Brother Merle J. "Sie" Hagerman died Saturday December 2, 2006 at his home at in Kalamazoo. He was the grandson of Charles F. Hagerman, Co. M, 1st Michigan Cavalry and was a member of the Gen. Benjamin Pritchard Camp No. 20 in Kalamazoo. Brother Hagerman was born September 20, 1921 in Kalamazoo. During WW II, he served in the U.S. Army. He was a 32-Degree Mason. He is survived by four of his five children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.