Geraldine “Butzie” Westmark, age 86, of Fitchburg, WI, formerly of 1350 Kelly Lane Dubuque, IA, passed peacefully into the loving embrace of her Lord on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 6 p.m.  To celebrate Butzie’s life, family and friends may visit from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Behr’s Funeral Home with a parish wake service at 3:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. with Reverend Robert Gross officiating.  Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Butzie was born on January 26, 1940, in Dubuque, IA, the daughter of Raymond Nicks, Jr. and Viola (Herber) Nicks. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy in 1958. She married Leo Westmark on November 27, 1965, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Butzie was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and self-proclaimed “Domestic Engineer” expertly managing the demands of family life with dedication, creativity, and love. After raising four daughters, Butzie enjoyed crafts, walks, Notre Dame football games, and winning on the slot machines at the casino. Her greatest joy in life were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, “She was the quiet strength behind every success, the comfort in every storm, and the love at the center of our family.”

Those left to cherish Butzie’s memory include her daughters, Dr. Cara J. Westmark, Fitchburg, WI, Lynn R. (Mark) Younie, Cherokee, IA, Dr. Pamela R. Westmark, Esq., Fitchburg, WI, and Jodi A. Roepsch, Van Alstyne, TX; her grandchildren Colton R. (Mikki) Younie, Catelyn M. Younie, Warren A. Younie, and Mia T. (fiancé Caleb Harrington) Roepsch; her great-grandchildren Caleb J. Younie and Joseph R. Younie, her siblings Connie McDonough, Donna Chaploupka, and Jim (Lynne) Nicks, Dubuque, IA, Bob (Adele) Nicks, Peosta, IA, and Nick (Kathy) Nicks, Neillsville, WI, her sister-in-law Ruth Middleman, Dubuque, IA, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Butzie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leo Westmark; a grandson, Caleb M. Younie; a great grandson Gabriel Leo Younie, a son-in-law Ted Roepsch, a brother Jack Nicks, sisters-in-law Sandy Nicks and Grace Copeland, and brothers-in-law Tom McDonough, Wayne Chaloupka, Bob Westmark, Chuck Westmark, and Jim Westmark.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.behrfuneralhome.com