Joseph R. Butkovich

Joseph R. Butkovich obituary, Lombard, IL

Joseph R. Butkovich

Joseph Butkovich Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Knollcrest Funeral Home on Feb. 20, 2025.

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Joseph R. Butkovich, age 67, of Oakbrook Terrace. Beloved husband of Patricia Hettinger; loving father of Paul Butkovich; dear son of the late Nicholas and Gertrude Butkovich; fond brother of Nicholas, Edward (Alessandro Barry), Thomas (Susan), Claire (the late Robert Gadbois), Mary (Michael) Murphy, the late Robert, and the late Richard (Linda) Butkovich; uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Longtime parishioner of Ascension of Our Lord Church and former president of the Joliet Diocese for St. Vincent de Paul. Chair of the St. Vincent de Paul Disaster Relief VOAD, Vincention of the Year. Former Secretary of the Illinois State Court of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Joseph was also a former Scout leader and Cubmaster. He was the heart of his community.
Visitation Sunday, February 23rd, 3-8pm at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Rd, Lombard. In-State Monday 8:30am until time of mass at Ascension of Our Lord Church, 1S314 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace. Interment private. Memorials to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1S314 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, are apprecated. For info: 630-932-1500.
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