James Anthony "Jim" Butters
Marriages
Eleanor Collberg Butters - February 27, 1945
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - September 4, 1997
JAMES ANTHONY BUTTERS. Jim BUTTERS died August 13 at his home in San Diego, California. He was 73.Jim was born November 18, 1923 in Spooner, Wisconsin, the second of four sons to Joseph and Rose Marie BUTTERS. He grew up in Spooner and Shell Lake, Wisconsin.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, earned a commission as an officer and earned his naval aviator wings. He flew, as a carrier fighter pilot, in several naval battles in the South Pacific during World War II. On February 27, 1945, while in between tours of duty, he married his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor COLLBERG. After the war, he remained in the Naval Reserve flying for 33 years, retiring as a Captain.
Jim was a real estate broker in San Diego for more than 30 years. He invested in rental property in Eagle, beginning in the 1970's, where three of his sons and one granddaughter eventually settled and are raising their families. He and his wife split their time between San Diego and Eagle. Jim's greatest love was his family.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; his daughter, Sharon and sons, Craig, Joe, Jerry and Jock; three brothers, 12 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
