Marilyn F. Butler

TEMPE - Marilyn F. Butler, 88, of Tempe died on April 11, 2014, at her son’s home.

The celebration of life will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, 3340 S. Rural Road in Tempe.

Mrs. Butler was born on June 29, 1925, in Charles City, Iowa, and was a daughter of Clarence D. Follansbee and Gladise Crane. She was an office manager for city government before retirement and an avid league bowler in Tempe for four decades. She was an expert quilter and was well known for her skills and teaching. In the 1970s and ’80s she was involved in many local 10K runs and won many of them in her age group.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Raymon of Irvine, Calif., and Patricia S. Behner of Fairbanks, Alaska; two sons, Tony Simon of Hidden Valley and Craig Simon of Maricopa; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two husbands, James A. Simon and Leonard W. Butler, and three sisters, Geri Isham, Betty Castle and Jean Kicherer.

J. Warren Funeral Services, Mountain View Chapel is in charge of arrangements.