Marita A. Pagel, 92, Green Bay, died Wednesday, February 7, 2024.  She was born November 27, 1931, in Minnesota to Leonard and Kathryn (Sullivan) Hickey.

Marita graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato. On June 28, 1958, she married Donald Pagel in Montgomery, MN. After teaching in St. Paul, MN, Washington, D.C. and Lexington, KY, Marita and Donald moved to Green Bay where she served as a substitute teacher for the Catholic Schools and later, as a paraprofessional with the Green Bay Public School System.  After her retirement, she volunteered in the kindergarten classroom of Deb Jaeger. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Education Award, having volunteered in Trisha Lusso's kindergarten classroom for ten years. Marita and Donald ushered at the Weidner Center and at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.

Survivors include her sons, David, John, and Eric; son-in-law, Rob Olin; daughters-in-law, Alisa Tager and Nicole Pagel; grandchildren, Sydney, Leila, Morgan, and Marcus; brother, Jack Hickey, and sister-in-law, Virginia Hickey; nieces and nephews.

Marita was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; daughter, Laura; parents and two brothers, Jim Hickey and Jerry Hickey.

Friends and family will gather at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2771 Oakwood Dr., from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Friday, February 16. The Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. with Rev. Donald Everts officiating. To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneralHome.com.