Submitted by: Georgia Gill-Elkins

South Bend Tribune Thursday,  June 10, 1999 p. D5
Ellsworth R. Butz
July 9, 1901 - June 9,  1999
Ellsworth R. Butz, 97, of the Healthwin  Specialized Care Facility, South
Bend, Ind., died at 7:24 a.m. on wednesday, June  9,  in the facility.
He was born on July 9, 1901, in Logansport, Ind.,  to Edna (Lenon) and Norman
Butz, both of whom preceded him in death. On Jan. 22,  1920, in St. Joseph,
Mich., he married Edith Burdella Wysong, who also preceded  him in death on
Dec. 12, 1984.
Mr. Butz is survived by a  daughter, Edna Douglas of Osceola, Ind.; a son,
Robert Butz of Mishawaka, Ind.;  and by eight grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren.
Mr. Butz  retired in 1950 from the South Bend Police Department after 20
years of service.  He then became a safety director for Clements Truck Lines for
16 years, retiring  in 1966. He was a member of the First United Methodist
church, Mishawaka. He was  a 50-member of the Portage Masonic Lodge 675 F & AM and
a member of the  South Bend Scottish Rite.
Services for Mr. Butz will be at   10 a.m. on Friday, June 11, in the
Welsheimer Funeral home, 521 North William  Street, South Bend. Rev. Daniel Motto of
the First United Methodist Church,  Mishawaka, will conduct the services.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.  today, June 10, in the funeral home.
Committal services will be at 1 p.m. on  Friday in the North. Hope Cemetery,
Logansport.
The family has requested that  memorial contributions be made to the First
United Methodist Church, 201 East  Third Street, Mishawaka, In 46544.