Former Bluffton resident Margaret Diller Gagliardi, 89, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died on Feb. 23, 2018.

She was a 1946 graduate of Bluffton High School and 1950 graduate of Bluffton College.

She was a home economics teacher at Bluffton High School in the mid-1950s and also taught in the Hamilton County School System. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. Gagliardi, Jr.; brother, Ron Diller; and parents, Paul and Verna Diller.

She is survived by her children, Peter (Joan) Gagliardi, Philip (Barb) Gagliardi, Anna Gagliardi and Daniel (Jan) Gagliardi; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister, Barbara Garriott; brother, Jim (Nancy) Diller.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 4-8 p.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Pastor Gary Roop officiating. 

Arrangements are held by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.

Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.