Elfriede Van Camp's Obituary
On July 27th 2019 Elfriede Van Camp of Puyallup passed away with her family by her side. Elfriede was born in München Germany in 1937 to Georg and Frieda Baur. Growing up in post war Germany helped Elfi become the strong, capable and caring women we all knew and loved. She moved to the US in the late fifties with her husband Jim. They spent time in Illinois with her new in laws and Texas before settling on the South Hill of Puyallup to raise their children Steven and Lila.
Elfi was always an active person who liked to stay busy, have fun and live life to the fullest. On sunny days during the summer she would often take her kids to the lake to swim and was right there with them in the water. She was a wonderful dancer who enjoyed a night out on the town with her friends. In her spare time she loved to tend her flower garden. Elfi had a strong work ethic and after working for over thirty years as a medical office bookkeeper/office Manager she retired and moved to downtown Puyallup with Bill her longtime partner. She also had a passion for travel; during her retirement she was able to travel to many sunny exotic locations, Japan and would visit Europe often to see family and friends.
She will be deeply missed by her childhood girlfriends in Germany, ‘the coffee clutch gals’ and many other friends she made over the years. She was a devoted Mother and always there to support her family and friends in their time of need. Elfi is survived by her loving son Steven (Kerry), and three grand children Sawyer, Olivia, and Gabriella. She was preceded in death by her 1st husband Jim Leigh, 2nd husband Tom Van Camp, longtime partner Bill Calder and daughter Lila.
We will miss you mom!
A graveside service will be held on Friday August 9th at 1:30pm at Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood WA with a reception to follow at the Celebration of Life building in the park. In lieu of flowers please feel free to contribute to the Diabetes Foundation in memory of her daughter Lila or the Parkinson’s Foundation.
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