Therese Marie Butts

Bethlehem- Therese Marie “Terry” Clouse Butts sadly left us on the morning of September 28, 2023, at the age of 68 after a brief illness. Terry was born on September 19, 1955, to Mary Ann Scalzo Clouse McCarville and Peter C. Clouse. As a child, Terry performed many tap dance recitals with her partner Brad at various community locations. Later, Terry graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names and then attended Maria College to study the health field. After this, Terry was an employee of the New York State Assembly and retired after 20 years of service from the Albany County Health Department, where she was much loved by her clients. Recently, Terry served as an officer for the Robert L. Weininger VFW Post 8692 Auxiliary in Colonie, New York. Terry was pre-deceased by her father Peter C. Clouse and her sister Cheryl Ann Clouse. Terry is survived by her husband Thomas Butts, her son Donald Frangella, Jr. (Colleen Partenope), her mother Mary Ann Scalzo Clouse McCarville (the late Patrick McCarville), her brother Peter Clouse (Mary Libertucci), her grandsons Giovanni and Anthony Frangella, her nephews Jacob and Zachary Clouse, her husband’s children Thomas Butts, Mykel-Lyn Butts Rowley, and Jhona-Lee Butts, and many aunts and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Therese’s family on Monday October 2, 2023, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, New York 12206. Please enter the funeral home from the rear parking lot entrance. Therese’s Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 10:00 am in St. Patrick’s Church, 21 Main Street, Ravena, New York. The Rite of Committal will immediately follow the Mass at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Ravena. A memorial celebration will follow at a later date. Those wishing to remember Therese in a special way may make contributions to St. Patrick’s Church, 21 Main Street, Ravena, New York 12143, or St. Jude’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. To leave Therese’s family a message on their guestbook, obtain directions, or view other helpful services, please visit www.mcveighfuneralhome.com

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Therese Marie Butts

September 19, 1955 - September 28, 2023