Audeline Butler

Audeline Butler obituary

Audeline Butler

Audeline Butler Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Audeline Butler, nee Gray, age 84, Native of Arbroath, Scotland; resident of Lombard, formerly of Elmhurst; longtime former parishioner and volunteer at Visitation Catholic Church; beloved wife of Daniel P.; loving mother of Daniel P. Jr. (Colleen), Julie (Randal) Kadow, Jill Whitney and Jennifer (Joseph, Sr.) Ritchie; proud grandmother of Andrew (Alison) Butler, Lauren (Nicholas) Maddox, Caitlin (Tyler) Singleton, Lindsay (Zachary) Kurtz, Shannon Wray, Ian Kadow, Kirsten Kadow, Melissa (Jose) Sanchez, Kevin Whitney, Megan Whitney, Erin Ritchie and Joseph (Aleksandra) Ritchie, Jr.; cherished great-grandmother of Rowan, Maeve, Logan, Melanie, Calvin, Isla, Mia and Anthony; dearest daughter of the late George and the late Alexandrina "Daisy" Gray; dear sister of John (Pam) Gray and sister-in-law of Judith Butler, John (the late Rosita) Butler, James (Marianne) Butler, Mary Alice (the late Tom) Coffey, Jane (the late Fran) Connors, the late Michael Butler, Francis (Beth) Butler and Stephen (Dawn) Butler; and former sister-in-law of Dianne Butler; dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Audeline's greatest joys in life were baking for her family and friends, decorating for the holidays and sharing the traditional stories and songs of Scotland. Visitation Monday, June 16, 2025, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 8:30 a.m. until time of prayers 9:30 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. at Saint Pius X Catholic Church, Lombard. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northwestern Memorial Foundation, PO Box 734985, Chicago, Illinois 60673-4985. Please make checks payable to "Northwestern Memorial Foundation" and include Audeline Butler in the memo line. Your gift will support the stroke program at Central DuPage Hospital. Live stream of the funeral Mass available through the funeral home website. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com

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134 South York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126

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