Born in Haßloch (or Hassloch), near Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, in 1903. She came from a family of bakers. She was the eldest of 3 girls.
In 1929, she came to America to marry Richard Boeller (who had arrived in the U.S. years earlier; they knew each other as children in Germany). She arrived May 6, 1929 in New York, by ship. They married on May 7, 1929, in the chapel of the "Leo House", a Catholic residence in New York on West 23rd Street. That Catholic residence/hotel still is in operation to this day. The trip by sea took some time and she hand-sewed her wedding dress during the trip. They set up house at first in Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, raising two sons and four daughters.
She taught herself English (there was no time for school) by the American dress patterns and the daily newspapers. She made all her own clothes and those of her children. She had Richard bring home the New York newspaper for her so she could teach herself English. She was a determined woman with endless energy, raising children, running a home, sewing, and reading and teaching herself English. She became a citizen on Feb. 17, 1944.
In 1970, Richard and Augusta moved to Florida.
She was a mother. and grandmother to 15 grandchildren. Well-read, interested in everything, she was a wonderful story teller -- she always had children intrigued with her stories. She loved children, her family and her Church. Easy-going and kind -- she loved to laugh and make children laugh. She was an excellent cook and baker, and seamstress.
She was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Her favorite author was Thomas Merton who wrote of his conversion to Catholicism in "Seven Story Mountain." She read that book over and over and frequently spoke of it to her children and grandchildren. She is still sorely missed by her family.
She died suddenly of an aneurysm on October 29, 1979. Two of her six children survive; a son and a daughter.
Her parents were Carl (or Karl) Werner and Christina Holtz (or Holz). She was survived, in Germany, by two sisters: Maria and Annalisa.
In 1929, she came to America to marry Richard Boeller (who had arrived in the U.S. years earlier; they knew each other as children in Germany). She arrived May 6, 1929 in New York, by ship. They married on May 7, 1929, in the chapel of the "Leo House", a Catholic residence in New York on West 23rd Street. That Catholic residence/hotel still is in operation to this day. The trip by sea took some time and she hand-sewed her wedding dress during the trip. They set up house at first in Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, raising two sons and four daughters.
She taught herself English (there was no time for school) by the American dress patterns and the daily newspapers. She made all her own clothes and those of her children. She had Richard bring home the New York newspaper for her so she could teach herself English. She was a determined woman with endless energy, raising children, running a home, sewing, and reading and teaching herself English. She became a citizen on Feb. 17, 1944.
In 1970, Richard and Augusta moved to Florida.
She was a mother. and grandmother to 15 grandchildren. Well-read, interested in everything, she was a wonderful story teller -- she always had children intrigued with her stories. She loved children, her family and her Church. Easy-going and kind -- she loved to laugh and make children laugh. She was an excellent cook and baker, and seamstress.
She was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Her favorite author was Thomas Merton who wrote of his conversion to Catholicism in "Seven Story Mountain." She read that book over and over and frequently spoke of it to her children and grandchildren. She is still sorely missed by her family.
She died suddenly of an aneurysm on October 29, 1979. Two of her six children survive; a son and a daughter.
Her parents were Carl (or Karl) Werner and Christina Holtz (or Holz). She was survived, in Germany, by two sisters: Maria and Annalisa.
Born in Haßloch (or Hassloch), near Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, in 1903. She came from a family of bakers. She was the eldest of 3 girls.
In 1929, she came to America to marry Richard Boeller (who had arrived in the U.S. years earlier; they knew each other as children in Germany). She arrived May 6, 1929 in New York, by ship. They married on May 7, 1929, in the chapel of the "Leo House", a Catholic residence in New York on West 23rd Street. That Catholic residence/hotel still is in operation to this day. The trip by sea took some time and she hand-sewed her wedding dress during the trip. They set up house at first in Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, raising two sons and four daughters.
She taught herself English (there was no time for school) by the American dress patterns and the daily newspapers. She made all her own clothes and those of her children. She had Richard bring home the New York newspaper for her so she could teach herself English. She was a determined woman with endless energy, raising children, running a home, sewing, and reading and teaching herself English. She became a citizen on Feb. 17, 1944.
In 1970, Richard and Augusta moved to Florida.
She was a mother. and grandmother to 15 grandchildren. Well-read, interested in everything, she was a wonderful story teller -- she always had children intrigued with her stories. She loved children, her family and her Church. Easy-going and kind -- she loved to laugh and make children laugh. She was an excellent cook and baker, and seamstress.
She was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Her favorite author was Thomas Merton who wrote of his conversion to Catholicism in "Seven Story Mountain." She read that book over and over and frequently spoke of it to her children and grandchildren. She is still sorely missed by her family.
She died suddenly of an aneurysm on October 29, 1979. Two of her six children survive; a son and a daughter.
Her parents were Carl (or Karl) Werner and Christina Holtz (or Holz). She was survived, in Germany, by two sisters: Maria and Annalisa.
In 1929, she came to America to marry Richard Boeller (who had arrived in the U.S. years earlier; they knew each other as children in Germany). She arrived May 6, 1929 in New York, by ship. They married on May 7, 1929, in the chapel of the "Leo House", a Catholic residence in New York on West 23rd Street. That Catholic residence/hotel still is in operation to this day. The trip by sea took some time and she hand-sewed her wedding dress during the trip. They set up house at first in Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, raising two sons and four daughters.
She taught herself English (there was no time for school) by the American dress patterns and the daily newspapers. She made all her own clothes and those of her children. She had Richard bring home the New York newspaper for her so she could teach herself English. She was a determined woman with endless energy, raising children, running a home, sewing, and reading and teaching herself English. She became a citizen on Feb. 17, 1944.
In 1970, Richard and Augusta moved to Florida.
She was a mother. and grandmother to 15 grandchildren. Well-read, interested in everything, she was a wonderful story teller -- she always had children intrigued with her stories. She loved children, her family and her Church. Easy-going and kind -- she loved to laugh and make children laugh. She was an excellent cook and baker, and seamstress.
She was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Her favorite author was Thomas Merton who wrote of his conversion to Catholicism in "Seven Story Mountain." She read that book over and over and frequently spoke of it to her children and grandchildren. She is still sorely missed by her family.
She died suddenly of an aneurysm on October 29, 1979. Two of her six children survive; a son and a daughter.
Her parents were Carl (or Karl) Werner and Christina Holtz (or Holz). She was survived, in Germany, by two sisters: Maria and Annalisa.
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