ROBERT D. ‘BOBBY’ BUTLER

MUSCATINE, IA – Robert D. ‘Bobby’ Butler, 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospital.

Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Pastor Sharon Phillips will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com.

Bobby was born on January 20, 1959, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Donald E. and Ruth G.  Peadeau Butler.

Over the years, Bobby had worked as a custodian at the Louisiana Downs Racetrack Restaurant, Monsanto, Geneva HON plant, Menards, and delivered construction materials in Illinois and Iowa.

Bobby was an avid Dallas Cowboys and Hawkeye fan and wrestling fan. He enjoyed fishing and catching catfish and bluegill. His favorite place to eat was the All-American Diner and appreciated Hana and all the other staff’s friendships. He was funny but also spunky and always helped others. He loved his mom very much and cared for her until the day she died. Most of all, he loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews. Every Christmas he would dress up as Santa for his nieces and nephews.

Bobby is survived by his siblings, Donald (Rachel) Butler, Carolyn (Allen Sr.) Daum, Karen Butler, Patricia ‘Patty’ Hackley, Bert ‘Buddy’ Church, Carmen (Richard) Richter, and Betty (Ron) Williams; nieces and nephews, Mark David Butler, Carrie (Jason) Griffey, John (Jennifer) Daum, Bobbie (Brandon) Doss, Ann Marie (Michael) Drakes, Claude ‘C.W’ (Tabitha) Daum, Jessica (Terrence) Dickens, Joey Butler, Jen Richter, DJ Froehlich, and Dillion Froehlich; and several great nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Lillian Church, Danny Church, Mark Butler, William Butler, Clarence William Butler and Phyllis Froehlich; nephew, Allen Daum Jr.; brother-in-law, James Hackley and Floyd Nott.