Arthur L Utter

Arthur L Utter, 100, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022. He was born on January 8, 1922 in Moscow, OH to the late Charles Arthur and Lena Virginia Utter. Art spent his early years helping his family farm in southern Ohio near the Ohio River before serving in the Army during WWII, where he helped with the reconstruction of Japan. After his return, he met his future wife, Dorothy, who was from England and visiting a pen pal friend in Cincinnati, OH. She ended up staying and they were married nearly 62 years before her passing in 2012. Early in their marriage they escaped Ohio winters and moved to Ft Lauderdale, FL near other family and friends, where they began raising their family. His hobbies included fishing, reading, fixing things and talking to people as well as animals. He was a prankster with a big smile and killer handshake! His work life was spent in and around concrete plants in South Florida and the Bahamas, until he retired from W. R. Grace & Co as a Service Manager. After retirement they moved to Ocala where he maintained a vegetable garden, and then relocated to Tallahassee and finally St. Augustine. They traveled frequently within the US as well as to Europe and Australia and, in recent years, he enjoyed his WWII Honor Flight to Washington, DC and cruising to the Bahamas, Cuba, the Mediterranean, the Panama Canal and other islands in the Caribbean. Last month, he very much loved his 100th birthday celebration along with a private ceremony honoring him for his 75 years membership as a Master Mason with the Moscow #122 Lodge. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Richard Utter. Survivors include his two daughters Janet (Jerry) Martin and Ginna (Jim) Allmond; two grandsons Philip (Tasha) and Preston Allmond; and two great-grandchildren Ansley and Tucker Allmond, along with other dear family and friends. Special thanks to the staff and residents at Allegro Retirement Home in St Augustine for making him feel welcome in his forever home, and to Community Hospice of NE Florida for their support this past year. A private family celebration will be held in the near future. Memorial contributions can be made to Community Hospice of NE Florida or SAFE (St Augustine).

Arthur L Utter

January 8, 1922 - February 5, 2022