Harlan Weber

Mr. Harlan Butch Weber, age 79, of Greenville, Michigan and Lake Wales, Florida, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 19, 2008 from Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida. The son of Herman & Elsie (Haas) Weber, he was born on October 2, 1929 in Greenville and was a 1947 graduate of Greenville High School. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Butch served during the Korean War. On October 20, 1951, at St. Charles Catholic Church, he married Virginia M. Turner and together they were blessed with 57 years of marriage. For 28 years Butch worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Since 1976 he had also worked in the pool service industry, having owned Weber & Sons Pools, and in retirement assisting in his wifes business, Krystal Klear Pools. Butch enjoyed sports, hunting, fishing, and Notre Dame Football but loved being involved in all of his grandchildrens lives. He was a longtime member of St. Charles Catholic Church and had been a member of the Knights of Columbus. He and Virginia enjoyed traveling and spending their winters in Lake Wales, Florida. He was preceded in death by his son, David Harlan Weber on April 22, 1995. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Weber; his only sister, Lucille Petersen; his children, Marian & Gary Nelson, Gregg & Colleen Weber Richard Weber, Christy & Louis Russell, Lori Engle, Charles & Kim Weber; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Weber-Baxter; nineteen precious grandchildren, Eric, Robert, Danielle, Tricia, Elizabeth, Lyndsie, Melanie, Jodi, Ty, Ashley, Blake, Grant, Amber, Keith, Michael, Stephanie, Garrett, Andrew, and Logan; and three great grandchildren: Alivia, Jaxon, and Audra. Also surviving are a brother-in-law, Jack & Judy Turner, sisters-in-law, Faye & Frank Nelson, and Barb & Lenny Zimmerman; several nieces and nephews; and many good friends in both Michigan and Florida. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 at St. Charles Catholic Church, Greenville, with the Rev. Father Phil Salmonowicz presiding. Visitation is Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, with a Rosary prayer service beginning at 7:30 p.m. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Harlan Weber, please visit our flower store.