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Nathan Butts, Sr., was born on 20 July 1896 in Rock Rift, Delaware, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He and Myrtle (Myrtie) Lena Ramey were married on 25 May 1921 in Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.³ He died in July 1970, at age ~74, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Brandt Cemetery, Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.¹

Mildred M. (Millie) Butts was born on 3 May 1894 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She and Otis G. Reed were married on 19 July 1913 in Lanesboro, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.³ She died on 18 January 1992, at age 97.² She was buried in Lanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.²

Myrtle (Myrtie) Lena Ramey was born on 31 May 1902 in Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She and Nathan Butts, Sr., were married on 25 May 1921 in Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 3 April 1975, at age 72, in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.² She was buried in Brandt Cemetery, Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.²

Helen Elizabeth Butts was born on 3 November 1925 in Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 14 July 1961, at age 35, in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Saint Pauls R. C. Cemetery, Starrucca, Wayne, Pennsylvania.¹

Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Skurski, 35, wife of Joseph Skurski, RD#1 , Starrucca, Pa., died unexpectedly on July 14, 1961. She was born on November 3, 1925, in Brandt, Pa., and was a daughter of Nathan and Myrtle (Ramey) Butts. She had resided in the Starrucca area for 13 years where she and her husband operated a large dairy farm. She was a communicant of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Starrucca, Pa., and a member of the church choir. Mrs. Skurski was also active in the Mountain League Baseball Association. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by six daughters and one son, Patricia, Sharon, Mary Lou, Barbara Sandra, Susan, and Mark Joseph, all at home. Also surviving are 6 brothers, David, Orson, Pa; Norman, Edward, Walter and Nathan Butts, Susquehanna, Pa; Howard, Starrucca, Pa; 2 Sisters, Mrs. Esther French, Susquehanna, Pa; Mrs. Gertrude Davidson, Binghamton. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Mrs. Skurski's funeral was held at the Mumford Funeral Home in Starrucca and in St. Paul's Church, Starrucca, where a Requiem Mass was celebrated. Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Raymond Frederick Butts was born on 11 October 1928 in Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He died on 15 August 1997, at age 68.^2,3 He was buried Body Donated To Science.³

Body Donated to Science.

Geraldine H. Butts was born on 26 November 1929 in Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She died on 2 September 1930, at age 0, in Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^2,3 She was buried in Brandt Cemetery, Brandt, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.³

Marjorie Rowena Bennett was born on 9 February 1927 in East Branch, New York.^1,2,3 She died on 25 July 1996, at age 69, in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^2,3 She was buried in Stevens Point Cemetery, Stevens Point, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.³

Joseph L. Skurski was born in 1923.² He died on 13 July 2006, at age ~83, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.² He was buried in Saint Paul's R. C. Cemetery, Starrucca, Wayne, Pennsylvania.²

Joseph L. Skurski was a Dairy Farmer. Joseph L. Skurski, 83, Susquehanna, Pa, passed away at home on July 13, 2 006 after an illness.

He was predeceased by his wife, Helen; three brothers, John, Lou, Tony: one sister, Kathryn.

Joseph is survived by three sons and one daughter-in-law, Mark Skurski, Starrucca, Pa, Joey Skurski, Starrucca; Mike and Cathy Skurski, Union Dale, PA; Seven daughters and five sons-in-laws, Pat and Bently Mead, Poyntelle, Pa, Sharon and Delton Braun, Midwest City, OK, Mary Lou and Paul McDonald, Huddleston, VA, Barbara and Lee Wolf, Susquehanna, Sandra and Pete Urban, Waymart, Pa., Sue Skurski and Rich Peterson, Jones, OK, Laura Clayton, Clarksville, TN; Three sisters, Betty Tripp, Sally Dizigan, Helen Kozma; 19 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; several nieces an nephews.

Joseph was a member of St. Paul's Church, Starrucca, PA. He owned and operated a dairy farm in Starrucca before his retirement.

The funeral service was held at Hennessey's Funeral Home, Susquehanna, P A Burial, St Paul's Cemetery, Starrucca, PA.

Patricia A. Skurski was born on 11 November 1944 in Poyntelle, Wayne, Pennsylvania.² She and Bentley L. Mead, Sr., were married on 29 June 1963.¹ She died on 15 November 2015, at age 71, in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.² She was buried in Starrucca Cemetery, Starrucca, Wayne, Pennsylvania.²

Patricia A. (Skurski) Mead, 17, of Poyntelle, PA, died on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on November 11, 1944 in Susquehanna, PA, the daughter of Joseph and Helen Skurski.
Patricia Married Bentley L. Mead on June 29, 1963. She retired in 2006 from Camp Poyntelle, where her and Bentley were caretakers for nearly 30 years. She enjoyed spending her time mowing her yard, playing cards, collecting glass water pitchers and going to auctions and yard sales.
Surviving are 2 children, Bentley L. Mead Jr, who is married to Christy Roberts and Sherilyn Oralls, who is married to Walter S Oralls. There are 8 grandchildren, Dana McGraw, Rochelle Mead, Jennifer Mead, Dylan Oralls, Cody Mead, and Danielle, Elaina, And Montanna Miller, and 2 great grandchildren, Huntor Travis, and Calvin McGraw. She is also survived by 5 sisters, Sue Skurski, Barbara Wolf, Sharon Braun, Marylou MacDonald, and Sandy Urban, and 1 brother Mark Skurski. Patricia was predeceased by her husband, Bentley Sr., her parents, and grandson in law, Mark McGraw Jr.
Patricia asked to respect her wishes of having no funeral services. There was a luncheon in Starrucca, Pa.