Helen Margaret Elizabeth (Bricker) Bagley, 101, of Van Wert died on January 24, 2015, at the Van wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born March 13, 1913, in Payne, Ohio, the daughter of the late Daniel A. and Emma B. (Marquardt) Bricker. The family moved to Convoy when she was four years old. The day of her birth was the first day for parcel post deliveries and her birth announcement in the newspaper announced "delivery by parcel post on Thursday afternoon". Her father was a mail carrier. Helen would ride with her father in his horse drawn mail wagon. She attended Convoy High School and graduated in 1931. In high school she played basketball and was running center for the Convoy Indians. On September 8, 1931, she married Floyd E. Bagley who preceded her in death on November 3, 1979. Mrs. Bagley was a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary Evangelical Church in Van Wert where she was a member of the Martha Circle and the Gleaners Sunday School Class. Baking cakes was one of her favorite hobbies. She thrilled her grandchildren with special themed birthday cakes for many years and also baked wedding cakes for friends and family from 1961 to 1988. Survivors include two sons, James D. (Sara) Bagley of Sarasota, Florida, and Ronald R. (Linda) Bagley of Van Wert; three daughters, J. Coleen (Ray) Etzler of Van Wert, Diane (Larry) Webb of Van Wert and Janell (Paul Leslie) Boroff of Sun City Center, Florida; a daughter-in-law, Joanne Bagley of Van Wert; eighteen grandchildren; forty-two great-grandchildren; and fourteen great great grandchildren. Also a sister, Ruth Wambsganss of Convoy and two sisters-in-law, Esther (Bauer) Bricker of Kansas City, Missouri, and Arlene (Rager, Bricker, Rogers) Weigness of Convoy are survive. She was preceded in death by a son, F. Eugene Bagley; seven brothers, Arthur (Ruth) Bricker, Bernard (Cleo) Bricker, Otis (Francis) Bricker, Devon Bricker, Walter Bricker, Herman (Ruth) Bricker, and Paul Bricker; three sisters, Melva Bricker, Alvia Bricker, and Anna (Tom) Pillars; one brother-in-law, Clayton Wambsganss; and one great granddaughter, Madison Nicole Roth. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Evangelical Church at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 31, 2015, with Pastor Clark Williman officiating. Interment will follow at Van Wert Woodland Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 - 8 p.m., Friday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home and one hour prior to the services Saturday at the Church. Preferred memorials are to Calvary Evangelical Church of Van Wert, the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, or the Lutheran Hour of the Convoy Redeemer Lutheran Church.