Ann Marie Lager, 93, of
Tanglewood Manor, formerly of 12 Brickel Place,
Jamestown, N.Y., passed
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away Saturday, Feb. 2,
2013, with family by her
side. She was fondly known
to many as Aunty Ann.
She was born in Idkerberget, Dalarna, Sweden, on
Dec. 6, 1919, the daughter
of Erik Gustav and Hilda
Holmstrom Holmstrom.
Ann came to Jamestown at
the age of 6 with her mother in April 1926, receiving
her citizenship in 1940.
She was preceded in
death on April 3, 1991, by
her husband of 49 years,
Axel W. Lager, whom she
married in Jamestown on
Oct. 3, 1942. Besides her
husband and parents, Ann
was preceded in death by a
sister, Alice Holmstrom
Anderson, in 1981; a brother, Claus W. Holmstrom, in
1952; and a niece Beatice
A. Malmberg in 2006.
She worked for Jamestown Telephone Corporation in customer service for
40 years. She was a lifelong
member of the Chautauqua
County Weavers Guild. Her
hobbies included weaving,
swimming, gardening, reading and answering questions on Jeopardy.
She is survived by her
niece, ElsMarie Anderson
of Jamestown; her great
nieces: Cynthia (Richard)
McDonough of Jamestown,
Jennifer (Matthew)
Richardson of Kittanning,
Pa. and children Megan
and Ryan, Kimberly(Steve)
Howe of St. Cloud, Fla. and
children Dylan and Connor; her great nephews
Steve (Sherry) Malmberg of
Lecanto, Fla., Tom (Cindy)
Massey of Chagrin Falls,
Ohio, and children Addison
and Emerson, Brian (Tina)
Malmberg of Lecanto, Fla.,
and children Luke, Burke
and Gabriella.
At Ann's request, there
will be no visitation or service. A family memorial
will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being
handled by Lind Funeral
Home. Burial will be in
Sunset Hill Cemetery.
The family wishes to
thank the entire staff at
Tanglewood who made
Aunty Ann feel she was at
"home" for her last two
years of life. We also extend a thank you to the local staff of Hospice Chautauqua County for their
care during the past month.
Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be
made to James Prendergast
Library, 509 Cherry St.,
Jamestown, NY.
You may light a candle
in remembrance of Ann
Marie at