Butin, Bernice "Bernie" Ruth 1922-2022

BUTIN, MOL, RENAUD, MORRIS, ALBERS, YOUNG, BRETON, ALMQUIST, MITCHELL, VERSTEEGH

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Date: 3/23/2022 at 11:54:01

Bernice Ruth Butin
October 10, 1922 - March 17, 2022

Bernice "Bernie" Ruth (Renaud) Butin, age 99 of Monroe, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Monroe United Methodist Church. Visitation will take place on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 10:00 am until service time at the church. A luncheon in the Fellowship Hall will follow the service. Burial will take place at the Hewitt Cemetery east of Reasnor. For those desiring, memorials may be directed to the family which will then be given to the church in Bernice's honor. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Victor B. and Bessie B. (Mol) Renaud, Bernie was born on October 10, 1922 on her parent's farm south of Sully, Iowa. She attended Chester rural school south of Sully and graduated from Sully High School in 1941. Bernie met and fell in love with Claire at a concert in Sully where she was running a popcorn stand. Four years later while Claire was stationed at Mather Field, California, he mailed an engagement ring to Bernie. She said "yes," and on September 5th, 1941, Bernie was united in marriage to Claire Edwin Butin at her mother's home in Sully. Recently, in 2019, they celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary together. After raising her three children, Sandy, Lynn & Bob, she worked at the Pella Hospital as a nurse's aid for several years. She was a long time member of the Monroe United Methodist Church & Women's Club. Later on, Bernie & Claire enjoyed volunteering at RSVP and various other Jasper County organizations. She made many lifelong friends through her church and throughout the Jasper County community. Bernie cherished her neighbors and their children. She always had a good supply of cookies on hand and really looked forward to their visits.

Bernie loved being a homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She felt great personal satisfaction when she was attending to everyone else's needs. She was an excellent cook and could magically deliver multiple hot dishes to the table at once. It gave her great pleasure to make sure that everyone had enough to eat. Taking small portions was not an option. All guests had an extra dip of ice cream, another cookie and their coffee cup was always full. She firmly believed that root beer could heal any ailment, from tummy aches to fevers.

She loved to be outdoors and working in the yard whenever possible. At age 97, she still enjoyed mowing her lawn and touted the health benefits of pushing her lawn mower--God only knows how she was able to start the machine. When she set her mind to do something, it usually happened. Her hobbies included gardening, collecting dolls, crossword puzzles and her hats.

Those left to honor her memory include her son Robert "Bob" Edwin Butin; sister Jean (Renaud) Morris; seven grandchildren, Bradley (Liz) Albers, Bryan (Jody) Albers, Darren (Dawn) Albers, Lance (Jennifer) Young, Chad Young, Elizabeth (Steve) Breton, Annie (Andy) Almquist; sons-in-law, Dale Albers, Myron Young, and Gene Mitchell; 24 great-grandchildren; and many dear friends. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Claire; her two daughters, Sandra Kay (Butin) Albers and Lynn Carol (Butin) Young Mitchell; her brother, Robert L. Renaud and her sister, Joyce M. (Renaud) Versteegh.

The family greatly appreciates the loving staff at Bickford of Ames that provided excellent care for Bernie this past year.

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Services

VISITATION
Monday 28 Mar
Monroe United Methodist Church
407 N Monroe St
Monroe, Iowa 50170
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

SERVICE
Monday 28 Mar
Monroe United Methodist Church
407 N Monroe St
Monroe, Iowa 50170
11:00 AM ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Monroe, IA 17 Mar 2022.