LYLE BUTTS
November 21, 1934 - September 19, 2022
Obituary
Lyle Leroy Butts, 87, died Monday, September 19, 2022, at Oakridge Gardens. He was born November 21, 1934, in Birnamwood, WI; son of the late Walter and Frances (Fandrey) Butts. Lyle married Eyvonne Jansen on June 14, 1958.
Lyle worked at Kimberly Clark for over 32 years as a machinist, retiring in August 1991. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Appleton, where he served as an usher. Lyle was a master gardener; he took pride in his garden and would share the vegetables he grew with family and friends. He also enjoyed woodworking and was a highly creative mechanical thinker who could build or fix anything. He enjoyed fishing at Pelican Lake and playing cards with his friends there.
Lyle is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Eyvonne; their four children: daughter, Debbie (Curt) Seefeld; sons: Dave (Ann), Dan (Nancee), and Dean (fiancée Debbie Leitz); eight grandchildren: Scott Zeinert, Emily Butts, Danielle Butts, Jenna (Nathan) Mulder, Mikayla Butts (fiancé Jordan Fenner), Lydia Butts, Dominic Sorge, and Brianna Sorge; and a great-grandson, David Mulder. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Dena Sorge; and brother and sister-in-law: Donald and Carm Butts.
Funeral service for Lyle will be 11:00 AM on Monday, September 26, 2022, at ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 912 N Oneida Street, Appleton, with Rev. Catherine Burnette officiating. Visitation will be held at the church Monday morning beginning at 9:30 AM until the 11:00 AM service. Burial will be at Highland Memorial Park.