Agnes Ann Rieger
b. circa 1884, d. 29 October 1964
- Father: Sebastian Rieger b. January 1849, d. 12 February 1920
- Mother: Frances A. Rieger b. May 1857, d. 10 January 1941
- Agnes Ann Rieger was born circa 1884 in Niagara County, New York.
- Sebastian Rieger and Frances A. Rieger appeared in the New York state census of 16 February 1892 in Niagara, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Agnes Ann Rieger, Caroline I. Rieger, Frances A. Rieger, May Margaret Rieger, Clarence Herman Rieger and Ada C. Rieger.
- Charles F. Braas and Anna C. Rieger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1324 South Avenue. Other members of the household included Agnes Ann Rieger, Herman Martin Rieger and Winifred Caroline Rieger.
- Sebastian Rieger and Frances A. Rieger appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Cambria, Niagara County, New York, at Lockport Road. Other members of the household included Agnes Ann Rieger, Caroline I. Rieger, Clarence Herman Rieger, Ada C. Rieger and Wilbur Sebastian Rieger.
- She married Oscar Andrew Mayer, son of Martin Mayer and Frances Rieger, second cousins; Oscar's maternal grandfather Boniface Rieger was a brother of Anges' maternal grandfather Frank Rieger.
- Agnes Ann Rieger died on 29 October 1964 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, at St. Mary's Hospital.
- Oscar Andrew Mayer became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston, Niagara County, New York.
- The following appeared on 30 October 1964 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mrs. Agnes Rieger Mayer, a native of this city, died Thursday (Oct. 29, 1964) in St. Mary's Hospital, West Palm Beach, Fla., after a short illness.
Mrs. Mayer lived at 3800 Boutwell Road, Lake Worth, Fla.
Mrs. Mayer, a registered nurse, had been employed at hospitals in Lockport and Rochester in past years. She had lived in Florida for the last several years.
She formerly was a member of the Rosary Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church here.
Mrs. Mayer is survived by her husband, Oscar Mayer; two sisters, Miss Caroline Rieger, this city, Mrs. William E. Gallagher, Akron, Ohio; one brother, Wilbur Rieger, this city.
Another sister, Miss Frances Rieger, died in 1963.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Rhoney Funeral Home and at 9:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church.
Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Friends may call 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
- Last Edited: 12 Jun 2015