Obituary EDELTRAUD ELISABETH DEPAUL (Geb Kiefer),70, died on October 15, 2011 at her home in University Place after a long struggle with cancer. Edel was born in Gillenfeld, Germany on September 11, 1941 to Emil and Hilde Kiefer. She attended Regino Gymnasium, Pruem and graduated from the University of Trier in 1962. She taught primary school in Arxfeld and secondary school in Pruem for 9 years before coming to the US in 1971. She loved being with family and friends, teaching, and she had a passion for travel, cooking, caring for her pets and gardening. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Dennis, and her nieces Sylvia Kiefer of Cologne and Andrea Haecker of Olzheim, Germany. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, October 24 at 9 AM in St. Charles Borromeo Church, 7112 S. 12th St. Tacoma, WA 98465. Private interment will be in Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA. Memorable donations can be made to the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mission in Montenegro Peru, c/o Villa Maria House of Studies, Immaculata, PA. 19345-0200.