Funeral services for Alton Mutschink, 90, of Austin, Texas, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Hope Lutheran Church in Austin with Rev. Mark Hunsaker and Rev. Richard Mittwede officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Lincoln, Texas. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family being present from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings, Texas.
Alton Roy Mutschink was born on July 31, 1935, in Giddings, Texas, the son of Albert Walter Mutschink and Hermine Bertha (Unger) Mutschink. He was baptized on August 11, 1935, by Rev. G.W. Fischer and confirmed on April 10, 1949, by Rev. Max Studtmann at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings. Alton’s confirmation verse was 1 Corinthians 16:13, “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” After graduating from Giddings High School, he joined the Army on May 6, 1958, and received his Honorable Discharge on March 27, 1961, having obtained the rank of SP4. On June 22, 1963, Alton was united in marriage to Eleanor Margaret Weiser at St. John Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Texas, by Rev. Henry J. Gerike. They moved to Austin shortly thereafter where Alton went to work for Tracor and eventually Drake Industries, from which he retired after 25 years. He was a longtime member of Hope Lutheran Church in Austin where he had served as a trustee and helped with the maintenance of the church property for many years. He enjoyed woodworking and making boxes, bowls, and even furniture that he would sell at craft shows. Though he and Eleanor lived in Austin, they would spend the weekends out in the country where he enjoyed hunting, fishing and tending to and harvesting from the garden as well as picking peaches, plums, and pecans.
Alton passed away the morning of Friday, July 24, 2026, at Sagebrook Nursing and Rehab in Cedar Park.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Hermine Mutschink; his sister and brother-in-law, Floris and Anton Fischer, and two brothers-in-law, Harold Kutschke and Clarence Weiser.
Alton is survived by his wife of 63 years, Eleanor Weiser of Austin; his son and daughter-in-law, Allen Mutschink and Barbara Sisk of Cedar Park; his daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Neil Gierman of Round Rock; his granddaughter, Rachel Daley of Round Rock; his step grandson, Christopher Gierman of San Antonio; his sister, Ruby Kutschke of Giddings; his sister-in-law, Helen Weiser of Giddings as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorials may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 5757 Waterford District Drive, Ste. 310, Miami, Florida 3316 or to your local church.
Arrangements by Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings.