NORTH MANCHESTER - Hershel W. "Bill" Butcher, 70, North Manchester, died at 2:31 p.m. Nov. 27, 2008, at Wabash County Hospital.
He was born Sept. 2, 1938. On Sept. 8, 2006, he married Janice Marshall Brainard, who survives.
He was a retired chemical engineer for Central Soya, Fort Wayne. After retirement he was a consulting chemical engineer for Spallinger Millwright, Lima, Ohio. He attended Warsaw Community Church.
Also surviving are a stepson, Bill (and spouse Tammie) McNeeley, North Manchester; a stepdaughter, Debbie Poole, North Manchester; a sister, Sarah Armstrong, Pekin, Ill.; and six stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with the Rev. Norman Conklin officiating. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Calling is from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Wabash County Cancer Society, P.O. Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962
