Charles Butler

On Friday, July 22, 2022, Charles Anders Butler Jr., loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather (Big Grandpa) passed away, in Chula Vista , California. His wife Marta and family members were at his side, he was 93 years old. Charles was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on July 18, 1929 and moved to San Diego with his family in 1947.

He met his wife to be in 1949 and they were married in Matazlan, Mexico in 1950, they have been married for 72 years. Together they raised five children and now also have eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Charles had a passion for cars, he first owned a Douglas Service Station in 1967, in Chula Vista and later two Chevron Service Stations, one in Chula Vista and one in Point Loma. He later sold the stations and purchased a Towing Company and then later opened Butler’s Garage in downtown Chula Vista, where in his spare time he enjoyed restoring older cars. He was also a Chula Vista Police Reserve Officer, he retired in 1987, after nine years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He later then worked in real estate, as a Property Manager and a Real Estate Agent.

Charles is survived by his wife Marta and his five children, Marty, Sandy, Charlie, Joe, Greg, his eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. He loved his wife’s cooking, going out for dinner with family, especially Murrieta’s for a good Margarita! He loved large celebrations with family and friends at the house, birthday parties, Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving or just any reason for carne asada. He really missed his “fishing” trips to Cabo San Lucas with his brother-in-law George, after he passed. He did make it back to Cabo San Lucas via a cruise or two with family. Once traveling became difficult, he enjoyed reading, watching old movies and game shows in his favorite sweater.

We will miss you, love you Dad.

Visitation will be at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, in the Little Chapel of the Roses, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita, on Monday, August 8, 2022 from 5-9 PM. There will be a rosary at 6 PM.

The funeral will be at St Rose of Lima Parish, 293 H Street, Chula Vista, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 11 AM. The burial service will at Glen Abbey, immediately following the mass. There will be a police escort from St Rose to Glen Abbey. If you plan only to attend the burial, as you enter the driveway to Glen Abbey, just passed the building on the right there will be a board showing the location of the burial site.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Chula Vista Golf Course, 4475 Bonita Road, Bonita, after the conclusion of the burial service.