Grace Ellen Van Horn, daughter of William Van Horn and Mary Smith, was born April 21 1888 in Wisconsin. She died October 11 1942 in Stockton, California after 54 years, 5 months and 20 days of life. Cause of death was heart failure. Grace was laid to rest October 13 1942 in the Casa Bonita Mausoleum, Stockton, California (vault 3, tier 2). The following appeared in the Stockton Record (Stockton, California), October 12 1942, page 7:
Suffers Heart ill in Patriotism Task
Mrs. Grace E. Buttrick, wife of George H. Buttrick, 443 South Regent Street, died Sunday morning after a heart attack Saturday night at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Buttrick, a member of the staff of attendants at the Stockton State Hospital 24 years and in recent years in charge of cottage 1, responded to a call for volunteer workers to help a local cannery with its tomato pack Saturday night. While receiving instructions at the cannery after taking her station, Mrs. Buttrick suffered a heart attack and fainted. She was rushed to Dameron Hospital. She was one of a group of women who responded to the call for workers in a spirit of patriotism. Besides her husband, veteran secretary of Morning Star Lodge of Masons, Mrs. Buttrick is survived by a cousin, James Frazer and a nephew, James Cox, Stockton; two sisters, Mrs. James Cox of Stanley, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Dan McManus of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Mrs. Buttrick was a native of Wisconsin.
Grace married George H. Buttrick. They had one child, Harold.
George Howe Buttrick, son of Charles F. Buttrick and Huldah Waters, was born October 24 1862 in Lathrop, California.1 He died May 6 1961 in Stockton, California after 98 years, 6 months and 12 days of life. George was laid to rest in the Casa Bonita Mausoleum, Stockton, California (vault 2, tier 2). The following appeared in the Stockton Record (Stockton, California), May 8 1961, page 1:
Funeral services for George Howe Buttrick, 98, of 443 S. Regent Street, who died Saturday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Scottish Rite Temple. Mr. Buttrick died in a local nursing home after an extended illness. He was born in Lathrop. Mr. Buttrick has been a member of Charity Lodge of Odd Fellows 73 years and currently was serving his 49th consecutive year as secretary of the Morning Star Masonic Lodge. He had been a Mason since 1889 and held the coveted 33rd degree. Mr. Buttrick also served for 37 years as secretary of the Scottish Rite Bodies. Mr. Buttrick retired in 1939 after serving 43 years as chief engineer at the Stockton State Hospital. When he was still a child, he moved with his family to Watsonville. At the age of 18, he returned to Stockton and worked as a fireman on dredgers and threshers, and aboard a river tug. Since his retirement from the hospital he devoted his time largely to Masonic activities. Mr. Buttrick, probably the oldest living Mason in California, was named worshipful master of the Morning Star Lodge in 1905 and secretary in 1912, a post he held until his death. Mr. Buttrick was the husband of the late Grace Buttrick. Surviving is a son, Harold Buttrick, of Oakland.
In 1920, Grace and George were living in Stockton, California. They were employed at the Stockton State Hospital.2
In 1930, Grace and George were living in Stockton, California. They were employed at the Stockton State Hospital.3