{"id":1293,"date":"2017-03-07T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2017-03-10T06:43:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T11:43:33","slug":"obituary-notice-walter-n-butcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/?p=1293","title":{"rendered":"Obituary Notice &#8211; Walter N. Butcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ButcherW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1294\" alt=\"ButcherW\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ButcherW-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Baldwinsville, NY:\u00a0 Walter N. Butcher, 93, of Downer Street Road, Baldwinsville, NY died Monday, March 6th, 2017 at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, following a short illness.\u00a0 He was born in the Town of Villenova, on November 5, 1923, the son of the late Edwin and Lucy (Dailey) Butcher.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Butcher was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class of 1941 and attended the University of Minnesota.\u00a0 He served in the U.S. Army during WW II and worked as a Director of Marketing &amp; Planning for the former Agway, Inc. Syracuse, NY, for 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Butcher was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Baldwinsville, J. Carter Knapp American Legion Post #953, Forestville and was involved with Dairy Activities of the New York State Fair for over 40 years.\u00a0 He was Past President of the New York State Dairy Exhibits Inc., the United States Pony Trotting Association and the New York State Shetland Pony Association, was a former member of the Rotary Club in Canandaigua and he served 3 terms as Alderman for the City of Canandaigua.\u00a0 Mr. Butcher was also a very active sports player, still playing golf in December.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors include his wife Marilynn (Campbell) Butcher, a resident of Elderwood in Liverpool, NY, whom he married August 20, 1949, in the Forestville United Methodist Church, a daughter, Judy (Paul) Calaway, of Olmsted Falls, OH.\u00a0 Also surviving are 3 grandchildren Joshua, Matthew &amp; Julie Calaway all of Olmstead Falls, OH and several nieces &amp; nephews.\u00a0 Besides his parents he was predeceased by 6 brothers, Norris Butcher, Wayne Butcher, Laurence Butcher, Robert Butcher, Donald Butcher, Wayne Jones and a foster daughter Doris Young.<\/p>\n<p>Friends are welcome to call at Riles &amp; Woolley Funeral Home, 39 Main Street, Forestville on Friday, from 2-4 &amp; 7-9 pm, from where Funeral Services will be held Saturday morning at 11 o&#8217;clock with Pastor Kenneth Spink of Berea Baptist Church, Berea, OH. \u00a0Interment will follow in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Town of Hanover, where Graveside Military Services will be conducted by members of J. Carter Knapp American Legion Post #953, Forestville. The family suggests memorials be made either to J. Carter Knapp American Legion Post #953 PO Box 492, Forestville, NY 14062 or to the First United Methodist Church, 17 West Genesee Street, Baldwinsville, NY 13027.\u00a0 To post condolences go to www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Usflag.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1218\" alt=\"usflag\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Usflag.gif\" width=\"102\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Army.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-941\" alt=\"Army\" src=\"https:\/\/rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Army-150x150.jpg\" width=\"94\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baldwinsville, NY:\u00a0 Walter N. 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