Grace Barbara Gager

Grace Barbara Gager died peacefully in the Memory Care Unit of the Terrace on Saturday, December 8, 2012. She was born on April 19, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan. She was of the Lutheran faith. Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Aurelia and Hazen Vogt, her loving husband Captain Oliver Wesley Gager and her beloved daughter Barbara Sellers.
She was a caring and dutiful wife to her husband Oliver, who was a Pilot Captain for U.S. Airways. They were members of the Soaring Eagles Club, where they had many friends. As the wife of a pilot, they moved often and had many adventures in life. She and her husband retired to Crystal River, Florida, where they lived for 30 years. Grace moved to Chattanooga, TN three years ago to be closer to her granddaughter, Jennifer Thal.
She is survived by her son Wesley Gager of Yankeetown, FL, granddaughter Jennifer (Jake) Thal of Signal Mountain, grandson Mark (Angie) Osborn of Columbus, Ohio, grandson Michael Osborn of Chattanooga, TN and 3 great-grandchildren, Natalie and Maggie Thal and Andrew Osborn,
A special thanks to the residents and staff at the Terrace, companions through Home Helpers and Hospice of Chattanooga.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity. The services will be a private gathering of family.
Please share your memories of Grace on her on-line guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com .
The family is being served by the Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton.