Leah Fern Fager

Leah Fern (Stair) Fager passed away into the presence of the Lord the morning of September 4, 2025 in her daughter’s home in Woodville, Ohio. She was born on May 2, 1933 in Holland, Ohio, the daughter of Orval and Goldie (Vesey) Stair, and the youngest of nine siblings. She was a graduate of Holland High School in 1951. She worked at Toledo Edison prior to marriage. She then married Robert Leo Fager on May 30, 1952 in Decatur, Indiana, and together they started their dream of having a big family. She then worked at Anderson General Store in Northwood and Maumee later in life. And after the loss of her husband in 1997, she devoted herself to the Lord, became a member of Cornerstone Church in Maumee, Ohio, where she was beloved by many, and also the Head of the Nursing Home Ministry. 
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her siblings (LaVonne Osborne, Genevieve Foltz, Betty Barnes, Veryl Sharples, Marjorie Druchel, Albert Stair, Hattie O’Conner, and Winona Bahler), her husband of 45 years (Robert Leo Fager), four of her children (Robert Fager Jr., Susan Marie Fager, Richard Earl Fager, and John Albert Fager), her daughter-in-Law (Rhonda McMullen Fager), two grandchildren (Matthew Joseph Fager, John Eichner), one great grandchild (Nicholas Fendley), and her lifelong best friend Marilyn Hott.
She is survived by her children (Dan & Betty Fager, Sam Fager, Louise Zunk, Ed & Rhonda Fager, Mary Abbas, Tom & Beth Fager, and Karen Matson), her grandchildren (Jessica, David, Christopher, Brian, Kristy, Bradley, Michael, Robert, Theodore, James, Nathan, Michelle, Jason, Brian, Diana, Zion, Isaac, Bethany, Israel, and Evan), her great-grandchildren (Isaac, Anderson, Everly, Owen, Elise, Quinn, Everett, Brooklyn, Kylee, Nolan, Kaelyn, Emmett, Kolt, Brayden, Hadley, Zachary, Michael, Elly, Tori, Kailee, Sasha, Hudson, Peyton, Noah, Pierce, and Kiera). 
She had many things that she loved, but her favorite was spending time with family, friends, and ministry. She enjoyed ministering the love and faithfulness of God to others. Her guilty pleasures included chocolate everything, cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, Wendy's, and Christian television. In 1995, her husband gifted her the trip of a lifetime to the Holy Land with Dr. Sumrall. With her two children, she saw the birthplace of Jesus, took communion on the Sea of Galilee, stood in the olive grove of Gethsemane, swam in the Dead Sea, saw the oldest scroll of Isaiah found in Qumran Valley, and took a long and scary bus ride over the Valley of the Shadow of Death. She made lifelong friends with everyone on the tour, and will always be remembered as the lady who made the bus stop so she could ride a camel. She will forever be known for her hugs, love, kindness, and rosy outlook on life. How she welcomed everyone into her home with or without an invitation, comforted those who mourned or experienced tragedy, and hugged and loved everyone without prejudice. Her ability to give God glory in all situations, her thoughtful gift giving, and all of the sacrifices she made for her family, her church, and her close friends. 
Her visitation will be on Monday, September 8, 2025, from  2-8 p.m. at Freck Funeral Chapel, 1155 S. Wynn Rd. in Oregon, Ohio, 43616. The celebration of her life will be on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 10 a.m., with burial to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Maumee. Luncheon will be held after the committal ceremony at The Church on Strayer, 3000 Strayer Rd, Maumee, OH 43537. Please come and share your memories and stories with her children about how she has touched your life.