Alma M. Maier

Alma M. Maier, age 93, passed away September 22, 2017 in Columbus, OH at her daughters home. The daughter of Herbert and Lillian Ross, she was born September 26, 1923 in Covington, KY. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. She worked at St. Catherines in the rectory and later at E.I. DuPont De Nemours for 26 years retiring in 1993. She married Orrin F. Maier on June 30, 1944. When her daughters were in school at St. Johns, she was active as a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. While she was still working she volunteered at Flower Hospital. After retirement she volunteered at Toledo Hospital in the Advanced Admission Program. She also participated in the Lollipop Drive with the Kidney Foundation and worked in the voting polls for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who did not know the word no when they came to visit. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah J. (Douglas) Patke, Gail M. Maier; grandchildren, Douglas B. Patke, Jr., Kristin (Scott) Korczynski; great granddaughters, Abby Claire and Ellie Kate Korczynski. She was preceded by her husband, Orrin F. Maier; brother, Herbert Ross; sister, Virginia Thompson and her parents. Friends may visit the family on Wednesday from 2-9 PM at Walker Funeral Home 5155 Sylvania Ave. (west of Corey Rd). Funeral services will begin with prayers at the funeral home on Thursday at 9:30 AM followed by the funeral Mass at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church Sylvania. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mt. Carmel Hospice 1144 Dublin Rd. Columbus, OH 43215.