Renata Giulia Buteau
April 26, 1927-Aug. 8, 2015
Pleasanton, California

Renata Giulia Buteau, 88, a 20-year resident of Pleasanton, passed away on Aug. 8, 2015 in her home of natural causes.

She was born April 26, 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband in the early 60's. She raised a family of five in Fremont, California, and was an expert homemaker. She loved the sun and the beach and enjoyed movies and game shows and dancing. She also loved to travel and China, Egypt, and Jerusalem along with Hawaii were some of her favorites. But mostly, she enjoyed the company and love of her family.

Renata is survived by her five children: Cheryl Shaw of Bend, Oregon; Teri Landuyt of Arnold, California; Jim Buteau of Palo Alto, California; Tim Buteau of Pleasanton, California; and Walt Buteau of Barrington, Rhode Island, along with eighteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her husband, Walter George Buteau Jr., passed away in 1993.