In loving memory of Katy Hutton
On November 30th, 2025, Katy Hutton died peacefully at home under the care of Hospice and surrounded by family. A beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, teacher and friend, she will be missed by many.
Katy loved gardening and took great pride in her flowers. She was an avid card player and a loyal Hawkeye fan, traveling frequently to tournaments and bowl games with her late husband, Art. Many lives were impacted through Katy’s love of teaching, her support of students with disabilities, and her work with Special Olympics and Camp Courageous.
Born Catherine Betty Hendrickson on August 14, 1935 to Jake and Rubye (Lee) Hendrickson of Richland, Iowa, Katy was the youngest of five children. She was an outstanding basketball player earning First Team All-State honors in both her junior and senior years of high school. She was the top point scorer in the state in 1953 and is among the all-time leaders in career points scored.
Katy met Robert (Bob) Hummell while they were attending Iowa Wesleyan College. The couple married in 1955 and had four daughters before moving to Orange County California in 1961. Katy worked as a telephone operator while finishing her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education at Chapman College and in 1967 began her teaching career at El Modena High School.
Katy earned her Master’s Degree from Northeast Missouri State University in 1974 and returned to her home state of Iowa. While teaching and coaching in Fairfield, she met Art Hutton whom she married in 1982. Together they built a vacation home at Lake of the Ozarks where they spent many wonderful summers with their children and their families. Katy retired from teaching in 1983 when she and a friend opened The Bride Elect in Fairfield and later a second store in Iowa City. She then worked briefly for Families, inc. before being recruited back to the school district to work with special education students, retiring for good in 2014 at the age of 79.
Katy took great comfort in her faith and the knowledge that she would be reunited with loved ones who had preceded her in death: her parents Jake and Rubye Hendrickson, sisters Wanda (X) Nady and Janet (Chuck) Klein, brother George (Marvalene) Hendrickson, husband Art, and beloved dog Jake.
Katy will be lovingly remembered by her sister Lugene (Bub) Krieger, daughters Mary (Jim Benson) Rankin, Amy (Greg) Krier, Rubye (Marty) Gillespie, and Janey Hummell; step-children Geoff (Ann) Hutton, Shelli (Dave) Hutton-Hartig, and Curt (Holly) Hutton; grandchildren Gregory, Rob, Eric, Jake, Leah, Jessica, Emily, Lucas, Abby, Patrick, Jackson, Maxwell, Calvin, Selma, Rachel, Rebecca, Jake, Heather, Hannah, Avery & Ava; and many great grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Richland Methodist Church in Richland. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Katy’s name to the Richland Library, PO Box 160, Richland, Iowa 52585. Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield is assisting the family.
R.I.P. we love you more!
