GERMANTOWN 

Formerly of Wauwatosa.  Born to Eternal Life on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Age 86. 

Dear mother of Janet (Jack) Dricken, Ann Zacharyasz and Jeff (Karen) Butterfield.  Dear step-mother of Lynne Baltz.  Loving grandmother of Anne (Matthew) Mullen, Amy (Christian) Johnson, Ryan (Steve Lewis) Baltz and Joseph Butterfield; and her great-grandchildren, Lexi, Joy and Daisy.  Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   

Preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Robert C. Butterfield; her parents, Wilfred and Wilma Knop; and her son-in-law, Bill Zacharyasz. 

Visitation Wednesday, August 26, 2026 from 9:00am until Time of Service at 11:00am at Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral Home, 10121 W. North Avenue, Wauwatosa.  Interment Highland Memorial Park, New Berlin.   

In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital appreciated.  https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html 

Beverly was born in Milwaukee on September 15, 1939 to Wilfred and Wilma Knop.  Beverly and Bob were married on January 19, 1963.  They raised their family in Wauwatosa and moved to Germantown in their later years. Beverly was an avid reader, was active at her church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in West Allis and enjoyed playing Bingo with Bob.  She will be missed by all who knew her.