Waltraud Hildegar Porterfield, 67, was last in contact on July 28, 2006, with a message from Seattle, Washington. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, she left Ohio about 1986 and maintained a pattern of very intermittent contact with family over the years—usually cards or phone calls every couple of years and seldom revealing her exact location.

After the July 28, 2006 communication from Seattle, all contact stopped. Because her contacts had always been sporadic and non-specific about where she lived, pinpointing when she actually disappeared is difficult. An official missing person report was not filed until November 30, 2019, with the Oakwood Public Safety department in Ohio, leaving a long period of silence and few concrete leads.

Does anyone remember a woman named Waltraud Porterfield in Seattle or have information about her movements after July 2006? Please share any details that might help her family.