Margaret “Marge” or “Margie” Hutter, 89, of Hackettstown, NJ passed away on March 31.  Marge was born to Margaret (O’Leary) and Leo Koelzer in Newark, NJ and graduated from West Side High School.  At the young age of 20, Marge married the love of her life, Henry “Hank” Hutter, who called her his “Child Bride” for the 59 years of their marriage.  Hank predeceased Marge in April 2015.

Marge lived and raised her children in Middletown before retiring with Hank to Lakewood, NJ.  Later, Marge resided with her daughter in Frederick, MD until returning to NJ to live out her years in Hackettstown at Heath Village – The Meadows.

Marge’s priority was raising her four children.  She shuttled them to all their baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and hockey games.  She loved rooting on their teams from Little League through High School and College.   She made sure her children got their educations, went on great vacations in Barnegat Light, Disney World, all over Florida and had wonderful holidays with lots of Christmas cookies, Thanksgiving pies and Easter Bunny cakes.  Then, she lavished her love and generosity on her grandchildren. She worried about all of them until her last days.

Marge loved the Jersey Shore and the beaches from Sandy Hook to Avon to Long Beach Island.  She and Hank also spent many winters enjoying the surf on Hutchinson Island, Florida. They traveled and cruised often throughout the Caribbean.  Marge enjoyed playing Bingo with friends and cheering on the Mets.

Marge had a strong Catholic Faith and was an active member of St. Mary’s Parish in New Monmouth and St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Lakewood.  She regularly donated to the Food Banks and Christmas toy drives and was a frequent donor to the Sisters of Charity in Morristown, NJ.

Marge is survived by daughter, Maureen and her husband Peter Chrissinger, daughter, Jennifer and her husband Steven Chuck, son, Duane, and son Kenneth, grandsons, Timothy Chrissinger and Steven Chuck and granddaughters, Kathryn, Madelyn, Abigail and Cecilia Hutter, brother-in-law,Thomas Hutter and his wife Joann.  Marge will also be missed by her grand dogs, Lemmy, Silver, Rascal and Lucie.

Visitation will be held at Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown on Wednesday, April 2 from 9:00 to 10:30 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Mountain Roman Catholic Church, 2 East Springtown Road, Long Valley.  Entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, PO Box 476, Convent Station, NJ, 07961 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.