Florence A. Wargo

Florence A. Wargo, age 94 of Fairfield passed away at Hospice of Hamilton on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 5:30 AM. She was born in Hamilton on April 13, 1919 the daughter of William H. and Evelyn (Teaser) Pater. Florence was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph College and the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education. She was employed as a teacher for Hamilton Public Schools for 16 years, retiring in 1979. Florence was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where she was a choir member and volunteered at the school. She was also a member of Mercy Hospital Auxiliary. In 1959 in Hamilton, she married Bernard M. Wargo, and he preceded her in death in 1983.

She is survived by a daughter, Barbara (Charles) Conradt of Fairfield; three sons, James (Judith) Wargo of Fairfield Township, Jerome (Gail) Wargo of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and Joseph (Millie) Wargo of Columbia Falls, Montana; nine grandchildren, Greg (Rebecca), Jason and Brad (Kelly) Wargo, Ian (Rebekah) and Austin Wargo, Carl and Douglas Conradt, and Katherine and Kevin Wargo; and four great-grandchildren, and eight step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Mary Purcell and Helen Mathauer.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 400 Nilles Road, on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:30 AM with Fr. Larry Tharp, Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Stephen’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Florence’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff of Mercy Franciscan at Schroder for their loving care for the past twelve years and to Hospice of Hamilton for their compassionate care.