Mark Christa Hutcherson

Mark Christa Hutcherson passed peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2026. Mark was a long-term survivor of Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia.

Mark was the beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Hutcherson (nee McSwain) of 44 years prior to her death in 2018; the cherished son of the late William Ward and Mildred Marie Hutcherson (nee Christa); brother the late John Michael Hutcherson (Marlene); cousin Melissa Ann Runge (Robert Morris). The Hutcherson and Christa families have generations of roots in the Detroit, MI area.

Mark is also survived by cousin and caregiver Oscar J. Groebl, Jr. “Sonny” (Eric Barnes) of Cedar Hill, MO; and by dear friends Ed and Nancy O’Brien of Discovery Bay, CA; and Ellen (nee O’Brien) and Dennis Baker of Berkeley, CA.

Mark proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1974 through 1978, reaching the rank of Sargent and serving as a Weather Observer at McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento, CA. While serving at McClellan AFB Mark met Mary Ann.

Mark was also a joyful and quirky cousin, neighbor and friend to many in Detroit, MI; Sacramento and Course Gold, CA; Lake St. Louis, MO; Bethesda Southgate Skilled Nursing Home, Oakville, MO. and finally at Avalon Memory Care, St. Louis County.

Mark will most be remembered for his corny jokes; his never-ending stories; his homemade postcards; the numerous nativity sets he created for the benefit of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Dardenne Prairie, MO; and for so many other ways he brought joy to others.

Mark also had an innate ability to create works of art in wood, paint, collage, and reproduction traditional religious icons!

Services: The family is being served in St. Charles by Baue Funeral Home, by immediate cremation. 

A St. Louis-based celebration of life is scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm; Elks Lodge 2635, 6330 Heege Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63123; (314) 481-6104.

This will include an Episcopalian memorial in honor of Mark’s original faith, conducted by Rev. Sally Weaver.

In California the family is being served by Sneider & Sullivan & O’Connell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service. A California Catholic funeral mass will be planned for the near future in the Chapel of St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo, CA. (https://www.stmatthew-parish.org/)

Burial will be with Mary Ann in Saint John's Cemetery, San Mateo, CA, including a military honor guard. (https://stjohnssanmateo.org/)

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:

San Mateo Rose Society
c/o San Mateo Garden Center
605 Parkside Way
San Mateo, CA 94403

https://sanmateocountyrosesociety.com/