Butler, Cyril (“Cy”) Thomas (1925 - 2020)

BUTLER, BLUM, ROLD, DE FOREST, REINSCH, QUIRK, HALD, FALKENA, RIEF, GUNION

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/16/2020 at 17:44:20

Name of deceased: Cyril (“Cy”) Thomas Butler

Aged: 94 yrs, 10 mo, 10 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: June 26, 1925; Jefferson, Greene County, IA

Died: May 6, 2020; at home in Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Graveside service and burial: Monday, May 11, 2020; Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 74 years, Beverly Butler, of Harlan, IA; children, Sharon (Significant Other, John Ohlinger) Blum of Woodbine, IA, Pamela (spouse, Lawrence) Rold of Harlan, IA, Connie (spouse, Woody) De Forest of Woodbine, IA, Tom (spouse, Diane) Butler of Harlan, IA, and Scott (Significant Other, Linda Stuhr) Butler of Harlan, IA; sister, Margaret Ann Reinsch of Lincoln, NE; 18 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John Eugene and Sarah Jane (nee Quirk) Butler; infant sister, Mary Louise Butler; brother-in-law, Robert Reinsch; grandson, Adam Rold; great-grandson, Jason Hald; great-granddaughter, Charley Falkena; great-great-granddaughter, Paisley Rief

Education: Attended Jefferson (IA) schools and graduated from Jefferson High School with the Class of 1943

Religious affiliation: Baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson, IA;

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Beverly Doreen Gunion; July 20, 1945; Jefferson, IA

Employment: Began working for area farmers around Jefferson, IA,, and then for Friendly Foods Stores and Square Deal Grocery Stores for Ouren Goodrich. In 1960, Mr. Goodrich transferred the Butler family to Harlan, IA. There, Cy served as the meat manager for Goodrich Grocery Store (later known as Olson’s Grocery Store). Following the grocery store’s closing, he became employed as a meat cutter at Jim’s Wholesale Meats in Harlan. Cy later worked for Darwin Larsen at the Car Connection in Harlan.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved spending time with family, and could often be seen giving his grandchildren rides around the block with his father’s riding lawn mower.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannson.com