Gertrude Butler Landon, 93, wife of the late Wilbur Landon, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday April 10, 2016. She was born in Groton, CT, the daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude (Lewis) Butler. Gertrude was a member of the Chaplin Senior Center and retired from the Chaplin Senior Board. She was an active member of the Christian Fellowship Church, Scotland, CT. Gertrude enjoyed attending sporting events and watching her children and grandchildren playing various sports. She drove school bus for the Town of Chaplin for many years. Gertrude?s greatest pleasure was spending time with her family. She is survived by three sons; John Landon and his wife Suzanne, Wayne Landon and his wife Nancy, Frank Landon and his wife Melanie; daughter Shirley Rakos and her husband John; eleven grandchildren Michael Landon, Julie (James) Stewart, Sean Morin, Karen Levesque, Amy (Adam) Gilman, Erin (Mark) Lewis, Heather (Nate) Goodrich, Rachel, Ryan, Nicholas and Eric Landon; Nine great grandchildren Patrick and Zachary Landon, Morgan Stewart, Jenee, Lydia and Jareth Levesque, Marlee Goodrich, Shaeli Gilman, Mark Anthony Lewis III and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter Brenda Loree, her brothers Lewis, Earl and Walter Butler, sisters Grace Carlson, Florence Fredette and Dorothy Desrosiers. Gertrude?s family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday April 13, 2016 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. (Rte. 195) Willimantic. Her Funeral Service will be held Thursday April 14, 2016 at 10:00am at Christian Fellowship Church, 140 Pudding Hill Rd., Scotland; burial to follow at South Chaplin Cemetery, Chaplin. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chaplin Senior Center, 132 Chaplin St., Chaplin, CT 06235 or Christian Fellowship Church, 140 Pudding Hill Rd., Scotland, CT 06264. For an online memorial guestbook please visit
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. Charitable donations may be made to:Chaplin Senior Center132 Chaplin St., Chaplin CT 06235Christian Fellowship Church140 Pudding Hill Rd., Scotland CT 06264