Eila Butterworth

Please accept my deepest sympathy in Mrs. Butterworth's passing...I did not know her well as my mom did, but know she was highly respected by all who were part of her long life...she was an accomplished woman. Thoughts and prayers for her many friends. Respectfully, Carolyn Schuldt UWP 1964 Platteville native

I was fortunate enough to do Eila's hair for a little while at Edenbrook Platteville. She was so intriguing to talk to. She shared lots of wonderful stories from her childhood and her days at UWP. She also shared a very funny story about how she's able to live so long. However, it may not be appropriate for this forum......lol. I loved visiting with her!

What a wonderful lady. We loved our conversations and the time we spent with her. We really got to know her through Bob Velzy and through the years until Bob's passing. Thank you Eila for those precious times.

ourthoughts and prayers for this kind and beautiful lady may god watch over her and that she rests in peace god bless.

Eila was a beautiful person. The world lost a kind, intelligent loving soul with Elia’s passing. I knew Eila as my awesome bird-watching next door neighbor. I had the pleasure of cutting her grass and making her sanctuary (her back yard) beautiful as a boy. I would enjoy many conversations with Eila on her screened porch where she would regale me with tales of her world travels. The Ipsons, Bob Velzy and of course her other next door neighbor Jack Tiedeman were dinner guests and often took Eila out for a dinner and perhaps a Shakespeare play. Eila was an avid supporter of the arts and made Platteville a better place as a resident for what to many is a lifetime. It was not unusual for “friends” from abroad to visit her as she had visited them. To hear accents from around the world was a pleasure growing up. Eila was as sharp or SHARPER than most as she topped the Century mark. When I visited her she would ask me how Kelly, Katelyn and Hunter were doing. She cared. My mom Phyllis Thompson had a long friendship with Eila. She and my mom were ahead of their time as women that were well traveled, intelligent and generous with their time. I think of Eila as more of a second mother than any other person. She was simply a very special human being. She was loved. She shall be missed, but not forgotten. Peace be with you Eila.