KENNEBUNK — Harrison Prescott “Hutch” Hutchins, 94, of Kennebunk, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 at Bradford on the Common.
He was born in Kennebunk-port on July 16, 1920, a son of Elmore L. and Hazel M. (Leach) Hutchins.
Hutch served with B Company, 5th Marine Division, 28th Regiment in support of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. This is the same regiment that raised the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi.
Following his discharge from the Marine Corps, Hutch returned to Maine and went to work as a shipfitter, first for New England Shipbuilding Corp. in South Portland and then at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Following his retirement, he worked as a dispatcher for the Kennebunk Police Department for many years. He also managed the Sand Pond Campground for more than 25 years, a job he thoroughly enjoyed.
In his spare time, Hutch enjoyed mining for precious- and semi-precious stones. He was a member of the Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society, North Shore Oxford County Kennebec R.M., the American Legion, VFW Post 74 Kennebunk, and the Marine Corps League.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing, wood carving, glass etching, and was an accomplished yodeler. He enjoyed watching Fred Astaire and John Wayne movies. He was very artistic, and hand-crafted jewelry from his mining ventures. He would make jewelry for everyone and anyone, including all the ladies in the nursing home.
Harrison is survived by: his loving wife, Barbara Lois (Eldridge) Hutchins of Kennebunk; two sons, Maurice Burr Hutchins of Kennebunkport and Brian Templeton Hutchins of Kennebunk; two daughters, Eleanor Marston Brooks of Kennebunkport and Penny Ann Jewell of Alfred; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
There are no calling hours. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 83 Stanley Road, Springvale, with Rev. James King officiating. Should friends choose, memorial donations in his memory are encouraged to: The Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094. Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. www.bibberfuneral.com.
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