Sager, Merlin A.

SAGER, PELIKAN, SCHALL, MERCER, ACKERMAN, FERGUSON, TOWER, PATTON

Posted By: Ruth Maring - Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/5/2007 at 14:32:53

Sager, Merlin A.

MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Merlin A. Sager, age 94, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2007, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. The Reverend Mark Harkness, of the Mount Carroll United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Savanna Township Cemetery in Savanna. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633 or a charity of the donor’s choice in Merlin’s memory. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com.Merlin was born on August 11, 1913, the son of Ralph T. and Anna Mary (Pelikan) Sager in Savanna, Illinois. He graduated from Savanna High School. Merlin served in the United States Army Pacific Theater during World War II. During his enlistment, he played the clarinet in the Army Band. Merlin married Gladys M. Schall on October 19, 1941, in Savanna. Gladys died on August 4, 1972. He then married Vivian Mercer Ackerman on November 25, 1972, in Mt. Carroll. Vivian died on January 26, 1994. Merlin was most recently married to Clara Ferguson in 1996 of Mount Carroll. Merlin was employed by the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier. He also owned a bicycle repair shop in Savanna and Mount Carroll for many years. He was a member of the Mount Carroll United Methodist Church and a past member of First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Merlin enjoyed mushroom and squirrel hunting, riding his bicycle and playing the saxophone. Merlin will be dearly missed by his wife, Clara; one stepson, David (Toko) Ackerman of Silver Spring, Maryland; one stepdaughter, Carol (Bill) Tower of Scottsdale, Arizona; four stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Merlin was preceded in death by his parents; two wives, Gladys and Vivian; one brother, Paul Sager; and one sister, Guinevere Patton.Death date: Nov. 24, 2007
Published in the Clinton Herald from 11/26/2007 - 11/28/2007