NORTH BERWICK – Annie M. Hagar, 84, died early Tuesday, June 10, 2008, after a series of long-standing illnesses. She was born Jan. 24, 1924, in Bangor. Her parents were Mildred and Leon Bussell. Ever a woman of courage and fortitude, at the beginning of World War II she enlisted with the Canadian Air Corps, because she was too young to enlist in the American Forces. She married Edward W. Hagar, who was then a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and later town manager of South Berwick and a realtor late in life. She was an artist and apparel shop owner in South Berwick, where she was a member of First Parish Federated Church. She and her husband retired to the South until she returned to the southern Maine area after his death. She was an avid reader, a staunch Democrat, and a rabid Red Sox fan. In her later years, her schedule evolved around televised Red Sox games. She is survived by her dau-ghter, Marilynn Hagar of North Berwick; her son, Frederick Ha-gar of Berwick; four grandchildren, Christopher Cavalieri, Anna Goodkin, Dale Hagar and Theresa Hagar; several great-grandchildren. Annie was predeceased by her husband; and her daughter, Joyce Cavalieri. Arrangements for cremation have been made through McIntire-McCooey Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Woodlawn Cemetery, South Berwick, with the Rev. Donna Lee Muise, pastor of First Parish Federated Church, officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor her memory may be made to Hurd Library, 41 High St., North Berwick, ME 03906. To sign the online guest book, please go to www.mcintiremccooey.com.
ANNIE M. HAGAR
