Eugene J. “Butch” Bonifer, age 78, of Jasper

Butch was born in Jasper, Indiana, on December 1, 1946, to Hubert and Louise (Wehr) Bonifer.  He married Betty Mehringer on July 20, 1967, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana. 

He was a 1964 graduate of Dubois High School. He had worked for 51 years at Wabash Valley Produce.  He also worked for Century 21 Realty and after retirement was a substitute teacher. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana, Northeast Dubois Athletic Booster Club, the Dubois Jaycees, and the Dubois Ruritan Club, served as the Harbison Township Trustee for four years and on the Northeast Dubois School Board for 13 years. He also coached boys and girls youth basketball for 31 years. Butch was a Volkswagen Beetle connoisseur, loved Bluegrass music and folk festivals, loved watching his grandchildren play sports and was an avid fan of Northeast Dubois athletics.