Dale A. Utt, 83, of Macungie, died peacefully Oct. 18, 2019, surrounded by his wife and children in his home. He was the husband of Darcene “Dar” (Shuxteau) Utt for 21 years. He was the son of the late Chester and Martha (Schmeyer) Utt.

He graduated from Parkland High School and attended Muhlenberg College for a degree in business administration. He worked for IBM for nine years and then spent the remaining 30 years of his career in business administration for the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute, as well as the Methacton and Northampton school districts.

He was a member of the Allentown West Rotary Club and served on the boards for the Northampton Area School District and the Northampton Library.

He was a member of Faith Evangelical Free Church, Allentown where he was on the church preschool board and involved in the First Impression Ministry. He was a trustee and treasurer of the Central Moravian Church and the First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem.

He was a founding member of the Bethlehem Steelers Youth Football League.

He loved spending time with his wife and kids, enjoying happy hour on their back patio with a good Scotch and his dogs Lacey Mae and MoMo, watching Penn State football games, enjoying one of Jenny’s fabulous dinners or fishing. A true sign of his happiness was his whistling.

He is survived by his wife; daughters, Beth Ann Hamerlik (Michael), of Fargo, N.D., Jennifer Byrnes (Todd), of Allentown and Kristen Mello (Peter), of Waltham, Maine; son, Dale Jr. (Randy), of Edmond, Okla.; stepdaughters, Lisa Glover (Robert), of Selma, N.C., Laura Lee (Randy), of Malvern, Leslie Nguyen (Yum), of Morgantown, W. Va. and Lisa Alarcon (Dan), of Reading; sister, Janice Amey (Harry), of Glen Mills; sister-in-law, Jackie, of Grand Junction, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Chester Jr.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the Lauren Pearl Halper Hospice Fund or Faith Evangelical Free Church, Allentown.

Private services will be held at Faith Evangelical Free Church. Arrangements were made by Keller Funeral Homes, Inc., Fogelsville.