Jean Catherine Hutchinson

Jean Catherine Hutchinson, age 86, of Buffalo, passed away on March 2, 2026, at Parkview Care Center surrounded by her family.

Born on April 21, 1939, in Annandale, Jean was the daughter of Anthony and Agnes (Duckart) Dearing. She graduated from Annandale High School in 1957. On September 12, 1959, she married John “Jack” Hutchinson at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Annandale. Their marriage of sixty-six years was blessed with five children. A lifelong member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Buffalo, Jean found joy in playing cards and sharing coffee with her friends. She worked several jobs over the years, but her favorite was at Cub Foods, where she warmly offered food samples while wearing festive holiday hats and headbands, earning the affectionate nickname “Cub Grandma” from many. She was active in the Lioness and Jaycees organizations and cherished golf, bowling, crocheting, needlepoint, making Christmas candies, and above all, spending time with her family.

Jean is survived by her loving husband, Jack Hutchinson; her children, Ken Hutchinson of Maple Lake, Debora (Charles) Huikko of Maple Lake, Terry (Steven) Berning of St. Michael, Diane (Ed) Trager of Maple Lake, and Robert “Bob” (Katherine) Hutchinson of Buffalo; fourteen grandchildren, Mahlon, Dale Jr., Michael, Taylor, Jordyn, Cole, John, Will, Lila, Grace, Ella, James, and Charles; eleven great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Arlene Tormanen of New Hope and Virginia Marohn of Annandale. She was preceded in death by her parents, her grandson Anthony Huikko, her sisters Phyllis Trewick, Shirley McAlpine, Beverly Paumen, and Patricia Nothnagel, and her brothers-in-law Leonard Nothnagel, Paul McAlpine, Clifford Paumen, George Nothnagel, Daniel Tormanen, and James Marohn.