Obituary of Gary Van Otterloo

Gary Harlan Van Otterloo was born February 12, 1944 in Hull, Iowa to Gerrit and Gertrude (VanWyhe) Van Otterloo. He enlisted into the United States Navy on July 12, 1962 and served as a Fire Control Technician until his discharge on August 11, 1966. Gary married Fern Carolyn Lorenzen on September 20, 1968 in Sheldon, Iowa. They moved to Milford, Iowa in 1972 and have lived here since. Gary was a master brick layer, fantastic sub-sandwich maker, delicious donut baker, and pizza thrower extraordinaire. He had a laugh that was contagious, a smile that was infectious and a larger than life personality. Gary loved sports, especially golf, baseball and football and he always included his family and friends in his love for the games. Gary passed away July 18, 2013 at Lakes Regional Healthcare at the age of sixty nine. Survivors include his wife, Fern, daughter, Ali (Scott) Carpenter; son, Gerritt (Maren) Van Otterloo; grandchildren, Jordaen Carpenter, Miles Van Otterloo and Halsten Van Otterloo; brothers, Marlow (Dawna) Van Otterloo, Curtis Van Otterloo; sister, Judy (Dave) Glasser, "brother", Galyn Carpentier; nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather, brother-in-law and nephew.