- Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia, Missouri
Naomi Ruth Zager, 75, of Columbia was called home by God on Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Boone Hospital Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Memorial Funeral Home with Chaplain Mark Steffen officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Naomi was born Dec. 14, 1929, in Des Arc to James and Myrtle Fowler Lewis. She graduated from Des Arc High School. After graduation, she left home and moved to St. Louis to work as a telephone operator. She met her husband, Vincent Zager, when he was home for only one week on military leave. They were married that week, on Dec. 26, 1947, in St. Louis before he returned to active military duty and were happily married for more than 57 years. They moved to Columbia to raise their family in 1960.
She was very active in many different groups and auxiliaries in Columbia through the years and loved to play bridge and work crossword puzzles. She was a "best friend" to everyone she met including her husband, daughters and their families.
Survivors include her husband, Vincent, of Columbia; three daughters, Karen Althage and husband Karl and Lori Benthall and husband Dean, all of Columbia, and Sharon Voorhis and husband Mark of Walkersville, Md.; a sister, Yvonne Elrod of Piedmont; 11 grandchildren, Stephanie Cook and fiancé Steve Isaacs, Kyle Cook and his girlfriend, Shawna Skaggs, Michael, Matthew, Andrew and Megan Voorhis, Katie and Kelsey Benthall, Erin Goldberg and Jeffrey and Jonathan Althage; a niece, Debbie Griffin; nephew Kenny Elrod; best friend Esther Steinhoff; and many other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Lung Association, 1118 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63139-3196.
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1929 - 2005 (75 years)
