Theodore H. (Ted) Wagner, age 96, formerly of 9815 County Trunk F. Newton, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002 at St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002 at St. Wendall Catholic Church, Cleveland. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Lee Kahrs with burial at St. Isadore Cemetery, Osman.
He was born July 16, 1905, in the town of Liberty, son of the late Albert and Mary Gries Wagner. On Sept. 14, 1926, he married the former Thekla Schwinn. She preceded him in death Oct. 30, 1954. He then married the former Amanda (Theilbar) Avery on May 30, 1963. She preceded him in death May 31, 1999. Ted was a Newton resident all his life and also owned and operated a dairy farm. He was a member of St. Isadore Catholic Church, Osman, and Cleveland Senior Citizens. Ted was a former member of Farm Bureau.
Survivors include a son and two daughters-in-law: John A. and Evangeline Wagner, Newton; ClarAnn Wagner, Manitowoc; one stepson and stepdaughter-in-law: Dale and Ruth Avery, Whitelaw; one stepdaughter and stepson-in-law: Jan and Mark Rasmussen, Manitowoc; 13 grandchildren, five stepgrandchidren, 25 great-grandchildren, 13 step greatgrandchildren; four brothers and five sisters-in-law: Francis Wagner, Kiel; Henry and Gertrude Wagner, Kiel; Clarence and Marion Wagner, Valders; John G. and Florence Wagner, Wrightstown; Lillian Wagner, Sheboygan; Adeline Wagner, Kiel; and a sister and brother-in-law: Marie and Kenneth Bonde, Milwaukee. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was also preceded in death by two sons and one daughter-in-law: Robert and Patricia Wagner; LeRoy Wagner; an infant daughter: Caroline; four brothers: Edwin, Herbert, Walter and Stephen Wagner; a sister: Alice Wagner and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Wendall (sic) Catholic Church, Cleveland, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to thank the staffs at St. Mary's Home, Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Alterra Sterling House of Manitowoc, and the Knier Adult Home for the compassionate care and support provided to Ted and his family.
Ted enjoyed his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardening and woodworking. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Herald Times Reporter, January 25, 2002 P. A5
Theodore H. (Ted) Wagner, age 96, formerly of 9815 County Trunk F. Newton, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002 at St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002 at St. Wendall Catholic Church, Cleveland. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Lee Kahrs with burial at St. Isadore Cemetery, Osman.
He was born July 16, 1905, in the town of Liberty, son of the late Albert and Mary Gries Wagner. On Sept. 14, 1926, he married the former Thekla Schwinn. She preceded him in death Oct. 30, 1954. He then married the former Amanda (Theilbar) Avery on May 30, 1963. She preceded him in death May 31, 1999. Ted was a Newton resident all his life and also owned and operated a dairy farm. He was a member of St. Isadore Catholic Church, Osman, and Cleveland Senior Citizens. Ted was a former member of Farm Bureau.
Survivors include a son and two daughters-in-law: John A. and Evangeline Wagner, Newton; ClarAnn Wagner, Manitowoc; one stepson and stepdaughter-in-law: Dale and Ruth Avery, Whitelaw; one stepdaughter and stepson-in-law: Jan and Mark Rasmussen, Manitowoc; 13 grandchildren, five stepgrandchidren, 25 great-grandchildren, 13 step greatgrandchildren; four brothers and five sisters-in-law: Francis Wagner, Kiel; Henry and Gertrude Wagner, Kiel; Clarence and Marion Wagner, Valders; John G. and Florence Wagner, Wrightstown; Lillian Wagner, Sheboygan; Adeline Wagner, Kiel; and a sister and brother-in-law: Marie and Kenneth Bonde, Milwaukee. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was also preceded in death by two sons and one daughter-in-law: Robert and Patricia Wagner; LeRoy Wagner; an infant daughter: Caroline; four brothers: Edwin, Herbert, Walter and Stephen Wagner; a sister: Alice Wagner and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Wendall (sic) Catholic Church, Cleveland, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to thank the staffs at St. Mary's Home, Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Alterra Sterling House of Manitowoc, and the Knier Adult Home for the compassionate care and support provided to Ted and his family.
Ted enjoyed his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardening and woodworking. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Herald Times Reporter, January 25, 2002 P. A5
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