Agnes Mayer was born in Germany on Jan. 20, 1858. At the time of her entrance at Clyde, Jan. 6, 1876, she was living at Conception with her mother. She and Melanie Shrader (our future Mother M. John), and Anna Jann (Sister M. Anselmina) were the first postulants to enter the American foundation. Together they were invested on March 18, 1876, made profession on May 3, 1877, and were among the first twelve to make perpetual vows, Sept. 29, 1884.

Sister was tall, refined, serious; of a delicate constitution but heroic in the fulfillment of community duties both at prayer and work. She became Mother M. John's Assistant from the beginning of her administration (Dec. 1887 to May 1911), and at the same time taught music at the Academy. When ill health rendered her duties as assistant superior too difficult, Sister assumed other tasks. She was Novice Mistress for about four years (1911 to 1915) and after that was Superior at Chewelah from Nov. 1915 to Aug. 1923.

Sister was a kind, saintly person, very prayerful and an excellent guide in the spiritual life. Those who were privileged to be under her direction remember with gratitude the solid formation she gave them. She suffered much from headaches and said that sometimes she could hardly think in order to pray, but to compensate for it, she offered our Lord the substitute of a reverent posture in her stall. This she always maintained.

Sister had a special gift for encouraging others and probably saved many a vocation among the younger members who were not accustomed to hard work. When Sister was recalled from Chewelah on Jan. 8, 1926, her return was eagerly anticipated; but she contracted pneumonia on the way home and died on Jan. 13, 1926, at the age of 68, just a few days after arriving at Clyde.