Hager, Ardythe (Starder) 1934-2018

HAGER, BLOUGH, STRADER

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Date: 10/26/2019 at 12:11:24

Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, July 8, 2018

GUTTENBERG, Iowa — Ardythe Hager, age 84, of Guttenberg, Iowa, died Friday, July 6, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, after a brief illness.

Ardythe was born in Forest Park Ill., on January 24, 1934, to Clark and Mildred (Blough) Strader. She attended school at St. John's Evangelical and graduated from Proviso East High School. On September 21, 1981, she married the love of her life, Walter Hager, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Guttenberg. She worked for many years as a secretary and office assistant in the Chicago area before retiring and moving to Guttenberg in 1994.

Ardythe spent many wonderful years as an active member of the Harlem German Choir, she loved traveling the world, hosting friends and family at her home, had a great love for dogs and all animals and was a devoted and loving aunt to her nieces and nephews.

Left to cherish her memory are her brother, Ken (Mickie) Strader; niece, Megan Strader; nephews, Eric (Dawn) Strader, Todd (Stephanie) Strader and Scott (Joelle) Strader; six great-nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Walter.

Arrangements are being handled by Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, 207 S. 1st St, Guttenberg, Iowa, where the family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, July 15, 2018. Funeral service will be at St. John's Lutheran Church, Guttenberg, Iowa, at10:30 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2018. Interment will be at the Guttenberg City Cemetery.

Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, July 8, 2018