Obituaries
October 14, 2023

Thomas B. Hutchison – Monessen

By Mon Valley Independent

Thomas B. Hutchison, 81, of Monessen, passed away on Oct. 11, 2023, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Monongahela on Sept. 19, 1942, a son of the late Dr. James Hutchison and Janet Hart Hutchison. Thomas was Catholic by faith and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the former St. Leonard Catholic Church of Monessen. He was also a member of the Ukrainian Club and former Polish Club, both of Monessen, and a member of the Star Junction Sportsman’s Club. He was a steelworker at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Allenport plant. Surviving are his wife, Linda Bailey Hutchison; daughter, Jannette Heere and husband Matthew; and grandchildren, Madeline and Joshua. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Janet “Ann” Hutchison. Private funeral arrangements were entrusted to RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC. of Monessen. Burial was held in Monongahela Cemetery. Online condolences may be conveyed to the Hutchison family at www.rhomefuneralhome.com.

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