He attended Rockwood Elementary and Gresham High School. He married Dolores Lukes on March 5, 1956. They resided in the Gresham area where he worked as a truck driver for Gresham Transfer for over 35 years, working previously in road construction. After retirement, they moved to their lake home in Birkenfeld, Oregon. He then volunteered with the Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD as a firefighter and part of the ambulance group. He had a great passion for woodworking, carpentry, golfing, fishing and hunting , gardening and yardwork. He also volunteered on many projects in the community where he lived.
Butch was preceded in death by his parents, his eleven sisters and brothers, and his great-grandson, Hayden. He is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-one years, Dolores; their three children, Marty Sasse, Debbie Horton, and Jeanette Bernier; six grandchildren, Jason and Jeremy Bernier, Mathew, Megan and Lindsey Sasse and Melissa Green; and five great grandchildren. He will certainly be missed by all.
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