Pocatello
Robert L. Butterfield
1930 — 2020
Robert LeRoy Butterfield, 90, passed away Dec. 16, 2020. He was born in Chesterfield, Idaho, on July 23, 1930, to Ferrebee and Ivy May Lancaster Butterfield. Robert was the 7th of 11 children. Growing up on a farm, he learned the lessons of loving his family, helping whomever you can, and hard work being its own reward. He met his wife, LaWana Hadley, at a dance. They married in 1952 and spent their years together dancing through life. She passed in 1987. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Japan, during the Korean conflict. He worked for the Idaho Transportation Department for 38 years, retiring in 1993. He also met his second wife, Ila Buck, at a dance. They married in 1992 and...