Elfriede L. Dauer, 89, of Cottonwood died August 27. She was born September 12, 1915 in Hamburg, Germany. She attendeded schools in Germany before coming to the United States. Mrs. Dauer retired as an Optical Inspector and Sales Associate. Her interests were music and ballet. She was preceded in death by her husband. Surviving are her daughters, Ursula Schlachter of Burlington, Ontario, Canada and Elfriede Grote of Prospect, Kentucky; a brother Kurt Vogt of Hamburg, Germany; a sister, Liselotte Eid of Norway; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 31 in Cottonwood Village at 10:00 AM. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com