Ace B. Hutchinson, 71, of West Bend died Monday, March 16, 2009 at the Aurora Medical Center Washington County in Hartford. He was born Sept. 8, 1937 to the late Ira Hutchinson and Delores Striker.

Ace lived in downtown West Bend for many years.

Survivors include his stepfather, Edward Spradau of Cascade; 2 sisters, Janice (Steven) Ohrich of Ripon and Debra (Gary) Jahnke of Appleton; and four half-siblings, Sandy Skrenty of Kewaskum, Jan Spradau of Tennessee, Sherry (Dennis) Muench of West Bend and Scott (Cindy) Spradau of Cascade. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Ace is preceded in death by a brother, King Hutchinson, and a half brother, Terry Spradau.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 2 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Home in West Bend with visitation from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m.

The Schmidt Funeral Home of West Bend is serving the family.