Leslie Ann Olson Butler Obituary (2006)

To view a video tribute for Leslie Ann Olson Butler, please click here. Leslie Ann Olson Butler, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, was called home to be with our Heavenly Father in the early morning of June 22, 2006, after courageously struggling with much pain and illness. Leslie Ann slipped away peacefully in the night at her home in Ivins, Utah. Born March 2, 1951, in Murray, Utah to Mack D. and Dona Vee Olson. She married her caring husband, Lawrence N. Butler on April 30, 1971. Graduated from Weber State College with a degree in nursing. She worked at Alta View Hospital throughout her career until she went on disability in 1997. She loved working at the Hospital doing what she loved, which was caring for others. Leslie had an amazing spirit and huge heart. There was nothing she wouldn’t do to help someone in need. Leslie loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, boating and long drives in the mountains, she also loved to travel and see new places, although in her last years she was limited in her activities. Leslie was an amazing mother and grandmother, and loved spending time with her children; she took pride in them and loved them so. Survived by her parents, husband Larry, children; Chris, Mike (Marylyn) and Rikke (Mike) Kotter, grandchildren; Noah, Oaklee, Brooklyn, Ireland, Zeke and Olivia, siblings; Lynne (Scott) Carlsen, Blair, Blaine (Karalee), Terry (Mohsen) Arfai, Leif (Kym). Nieces and nephews and dear close friends. We love you and know that your suffering has ended. Funeral Services will be held Monday, June 26, 2006, 11:00 am at the Corner Canyon 4th Ward, 13366 So. 1300 E., Draper, Utah. Friends and family may call Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway (10600 So.) from 5-7 pm and Monday from 10-10:45 am at the church. Interment, Mountain View Memorial Estates.