Gilbert L. “Butch” Becker, 89, of Lancaster, formerly of Verona, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, May 12, 2021, at Orchard Manor in rural Lancaster.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Ryan Funeral Home in Verona, with burial to follow in the Saint Andrew Catholic Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home on Tuesday morning. Following the committal service at the cemetery, a “Celebration of Butch’s Life” will be held at the Fifth Quarter in Verona. The Larson Family Funeral Home in Fennimore and the Ryan Funeral Home in Verona is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made out to the ALS Foundation in loving memory of Butch’s son Greg Becker. Online condolences may be made at wwwlarsonfuneralhomes.com.

The complete obituary is in the May 20, 2021, issue of the Fennimore Times.