Cottage Hills--Fred A. Kutter, 77, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at his home.

Born March 7, 1948, he was the son of Allen H. and Sarah N. (Faulkenbury) Kutter.

He married Regina K. "Candy" Baker March 16, 1968 in Alton.  She passed away March 17, 2014.

Fred graduated in 1966 from Civic Memorial High School.  He owned and operated Kutter Construction for several years.  He later ran Kutter Brothers Liquidation in Cottage Hills, as well as operating Regina K's Pizza with Candy and most recently the Pork Barrel with his son, Allen.  Fred loved music and since high school, he was a popular drummer for several area bands over the years.  He loved his drums, and often would spend his lunch hour at home playing.  He also enjoyed shopping at flea markets.  In addition, Fred was a longtime member of Cruising Classics Car Club.  He was a very proud owner of both a 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet, as well as a 1961 convertible Corvette.

Survivors include his daughter, Starla (Brad Wallace) Kutter of Cottage Hills; his son, Doug (Amanda) Kutter of Rosewood Heights; nine grandchildren, Allen Kutter, Jr. (Melissa Bock), Morgan Kutter, Curt Kutter (Kaeli Jones), Kelsey Kutter, Shelby Bettorf (Rick Shaw), Blake Bettorf, Devin Saragusa (Julia Kronkow), Anthony (Haley) Saragusa, and Dakota Saragusa; a great grandson, Ryler Shaw; and one brother, Norris "Sonny" Kutter of Eureka, MO.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Allen Lee Kutter.

Memorial visitation will be Saturday, May 3 at Paynic Home for Funerals from 11 a.m. until services begin at 1 p.m.  He will be laid to rest at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey at a later date.

An online guestbook is available at www.paynicfh.com