"SMITHFIELD, Utah--Harold Hunter (Butch) Gutke, 79, passed away Friday, April 9, 1999, in Logan, Utah after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born May 25, 1919, in Smithfield, a son of Margaret Isabella Lewis and Joseph Andrew Gutke. He married Barbara Winn on February 2, 1944, in the Logan LDS Temple. Harold coached football and track for 35 years in St. Anthony, Idaho; Sheridan, Wyoming; Tooele, Utah and for the Cache County School District. He served in the Navy during World War II as an athletic specialist. He has been an active member in the LDS Church. He served in the Eastern States Mission. He was a high priest in the Smithfield 12th Ward where he held various positions.He is survived by his wife, Barbara; one son and two daughters: Robert (Marilyn) Gutke, Logan; Kathryn Israelsen, Smithfield; and Marilyn (Brian) Lundberg, Logan; fifteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Lois VanDerwerken, of Esperance, NY. Harold was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joseph Worth Gutke, Ralph Lewis Gutke, and John Paul Gutke. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, April 14 in the Smithfield 12th Ward at 179 North 100 East in Smithfield. A viewing will be held Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Nelson Funeral Home at 85 South Main in Smithfield and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral services. Burial will be in the Smithfield Cemetery."
"SMITHFIELD, Utah--Harold Hunter (Butch) Gutke, 79, passed away Friday, April 9, 1999, in Logan, Utah after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born May 25, 1919, in Smithfield, a son of Margaret Isabella Lewis and Joseph Andrew Gutke. He married Barbara Winn on February 2, 1944, in the Logan LDS Temple. Harold coached football and track for 35 years in St. Anthony, Idaho; Sheridan, Wyoming; Tooele, Utah and for the Cache County School District. He served in the Navy during World War II as an athletic specialist. He has been an active member in the LDS Church. He served in the Eastern States Mission. He was a high priest in the Smithfield 12th Ward where he held various positions.He is survived by his wife, Barbara; one son and two daughters: Robert (Marilyn) Gutke, Logan; Kathryn Israelsen, Smithfield; and Marilyn (Brian) Lundberg, Logan; fifteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Lois VanDerwerken, of Esperance, NY. Harold was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Joseph Worth Gutke, Ralph Lewis Gutke, and John Paul Gutke. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, April 14 in the Smithfield 12th Ward at 179 North 100 East in Smithfield. A viewing will be held Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Nelson Funeral Home at 85 South Main in Smithfield and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral services. Burial will be in the Smithfield Cemetery."
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