Gertrude "Trudy" M. (Knoll) Pertschi

Butterfly Prayer

"In the quiet flutter of wings, we feel your presence,

soft as a whisper, warm as a memory.

Like a butterfly rising toward the light,

you have shed the weight of this world

and found freedom in the boundless skies above.

You move now where the air is gentle

and the flowers never fade,

where the sun rests kindly on your wings

and the breeze carries you to places of peace.

May your spirit dance among gardens of eternal bloom,

rest in the warmth of endless summer,

and visit us in moments of stillness —

in the hush of dawn, in the glow of twilight,

in the unexpected beauty of a single, drifting petal.

Though we cannot hold you in our arms,

we hold you in our hearts,

where your laughter still echoes

and your love still blooms.

You are forever alive in the beauty you’ve left behind,

and in every butterfly that graces our path,

we will remember —

you are free, you are loved, you are home."

Relatives and friends are invited to her visitation on January 6, 2026 from 10am to 11am at St. Catherine of Siena RC Church, 321 Witmer Road, Horsham PA 19044.  A Memorial Mass will follow at 11am.

Interment is private.

Arrangements by John J. Bryers Funeral Home, 215-659-1630, www.bryersfh.com

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