Hager, Margaret 1944-2025 Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Margaret “Margy” Hager passed away peacefully in Washington, D.C., after a prolonged illness. Her loving husband, Bob, sat with her for the last leg of her journey, just as he had for every step along the way.

Margy was born in St. Joseph on Feb. 22, 1944, and lived there most of her life. She graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart/ Bishop LeBlond High School in 1962. Although she had many jobs in her varied career, she always spoke warmly of her first job at Anchor Serum. Later, she found her greatest fulfillment as an educator, touching countless lives teaching religion at LeBlond and working with special needs students at Central High School. She helped her students seek the truth while always feeling they were valued as individuals. After retirement, she and Bob moved to Washington, D.C. to be closer to their son and his family.

Margy is remembered as a loving wife and mother, a fierce competitor in family trivia and bridge games, and a force of nature who wrapped all around her with her warmth. Although Alzheimer’s robbed so much from her, it never took her smile, which is now making heaven just a bit brighter.

Margy is survived by her husband, Bob; her brothers, Mike and Ted; her sister, Marilyn; her son, Matt; and her two granddaughters, Clare and Elizabeth; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Tom.

The family would like to acknowledge the staff and residents at Carroll Manor Senior Living, in Washington, D.C., who cared for her with great compassion during her final years.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association via her Memorial Page, http://act.alz.org/goto/margy_hager

Margy will be remembered at a funeral at Holy Trinity Church, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7 at 10:30 a.m. The family invites those who wish to honor Margy’s memory to join us for a memorial Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, in St. Joseph, at 11 a.m. on Feb. 22. A luncheon will follow at the Parish Center. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.