- Date Of Birth: December 31, 1933
- Date Of Death: August 15, 2015
- State: Illinois
Dwight L. Uhter Sr. was born December 31, 1933 and was called home on August 15, 2015.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Darlene Uhter, nee Sparks, his two sons Dwight Jr. (Joy) and David (Keli), sister Jeanne (Bill) Siler, sister-in-law Wanda (late Tom) Mrozek, three grandchildren: Shelley, Noah and Kailey, and several nieces and nephews.
In Dwight”s youth, he liked to fish, dance, ride horses, roller skate and lovingly drive Darlene crazy. Dwight served in the Army and was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He retired from the University of Chicago and was a member of Dyer Presbyterian Church.
As founder of Paws Critter Crossing, he would do odd jobs like hauling scrap and rebuilding transmissions to feed the animals and fulfill his lifelong dream to have a sanctuary doing God”s work.
