Ruth Lee Butler, 73, of Onalaska, Texas was born November 10, 1949 in Maryland and passed away July 9, 2023 in Shenandoah, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Theodore Joseph Porter and Anna Ward.

Ruth is survived by her loving husband, Frank Hartmann; daughter, April Corzatt; sisters, Margaret Bastien and Pauline Richardson; nieces Christina Feist and Bernadette Walls; and grandchildren, Maddie Ivy, Mason Ivy, Michael Preston, and Miles Corzatt; along with numerous other loved ones and friends.