Elmer J. Green, age 92, of Butler, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Carbon Center on September 30, 1925, he was a son of the late Alphons and Bertha Kennedy Green.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. A member of the 375 ^th Air Wing, he was a radio operator on B-29 aircraft.

He worked for 17 years at the Magnetics plant in East Butler and then he worked for 26 years as a quality assurance representative for the U.S. Government, retiring in 1991.

He was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church in Coylesville.

As a child, he grew up singing in the Boys' Choir of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Butler. He moved on to the St. Peter's Men's Choir, eventually spending a total of 50 years singing in St. Peter Church.

He was very active in sports.

Elmer was a life member of the R.C. Men's Club. He belonged to the Elks Lodge of Butler and the Elks Chorus, the Herman Volunteer Fire Company, and the Amateur Radio Club.

He is survived by three sons, Alphons Green and his wife, Carol, of Butler, Stephen Green, of Butler, and John Green and his wife, Shirley, of Butler; one daughter, Marianne Versprille and her husband, Robert, of Virginia Beach, VA; seven grandchildren, Lauren Leizear (Christopher), Allyson Versprille, Robert Versprille III, Jamie DeFalco (Christopher), Katelin Lias (Brandon), Jonathan Green (Emily), and Elizabeth Green; two great-granddaughters, Emma Lias and Norah Green; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Pelliccione Green, who passed away April 19, 1984; a son, Timothy Green; two brothers; five sisters; and one grandson.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Sunday from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 11 a.m. from St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 127 Franklin St., Butler, with Rev. Ward Stakem, OFM Cap., officiating.

The Women's Council of Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church will meet at the church at 10:35 a.m. Monday to recite the rosary.

Military honors will be accorded at the church by VFW Post 249, American Legion Post 778, and American Legion Post 117.

Burial will take place in St. Peter's Cemetery.