Alice I. Rager, of Paulding, age 93, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Vancrest Nursing Home, Payne.
She was born in Paulding County on June 27, 1926 daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Buchheit) Wilhelm. On October 4, 1944 she married Glenn E. Rager who preceded her in death on December 25, 2008. She was a very active member of Paulding Church of the Nazarene and a charter member of the “Know Your Neighbor Club”.
She is survived by her children: Laura Durre, David (Mary) Rager, Mark (Amy) Rager, all of Paulding, and Nancy (Brooks) Myers, Tuscaloosa, AL; son-in-law, Don Terry, Roscommon, MI; brother, Karl Wilhelm, Leo, IN; sister, Dorothy Littlejohn, Fort Wayne, IN; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Alice is also preceded in death by a daughter, Janet Terry; son-in-law, James P. Durre; granddaughter Ashlee Dawn Rager; brothers, Peter, Kenneth and Justus Wilhelm; and sisters, Helen Steele, and Marie Grostephan.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Saturday, November 16 at the Paulding Church of the Nazarene. She will be laid to rest in Paulding Memorial Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
Visitation was 3 – 7 PM Friday, November 15 at the Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding. There will also be visitation on Saturday from 10 AM until time of services.
To honor Alice’s wishes in lieu of flowers and funeral items such as throws, chimes, etc., the family wishes donations made to the Vancrest Nursing Home of Payne Activity Fund.
Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com
