Obituary of Roy Elmer Wutz

Wutz, Roy E. Age 72, of Eden Prairie, passed away 6/13/24 in St. Paul from complications of a sudden medical issue.

Born to John and Mary Wutz and raised in Baraboo, Wis., Roy played high-school football before graduating and, for his college job, driving a land and water "duck" in the Wisconsin Dells. He attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration - accounting. Roy's first job was at GE in Milwaukee. His second was auditing Iowa grain mills for a small CPA firm in Edina. An independent spirit with good business sense and easygoing way, Roy became a CPA and launched his own practice in 1984, serving an ever-growing roster of individual and commercial clients until the time of his death. "Dad" to Angela and Brian, Roy married Barb Simons of Edina/Afton in 1990. He loved laughing, entertaining friends and telling stories, many of them about his fishing and hunting exploits.

He would like that memorials in his honor are being directed to the Kids Hunting Foundation.

Roy leaves behind his wife, Barb Simons-Wutz of Eden Prairie; daughter, Angela Wutz Qiblawi (Jameel) of Mendota Heights; son, Brian Wutz (Heidi) of Silverthorne, Colo., and five grandchildren: Kamila, Zakia, Lillyana, Sonya and Ranger. Survivors also include his sister, Virginia Quindt (Mickey) of Baraboo and their children, Rachel Kutzke (Joe) of La Crosse, Wis., Rhonda Zirzow (Brian) of Baraboo, and Ryan Quindt of Baraboo. Roy was especially close to these nieces and this nephew and their families.

Roy will be celebrated 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Cremation Society of Minnesota's Edina location and remembered always.