Mrs. Elsie Ann Butler (Wudrich)— 1919 - 2008
| Mrs. Elsie Ann Butler (Wudrich)
passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at the age of 88 years. Elsie was born at Maleb, Alta. on Oct. 5, 1919. She lived in the Aberdeen, Sask. area until her family moved to the Bow Island district in the mid 1930s. She married Arnold Butler in November 1946. Elsie was predeceased by Arnold in May 2001. She is survived by her children: Jim (Marie) Butler and Barbara (Phillip) Roulston; her grandsons Michael Butler, Brian (Melinda) Butler, Alan (Shelley) Butler, Ted (Angela) Butler, Tom Roulston and Paul Roulston; and by her great grandchildren Damian, Tyler, Dylan, Jarryd, Nicholas, Connor, Austen, Morgan and Brooke Butler. Elsie was also predeceased by her brother Walter Wudrich and her sister Alvena Kettles. She is survived by her brothers Andy (Betty), Rudy and Gus (Fern); her sisters Dorothy Geddes and Lilly (Stan) Dockrell and by her nieces and nephews. |
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Elsie will be lovingly remembered by her
family. She loved to gather her family together and cook wonderful meals for
them.
At Elsie’s request there will not be a funeral service. A graveside
service was held on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Union Cemetery,
Fort Macleod.
Visitation was held at Eden’s Funeral Home from 12:30 p.m. until
1:45 p.m. prior to the graveside.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Elsie’s
memory to the Fort Macleod Handibus Society, P.O. Box 881, Fort Macleod, T0L
0Z0. Eden’s Funeral Home, Fort Macleod, in care of arrangements.