John "Johnny" F. Butkus, 96, of Georgetown passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Pleasant Meadows Senior Living, Chrisman. He was born on April 21, 1922 in Midland, Indiana the son of Fabian and Oleta (Barkauis) Butkus. John married the love of his life, Phyliss Hicks, and lived happily until her passing in 1995. John and Phyliss had no children of their own but loved their extended family very much. He is survived by: his three great nieces, Marta Ramshaw of Georgetown, Brooke (James) Barker of Osceola, WI, & Amanda (Kevin) Maquet of Danville; one great nephew, Robert (Kristin) Glidewell of Stuart FL; his 13 great-great nieces & nephews; as well as many more family members; and numerous friends. He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Mary Mitchell and Sophia Butkus; two nieces, Michele Ramshaw and Marta Mitchell; and a great niece, Cassandra Brown. John was a proud Veteran of the US Navy and courageously served his country. He received six Combat Stars during his service. He was a member of American Legion Dornblaser Post #203 and of St. Issacs Jogues Catholic Church in Georgetown. He was an honorary life-member of the Brotherhood of Locomotion since 1951, after being a train conductor for over forty-two years. John also enjoyed watching football with his nephew by marriage, Bill Ramshaw. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of John's life will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Sunset's Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, 200 E. West Street, Georgetown, with Father Timothy Saupp officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to his service on Saturday at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville with Military rites conducted by American Legion Dornlaser Post #203. Please join John's family in sharing memories on his tribute wall atwww.sunsetfuneralhome.com
Visitation Nov 3, 2018 Saturday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sunset's Houghton-Leasure Funeral Chapel 200 E. West Street Georgetown, IL 61846 Celebration of Life Nov 3, 2018 Saturday, 11:00 AM Sunset's Houghton-Leasure Funeral Chapel 200 E. West Street Georgetown, IL 61846 Final Resting Place Sunset Memorial Park 3901 N. Vermilion Street Danville, IL 61834Visits: 3
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