RAPID CITY | Barbara Butler died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at home following a brief illness. A native of Huron and a graduate of the University of South Dakota, Barbara moved to Rapid City in 1954 with her husband, Joe Butler, where she taught mathematics and English at Rapid City Central High School. Barbara was a tireless advocate for local youth programs, working on the steering committee that created Girls Club of Rapid City and serving as a longtime board member for Youth & Family Services. "Barbara was a special woman who was committed to providing children, and especially girls, with opportunities that are important to their development and well-being. She will be deeply missed," said Susan Fedell, executive director of YFS. Her interest in youth education motivated her to establish a scholarship fund at St. Thomas More High School in honor of her late husband. "Barb always stepped forward to help students in need and gave great support to our annual Mayfest and to the establishment of our new school at Terra Sancta," said Barb Honeycutt, superintendent of the Rapid City Catholic Schools. She also supported community arts as past president and longtime treasurer of the Rapid City Arts Council, as well as a volunteer and board member for several other local arts organizations. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband in 2002 and her mother, Vivien Ruhlman, in 2003. She is survived by nieces Beth, Peggy and Patricia; nephews William and James; and many friends. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, by Bishop Blase Cupich in the Lady's Chapel of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, where she was baptized and received into the church. Interment will follow at Pine Lawn Cemetery. Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers, may be directed to Youth & Family Services, Humane Society of the Black Hills or the Joe Butler Scholarship Fund at St. Thomas More High School.