Elfriede Maria Oppenlander, 91, of Surrey B.C., passed away on May 9th, 2021. Elfriede was born in Hanau, Germany on April 12th, 1930. Elfriede was married to Gottlieb Oppenlander on June 5th, 1954; they were married 66 years.
After having their son, they moved to Canada in 1957. Elfriede was an amazing seamstress and worked as an upholsterer and then enjoyed working in the local deli for several years where she made many friends. She loved spending time in her garden and hosting amazing dinner parties for friends and family. Elfriede was a history buff and loved to travel, especially to Hawaii with her girlfriends. She also had a soft spot for
all animals and spoiled the cats that were lucky enough to have her as their owner throughout the years.
Elfriede is survived by her husband Gottlieb Oppenlander, son Eckhard Oppenlander, Her granddaughters Bernadette Lynch & Shannon Schierbeck along with her three great grand daughters Emma Schierbeck, Sara Schierbeck, Josette Lynch and her great grandson Everet Lynch.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to The Surrey SPCA at https://spca.bc.ca/donations/surrey/
The family of Elfriede Marie Oppenlander wishes to thank all the care staff at Fleetwood Villa, she was very fond of so many of you that helped her throughout these last years.
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