Daryle "Butch" Lorenz, age 83 of Bottineau, formerly of Langdon, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at his home near Bottineau.  Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 10:00 am at the St. Mark's Catholic Church in Bottineau.  Visitation will be Wednesday, June 28th from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm with a prayer service starting at 7:00 pm at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.  Burial will be at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Langdon on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm.

Daryle (Butch) Edward Lorenz was born on May 16, 1940, the oldest child of three children to Edward H. and Rhena (Olson) Lorenz. He was raised on the family farm and went to school in Langdon. Butch's first job was as a mechanic for Frank Shablow Company in Langdon which was a Minneapolis Moline dealership. His love of Minneapolis Moline Tractors was evident in the multiple old tractors he purchased, fixed up and drove parades.

Butch married Janet, daughter of William J. and Hazel (Blake) Kartes, on May 23, 1959, at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. They settled just outside of Langdon and had five children, Steve, Rick, Ron, Darla and Daryle Jr. Janet passed away March 23, 1965, following a brief illness.

On November 26, 1966, Butch married Sharon, daughter of Raymond and Catherine Chaput at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon. Following the marriage Butch and Sharon took over the operation of his Uncle Walter Delvo farm outside of Langdon where he farmed for 31 years. They were married for 26 years and had three children, Donna, Deanna and Robbie.

In 1997 Butch moved to Bottineau and began working for Mikkelsen Aggregate and worked there until his retirement.

On February 5, 1998, Butch married Victoria Zahradka in Colorado Springs. They settled on a farm just outside of Bottineau and enjoyed raising cattle and farming on the side. In 2020 Butch and Vicki adopted a dog, Bane. He quickly became part of the family and was always seen in the back seat of the pickup, golf cart and even went on vacation as well as to church with the couple.

Butch is survived by his loving wife, Victoria and children, Steve (Diane) of Bottineau; Rick (Shannon) of Mesa, AZ; Ron (Paula) of Bottineau; Darla (Monte) Mikkelsen of Bottineau; Daryle Jr. (Julie) of Bottineau; Donna (Dave) Heck of Chandler, AZ; Deanna (Mark) Hansen of Chandler, AZ; Rob (Wendy) of Langdon; David (Jennifer) Zahradka of Hoxie, KS; Amanda Avila of Las Vegas, NV; Michael (Stacy) Zahradka of Sparks, NV and Lawrence (Brittany) Zahradka of Grand Forks, ND; His Grandchildren: Joshua (Deanna Abernathy) Lorenz, Samantha (Vincent) Moen, Stacy (Caleb Crapeau) Lorenz, Anthony (Chelsey) Lorenz, Justin (Amanda) Lorenz, Sarah (Darrold) Tooke, Janna (Kurt) Carpenter, Jessica (Steve) Johnson, Brittany (Logan) Metcalfe, Andrew (Amanda Cain) Lorenz, Austyn (Mercedes McKay) Lorenz, Adam Lorenz, Alex Lorenz, Madison Heck, Maggie Hansen, Rhena Hansen, Nora Lorenz, Finn Lorenz, Henry Lorenz, Savannah (Kody) Hale, Sarah Jo (Garrett) Tacha, Sadie Zahradka, Tiffany (Daniel) Mulder, Shayann Avila, Selina Avila, Christian Zahradka, Avarie Zahradka, Cora Zahradka, Tamryn Zahradka, Jewel Zahradka and Matthew Zahradka; 27 great grandchildren; sister Ruthann (Duane) Olson of Langdon, ND, brother Duane (Denise) Lorenz of San Diego, CA, all of Janet's brothers and sisters; brother-in-law's Ron (Collette) Wettels, Steve (Michelle) Wettels and sister-in-law's Teresa (Joe DeRiggi) Woett and Jackie (Randy Schmidt; numerous nieces and nephews and his dog Bane.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet; parents; father & mother-in-law's; and numerous aunts and uncles.