Peter Mayer

Peter Anthony Mayer, 97 of Wakeman, died Wednesday, March 5, 2003 in Elyria United Methodist Village after a short illness. He was born February 9, 1906 in Vermilion. He was a lifelong area resident. He worked as a Tool & Die Maker for Bendix Westinghouse, Elyria retiring in 1972 . He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion and enjoyed hunting. He is survived by 2 sons, Peter Anthony Mayer, Jr. of Bellevue, Ohio; and Loren Michael Mayer of Florence; 5 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Frank Mayer of Vermilion, and Andy Mayer of Vermilion, and a sister, Mary Beursken of Vermilion, OH. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary in 1986, parents, Joseph and Anne (nee Roth) Mayer, 4 sisters, Lizzy, Annie, Josephine and Dorothy; and 4 brothers, Nick, Art, John and Bill Mayer . Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, Ohio. A Christian Wake service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home at noon Monday followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church , 731 Exchange Street, Vermilion. Father Ben Ringholz will officiate. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion..