She was born in Jefferson City to Conrad Hager and Elizabeth Wilbers Hager. She was married on February 27, 1946 in Jefferson City to James Henry Prenger who died on June 1, 1993. Survivors include two sons, Russell K. Prenger, Linn; and Norman R. Prenger, Woodbury, New Jersey; one daughter, Iris M. Bounds, Springfield; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Prenger; one sister, Virginia Aggeler; and two brothers, Ralph Hager and Harvey Hager. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Taos, and the Ladies Sodality. Memorials are suggested to Community Hospice of America, 3600 I-70 Drive SE, Suite H, Columbia, MO 65201.