Man whose home on the Nooksack River washed away dies at 85

Barry Hutchinson moved to Deming with his wife about 45 years ago

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: January 12, 2026

Words: 421

Last Updated: 1 day, 17 hours ago


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Barry Hutchinson, whose Deming home was swept away by the Nooksack River in December, died of a heart attack on Saturday, Jan. 10. He was 85.

After a career in aerospace engineering, Hutchinson retired and moved to Deming with his wife, Ruth, about 45 years ago. They lived off the grid in their 1975 log cabin on a property near the Nooksack that was once 10 acres — but which Hutchinson estimated in …

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