The Belle Banner
Belle MO
June 10, 2009

MARY ELLEN "MOLLY" RAGAN
Mary Ellen "Molly" Ragan, died June 7, 2009.  She was born Feb. 25, 1929
in Madison, IL, the daughter of Bernard and Pearl Peterbush Lake. Molly
was a baptized member of the United Methodist Church Vienna. Molly's
family moved to Vienna in 1940 where she met Mack Ragan and later
married and to this union eight children were born. She was preceded
in death by her husband February 2, 2003, her father February 5, 1951,
her mother March 1993, a brother Jack Lake April 23, 1941, brother,
Richard Lake June 1982, twins Jimmy and Joann, and daughter Susan Carol,
and a grandson John Thomas Adams March 9, 2007. Survivors include her
children, son John and wife Colleen Ragan of Berkley; son Robert and wife
Lynn Ragan of Troy; son David and wife Debbie Ragen of Maryland Heights;
daughter Susan Hagan of Vienna; daughter Patty and husband Terry Ohlendorf
of Vienna;grandchildren John Ragan of St. Peters; Jennifer Radazo of
Overland; Jeffrey Ragan of Foristell; David Ragan of Maryland Heights;
Heather and husband Justin Barton of Bridgeton; Mark Ragan of Troy;
Christopher and wife Tracy Hagan of Vienna; Samuel Hagan and significant
other Rosie Bland of Vienna; Robert and significant other Cassandra
Meyer of Vienna; Matthew Hagan of Vienna; Melissa Hagan and significant
other Robert Buck of Ironton; Lisa Adams and husband George of Vanwart
Wahiawa, Hawaii; Lynn Adams of Vienna; great grandchildren Elizabeth
and Regan, James, Kaitlyn and Mikela and Olivia, Mystique and Jazlene,
Colin and Elizabeth and Austin, Gracie Rae, Katelynn, Carley, Kyleigh,
Ania, Mikayla, Jersey; one sister Byrnece Finn of Vienna; a brother
Bob and wife Traudl Lake of Lake St. Louis; and little brother Fred
and wife Carolyn Lake of Vienna; and many nieces and nephews and many
other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 10
at James and Gahr in Rolla. Services will be Thursday, June 11 at United
Methodist Church in Vienna. Molly requested in lieu of flowers a donation
to the United Methodist Church in Vienna, James Cemetery Fund in Vienna,
or take the time take a friend to lunch.



The Maries County Gazette
Vienna MO
June 10, 2009

MARY ELLEN "MOLLY" RAGAN
Mary Ellen "Molly" Ragan, died June 7, 2009.  She was born Feb. 25,
1929 in Madison, IL, the daughter of Bernard and Pearl Peterbush
Lake. Molly was a baptized member of the United Methodist Church
Vienna. Molly's family moved to Vienna in 1940 where she met Mack Ragan
and later married and to this union eight children were born. She
was preceded in death by her husband February 2, 2003, her father
February 5, 1951, her mother March 1993, a brother Jack Lake April
23, 1941, brother, Richard Lake June 1982, twins Jimmy and Joann,
and daughter Susan Carol, and a grandson John Thomas Adams March 9,
2007. Survivors include her children, son John and wife Colleen Ragan
of Berkley; son Robert and wife Lynn Ragan of Troy; son David and wife
Debbie Ragen of Maryland Heights; daughter Susan Hagan of Vienna;
daughter Patty and husband Terry Ohlendorf of Vienna;grandchildren
John Ragan of St. Peters; Jennifer Radazo of Overland; Jeffrey Ragan
of Foristell; David Ragan of Maryland Heights; Heather and husband
Justin Barton of Bridgeton; Mark Ragan of Troy; Christopher and wife
Tracy Hagan of Vienna; Samuel Hagan and significant other Rosie Bland
of Vienna; Robert and significant other Cassandra Meyer of Vienna;
Matthew Hagan of Vienna; Melissa Hagan and significant other Robert
Buck of Ironton; Lisa Adams and husband George of Vanwart Wahiawa,
Hawaii; Lynn Adams of Vienna; great grandchildren Elizabeth and Regan,
James, Kaitlyn and Mikela and Olivia, Mystique and Jazlene, Colin and
Elizabeth and Austin, Gracie Rae, Katelynn, Carley, Kyleigh, Ania,
Mikayla, Jersey; one sister Byrnece Finn of Vienna; a brother Bob
and wife Traudl Lake of Lake St. Louis; and little brother Fred and
wife Carolyn Lake of Vienna; and many nieces and nephews and many other
relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 10
at James and Gahr in Rolla. Services will be Thursday, June 11 at United
Methodist Church in Vienna. Molly requested in lieu of flowers
donation to the United Methodist Church in Vienna, James Cemetery Fund
in Vienna, or take the time take a friend to lunch.