Richard Hager
Richard "Dick" Hager, 77, died May 17, 2004, at Herington Municipal Hospital.
Born Feb. 25, 1927, at Emporia, he was the son of Richard and Hattie (Merritt) Hager.
He graduated from Emporia High School with the class of 1945, then attended Kansas State Teacher's College and the Kansas City Art Institute.
He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. On July 30, 1949, he married Eunice Grass in Herington.
He worked as an equipment inspector for the U.S. government in Atchison and for a number of insurance companies.
He served as mayor of Herington from 1969 to 1973, was a member of Clarey R. McClaren American Legion Post #12, and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert; a sister, Virginia Cunningham; and his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice of Herington; two daughters, Jean Ann Fry of El Dorado and Gay Lynn Hager of Raymore, Mo.; and one granddaughter.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Herington, with the Rev. Alix Pridgen officiating.
A private inurnment will be held in Sunset Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the church renovation project.
