Passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 69 years. Born Thursday, October 19, 1950 in Hillsboro, Illinois.
Butch is preceded in death by his parents Louis and Dorothy Hartel; brother Gordon Hartel; and sister Maxine Meier.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Theresa Hartel; children Eric Hartel, Patrick (Nichole) Mulvaney, and Holly Hartel (Jake Johnson); brother Leroy (Ann) Hartel; sisters Shirley Boyd and Marlene (Dean) Parks; and grandchildren Chelsie Craver, Erica Hartel, Ava Mulvaney, Alex Mulvaney, Aidan Mulvaney, Wren Johnson, and Clara Johnson.