Luvern “Butz” Weber, 83, Dimock, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls.
Funeral services were Saturday in Holy Family Catholic Church, Mitchell. Burial was in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Dimock.
Luvern John Weber was born Jan 26, 1930 in Hutchinson County, the seventh child of Fred and Catherine (Bowar) Weber.
He grew up on the farm and attended Catholic school through the eighth grade at Dimock.
In 1944, he moved with his family to the Mathias Bowar farm in Davison County and farmed with his dad until 1953.
In 1053, Butz enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany until 1955. He then returned to Dimock and continued farming in Davison County.
On June 1, 1957, he married Virginia Baysinger at Woonsocket.
In 1965, Butz and Virginia moved to a farm in Davison County and raised five children while dairy farming.
From 1967 until 1975, Butz and his brother, Eugene, owned and operated a John Deere Implement dealership in Dimock.
In 1982, Butz retired from dairy farming and moved to Dimock, where he resided until is death.
Butz enjoyed watching Twins baseball, playing cards and pool, fishing, having coffee with friends and helping combine during harvest time.
He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul parish at Dimock and Holy Family parish at Mitchell.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, VFW and also served on the Dimock Cheese Factory Board.
Butz is survived by is wife, Virginia; three sons, Mark, (Carolee) Weber, Sioux Falls, Brad (Paula) Weber, Parkston, and Paul (Jodi) Weber, Woonsocket; one daughter, Jodi Boyer and special friend, Doug McManigal, Creighton, Neb., his son-in-law, Lon Krueger, Spearfish; 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and one sister, Mary Weepie, Mitchell.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Diana Krueger, in 2005; his brothers, Arnold, Elmer and Eugene; two sisters, Alvina Kummer and Bernice Walton.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Bittner Funeral Chapel, Mitchell.
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