GREENWOOD
Margot E. Bagg, 91, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024 following care in hospice services at Greenwood Village South in Greenwood, Indiana. Margot was born Margot Elisabeth Marie Bottcher in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, Germany on March 14, 1932. She was predeceased by her parents, Max Karl Wilhelm Paul Bottcher and Elisabeth (Fass) Bottcher and by her husband of 43 years, Col. (USA Ret.) James C. Bagg. Margot had a difficult childhood, raised during WWII and its aftermath in what became East Germany and the Soviet zone of Berlin. She and her family were able to move to West Germany in 1952 with the aid of an aunt. Margot worked as a secretary and administrative assistant following her schooling, and met Col. Bagg in 1961 in Frankfurt, Germany, where he was stationed. She came to the United States in 1962, to join Col. Bagg, who was then stationed at the Atlanta Army Depot in Forest Park, Georgia. They married in late 1962. While in Georgia, Margot worked in the executive offices of the Coca Cola Company. She accompanied Col. Bagg on his numerous military assignments, living in Georgia, Germany, France, Korea, and in Northern Virginia. When Col. Bagg retired in 1972, he began work as a civilian at the Pentagon, and Margot got a job working for The U.S. Army Military Physician’s offices, where she worked until her own retirement in 1998. Col. Bagg retired in 2002 at the age of 87, and passed away in 2005 at the age of 90. Margot moved to Indiana in 2008, to Greenwood Village South on the Indianapolis south side, to be nearer to her family. Margot and her husband, Jim, traveled extensively and they both loved to travel and visit new places. She also enjoyed attending the symphony and celebrating events with her family. Margot is survived by: her step-son, Frederick Bagg of Indianapolis (Mary Beth); two granddaughters, Catherine M. Willman (Eric) of Brownsburg, and Elizabeth Anne Bagg-West (James) of Carmel; and five great grandchildren, Christopher, Samuel and Jacob Willman and Annabeth and Charlotte West. Margot had no siblings or children of her own. As a decorated veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, Col. Bagg is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, outside of Washington D.C. In accordance with her wishes, Margot is forgoing visitation or services and will be cremated and buried with her husband at Arlington. Arrangements are being handled by Little & Sons Funeral Home, 4901 E. Stop 11 Rd., Indianapolis. Donations in her memory may be made to The Franciscan Health Hospice House through the Franciscan Health Foundation, 8778 Madison Ave. suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46227.
