CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - HAGER Elizabeth

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Cedar County News, 01/25/1923


Pioneer Settler is Called Home 

Mrs. Elizabeth Hager, a resident of the county for about sixty years dies

Mrs. Elizabeth Hager, a resident of Cedar county for about sixty years 
passed away last Sunday afternoon at the home of her son, Frank Hager, 
east of Bow Valley where she had made her home for a number of years.

Mrs. Hager was born in Germany coming to America when about 17 years of 
age. She settled with her parents in Michigan, where she was married to 
Frank Hager. After the death of their first son in Michigan the family
 moved to Cedar county having resided here ever since. Mr. Hager died 
several years ago. Mrs. Hager would have attained her eightieth birthday 
on May 10 next . 

Surviving are four sons, all well known residents of Cedar Couth, Conrad, 
John, Frank, and Joseph, and two daughters, Mrs. Harry Fernholz, of 
Wessington, SD and Mrs. Henry Kruse, of Bow Valley.

The funeral was held on Wednesday morning, Rev. A Birnbach conducting the 
services at St. Peter and Paul’s Church, Bow Valley, of which Mrs. Hager 
had been a devout member for almost since it was founded the funeral was 
attended by a large number of pioneer residents who came to pay their last 
tribute respect to the deceased. Interment was made in the parish cemetery.