NEW ULM–Marcella “Sally” Lucille Hager, age 80, of New Ulm, died Thursday, October 12, 2023 at Woodstone Senior Living in New Ulm.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023 at Oakwood Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Nick Scutari officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will continue from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Friday at the church. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Sally is survived by her son, Randy (Rosemarie) Hager of Minneapolis, MN and daughter, Victoria (Timothy) Harmening of Courtland, MN; granddaughter, Erica Torres and her daughter, Pia, and son, Joaquin, of Oakland, CA; grandson, Max (Jacqueline Turnquist) of Minneapolis, MN; grandson, Alex (Hannah) Harmening and daughter, Lily and sons, Roman and Luke of New Ulm, MN; granddaughter, Gina Harmening of Mankato, MN; brother-in-law, Allen (Sonia) Hager of Vadnais Heights, MN; sisters-in-law, Bonnie Hager of New Ulm, MN and Gail (Douglas) Cutler of Mankato, MN; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond “Ray” Albert Hager; son, Raymond (Todd) Hager; parents, William and Cecilia Sellner; brothers, Wendelin (Grace) Sellner, Hilarius (Gloria) Sellner, and Benjamin Sellner; and sister, Cecilia (Leo) Scherer.

Sally was born on September 7, 1943, in Sleepy Eye, MN to William and Cecilia (Mathiowetz) Sellner. She was united in marriage to Ray Hager on December 5, 1960 in Brookings, South Dakota. Sally earned her GED and went on to become a LPN, working at Highland Manor Nursing Home and as a home nursing aide, in New Ulm, MN. The couple lived in Sleepy Eye, Springfield and eventually moved to New Ulm, MN where they built their family home and raised their three children. Retiring in 1994, she enjoyed spending time at their cabin with her husband, children, grandchildren, extended family and friends. She also worked with Ray, Todd and Tim in their family business, Hager Home Improvement. She was very active in her church until Ray’s death in 2018. Ray, her children, and grandchildren, could always share a story about Sally- she was full of adventure, mischief and love until the very end. Sally was a loving wife, a wonderful mother, a sweet grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed family, fishing, gardening, traveling, card playing, reading, puzzles, cross-stitching and needlework.

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