Mary Elizabeth Mayer, 98, of Cincinnati, Ohio passed away very peacefully surrounded by family, on December 13, 2021, after a bout with The Anderson in Anderson Township, Ohio.
Betty was born on May 14, 1923 to Fred and Helen Ernst in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from Mount Notre Dame High School she pursued a career in modeling, as well as
accounting. She married Charles W. Mayer of Pittsburgh, PA, December 1952, in Cincinnati, and subsequently raised three children in Mount Lookout. Betty later retired from Shillito’s after working full time for many years as a department manager.
She was known for her exceptional culinary skills, knitting proficiency, and spoiling her grandchildren. Also an avid card player, puzzle solver and fan of all things Lake Erie. Betty especially enjoyed hosting her entire family at her cottage on Lake Erie. She is loved and missed by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, most friends and contemporaries.
Her surviving family includes three children:
Melanie A. and Larry W. Evans (dec.), Clifford W. Mayer, and Gregory C. and Angela A. Mayer; six
grandchildren, Elizabeth Piersol, Christopher Evans (Tricia), Jennifer Evans, Jessica M. LeBlanc
(Daniel), Katherine Mayer, Matthew Mayer; and six great grandchildren, James Piersol III, Matthew
Piersol, Amanda Evans, Caroline Evans, Marc LeBlanc, and Timothy LeBlanc
Celebration of Life services at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Wednesday 29, 2021
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