Merlin "Hutch" Hutchinson

Merlin "Hutch" Hutchinson, 74, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 12:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Friday, March 8th from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Laufersweiler Funeral Home and from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday all at the funeral home. Survivors include his 8 children, Dani (John Jr.) Mosley of Fort Dodge; Tracy Anderson of Janesville, WI; Shelly Hogan of Fort Dodge; Dave Hutchinson of Yellow Banks, IN; Lorie Belcher of Howell, MI; Michael Hutchinson of Fort Dodge; Heather (Matthew Knowles) Hutchinson of Fort Dodge; Lucas Hutchinson of Fort Dodge; 25 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; sister, Pat Smith of Spokane, WA; and his brother, James (Linda) Hutchinson of Webster City; and several nieces and nephews. Hutch was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Margaret (McCauley) Hutchinson; infant daughter, Margaret Hutchinson; grandson, Liam Matthew-Earl Knowles; great grandson, Andre Patrick Stanberg; and his brother, Jack Hutchinson. Merlin Dennis Hutchinson was born on July 7, 1944 in Lake City He was done with school at the age of 13, started tinkering with cars in his free time. Hutch then was then employed at Morton frozen foods where his dad and brother both worked. He had a couple various jobs after that until landing a job at US Gypsum Mill for a number of years and then moved on to the IA DOT where he eventually became a mechanic and retired from there after 32 years of employment. Hutch was a self-taught mechanic and it was his passion. He was an avid pool player and loved to socialize with family friends. He will be forever missed by all who knew him. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Visitation Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Visitation Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Celebration Of Life Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 12:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501