Mary L. Hagaman

Mary L. Hagaman, 91, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away peacefully at the Brakeley Park Center, in Lopatcong Township, NJ, on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

Born on July 30, 1930, in Stewartsville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose (Lucas) Markus Marason. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Raymond J. Hagaman, in 1999.

Mary graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1947 after earning the title of Class Poet. She worked as a medical secretary for both Warren Hospital and Dr. C.A. Maxwell and was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir for many years. Mary served on the local election board, was very involved in the Phillipsburg Senior Center and delivered for Meals on Wheels for over twenty years. Mary was an avid reader and a lifelong member of the Phillipsburg Public Library.

Mary is survived by her daughter, Diane Azzolina and her husband Nicholas, of Easton, PA, her grandsons, Nick Azzolina and his wife Julie, of Green Bay, WI, and Vincent Azzolina and his wife Marlise of Export, PA, her great grandchildren; Sophia, Dominick, Luka, Lorenzo and Jovie, her sisters in law, Carol Markus and Fran Markus and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, great nieces and nephews and Godchildren. Along with her husband and parents, Mary was predeceased by her brothers, James, Louis and Frank Markus and her sister, Rosemary Markus.

A Viewing is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 2021, from 6 to 8 PM at the Finegan Funeral Home, 302 Heckman St, Phillipsburg, NJ. There will then be a Funeral Service held at the funeral home the following day, Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 10 AM. The interment will follow at the Milford Union Cemetery, Milford, NJ.

Donations may be made, in Mary’s name, to the Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley, via cscglv.gnosishosting.net/Portal/Donate, or a check sent to 944 Marcon Blvd., Suite 110
Allentown, PA, 18109.