Virgil A. Butteris, age 90, of Prairie du Chien passed away on Thursday, January 5 2017 at the Prairie Maison Care Center. Virgil was born May 1, 1926 in Richland Center, WI, the son of Clarence and Nora (Christopher) Butteris, and grew up on the family farm near Highland. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WW II. He was married to his devoted wife and partner Elizabeth Coffey on June 18, 1949 in Dodgeville, WI. He was a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Platteville, taught agriculture at Barneveld High School and went on to receive his Masters in Dairy Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Virgil served as the UW Extension agricultural agent in Clark County before moving to Prairie du Chien where he served as the Crawford County agent from 1956 until his retirement. He spent a lifetime of diligent service to agricultural causes including soil and water quality, the city of Prairie du Chien Crawford County and the Mississippi River. This included his memberships on the Crawford County Board, Crawford County Fair Board, Wisconsin State Fair Board, Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission and as county representative to Couleecap. He belonged to the American Legion and the Eagles Club Aerie 1502 and was an avid gardener. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Betty Butteris of Prairie du Chien, his sons, Greg (Connie) of Little Chute, WI and Jeff (Janet) of Westby, WI, his grandchildren Jerrod, Mali, Jacob, Jessica, Emily, Michael and Katie, his great grandchildren, Hudson, Ella, Hadley, Anders, Griffin, Joel and Ashton. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter Angela, his parents, a brother Laverne and a sister Fern. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 11:00 AM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Reverends Joe Irvin and Kyle Svennungsen officiating, with burial in the Calvary Cemetery both in Prairie du Chien. Military rites will be accorded by the Prairie du Chien Honor Guard. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday from 9:00 AM until the time of services.

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