in october 1945, she married fritz hartnagel (1917–2001). fritz had been sophie’s fiance, and after the execution fritz and elisabeth had been brought together from their shared grief at their loss. together the couple had four children. after the death of her sister inge aicher-scholl in 1998, elisabeth began to speak about her siblings at schools and other educational institutions. she was commited to keeping the memory of her brother and sister alive. she died on february 28, 2020, one day after her hundredth birthday.