Apr 15, 2021
SALEM Lois A. Butcher, 86, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 10, 2021, at Blossom Nursing and Rehab Center, after an extended illness.
She was born July 14, 1934, in Salem, the daughter of the late Harold and Helen Stuba Ritchey, and was a lifelong Salem resident.
Lois graduated from Goshen High School in 1952. Her husband, Edward “Eddie” H. Butcher, whom she married Feb. 9, 1952, preceded her in death Aug. 5, 2015. Lois worked alongside Eddie in managing and running Salem Concrete for many years, and then at Masonry Materials Plus in Youngstown, which was co-founded by Eddie. They retired from the business together in 2000. After her retirement, Lois volunteered at the Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem Habitat for Humanity Restore and the Salem Community Food Pantry.