By Deborah Larsen
Agnes Lucille Boeberitz
Agnes Lucille Boeberitz was known to her family and friends by her middle name, Lucille. Her parents came to Rochester in 1912 to help establish St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church, and Lucille was born on January 30, 1915.
Lucille attended Rochester High School and graduated with the class of 1932. In August 1944, she was accepted into the U.S. Navy’s WAVES program and left for basic training at Hunter College. From there, she went to the Naval Training School for yeomen at Stillwater, Oklahoma. When she completed her training in early 1945, she was stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Lucille’s two brothers, Frank and John, also served in uniform, and her mother, Anna Boeberitz, was a member of Rochester’s Blue Star Mothers chapter. Anna Boeberitz was a driving force behind the creation of Rochester’s World War II honor roll.
Following the war, Lucille worked for Detroit Edison. She was very active in community affairs and was best known for her decades of leadership in the Rochester Tuesday Musicale. She was also a member of the American Legion, National Association of Music Clubs, and the OPC. Lucille was very active in her church and regularly served as a vocal soloist there.
Agnes Lucille Boeberitz died at the age of 77 on March 3, 1992, and was laid to rest at Mount Avon Cemetery.