Mrs. Butkus, of North Brunswick, formerly of Elizabeth and Hazlet, died Aug. 29 at Saint Clare’s Medical Center in Dover after a short illness. She was a founding member of the North Brunswick Humane Association. She was a lector at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Milltown. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 1997. She is survived by her sister, Terry Lutz of Auburn, Ca.; her children, Joseph Butkus and his wife, Judy Listfield, of Parsippany, and Carol Bauder and her husband, Stephen Bauder, of Blairstown; and her grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Selover Funeral Home, North Brunswick, followed by a Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Burial followed in Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. Flowers or donations may be made to a charity of choice in Butkus’s memory.