| Patsy E. Hutchison |

Patsy E. Hutchison, 89, of St. Paul, peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at her home.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at the Grace Baptist Church in St. Paul. Pastor Daniel Bear officiated.

Recorded selections included “You Know My Name” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, “There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton, and “Still Waters (Psalm 23)” by Leanna Crawford.

Casket bearers included Todd Wyman, Danny Martin, Kenneth Martin, Severyn Foster, Christian Ramon, and Sheridan Hutchison.

Tonto Martin was the honorary bearer.

Burial was in the Silver Creek Cemetery at Silver Creek. “Amazing Grace” was performed by Rachel Bear and Kaleena Smith at the cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is assisting the family.

Patsy was born on May 26, 1935, in Omaha, the daughter of Florence Vincent. She grew up in Columbus and the surrounding communities and graduated from Columbus High School in 1952. She then attended the School of Commerce in Omaha.

Patsy met the love of her life, Eldon O. Hutchison, while working at the Y-Knot Drive Inn in Columbus. They were married on May 9, 1953 in Silver Creek.

The couple first lived in Lincoln, later moving to Columbus and then to Aurora, where they raised four children and worked together running their business, Hutchison Enterprises.

Patsy was a devoted wife to Eldon for fifty- three years, before his passing on March 30, 2007. She moved to St. Paul in 2008, where she lived the rest of her life.

She was a former member of the First Christian Church in Aurora and a member of Grace Baptist Church in St. Paul.

Patsy loved to sit in the sunshine watching and listening to the birds.

She enjoyed family vacations to Minnesota, holiday dinners and games, reading, playing cards, and going to the St. Paul Senior Center.

She is survived by her daughters, Diana Hutchison of Valley, Julie Schlueter of St. Paul, and Shari Hutchison of Lincoln; son, Eldon Hutchison, Jr. and fiancé Carolyn of Fairbury; treasured “Nanny” to Christian and Kayleen Ramon, Jasmine Lewis, Christy and Kenny McCaleb, Lacey Lange, Amanda Saunders, Sheridan Hutchison, Shelby Hutchison, and Severyn Foster; twelve great- grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Vanetta Wyman of Silver Creek and Rose and Jerome Foltz of Humphrey; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Eldon, she was preceded in death by her mother; infant son, Barry Hutchison; half-brother, Ronald Jacobs; in-laws, Ted and Emma Hutchison; and Eldon’s siblings, Donald Hutchison, Nancy and Walter Shanks, and Terrence Hutchison.

Condolences and memories may be shared with Patsy’s family by visiting www.petersfuneralhome. net.

The Phonograph-Herald | March 19, 2025