ROCKLAND — Lieselotte “Lotte” Eichenlaub Dodd, 72, passed away Dec. 7, 2014, after a period of declining health at Winship Green in Bath.

Born in Freising, Germany, on Dec. 7, 1942, she was the daughter of George and Helene Niedermuller Eichenlaub. Lotte graduated from high school in Germany in 1959. She moved to the United States from Germany at the age of 20. Lotte married Ronald Dodd on Dec. 4, 1962, in Manchester, N.H., and they later made their home in Maine. She raised her boys after they divorced.

She worked many years as a stitcher at Schoolhouse Toggs in Rockland and later Moss Inc. in Belfast. She retired from Moss in 2004. She moved to Brooks with her friend, Dave Hills, and lived there for seven years. She later moved to Jefferson Green Assisted Living in Jefferson for two years and mostly recently resided at Woodlands Memory Care Center in Rockland.

Lotte was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She was a loving and caring woman who always put others before herself. She had a wonderful smile that could light up a room. She had a great sense of humor. She loved watching her children and grandchildren grow. She attended many sporting and school events. She enjoyed traveling, reading, cooking, knitting and most of all, spending time with her family and friends.

Predeceased by both her parents; two sisters, Rosa Tobishka and Erna Kriechbaum; a brother, Georg Eichenlaub; and her former husband, Ronald Dodd; Lotte is survived by her sons, Michael Dodd of Appleton and Steven Dodd and his wife, Kristi, of South Hope; her sister, Helene Susor and her husband, Don, of Ocala, Fla.; a brother, Erich Einchenlaub and his wife, Anna, of Germany; five grandchildren, Nathan, Coleman, Desi, Tyler and Abby; one great-grandson, Kaiden; and her long-time friends, Carol and Tom Christie, Mary and Gibby Ober, Carolyn Robinson, and her special friend, Dave Hills.

Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Lotte's life Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. at Burpee, Carpenter and Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St. in Rockland.