Elizabeth Louise Rossiter Kraus

Elizabeth Louise Rossiter Kraus, 94, of Seaside, formerly of Lake Oswego and Palm Springs, Calif., died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Seaside.

She was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Vancouver, Wash., to Louis John Rossiter and Nancy Howe-Wester.

She attended from Vancouver Business College and graduated from Reed College.

A classically-trained pianist, she appeared with Louise Graham and Georgia Gardner, among others, touring the West Coast until late 1940.

In 1940, she married Walter J. M. Kraus, an officer with U.S. Army Special Services. He preceded her in death in 2004.

She is survived by a daughter, Carol Anne Frankel; a son, Josef Rossiter Kraus; and three grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Polio Survivors Association, in care of Caldwell Funeral and Cremation Center, 113 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, OR 97138.