Edna G. Butzer, 78, of Collins passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. She was born August 21,1939 in Gowanda, the daughter of the late LaVerne and Edna (Priel) Buckley.
Mrs. Butzer was employed at the Erie County Water Authority for 20 years. She was a member of St. Joseph's RC Church in Gowanda, where she was a lecturer, and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She had also been a 4-H Leader and New York State Grange member.
Besides her loving husband of 58 years, she is survived by four sons, John Butzer of Collins, Timothy (Erin) Butzer of Frewsburg, Nathanael (Ann) Butzer of Stafford Springs, CT and Benjamin (Liz) Butzer of Hamburg; three daughters, Lynnette (Jim Steer) of Grove City, CA, Marietta (Holt) Vaughn of Orchard Park and Molly (Scott) Stachowiak of East Aurora; 12 grandchildren; three sisters, Pat Buckley of Delmar, NY, Lizza Buckley of Perkasie, PA and Jane Buckley of Indianapolis, IN; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters, Margaret Kuczynski and Rose Buckley.
Friends may call at the Mentley Funeral Home Inc., 105 East Main Street in Gowanda on Wednesday, September 20 from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's RC Church in Gowanda. Burial will be in Collins Center Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's RC Church.
By the Observer
