HUTCHINSON, Kan. — John T. Suter, 70, of Hutchinson, died June 2, 2017. He was born in Harper, Kansas, in 1946, the second oldest of seven to the late Merrill and Mary (McCloskey) Suter.

John graduated from Sacred Heart College in Wichita, Kansas, in 1969, with a degree in business administration. In 1973, he graduated from Washburn University School of Law, and joined the law firm of Hodge, Reynolds, Smith, Peirce & Forker, in Hutchinson, Kan. In 1977, he became partner in the firm, which is now Forker Suter LLC. On August 8, 1970, he married Mary Jean (Stone) who survives of the home. John was an active member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

John is survived by: his six siblings, Merle (Martha Anne) of Wichita, Robert (Debra) of Wichita, Vicki (Luther) Talley of Cheney, William (Rebecca) of Florida, Gregory of Wichita, and Thomas (Georgia) of Hutchinson; his nine children, John Christian (Deanna) of Wichita, Jackie Suter (Jeremy Tan) of Hutchinson, Ben (Adriana) of Jacksonville, NC, Liz (Tom) Van Leer of Sedalia, Mo, Dorothy Suter (Josh Doeden) of Wichita, Birdie (David) Robertson of Wichita, Damien of Memphis, Tenn., Dominic of Wichita, Grace of Larned, and her fiancee, Carlos Castaneda; and 20 grandchildren, Noah, Brianna, Samuel, Isaiah, Aidan, Alex, Isaac, Isabelle, Jacqueline, Ezekiel, Faith, Noelle, Mariah, Max, Maggie, Emma Jean, Isidore, Ambrose, Felicity, and Sebastian.

In celebration of John’s life, Parish Rosary will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 612 S. Poplar, South Hutchinson. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 612 S. Poplar, South Hutchinson, with Father Ned J. Blick officiating. Friends may call 9-3 Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.

Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe or Hereditary Neurological Disease Center, c/o Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS, 67501. And more than anything, to honor John, please “grow in your faith!”