Sager, Donald Robert

1934 - 2021  (87 years)

• Name	Sager, Donald Robert
  Birth	5 Apr 1934	Lawrence County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SAGE.D003
  _FGRAVE	233330607
  Death	22 Oct 2021	Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois
  Funeral	28 Oct 2021	Thrasher Family Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Military Service	United States Army
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I39031	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Sager, Cecil LeRoy,   b. 26 Jan 1905   d. 21 Nov 1942, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Poland, Dessie Rae,   b. 18 Jul 1903, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 4 Jun 1985, Burgin Manor Nursing Home East, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1929
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 2 months - She : 25 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F15600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Burget, Kathy
  Family ID	F18525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1934 - Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 22 Oct 2021 - Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 28 Oct 2021 - Thrasher Family Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Donald Robert Sager, 87, of Parkersburg, passed away at 11:03 PM on Friday, October 22, 2021 at his residence. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 AM on Thursday, October 28, 2021 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Crest Haven Memorial Gardens in Claremont. Pastor Gary Hall and the Richland County Veteran's Organization will be officiating. Donald was born on April 5, 1934 in Lawrence County, the son of Cecil and Dessie Rae (Poland) Sager. He later married Kathy Burget on May 13, 1956 in Sumner. She survives. He was in the United States Army. He owned his own gas station while he lived in Michigan for some years and also owned the NAPA store on Whittle Ave in Olney for several years. He loved cars, going to car shows, and anything that had to do with cars. He also enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. Donald is survived by his wife Kathy Sager of Parkersburg; 2 sons Carl Sager (Joan) of Claremont and Michael Sager (Karen) of West Salem; 2 sisters-in-law Dorothy Stice of Casey and Vivian Emmons of Lawrenceville; 23 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Cecil and Dessie Rae Sager, son Kevin Sager, brother Leroy Sager and sister Josephine Ulrich, and great-granddaughter Nova. Memorials can be sent to the American Cancer Society in memory of Donald Robert Sager.