- Date Of Birth: November 8, 1929
- Date Of Death: November 15, 2018
- State: Maryland
Edita V. Butler, age 89, of Columbia, Maryland, passed away on November 15, 2018.
She was born on November 8, 1929, to Jose V. del Callar and Beata Brioso del Callar in Cabuyao City, Philippines. She obtained a B.S. in Education at Maryknoll College in the Philippines and a Master’s in Library Science at the Catholic University of America. At Catholic University, Edita met Robert W. Butler, whom she married in 1962.
Edita and Robert moved to Frederick, Maryland, where they started a family. In 1974, they settled in Columbia, Maryland, where Edita focused on raising three children, pursuing her painting hobby, teaching religious education at St. John’s Catholic Church, and singing with the church choir. In 1981, following separation from Robert, Edita went to work at Patuxent Publishing, first as an editor at the Columbia Flier and then as an editor and writer at the Laurel Leader.
Edita is survived by her daughter, Rita Pace, and son, Charles Butler; her grandchildren, Sofia Pace, Colin Butler, and Timothy Butler; and her sons-in-law, Tom Pace and Mark Rupp. She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Robert Butler; their first-born child, Robert Butler II; and their son, Robert Butler III.
