Paul Hutchins

PAUL HUTCHINS

Cedar Rapids

Paul R. Hutchins, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center. Mass of the Resurrection will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, at St. Matthew Catholic Church. Visita-tion will take place from 3 until 6 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, where a prayer service will begin at 5:30 p.m. Interment, with military honors, will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Otter Creek.

Paul was born April 28, 1933, in Otter Creek, Iowa, to Albert and Marie (Small) Hutchins. He served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War, after which he attended Mount Mercy College. Seven months after his discharge from the service, Paul was united in marriage to Rita Crawford on Aug. 18, 1956, at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. To this union three children were born.

Paul worked as an engineer at Iowa Manufacturing for 31 years until his retirement in 1996.

He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, where he was active in the Holy Name Society. He also was a member of St. Lawrence Parish in Otter Creek. Paul was active with the Boy Scouts of America for 19 years. He loved to travel and play cards; he especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends at "The Farm," the family farm in Otter Creek.

Paul is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Rita; sons, Gary (Judy) Hutchins of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and Daniel (Tina) Hutchins of Escondido, Calif.; son-in-law, Rodney Grandon of Falls Church, Va.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and nephews, Steve Wirtz of Naples, Fla., and Philip (Laurie) Wirtz of Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Susanne Grandon, in 2004; brother, Vince Hutchins; and niece, Mary Ford.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Paul's name to the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation or to St. Matthew Catholic Church.

Online condolences may be left at www.cedar memorial.com.