Curtis Wayne Utz

CRANDALL - UTZ, CURTIS WAYNE, 90, former resident of Crandall, passed away April 16, 2010 at his home in Greenville, NC.

Wayne was born June 2, 1919 at Crandall to the late W. Hebert and Alma Leffler Utz.

Wayne retired August 1981 as president of the Harrison County Bank in Palmyra, IN. He was a veteran of World War II having served in Europe from D-Day to the end of the war. He was a past master mason of Crandall Lodge # 591 and a member of Timothy Christian Church in Ayden, NC.

Also, preceding him in death was his wife the former Anne Shoriak, who passed away December 25, 2001.

Surviving are sons, Jerry Utz and wife, Corrine of Georgetown, IN, Gary Utz and wife Sharlotte of Greenville; grandsons, Jeremy Utz and wife Beth of Corydon, IN, Gary Utz II of Greenville; great-granddaughter, Hannah Utz of Corydon.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Swarens Funeral Home, 1405 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey, IN, with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery, Crandall, IN. Rev. Richard Johnson and Pastor Roy McClain will officiate. Visitation is 1-8 p.m. Wednesday and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to American Heart Association , 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674.

Hannah's Hair Cut

Hannah always LOVES to go get her hair cut! It's not really "cut" more like a little "trim" about every 2 months! She loves Julie and going to visit her and all the ladies at the salon! Here are a few pics from our last visit! I just love all her curls!

Hannah And The Easter Bunny

Hannah had her picture taken with the Easter Bunny yesterday. My mom took her to the REMC where it was FREE! :) It was a surprise and Hannah was so excited! She told me that the "Easter Bunny Rabbit" was very soft and cuddly. I thought this pic was so sweet! Hannah also said that the "Easter Bunny Rabbit" was going to bring her lots of candy! Lol!

Field Trip To See Blue's Clues

Hannah's preschool took a field trip to Derby Dinner Playhouse to see Blue's Clues on Thursday.
My mom and I went with her and we had a great day! Hannah absolutely LOVED the show and can't wait to go again sometime! After the show we went to eat at one of her favorite places "Pizza King"!!! She likes how the train brings your drinks to you! Jenny and Gavin met us for lunch and we all had a great time. After lunch I had a doctor's appointment so my mom and Hannah dropped me off and they found a little park to play at until I was done! Hannah met a little friend named Gabriel and he was 4 also (of course Hannah thought this was totally cool!) After playing at the park we headed to Zesto's for some ice cream! Hannah's favorite is a chocolate ice cream cone with sprinkles! Yummy! It was a really great day!!! :)

Chuck E Cheese

Well, we made a trip to Chuck E Cheese last night! Hannah has been begging to go for a while now so we had to bite the bullet and just take her! So...after standing in line for 20min to be
seated we finally got through the door! Guess everyone else had the same idea we did! She had a really good time and so did we for a bit, then we were ready to go! Some people amaze me, absolutely no respect for anyone! Never seen so many people just let their kids have the run of the place, they don't watch them, let them cut line whenever they want, AND the best of all...we would finally get our turn on a ride then kids would just hop on, out of no where! Hannah was getting so mad, she would just look at them like what are you doing!!! Ugh! Don't think we will ever go back on a Saturday night! Anyway, she had a good time and that is all that matters!

More Swim Lessons

Hannah is taking swim lessons again this year. It is different than last year since parents don't get in at this age it is just with the instructor. There are 6 including her. It is so funny to watch them learn. So far Hannah has done really well. Yesterday she jumped off the deep end and went completely under water while the teacher caught her.Hannah thought this was totally cool and said that was the most amazing thing I have ever done!!! Lol! She was cracking us up! She also thought that keeping her mouth shut and blowing through her nose in the water was pretty cool too! I love that she loves this swim class so much since I was terrified of water when I was little! Hopefully it will stay that way! :)

4 Year Well Visit

Hannah had her 4 year well visit at the doctor on Thursday. Everything went great except having to get 3 shots. She was pretty mad and tried to hide under the chair! She said next year when she is 5 she will be brave and not cry! Lol! Anyway, Dr. Hall said she was doing great. We do have to keep her on the steroid inhaler until May. Ugh! She is afraid if she takes her off of it now then we will have a bad spring. So we go back in 3 months to have her Asthma checked again. The good news she is tall for her age and finally normal on her weight! She weighed 34.4 lbs. and is 41 inches tall. 75th % on height and 50th % on weight. She has never been above the 10th % on weight so we were happy. She is so solid, to pick her up is like you are lifting a bag of bricks. Its hard for me to lift her much anymore!! (Ok, maybe I am just a wimp!) Lol!

We are so grateful and so blessed to have such a happy, healthy, wonderful little girl!