Dorothy Eileen Elfritz

Dorothy E. Elfritz, 84, of Waterloo, died Friday, December, 14, 2018, at NorthCrest Specialty Care, Waterloo.

She was born June 14, 1934, in Waterloo, daughter of Leonard and Daisy Calvert Roloff. She was a 1952 graduate of Waterloo East High School. She married Charles ‘Chuck’ E. Elfritz on Oct. 31, 1953, in Cedar Falls. He died April 2, 2016.

Dorothy was a telephone operator for US West for 40 years, until retiring in 1992. She was a member and secretary at New Beginnings First Wesleyan Church, Waterloo, where she served on the board and was also an organist; a former member of the Hoover Wesleyan Church in Walker, IA; a member of the Cedar Valley Chapter No. 128 Order of Eastern Star, Past Worthy Matron (1985, 1999, and 2004); Madonna White Shrine No. 47 of Jerusalem; Past Worthy High Priest; and Secretary for Past Worthy Matron and Past Worthy High Priestess.

Dorothy is survived by two sons, Terry (Sharon) Elfritz and Steve (Kay) Elfritz, both of Waterloo; five grandchildren, Matthew, Kristen, Kelsey, and Katie Elfritz and Keri Davis; three great-grandchildren, Jackson Davis, Owen Davis and Maxwell Elfritz; and a sister, Karen Venter, Geneseo, Ill.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a brother, Donald Roloff.