David "Butch" Xander
January 01, 1941 - May 05, 2020
Obituary
BROOKLYN-David "Butch" Xander, age 79, of Brooklyn, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the VA Hospital. He was born on Jan. 1, 1941, in Monroe, the son of Donald and Winnifred (Dawson) Xander.
Butch graduated from Oregon High School in 1959 and then began working for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966 where he served during the Vietnam War. Upon his return, he went back to work for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad until his early retirement. During his early retirement he owned and operated Xander Trucking for over 20 years.
Butch loved to go fishing, hunting and hanging with his buddies at the shop were they had a lot of "hay down." He was very into hot rods and motorcycles, his favorite being his 50 Mercury Convertible. Butch was a very humble person. He was known for always making sure to support the local fundraisers and raffles. He was a very social person and loved every moment he was able to spend with his family.
Butch is survived by two sons, Chad Xander and Cory Xander; three grandchildren, Jett Xander, Emma (Zach Weyenberg) Xander and Cole Xander; sisters, Alice (Tim Olson) Xander and Helen (Bill) Denson; nieces, DeAnn Noyce and Amber Hawkey; and nephew, Drew (Bonnita) Denson. He was preceded in death by his parents; nephew, Dan Noyce; and his beloved dog, Kinky, known to many as his red-headed girlfriend.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a celebration of Butch's life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in David's name to the Madison VA Hospital or the VFW Oregon/Brooklyn Post No. 10272. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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I am so sorry for your loss of your dad, he was a very good guy. Growing up he was so good to my sister and I In high school he had a milk route and we got to ride in the truck delivering milk. He would take us to carnivals and he once brought a pony to the farm with a cart for us to have fun. That didn't turn out to well - He was so very thoughtful. He and our aunt took us in after parents divorced. As I said very thoughtful and caring. Remember all the meals and good time. He will be missed.
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Darrel
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Butch was always there to help if you needed it.
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Kathy Calhoun Casad
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I am so sorry to hear of Butch's passing. Never a nicer, polite, generous, or kind man ever. Thinking of his family at this difficult time. May your memories help in the days to come.
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Sue Spencer
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My condolences to Butch's family. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. He was a very kind and caring guy and will be greatly missed. All his friends have a lot a great memories of the time spent with him .
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Tammy & David
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Helen and family. So sorry to hear of your brother being sick and passing. Thinking of you all.
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John Wischhoff
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Butch & I grew up together including we both got Mohawk haircuts at Cletus Brown's barber shop -
later we both learned to drive well before age 16 in a straight stick stand up drive Divco milk truck while helping Jack Sheil home delivery Bowman Dairy milk routs. Years later I rented a stall in his shop to service & garage my Peterbilt driven by "Reb" Piggott - RIP Butch