Maureen "Reenie" Weigert

Maureen Weigert (nee Payne), of Holland, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2026, at the age of 86. She was the beloved wife of the late Fred M. Weigert, with whom she had shared 37 years of marriage at the time of his passing. She was also preceded in death by her parents, William O. and Madeline (Grimes) Payne; her brother, Ronald and his wife Loretta (Cox) Payne; and her brother-in-law, Andrew (Butch) Rosenfeld.

Maureen was born October 12, 1939 at Episcopal Hospital, in Philadelphia; the eldest of four children. Fondly called Reenie by her family, friends and peers, she lived in Pennypack Project until 1953 when her family moved to the "sticks," Feasterville, to accommodate the growing Payne family and her siblings Ronald, Deborah and Denise. This move was challenging for her due to limited public transportation from the suburbs to Northeast Philadelphia, where she attended St. Hubert's High School. In 1957, Maureen graduated from St. Hubert's and kept in touch with several of her friends for over 50 years. During her high school years, Reenie spent her time working after school in the record room at Nazareth Hospital, W. T. Grant on Roosevelt Boulevard, and dancing on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, in Philadelphia. She especially enjoyed attending the class reunions, Walnut Street and other theater productions with several of these friends.

After high school, Reenie worked at Edward K. Tryon. During that time, she met and married Fred Pierson, with whom she had her son, Stephen. Sometime into their marriage, she divorced Mr. Pierson, raising her son with the assistance of her family. When Reenie met Fred Weigert, a confirmed bachelor, she was working as a waitress on the weekends at the Bayern club. They dated for a while and enjoyed taking joy rides through the Bucks County countryside with Fred's mom, Bertha and Reenie's son, Stephen, in Fred's black convertible Cadillac. Reenie married Fred Weigert in September 1962 at the Justice of the Peace and their marriage was blessed at St. Bede's Church many years later. Together the couple bought their home in Holland and raised their three children, Stephen, Michael and Lisa. Reenie remained in her home after Fred's death in 1999 until November 2015, and moved to Twining Village, now known as Holland Village, where she remained until her death in January 2026.

Reenie and Fred were active members of a schuhplatter group, the G.T.V. Almrausch of Philadelphia. Alongside family and friends, Fred's parents, Bertha and Michael gathered together to establish the G.T.V. Almrausch, which has remained a cornerstone of family heritage for 100 years. Reenie and Fred danced as a couple locally and nationally, competing in several Gauverband Nordamerika Gaufests with the G.T.V. Almrausch. Following in their footsteps 4 generations later, is Bertha and Michael's great-granddaughter, and Maureen and Fred's granddaughter, Sarah.

Creative both inside and outside of the home, Reenie and Fred tended their gardens themselves and fashioned their back yard to rival some of the best gardens in Bucks County. In addition to her landscaping skills, Reenie was well known for many years for her ability to bake and decorate beautiful cakes that were both tasty and imaginative. She always had a "can do" attitude from painting, wallpapering, to yard work and expected the same from her children and grandchildren. She taught herself how to play the organ, reupholster furniture, make clothing, draperies and how to use an embroidery sewing machine.

Reenie enjoyed having dogs, especially Great Danes. She bred, showed, fostered and adopted several rescued Great Danes over the years. Her claim to fame was the Great Dane "Pupulation Explosion of Bucks County" when one of her favorite Danes, Jenny, had 16 great dane puppies in one litter. Even in her later years she had a special place for her dogs and could recite all their names and always looked forward to the therapy dogs visits at Holland Village where she lived.

Reenie valued education and challenged herself at a time when most were beginning to consider retiring. She obtained three Associate Degrees from Bucks County Community College, one in Business Management in 1991, Nursing in 1992 and Business Administration in 1993. She worked for different employers while accomplishing this between 1990 thru 1993 including American Meter as an executive secretary, Lower Bucks Hospital as a nurse extern, and Processed Metals as a secretary and American Red Cross as a RN. Reenie continued to work for another 14 years as a nurse before retiring. She worked as a staff nurse for several doctor offices, nursing care facilities and as a homecare nurse. Being a home care nurse on an as needed basis allowed Reenie and Fred to travel around the world. They traveled to many places including Alaska, Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rico, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Panama Canal, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, St. John, St Thomas, throughout the United States and Venezuela. They enjoyed making new friends on these adventures and experiencing the different cultures. Mom couldn't resist buying more than a few souvenirs to remind her of her travels.

Reenie's grandchildren have fond memories of attending "Camp Nanny" during the summer and school breaks. They enjoyed her story telling, crafting, bowling, biking, swimming in the pool, and going to the Churchville Nature Center. They also remember how cool it was to finally ride the tractor solo to cut the grass, as well as the not so fun activities such as opening/closing the pool, snow shoveling, yard work and raking the endless leaves.

After moving to Holland Village, she chose to be called Maureen by staff and friends. She thrived and participated in as many activities in the community life that she could. She was never in her apartment, instead she was swimming, enjoying a happy hour, or on a shopping trip. She especially liked the Dollar Store and Boscov's. Maureen didn't take life too seriously and had a wicked sense of humor. She was ready with one line zingers to make you laugh, from her descriptions on the state of the food served for lunch or giving advice on how to blow out birthday candles. She wore crazy socks and matching headbands for all occasions. Maureen's sock and headband collection is legendary. She loved to bring joy to others through her playful spirit and through song. She would break into song if asked "What's the song of the day?", with "You are my Sunshine" "Always" and patriotic songs being some of her favorites. She might not know what happened two minutes ago but her mind could recall songs and lyrics from decades prior. Many memories were made with Maureen, aka Reenie, and she will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

At the end of Maureen's life her brilliant mind was altered by dementia. Yet she remained positive and hopeful each day. She trusted each day is a good day to be alive. Her hopefulness was a result of her deep faith in Jesus Christ and waiting on His timing. He could get into the places where we could no longer go and brought her consolation in the dark places. Faith hope and love, love the greatest of these brought her peace.

Maureen is survived by her children, Stephen Weigert and his wife Meg of Windsor, PA, Michael Weigert and his wife Rumi of Japan, and Lisa Streng and her husband Stephen of Bensalem, PA; Reenie's grandchildren, Stephen Streng and his wife Cristine, Rebecca Streng and her fiancé Patrick Ward, Sarah Streng, and Jacob Streng; and her sisters, Debbie Rosenfeld and Denise Strobel.

Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation in celebration of Maureen's life on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966, followed by her Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Great Dane Club of PA, 6727 N 8th St. Philadelphia, PA 19126-3326 or to St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966 would be appreciated.