Sue Butler – Vause
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, Sue Butler-Vause, 77, passed away at her Madison home.
Sue was born in Ogden, Utah, on December 5, 1947, to the late Dee J. and Miriam Butler. Loving mother of Mark Vause (Elizabeth) of Clinton, Colonel Ryan (Trina) Vause of Phoenix, Arizona, Sara Vause (Dennis) of Wallingford, Sally Vause (Ian) of Glastonbury, grandmother of JessicaSue and Jordan Dykman, Hadley and Courtney Vause, Tyler Vause, Cody Gunn, and Daymon Smith, and five great-grandchildren, bonus grandmother of Sydney and Alexandra Robison, sister of Kay Gamble of Utah and fiancée of Scott Samuelson of Idaho.
She was predeceased by her sister Julie Sturgill, son David, and her daughter Kathryn Vause Stratton.
An artist at heart, Sue expressed herself through drawing, painting, and photographing nature, writing poetry, writing and illustrating children’s stories, but most memorably through her unique sense of humor. Sue graduated from Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas, in 1966 and went on to earn an Associate of Arts Degree at West Valley College, Saratoga, California, attended Foothill College in Los Altos, California, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and returned to school in 1999 to earn a Medical Assistant Certification from Stone Academy in Hamden. After selflessly dedicating her life to raising her six children, Sue continued to touch the lives of many as a medical assistant, certified nursing assistant, and a personal care assistant.
Sue was a lifelong member of the Madison Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where through her dedicated faith she forged many friendships. Sue was enormously proud of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Sue was overjoyed that at the tender age of seventy-seven she and her childhood sweetheart, Scott, had been given another chance at love, and they planned to be married this fall.
The family is grateful to the members of the Madison Ward for their kindness and support shown to Sue throughout her life and to her family after her passing. Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 275 Warpas Road in Madison at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14th.