SYRACUSE — Doyle Dee Butler, 86, Syracuse, joined his beloved wife Jo at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. He passed away at his daughter’s home in Nashville.
He was born April 13, 1931, in Lacona, Iowa, to Kenneth John and Flossie Williams Butler.
He graduated in 1948 from Lacona High School and was married on Oct. 4, 1969, in Syracuse, to Josephine H. “Jo” Hartshorne Dieterly, who preceded him on Aug. 4, 2017.
He was a former Dean’s milk distributor for many years, worked at Sroufe Manufacturing, Ligonier, and Commodore Homes, Syracuse. He moved to the Syracuse area in 1956 from North Dakota.
He was a member of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse. He was an avid bowler and golfer, and enjoyed Wawasee High School sports and working in his garden.
He is survived by five daughters: Sheryl (Roger) Stiver, Nashville; Kathleen (Leroy) Thom, Nine Mile Falls, Wash.; Deborah (David) Heeter, Muncie; Diane Hill, Indianapolis; and Barbara (Trenton) Harris, Bothell, Wash.; four sons: David (Susie) Butler, Syracuse; Bradley (Linda) Butler, Indianapolis; Donald (Andrea) Dieterly, Simpsonville, S.C.; and Daniel (MaryAnn) Dieterly, Sedalia, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three sisters: Wanda Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz., and Wyona Shupe and Annie Rankin, both of Lacona.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; grandson, Keegan Stiver; and three brothers: Wendell, Howard and Walter Butler.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 1413 N. Long Drive, Syracuse, with Pastor Jim Tormey officiating. Burial will follow in Syracuse Cemetery.
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Memorials to Lacona Christian Church, 122 S. Washington Ave., Lacona, IA 50139; St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 1413 N. Long Drive, Syracuse, IN 46567; Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, P.O. Box 548, Syracuse, IN 46567; or Syracuse-Wawasee Parks Foundation, 1013 N. Long Drive, Syracuse, IN 46567.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Mr. Butler, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
