Charles F. Hutchings Jr.

Charles F. "Hutch" Hutchings, age 84, passed away May 18, 2014 at Bethesda Care Center in Fremont, Ohio following a brief illness.He was born in 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Charles F. Hutchings, Sr. and Eleanor J. Hutchings. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elise "Trudy" (Truesdall); sons, Charles "Chip" Hutchings of Bowling Green, Ohio and John (Nancy) of Powell, Ohio. He is also survived by five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.He graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1947, second in his class of 180 students. He earned a B.A. in Cartography from Kent State University in 1952, where he helped co-found the Sigma Delta fraternity (now Sigma Alpha Epsilon). He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, from January of 1953 to December of 1954, serving in the Medical Corps. He worked at Steinle-Wolfe Construction and Mosser Construction Company, both located in Fremont, Ohio, and for Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio. He retired in 2002 as Risk Manager/Vice President.He was a member of American MENSA (a distinction he proudly shared with both sons Chip and John), a past President of the Fremont Outing Club, the Birchard Library Board, and an active member of the Board of the Building and Grounds Committee of the Rutherford. B. Hayes Presidential Center. He was a member of the Fremont Country Club, past President of the Toledo Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, the Ohio Contractors Association, and a co-founder and past President of the Toledo Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Manager's Society.Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 24, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 206 N. Park Avenue, Fremont, Ohio 43420 with a memorial service following immediately at 11:00 AM with Rev. Daniel Orr officiating. Interment to follow at Oakwood Cemetery with military graveside rights performed by the V.F.W and American Legion. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church or to the to the Alzheimers Association 1379 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH.