Elton “Butch” Butler, Jr., 81, of Reading, passed away on January 20, 2026, at Reading Hospital.<\/p>\n
Born in Reading, PA, Butch was the son of the late Arnietta (Dorsey) Butler and Elton Butler, Sr. He was a graduate of Reading High School and went on to attend Penn State Berks. He proudly served as a member of the United States Army Reserve.<\/p>\n
Butch built a long and respected career in human resources, where he worked for many years before retiring in 2010. He was known for his steady presence and dedication to his work.<\/p>\n
On July 11, 1977, he married the love of his life, Patricia A. (Parenti) Butler, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia; son, Jared Butler, husband of Jackie, of Newtown, PA; cherished grandsons, Jace and Carson; and daughter, Renee Glover, of Shillington. He is also survived by his brother, Russell Butler, husband of Deborah, of Shillington, PA.<\/p>\n
In addition to his parents, Butch was preceded in death by his sister, Yvonne Bolton.<\/p>\n
Butch will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, whose life was marked by quiet strength and simplicity. <\/p>\n
A viewing will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 9:00 am to 11:00 a at Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, 739 Penn Ave, West Reading, PA 19611. A prayer service will follow at the Chapel of St. George in Gethsemane Cemetery, 3139 Kutztown Rd, Laureldale, PA 19605. <\/p>\n
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc. is honored to serve the Butler family. Condolences may be expressed at kuhnfuneralhomes.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elton “Butch” Butler, Jr., 81, of Reading, passed away on January 20, 2026, at Reading Hospital. Born in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-93991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reading","8":"tag-reading-city","9":"tag-reading-city-headlines","10":"tag-reading-city-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}