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Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery,ĭigging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear ![]() ![]() ![]() He is survived by his wife Jeannie Mae Utsler of Peru four children, Julie (Willie) Wilson, Lynn (Rick Thornburg) Wildin, Alan (Sharray) Utsler and DeAnn (Blaine) Harvey-Lowden a sister, Donna Deatsch two brothers, Larry (Micki) Utsler and Rex (Karen) Utsler a sister-in-law, Tamara Kagarice and ten grandchildren, Jennifer Miller, Travis Miller, Alyssa Wilson, Jayden Wildin, Nathan Utsler, Kaitlyn Newbury, Colton Newbury, Emma Lowden, Ava Lowden, and Nora Lowden. Russ began farming his own ground at age 17 and was a lifelong farmer. Russ was a feeder driver for the United Parcel Service for 20 years, retiring in 2006. He was married to Jeannie Mae Kagarice on November 12, 1983, in Winterset, Iowa. 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