Leopoldine M. Maitz

Published 12:00 am Saturday, August 9, 2008

COLUMBIA, Ill. — Leopoldine M. Maitz, 80, of Columbia, formerly of Bowling Green, Ky., died Aug. 7, 2008, at St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood, Mo.

The Bonisdorf, Austria, native was born May 26, 1928. She was a homemaker and retired from Red Lobster Restaurants in St. Louis. She was a member of the C.W.O. and the Legion of Mary, Bowling Green, Ky., Chapter. She was a daughter of the late Franz Reindl and Emilie Sampl Reindl. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Maitz, who died Oct. 9, 2000. They were married April 29, 1952. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

Funeral is at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Agnes Chapel, with burial in Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday at St. Agnes Chapel. Lawlor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Agnes Home Building Fund, 10341 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122.

Survivors include her children, Lee Scheuring and his wife, Egon, of Columbia, Dr. Carlos Maitz and his wife, Judy, of Clarkson Valley, Mo., John Maitz and his wife, Donna, of London, England, Michael Maitz and his wife, Marki, of Bowling Green, Ky., and Tony Maitz and his wife, Michelle, of St. Louis; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Helga Turtscher; and several other relatives and friends.