Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Sharon Mae Butcher

April 29, 1940 - May 11, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 5/13/2008
GRANGER - Sharon Mae Butcher, 68, of Granger, Indiana, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Valparaiso Hospital, Valparaiso, Indiana. Sharon was born April 29, 1940, in Elkhart, Indiana, to the late Otto and Alta Mae Leer. On June 24, 1970, the former Ms. Leer was united in marriage to Mr. Lloyd Butcher in Kirklin, Indiana. Lloyd survives along with one son, Walter (Michele) Butcher of Granger; two grandchildren, Michaela and Daniel Butcher, both of Granger; a brother, Harold (Janet) Leer of Elkhart; and a sister, Sandy Stemm of Elkhart, Indiana. Sharon was preceded in death by her brother, Larry Leer.

 

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the 11:00 a.m. funeral service on Wednesday, May 14, in the New Creation Fellowship Church, 30190 C.R. 10, Granger, Indiana, with Pastor David Klahr presiding. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Chapel Hill Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Sharon was employed by Crown International in Elkhart for over seven years, retiring in 2002. In her spare time she enjoyed making crafts, and volunteering at the New Creation Fellowship Church where she was a member and former Elder.