Kenneth W. "Butch" Guilder Jr.

LAKE LUZERNE Kenneth W. "Butch" Guilder Jr., 61, of Call Street, died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Glens Falls Hospital, following a long illness. Born on Oct. 22, 1946, in Seattle, Wash., he was the son of Edward and Winifred (Allen) Guilder of Corinth. Mr. Guilder attended Corinth High School. He married Rose M. Shippee on Dec. 17, 1977, in Corinth. The couple have resided in Lake Luzerne for many years. Mr. Guilder was employed as a carpenter and millwright with Local Union 299 of South Glens Falls for 25 years. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, hunting and camping, and playing his bass guitar with his band the SWD Drifters for the Corinth Emergency Squad shows and for other benefit shows in the area. Survivors besides his wife of 32 years and his parents include five sons: Greg Guilder and his close friend, Rami, of Argyle, Kyle Stark and his wife, Debra, of Saratoga Springs, Jeff LaPier and his wife, Tammy, of Corinth, Keith Guilder and his wife, April, of Lewis and Joseph Guilder and his fiancee, Kylee, of Lake Luzerne; one daughter, Betty Rose Johnstone and her husband, Jamie, of Plano, Texas; three brothers: Bill Guilder and his wife, Joyce, of Hudson Falls, Tom Guilder of Corinth, and Geof Guilder and his wife, Sarah, of Zephyrhills, Fla.; three sisters: Susan Millington of Corinth, Arlinda Birdsall and her husband, Tucker, of Thurman and Eddilynn Daab and her husband, Don, of Warrensburg; and most important to him were his eight grandchildren and he would have been welcoming another grandson in June; he is also survived by several nieces, newphews and cousins. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2008, at the Densmore Funeral Home, Inc., 7 Sherman Ave., Corinth. A private committal will be held at Corinth Rural Cemetery at a later date. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the funeral home. The family suggests that donations in Butch's memory go to the American Diabetes Association, 7 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205.