Agnes Ann Lindner

August 11, 2019

Agnes Ann Lindner (1924 – 2019) Agnes was the devoted wife of Frank, and loving mother of Susan and Tim. In so many ways, she was a remarkable woman. She was a child of the Great Depression which meant that life was a continuous challenge. This made her a stronger person and gave her the basis for ensuring that her husband and children could find a place of comfort and support in the home she created for them. She and her husband were a true team, smoothing out the ups and downs of life so that their children could prosper and in turn be better prepared as they started their adult lives. Her devotion to her many grandchildren was unflagging and always generous. She could proudly say that she lovingly spoiled them. She opened her house to her mother as well as her husband’s aunt as they aged and became unable to live independently. The most striking thing about her was her compassion and charity for the less fortunate. She was an honorary resident of Boys' Town and quietly supported dozens of charities as best that she could. For years, she gave every baby born in the family or to friends or even just acquaintances a teddy bear. She was fiercely independent, living alone until she turned 95 years of age. Her Catholic faith sustained her, and she was especially devoted to the Blessed Mother and St. Jude to whom she turned when matters seemed impossible to manage. After 18 years alone, she now joins her husband in perpetual peace together. To her credit – and not a surprise to her children -- she picked a plot at Gate of Heaven with a beautiful view of its gently rolling hills.