Nancy Eileen Butler finished her 15-month battle against colorectal cancer on June 8, 2016, at her home in Grantsville, Utah. She was 45. Nancy was a strong fighter, and she fought that terrible disease with courage until the end. Once it seemed obvious her battle was winding down, she left us quickly and peacefully in her sleep and returned to our Heavenly Father to be reunited with her Mother and other very dear loved ones. To us, her life, and her death, exemplified the words, “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” Nancy was born on March 17, 1971, to Jessie Albert Butler and Peggy Jean Baker in Murray, Utah. She spent the majority of her childhood in the Tooele and Grantsville areas and graduated from Tooele High School in 1989. Nancy entered the Job Corps where she trained in health occupations and was selected out of 1,400 students to be an ambassador to Washington, D.C. Nancy was a beloved and special member of so many families, from her time growing up in a house full of siblings with whom she could share the blame for all the crazy things they dreamed up together when they were left alone, to her special connection with her aunts and uncles who she loved as sisters and brothers, to being a kind and generous aunt to so many nieces and nephews who always knew that they could count on her for a hug and a gift, she shared a life of love and laughter with so many. Nancy loved to read, color and spend time with her family and friends. She especially enjoyed spending time with all of her nieces and nephews and all of the children in the family. She was undoubtedly the favorite aunt and she always had her way of making them feel so special and loved. She would call them often and on all of their birthdays and holidays, call with reminders when their favorite cartoons were on, spend hours coloring and playing games with them and always holding them and making them feel so loved. Aunt Nancy will always be known as the greatest aunt ever. She was preceded in death by her mother Peggy Jean Erickson; grandparents; cousin Krystal Fonger and many aunts and uncles. Nancy is survived by her father Jessie Butler; her stepfather Ronald Erickson; brother Jesse (Barbara) Butler; sister Shannon (Paul) Wimmer; brother Joseph (Marci) McAllister; brother Martin McAllister; stepbrother Jody (Laurie) Erickson and stepsisters Windy (Trinidad) Garcia, Dawn (Troy) Finley and Ericka (Greg) Jordt. She is also survived by her dear friend Don Sanborn and her many nieces and nephews. Her family would like to extend a special thanks to all of the volunteers, staff, nurses and doctors at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. They were all extremely kind and compassionate and we are forever grateful for the facility and all of the amazing people there. Also to her home health nurses who she appreciated so much. Just like the lighthouses that Nancy loved we know she will continue to be there for us during our darkest times as a steady shining light of love and guidance. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Tate Mortuary at noon with a viewing one hour prior.
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Nancy Eileen Butler
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