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Nada Butz

June 5, 1932-Jan. 6, 2018

Nada Butz, lifelong

resident of Minot, died

unexpectedly at the age of

85, Saturday, January 6,

2018, at her home.

Nada was born June 5,

1932, in Minot, a daughter

of George and Carrie

(Sween) Osdoba. Reared

in Minot, she attended

Lincoln Elementary

School and graduated

from Minot High School

in 1950. She attended

Minot State University

where she was a member

of Beta Theta Sorority and

was an MSU 1952 Miss

Beaver candidate.

July 17, 1952, Nada

married Staff Sergeant Al-

len F. Butz from Clyde

Ohio, stationed at Minot

Air Force Base. They

made their home in Minot

and raised four children.

Early in their marriage,

she was employed at

Minot Federal Savings &

Loan Association (later

Midwest Savings & Loan),

and the North Dakota Vo-

cational Rehabilitation of-

fice.

Nada was a strong

woman who gave her full

attention to a number of

activities. She was ad-

mired in many of her en-

deavors, for she gave it

her all. Her favorite activi-

ties were singing, syn-

chronized swimming,

dance, and golf. Her hus-

band described her as a

“passionate” golfer, al-

ways arriving at tee time

15 minutes early. She

served two years as

president of the Souris

Valley Women’s Golf

League.

As a life long member

of Zion Lutheran Church

in Minot, she sang in the

choir for many years and

served on the church

council and other church

committees. Not only was

she a dedicated member

of Minotone Chapter of

Sweet Adelines, but also

served as the barbershop

group president. Her love

for singing placed her in

the so called

“Honeyhuggers Quartet”

covering the bass part.

Nada’s high level of

leadership also placed her

as president of the Phi

Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi

National Sorority, board

member and treasurer of

the Minot Art Association,

and of the Minot YMCA.

She took the lead in her

high school class and or-

ganized many class reun-

ions. Nada greatly valued

lasting friendships and or-

ganized many fun

get-togethers throughout

the years.

Surviving: her husband

Allen; daughter, Cheryl

(Garvin) Osteroos, Divide,

Colorado, sons David (El-

len) Sierra Vista, Arizona,

and Thomas (Julia), Zim-

merman, Minnesota, a

daughter-in-law, Heidi,

Kansas City, Kansas;

eleven grandchildren; a

cousin, Harland Sween, of

Prior Lake Minnesota, and

a number of nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in

death by: two sons, An-

drew Robert Butz and Jef-

frey George Butz; her

parents and stepfather,

Fay Dewitt; a sister and

brother-in-law, Denyse

and Karl Swenson, and a

cousin, Robert Wuttke.

Funeral: Monday, 10

am, January 15, 2018, at

Zion Lutheran Church,

Minot.

Visitation: Sunday, 1 to

3 pm, Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials of the

donor’s choice are wel-

come.