Zollie “Gailene” Butrick Grier, 57, died Saturday evening, February 7, 2015, surrounded by her family, at her home at Rulo, Nebraska.

Gailene was born at Falls City, Nebraska, November 10, 1956, one of five children born to Donald and Rebecca Foster Butrick and was a lifelong resident of the White Cloud-Hiawatha area where she attended Hiawatha schools, later working to earn her GED. Gailene was very talented and wasn’t afraid to try anything for work: earned her CNA, cooked at Oak Ridge nursing home, sold insurance, managed a Captain D’s, and worked construction. Most importantly, she was an AWESOME Mom & Grandma; and avid Kansas City Chiefs fan. Gailene returned to Hiawatha in 2000 from Birmingham where she had been a few years.

She married Richard Werner, Sr., May 10, 1975 and a son Ric was born. They divorced and later married Dion Grier November 10, 2001 in Hiawatha. They lived most of their married life in the White Cloud and Rulo area. He survives of the home.

Also surviving are a son Ric (Tiffany) Werner of St. Louis, MO, and their daughter Olivia; her parents Don and Becky Butrick of Hiawatha; two brothers: William Butrick of Hiawatha, Larry Butrick of White Cloud; a sister Peggy Hanesworth of Falls City; with many nieces and nephews.

Gailene was preceded in death by a sister Cynthia Ann Harrison; nephews: Dyllon Butrick and Brock Wilcox.

Memorial services are planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, February 14, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha. Tony French will officiate. Inurnment will be at Olive Branch Cemetery, White Cloud.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice In-Home Healthcare of Richardson County, which may be sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S 7^th St., Hiawatha 66434.

A special message may be sent to the family at www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com