LILA JOAN WERNER PRAGER

Houston, Texas – Lila Joan Werner Prager passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, July 30, 2023, two weeks before her 90^th birthday.

A Service at the Grave will be held at 10 am Thursday, August 3, 2023, in Ahavath Sholom Cemetery in Fort Worth.

Born in the Manhattan Borough of New York City, New York, Lila grew up in Dallas.  Her life was all about her husband, Donald Louis Prager.  They met at the University of Texas at Austin and married in 1953.  Lila and Don were married for 65 years until his death in 2018. 

Stephen and Jordana came along and their mother was kept busy with carpools, piano recitals, Temple and lawyer’s wife’s activities and a busy social schedule. 

Lila worked as Don’s paralegal for about 20 years before he sold his practice.  They loved to travel, go to the Fort Worth symphony, ballet, restaurant outings and movies with their wonderful life-long friends.

Lila suffered with dementia for more than 5 years.  Following Don’s death, she lived out her life at Seven Acres Jewish Senior Center in Houston.

In addition to her children, she is survived by her grandchildren, Elizabeth Prager and Kara and Ashton Hoffman.