Carl Norris Hutchison, 75

Carl Norris Hutchison passed away peacefully on September 26, 2024, at the age of 75 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis, MN. Carl was born in Woodland, CA, on November 30, 1948, to Marrietta “LaVerne” (Odom) & Register Hutchison. He lived in Orangevale, CA, until age 13 when his family returned to southeast MO where he resided until he joined the U.S. Army in 1968. After graduating from basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, MO, he was stationed in California and then deployed to Korea until 1969 when he was involved in a near-fatal accident which resulted in a traumatic brain injury that left him paralyzed and in a coma for two months. He spent the next year recovering at VA medical centers in CO and MO, & with family in MT & MO. Carl was honorably discharged as a retired disabled veteran in November of 1970.

He met his wife Janice (Fehlandt) in Farmington, MO in 1975, wooing her with pork chops and the loud pipes on his 1970 Dodge Charger. They were married on October 9, 1977, in Glencoe, MN, & lived in MO until moving to Hutchinson, MN, just before their daughter Kori was born in 1982. They moved to Zumbrota in 1983, and later settled in Waterville in 1987 where Carl lived until 2022 when he moved to Central Health Care in Le Center, MN. He transitioned to the Minnesota Veterans Home in July of 2024.  

Carl enjoyed working on house projects, having morning coffee at the local café, spectator sports, especially NFL and the Minnesota Vikings, enjoying his lake home, traveling, drawing, listening to music, & exploring new restaurants with his wife. He was very active in AA in the early years of his sobriety, and proudly celebrated 44 years sober on September 11, 2024. Carl enjoyed being able to stay at home with his daughter when she was young & loved to take credit for how well she turned out in spite of her formative years spent as his fishing partner, construction assistant, and general partner in crime. Carl was proud of his wife Janice and was happiest when they spent time together. He loved her very much. 

Carl is preceded in death by his parents, his mother- and father-in-law, Pearl & John “Jack” Fehlandt, his brothers Glen (Mike), Craig, & Rodney Hutchison, his beloved little sisters LaVerne “Bernie” Harvey & Sue Anne Henson, his nieces “Baby” Dawn Hutchison & Sarah Harvey & nephew Eric Hutchison, his infant brothers Dade & Rexford Hutchison, his brothers- & sister-in-law Mervin Fehlandt, Dwight Richardson, Art McMordie, & Darlene Hutchison, & his treasured grand-dog, Shasta. 

Carl is survived by his wife and best friend Janice, his daughter Kori Hutchison & her husband Gabriel Olson of McCloud, CA, his brother Owen Hutchison of St. Louis, MO, his sisters, Karen Deitchler of Marysville, WA, Gloria Hutchison of Maplewood MO, Dixie (Michael) Kelly of St. Louis, MO, & Debbie (Jerry) Lee of Farmington, MO, his brothers in-law John, Jr. & Myron (Julie) Fehlandt of Glencoe, MN, & David (Kris) Fehlandt of Cape Coral, FL, his sisters-in-law Joyce (Dar) Schroeder of New London, MN, & Jean (Kendall) Picha of Glencoe, MN, along with many nieces, nephews, great-nieces & nephews, neighbors, & friends. 

A celebration of life will be held at 704 Tetonka View Drive in Waterville, MN, on October 10, 2024, from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers that memorial donations be made to the Disabled American Veterans (dav.org) or a charity of your choice.