Walter Erwin Dauer

Walter Erwin Dauer, 83, a resident of Grove passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at The Grove Midtown in Tulsa. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany on July 9, 1941, to Gertrude Dauer. After moving to the United States of America as a young man with his sister he attended a trade school and electrical school. On September 28, 1963, he married his love of sixty-one years Nathalie Haynes. He worked as an airline mechanic in Wichita, then at American Airlines in Tulsa where he retired. He enjoyed soccer, he coached his children through the years. Walter would take the family camping, first with his children and then grandchildren. He and Nathalie were members of a BMW Motorcycle Club, they both rode motorcycles. They traveled all over the country with club members through the years. He was an OU Football Fan and was proud to be in the USA. Walter’s parents preceded him in passing along with his sister Lillian and one great grandchild Chloe Brewer. Survivors include his wife Nathalie Dauer of the home, a son Ronnie Dauer and his wife Tanya of Coweta, two daughters Michelle Knebel and her husband Wes of Broken Arrow and Deborah Neal of Mannford, his grandchildren Ashley Dauer-Silva and her husband Gustavo, Brandon Dauer and wife Kristin Dauer, Allyson Dauer-McBride and her husband Joey, Tiffany Williams, Brittany Brewer and her husband Christopher, Elizabeth Neal, Kyle Knebel, Colton Dauer, and Michael Neal along with eighteen great grandchildren, Addy, Chase, Giovanni, Sienna, Ariana, Parker, Koda, Aedan, Lucidity, Lucas, Logan, Hailey, Melody, Madelynn, Christopher, Connor, and Madison. Services for Walter are 2:00 PM, on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Fairland with Reverend Leo Schroeder officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairland Lutheran Cemetery under the care of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairland. Casketbearers will be Lucas McBride, Colton Dauer, Brandon Dauer, Wesley Knebel, W. Kyle Knebel and Richard Shipley. Friends and family may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Walter's Tribute Page at www.brown-winters.com.

Walter Erwin Dauer

July 9, 1941 - October 9, 2024