Della Mae Hager

Della Mae Hager, 84, of Arroyo Grande passed away Monday August 1, 2005 at her home in Arroyo Grande. Private inurnment has taken place in the Arroyo Grande Cemetery.

Mrs. Hager was born on September 28, 1920 in Shafter, CA. She was a 1938 graduate of Kern Academy. She married Herman Hager on December 9, 1939 in Shafter and they were involved in produce farming for thirty years, moving to Santa Maria in 1988 and to Arroyo Grande in 1995. She was a member of the Santa Maria English Seventh Day Adventist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Herman Hager of Arroyo Grande; children, Connie Rae Brown and son-in-law Charles Brown of Columbus, GA, Jerrie Ann Jeffries and son-in-law Ron K. Jeffries of Arroyo Grande; her brother Orley Berg of Sonora; grandchildren Scott Jeffries of Sacramento, Jennifer Ryan of Santa Clarita, Chaz Brown of Chattanooga, TN, Chris Brown and Cliff Brown both of Columbus, GA; great grandchildren Andy and Tyler Ryan both of Santa Clarita, Derek Jeffries of Sacramento and Crystal Brown of Columbus, GA.

She was preceded in death by her brother Lee Berg in 1957.

Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel in Grover Beach. (Santa Maria Times, California, 9 August 2005)