Elsa Hager

Elsa M. Hager, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, August 30, 2021, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 2nd, at 11:00 AM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Cathy Jurgens officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Oakland Cemetery for fence repair, c/o Diane Oesterle, 1031 Maud Road, Waukon, IA 52172.

Elsa Mae Hager was born December 30, 1930, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Albert and Margaret (Helming) Bahr. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1948. On September 2, 1951, she married Keith Hager at Zion United Church of Christ. In 1948, Elsa went to work at the Allamakee County Courthouse and held various positions including Allamakee County Treasurer from 1972 until she retired in 1994.

She was a lifelong member of Zion United Church of Christ, where she was very active in the women's fellowship and served on several other committees. Elsa enjoyed quilting, crocheting, taking tours on the back roads of Allamakee County, spending time with her family at the campground, and cooking. She and her lifetime friend and travel partner Bernita Havelick enjoyed traveling throughout the United States. Elsa always looked forward to her coffee group that got together on Wednesdays and Saturdays for over the past 55 years.

Survivors include her two sons: Donn (Nancy) Hager of Caledonia, MN, and Bob (Kristi) Hager of Waukon; five grandchildren: Shannon (Jeff) Staggemeier, Dusty (Kathy) Hager, Aubree (Chris) Peterman, Alyssa and Alaina Hager; six great-grandchildren: Carson and Bentley Hager, Grayson and Renner Staggemeier, and Kaden and Kinley Peterman; a brother-in-law Ernie (Donna) Lubahn of Waukon; a sister-in-law Bonnie Hager of Waukon; honorary daughter Jane Regan of Harpers Ferry; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Keith, who died in 1983; son Steve, who died in 2010; two brothers: Donald (Elaine) Bahr and Charles "Chic" (Helen) Bahr; her father and mother-in-law Ed and Elsie Hager; brother-in-law James Hager; and two nephews: Michael Hager and Dennis "Borgie" Bahr.

Casketbearers are Mark Hager, Scott and Troy Lubahn, and Dave, Stan, and Dani Bahr.