THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, February 27, 1996 TAG: 9602270241
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
Ralph Butler, 65, of the 9600 block of 10th Bay St., died Feb. 25, 1996, in Norfolk.
He was a retired Boatswains Mate 2nd Class for the U.S. Navy. Mr. Butler was a native of Luzerne, Pa., and a Catholic. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
He is survived by two sisters, Josephine Wachala of Bloomfield, N.J., and Anita Magera of Ashley, Pa.; devoted friend, Ellen Shaw of Norfolk; and other special friends, Buddy Shaw, John Shaw and Linda Simpson.
A funeral will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel. Burial will be at sea by the U.S. Navy. The family will be at the funeral home Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice.
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