John Mager Jr.'s Obituary
John H. Mager Jr., 96, of Parma, passed away on June 15, 2021. John was born to the late John and Anna (nee Hlavin) Mager Sr., in 1925.
John is the husband to the late Sophie (nee Zalinski) Mager who passed away in April 2021. They were married in July of 1948. He is the father of Jon (Margaret) Mager and Jyll (Stan Davis) Presley; grandfather to Jonathan (Michelle) and Kimberly (Jeff); great-grandfather to Mya, Macy, and Reese; and uncle to Jeanette Papesh who was more like a daughter to him.
John was a long-time softball player with the Huffin Puffers and a participating member of the Parma Senior Center and their choir, Sunshine Singers. John proudly served in the United States Army during World War II.
He will be dearly missed.
Visitation will be held at the Sunset Chapel located 6245 Columbia Rd., North Olmsted 44070 on Wednesday, June 23 from 11am until 12 noon. Burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please make charitable donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html
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