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Services Held for Gilbert "Gib" Buttke
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CopyFuneral services for Gilbert "Gib" Buttke, age 87, of Corona, were held Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona. Reverend Glenn Schultz officiated and the organist was Corrine Hanson. Mr. Buttke died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Milbank.
Pallbearers were Neil Weeg, Lee Schwagel, Patrick Buttke, Richard Buttke, Jr., Darwin Thiele, and Keith Porter. Burial was in the Kilborn Lutheran Cemetery, rural Corona.
Gilbert was born on November 4, 1922, in Roberts County, SD, to William and Erna (Seehafer) Buttke. He graduated from Corona High School and was a farmer his whole life.
On April 20, 1952, he was united in marriage to WillaAnn Vchulke in Corona. Willa died September 2, 1969.
On October 27, 1979, Gilbert married Grace Janssen in Watertown, SD. Gilbert was a life-long member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing pool and darts.
Survivors include his wife, Grace, of Corona; three sons: William Buttke, Milbank; Thomas Buttke, Wheaton, MN, and Roger Buttke, Corona, SD; two stepsons, Rick Janssen, Madison, SD, and Randy Janssen and wife, Paula, of Sioux Falls; five grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; seven step great grandchildren; and one brother, Leonard Buttke, of Corona.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, one great grandson, Lynx Gross, and one sister and brother-in-law, Grace and Orville Bronson.
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