Robert E. Hutcheson, a resident of Reading for 56 years, passed away on June 3, 2022 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.  He was 86 years of age.

Robert was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on September 7, 1935, the son of the late Donald M. and Alice (Chick) Hutcheson.  He grew up in Andover and graduated from Punchard High School class of 1954.  Robert was a self-employed business owner of B & H Home Appliance Repair.  He enjoyed hunting and snowmobiling but his family was first and foremost in his life.  Robert proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Era.  He was a paratrooper and was member of the11th Airborne Division under the silky wings of the First Battalion 188 ^th Airborne Infantry Regiment (Eagles).

Robert was the beloved husband of the late Susanne F. (Lazzarino) Hutcheson.  Devoted father of Steven R. Hutcheson and his wife Vicki of Newburyport, John J. Hutcheson and his wife Tara of Milton, and Robert T. Hutcheson of Reading.  Cherished brother of Mary Allen and her husband Tom of Ipswich and the late Donald Hutcheson.  Loving grandfather of Joshua, Deana, Adam, Matthew and Christian.

Robert's funeral will be held from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Thursday, June 9 at 845am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Patrick's Church 71 Central St. Stoneham at 10:00am.  Burial with military honors will follow at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield.  Funeral home visiting hours will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00-7:00pm.

In lieu of flower contributions may be made in Robert's memory to the Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka KS 66675.