Margaret Pearl Stager was the oldest daughter and second of four children born to Fred & Margaret Stager. Born at home in Boring, Oregon, she was blessed to grow up in a loving family. She was younger than Fred, her only brother, and older than her two sisters, Dorothy and Martha (Mickey). Margaret married Don Adams in 1945, and they had nine children together: Dennis, Nancy, twins Jimmy and Jerry, Larry, Judy, Mary, Mike, and Richard. She was also instrumental in raising her son Jack, Don's son from an earlier marriage, and the two forged a strong and lasting bond that became a treasured relationship for both. Margaret became a widow when Don passed away in 1993. She also outlived two of her children: Larry, who died in 1963 at age 13; and Jimmy, who preceded her in death by only a few months, when he succumbed to cancer in January 2013.
Margaret was a kind and loving no-nonsense woman with a distinct laugh that left no doubt who it came from. Fortunately for her family, we heard that laugh many times. She had a lot of love to give, and she was easy to love in return. She was authentic, but didn't take herself too seriously, and she had a lot of spunk. When she was 90, during a visit with two grandsons, she said she wanted to ride on a blimp when she turned 100. But there would be no more birthdays to celebrate; a few weeks later she was gone. A long and well-lived life came to an end in the Spring of 2013, quietly at home in Portland, Oregon. She was laid to rest between her husband and her son Larry, and she will remain a pleasant memory to many who were fortunate enough to know her.
Thank you, Grandma, for everything, and most of all, for just being you. It was enough, and it was more than enough.
Margaret was a kind and loving no-nonsense woman with a distinct laugh that left no doubt who it came from. Fortunately for her family, we heard that laugh many times. She had a lot of love to give, and she was easy to love in return. She was authentic, but didn't take herself too seriously, and she had a lot of spunk. When she was 90, during a visit with two grandsons, she said she wanted to ride on a blimp when she turned 100. But there would be no more birthdays to celebrate; a few weeks later she was gone. A long and well-lived life came to an end in the Spring of 2013, quietly at home in Portland, Oregon. She was laid to rest between her husband and her son Larry, and she will remain a pleasant memory to many who were fortunate enough to know her.
Thank you, Grandma, for everything, and most of all, for just being you. It was enough, and it was more than enough.
Margaret Pearl Stager was the oldest daughter and second of four children born to Fred & Margaret Stager. Born at home in Boring, Oregon, she was blessed to grow up in a loving family. She was younger than Fred, her only brother, and older than her two sisters, Dorothy and Martha (Mickey). Margaret married Don Adams in 1945, and they had nine children together: Dennis, Nancy, twins Jimmy and Jerry, Larry, Judy, Mary, Mike, and Richard. She was also instrumental in raising her son Jack, Don's son from an earlier marriage, and the two forged a strong and lasting bond that became a treasured relationship for both. Margaret became a widow when Don passed away in 1993. She also outlived two of her children: Larry, who died in 1963 at age 13; and Jimmy, who preceded her in death by only a few months, when he succumbed to cancer in January 2013.
Margaret was a kind and loving no-nonsense woman with a distinct laugh that left no doubt who it came from. Fortunately for her family, we heard that laugh many times. She had a lot of love to give, and she was easy to love in return. She was authentic, but didn't take herself too seriously, and she had a lot of spunk. When she was 90, during a visit with two grandsons, she said she wanted to ride on a blimp when she turned 100. But there would be no more birthdays to celebrate; a few weeks later she was gone. A long and well-lived life came to an end in the Spring of 2013, quietly at home in Portland, Oregon. She was laid to rest between her husband and her son Larry, and she will remain a pleasant memory to many who were fortunate enough to know her.
Thank you, Grandma, for everything, and most of all, for just being you. It was enough, and it was more than enough.
Margaret was a kind and loving no-nonsense woman with a distinct laugh that left no doubt who it came from. Fortunately for her family, we heard that laugh many times. She had a lot of love to give, and she was easy to love in return. She was authentic, but didn't take herself too seriously, and she had a lot of spunk. When she was 90, during a visit with two grandsons, she said she wanted to ride on a blimp when she turned 100. But there would be no more birthdays to celebrate; a few weeks later she was gone. A long and well-lived life came to an end in the Spring of 2013, quietly at home in Portland, Oregon. She was laid to rest between her husband and her son Larry, and she will remain a pleasant memory to many who were fortunate enough to know her.
Thank you, Grandma, for everything, and most of all, for just being you. It was enough, and it was more than enough.
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