Article: Mary Daegling, 101, ex-aide for Fire Department

Mary A. Daegling, 101, a retired secretary and former head stenographer for the Chicago Fire Department, died Monday in a North Side nursing home.

Mrs. Daegling, of Rogers Park, served as head stenographer for former Fire Commissioners Michael J. Corrigan, Anthony Mullaney and Robert J. Quinn.

"I think Anthony Mullaney was her favorite," said Betty Rice, a niece who referred to her aunt as "my closest friend."

"I used to call her the eighth wonder of the world because she had so much get up and go," Rice said, adding that Mrs. Daegling continued driving until she was 97. "She was always on the go, and she was very, very ...

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