Jerry Jagers
retired funeral director and owner, Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens, Ohio, died January 28, 2023, at age 89. Jagers graduated from Ohio University and Cincinnati College of Embalming and was a funeral director in business with his father, brother and son at Jagers & Sons for more than 66 years; he considered his job a community service.
He was a member of Paramuthia Lodge 25 F&AM, Athens York Rite Bodies, Athens Chapter OES 175, the Aladdin Temple Shrine, the Athens County Shrine Club (past president), Amesville Grange 798 and Athens Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow), and a former member of Athens Lions Club.
Professionally, Jagers was a member of NFDA, the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Ohio Embalmers Association.
He is survived by wife Peggy Lou; children Tim, Teresa and Christopher; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
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