1960s photo:
Florence Butler, October 1962
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Florence Butler, born Florence Louise Palmer
Born 29-Oct-1925, died 30-Dec-2023
News about Mom:
My mother turned 98 in late October. She lived in her own house on Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains, next door to my sister Robin, and celebrated Thanksgiving with Robin's family, along with sister Nancy, who flew in from Oregon to visit for a week or more. I visited for a week last June, and enjoyed a Zoom visit on Mom's birthday. She was having some memory issues and hip discomfort at that time. She had less pain in the fall but dementia began to set in after her birthday. I'll be adding more photos and a bit of history to this web site. Here are recent updates from Robin:
- Mom passed away this morning, wrote Robin 30-Dec-2023
- My sister Robin Eliason's update of 19-Nov-2023
- Legacy Obituary
In lieu of flowers, Flo would love to be remembered with a contribution to your favorite environmental organization or of these charities that were meaningful to her:
- Rhode Island Audubon
- Southern California Mountains Foundation
- Camp No Limits, a camp for children with limb loss founded by Flo's great-niece
Flo's exploits were regularly celebrated in print:
Flo's life in photos: