Obituary of John Ernest Butt

Passed peacefully away in the presence of his loving family at Carbonear General Hospital on Monday, February 26, 2024, John Ernest Butt of Carbonear, age 78 years. Predeceased by parents: John and Minnie; sisters: Shirley Griffin and Karen; infant brother: Harold; brothers-in-law: Maurice Curran, Don Sheppard, John Carpenter, and Jim Peddle. Leaving to mourn, two daughters: Elizabeth Andrews and Brenda (Jim) Shea; two sons: John (Trudy) and Justin (Rachel); six grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Jared, Alex, Andrew, Joshua, and Brooklynn; four brothers: Graham (Shirley), Les (Diane), Cyril (Sherry), and Gary (Carol); four sisters: Annie Curran, Marion Sheppard, Myrtle Carpenter, and Gail Butt; special friend: Anne Reardon and her children Samantha and Benjamin; also a large number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Visitation at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear on Thursday, February 29 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, March 1 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Funeral service to take place on Friday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m. from Noel’s Memorial Chapel, Carbonear. Interment will be held at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, flowers gratefully accepted or donations in John’s memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.