Frank Joseph Brager, Sr.

DUNN- Frank J. Brager, Sr., 78, passed away on Sunday at The Brian Center in Clayton. Frank was a native of California and the son of the late Frank and Cathrine Ramsell Brager. Frank was a truck driver for many years. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. Funeral services will be Friday Jan. 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, Clayton. He is survived by his daughters, Denise Pacheco and husband, Joel of Dunn, Lisa Vega and husband, Raul of Clayton; sister, Barbara Bennett of South Bend, WA, Liz Coalburn of Arkansas, Katherine DeBoard of Lodi, CA; brother, Joe V. Brager of New Bedford, MA; grandchildren, Natalie Pacheco, Jazmin Gallegos, Alex Gallegos, Kayla Sebastian, Frankie Brager, Victoria Malispina, Randy Malispina, Timothy Malispina, Christopher Malispina; four great-grandchildren, Aiden, Julian, Lelani and Nicholas; special friends, Joyce Sykes, Peggy Nipper and Michelle Pacheco. In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by his a daughter, Rose Marie Malispina; son, Frank J. Brager, Jr.; sisters, Linda Devericks, Mable Brahos and Dorothy Maggi; brother, Mark Brager. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner.