Maier

Beth Ann Maier, 43, of Butler passed away Wednesday at her home.

She was born May 21, 1968, in Grove City to Gilbert “Gil” Rieger Jr. and Elizabeth “Betty” (Weiss) Rieger.

Beth was a graduate of Butler High School and the Butler County Vocational-Technical School. She also attended the Pittsburgh Beauty Academy for two years to earn her cosmetology degree. She worked many years as a beautician and later worked as an administrative assistant at Fischers Office Products.

Beth enjoyed playing darts, traveling, reading, Facebook, hanging out with friends and spending time with her nieces and nephew.

She is survived by her husband, David Maier, who she married Oct. 29, 1994; her father, Gilbert “Gil” Rieger Jr. of Karns City; her mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Rieger of Butler; one brother, Ronald Rieger and his wife, Ruth, of St. Louis, Mo.; a foster brother, Jeff Pakutz and his wife, Laurie, of Butler; a foster sister, Denise Peace of Apollo; a brother-in-law, Mark Maier and his wife, Jill, of Butler; four nieces, Lauren and Rebecca Rieger of St. Louis, Mo., and Makenna and Avery Maier of Butler; and one nephew, Ronald Paul Rieger Jr. of St. Louis, Mo.

<B>MAIER </B>— Friends of Beth Ann Maier, who died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St., Butler. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St., Butler, with Pastor Tom Holman officiating. Burial will take place in the North Side Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Butler Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.