Donald Walter Hutter, 87, of Baroda passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Christ Lutheran Church, 4333 Cleveland Ave., Stevensville, MI 49127. Friends may meet with the family from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, at Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. Interment will follow in Ruggles Cemetery, with full military honors. Memorial contributions made to Christ Lutheran Church, Stevensville, or Heartland Hospice, 8075 Creekside Dr. #120, Portage, MI 49024.
Born on Nov. 6, 1937 in Detroit, Don was the son of the late Walter J. Hutter and Marie L. Hutter (nee Paulson). After graduating from New Troy High School in 1956, he went on to work for the Industrial Rubber Goods Company before his military service. Don proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army.
On Jan. 8, 1965, he married his beloved wife, Patricia Marie (nee Yacobozzi), and together they raised three children. Don was a lathe operator for Clark Equipment Co. for 17 years, and most recently as a die setter at Premier Tool & Die for 19 years, before retiring in 2001.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Patricia; his brothers: James (Stephanie) Hutter and Charles (Nettie) Hutter; his children: Don Hutter, Mark (Andrea) Hutter and Julie (Jason) Whitman; his grandchildren: Braelynn (Kyle) Dunn, Mason Hutter, Michael Hutter, Corbin Hutter, Lucas Whitman, Gabrielle Whitman, Anthony Hutter and Christopher Whitman; and his great-grandson, Frederick Dunn.
He was preceded in death by his brother Michael "Mick" Hutter.
Arrangements are entrusted to Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, The Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman.
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