Anderson, Charles R. "Butch" 1920-2016

ANDERSON, SWANK, BUCKLIN, DELATORRE

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 7/16/2016 at 15:18:01

Charles R. "Butch" Anderson
July 30, 1920 ~ July 14, 2016

Butch’s memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 23rd at the funeral home.

The family will greet friends from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 23rd at the funeral home.

Burial will be at the Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton with military honors.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Jasper County Congregate Meals or to the Donor’s Choice; memorials may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Anderson Family on the envelope.

Charles R. “Butch” Anderson, the son of Charles Jasper and Stella (Swank) Anderson was born in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in Tunkhannock in 1938.

Butch served his country in the U. S. Navy from July of 1942 – November of 1945 during WW II.

On August 24, 1944, Butch was united in marriage with Berna M. Bucklin in Washington D. C.

When he returned home from the war he had worked several different jobs at the end he worked as an electronics technician. He could fix anything.

Butch died on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton, he was 95. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Berna in 1998; son, Jim Anderson; a brother and two sisters.

Those left to honor Butch’s memory are his sons, Dennis (Julie) Anderson of Newton and Scott (Monica) Anderson of Pleasanton, California; six grandchildren, Nicole DeLaTorre of Tracy, California, Katie Anderson of Des Moines, Blake Anderson of Newton, Lucas, Logan and Andrea Anderson, all of Pleasanton, California. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 14 July 2016.