Ernest “Butch” Shriver Jr., 82, formerly of Rochester and Leiters Ford, passed away at 2:30 AM on August 6, 2023 at the Raclin House of Mishawaka.

On June 30, 1941, Ernest was born in Durand, MI to Ernest and Virginia Cooper Shriver. Growing up, he shared his childhood with a sister, Debra.

With a great work ethic, Butch retired in 1996 from US Steel in Gary. He was a member of Local #1066. His other memberships include the Hobart Eagles, the  Elkhart Moose and the Culver Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Left to cherish the memories of Butch are his mother, Virginia Shriver of Ormond Beach, FL; three sons: Jesse Shriver of Goshen, Barry Shriver of Obernburg, Germany, Bret Shriver and wife Wendy of Kenosha, WI; six grandchildren: Brettney Hines. Sebastian, Tyler, twins Brandon and Joseph and Ruby Shriver; three great grandchildren: Terry “TJ”, Obadiah, Liam; sister, Debra Hall and husband Tom of Ormond Beach; and nephews, Mark and Mike Grant.

Preceding Butch in death is his father, Ernest Shriver Sr. in 1980.

A celebration of the life of Ernest L. Shriver Jr. will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, August 11, 2023 in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18th St., Rochester. Friends may visit with the family from 11-1 on Friday in the funeral home.

Interment will be in the Leiters Ford Cemetery.

In leiu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund throu