Gayla Jo Utley, 70, of Santa Claus passed away at her home on September 19, 2024, in Christmas Lake Village.
Gayla was born March 28, 1954, in Ferdinand to Jerome and Frieda (Giesler) Gehlhausen. She was united in marriage with Wayne Utley on May 1, 1981 in Santa Claus.
Gayla was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, St. Nicholas Church. She was self–employed and retired from Accusearch of Southern Indiana. Gayla enjoyed playing cards, Wordle, flowers and gardening.
Surviving are her husband, Wayne Utley; four sons, Darren (Debbie) Utley of Mt. Pleasant, WI, Jason (Kassie) Utley of Edinburgh, Ryan (Letitia) Griepenstroh of Evansville and Wayne Griepenstroh of Santa Claus; nine grandchildren, Liz Griepenstroh, Lyliah Griepenstroh, Maiah Griepenstroh, Keegan Griepenstroh, Kinley Griepenstroh, David Utley, Josh Utley, Claire Utley and Jay Utley; three brothers, Ron (Mary) Gehlhausen of Bretzville, Steve (Lynda) Gehlhausen of Ferdinand and Greg Gehlhausen of Santa Claus; three sisters, Donna Belkoski of Opelika, AL, Shelly Haidari of Ferdinand, and Kandi (Randy) Wade of Santa Claus.
Gayla was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter-in-law, Lindsey Griepenstroh, two brothers in infancy, Joey and Mark Gehlhausen and one sister in infancy, Mary Gehlhausen.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday September 25 at 11 a.m. CDT in St. Nicholas Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 9 a.m. until the service time. Condolences may be shared at www.becherfuneralhome.com.
