Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Butler, Hanmer "Bud" J. January 2, 2013 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com August 23, 2014, 12:27 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Jan. 3, 2013 Hanmer “Bud” J. Butler, 89, of Portland passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. He was born on March 28, 1923 in Lansing, the son of Hanmer C. and Flaudie (Fleck) Butler. Mr. Butler was a member of the U.S. Army during World War ll, was Past Post Commander of the Portland V.F.W. Post #4090, and former owner of Herm’s Freezer Meats in Eagle. Bud enjoyed fishing, traveling and woodworking. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, a volunteer at the Portland Area Service Group, and worked at Portland High School, teaching carpentry classes. Preceding him in death were his parents, and his wife Betty Butler. Surviving are his daughter, Debra Butler of Lansing; brother, Jack (Betty) Butler; sister, Joyce McClung; nieces and nephews, Connie Pierce, Larry (Wanda) Green, Roy (Julie) Green, Lana Gloden. Yvonne (Craig) Sandborn, Brian (Sherri) Gensterblum, Noble (Rosie) Hartwick, Lana (Foro) Gevasa, George Carpenter, Tina (Wayne) Wieber, Diane (Steve) Butler, Rhett Butler, Randy McClung; many great and great-great nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service will be held at 22 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at Lehman Funeral Homes, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland, with Rev. Daniel L. Stemen, Pastor of the Portland Church of the Nazarene presiding. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Lansing. Military graveside honors will be provided by V.F.W. Post #4090. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/butler27070nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb