and Anna (Ohlrich) Klemme. She attended Johnson Township School.

She married William "Tud" Utesch on Feb. 12, 1929, in Merrill. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1987. The couple farmed their entire lives until they retired and moved to Akron. She was a housewife and farm wife. She worked for several years at the care center in the craft room.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she was active in the Women's Aid. In her free time, she loved crafts, crocheting and knitting during which she made several lap robes for the residents of the care center.

She is survived by a daughter and her husband, Lorraine and Jud McDougall of St. Louis, Mo.; three grandchildren, Pamela and her husband, Robert Danneman, of St. Louis, David W. McDougall and his wife, Denise, of Atlanta, Ga., and Beth Malm of St. Louis; and five great-grandchildren, Kevin Danneman, Alexander McDougall, Kelsey McDougall, Lauren Malm and Melissa Malm.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William "Tud" Utesch; and a sister, Mrs. William (Pearl) Toel.

Pallbearers will be Randy Plueger, Bob Utesch, Jim Utesch, Walt Wendel, Roger Utesch and Jay Toel. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Utesch, Steve Utesch, Chuck Utesch and Ed Utesch Jr.

~Source: The Sioux City Journal, Feb. 11, 2004
~Part of the Darrell E. Obituary Collection