Louis R. "Randy" Hutmacher (83) of Teutopolis

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Published on January 9 2023 8:30 am

Louis Randolph “Randy” Hutmacher, 83, of Teutopolis, passed away at Carle Hospital in Urbana on Friday, January 6, 2023.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Friday, January 13, 2023 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the church. The family requests that donations be made to St. Jude or Shriners Children’s hospitals. Arrangements are in the care of Bauer Funeral Home in Teutopolis.

He was born on March 1, 1939 to Joseph and Rose (Hardiek) Hutmacher at their home in rural Teutopolis. His father died in a tractor accident when he was only two years old. He was also preceded in death by his mother and his sisters, Joann Horn and Mary Willenborg.

He is survived by his sons, Shawn and Shane of Indianapolis; grandson, Dawson; brother, Martin “Sonny” Hutmacher, and many bonus children and grandchildren through marriage and the kindness of his generous heart. He was married to Judy Wright and Carolyn Jackson.

After high school, Randy joined the U.S. Navy, where he served as a Seabee. Upon his honorable discharge, he joined a lumber company in Effingham, then worked as a logger in Oregon and on a pipeline in Texas before settling into his career as a truck driver. Eventually based in Indianapolis, he was a proud member of Teamsters Local 26 and Local 135. He retired from Yellow Freight in 1999 after driving more than 2 million miles. Randy was a member of the Knights of Columbus and American Legion Post 924.

While he made his retirement home in Teutopolis, he and his significant other, Marianna Hughes, began traveling extensively in 2003, first in a pop-up camper and then in an RV. With his outgoing personality and her energy, they made lifelong friends everywhere they went, particularly when they wintered at Victoria Palms RV Park in the Rio Grande Valley of Donna, Texas. There, they joined coffee and card clubs, as well as a bicycle club, often riding more than 20 miles in a day. When in Teutopolis, he was a near-daily visitor to the Kountry Kitchen, where he entertained many with his endless memory of local history and his friendly banter.