Elinor C. Butler, age 78, of rural Mott, ND, passed away in Bismarck, ND, on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

Private family funeral services were held at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD, with burial in the Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Gary Butler, rural Mott, ND; their children, Ann (Brian) Keller, Bismarck, ND, James (Cathy) Butler, Lemmon, SD, and Gwen (Matt) Hubbard, Bismarck, ND; grandchildren, Ashley (Nick) Leintz, Mack (Michelle) Keller, Jane Hubbard, Quinn, Blake and Gatlin Butler; great-grandchildren, Cullen and Harper Leintz; her siblings, Dorrance (Linda) Eikamp, Bev (Myles) Ginther, Nadine (Les) Swindler and Bill (Julie) Eikamp; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Ann Eikamp and in-laws Lawrence and Rose Butler.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred in Elinor's name to the Grand River Museum in Lemmon, SD.