Elisabeth Nitzl

Elisabeth Nitzl, 97, of Charleston, SC, mother of Mela Khedouri, died December 9, 2014. Elisabeth was born July 25, 1917 in Munich, Germany, the daughter of the late Johann Simbeck and the late Maria Simbeck. Surviving members of her family are daughter Mela, son-in-law Edward Khedouri, of Charleston SC and grandsons Cyrus of Atlanta, Ga. and Chris of Ellicott City, Md. She is also survived by granddaughter-in-law Isabel and great granddaughter Angela and nieces Evi Wedekind of Kirchberg, Austria and Irene Hack of Munich, Germany. Elisabeth came to the United States from Germany in 1959 and worked in accounting for a number of companies, including Quality Inn in Washington, DC and Torino in New Orleans, La. A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4 Archdale Street, Charleston SC on Thursday, December 18 at 4.00 pm.