Obituary-Neligh News and Leader-August 9, 1973

AURA N OLIN WAGNER

Funeral services for Mrs Earl WAGNER of Oakdale were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, at the Oakdale Methodist Church with the Rev. James A STILLMAN of Tilden officiating. Interment was in the Oakdale Cemetery and serving as pallbearers were Harold WAGNER, Julius WAGNER, Ronald PETERSEN, Elmer WAGNER, Clarence WAGNER and Roy WAGNER Jr. Aura N WAGNER was born August 1, 1901 at Tilden to Irving and Emma OLIN and died Sunday, August 5, 1973 at an Omaha hospital at 72 years of age. On May 19, 1920 she was married to Earl WAGNER and they made their home in the Bunker Hill area. In 1928 they moved to the Star community south of Oakdale. Survivors include her husband, Earl of Oakdale, one daughter, Ruthe WAGNER HANSEN of Neligh, two granddaughters, Nancy HANSEN bitten of Craig and Susan WAGNER WATTLES of Kenosha, Wisconsin, one grandson, Larry HANSEN of Omaha, and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, two brothers and one son.

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel-July 24, 1925

CARL ALBERT WAGNER

Carl Albert WAGNER was born in Joliet, Illinois August 23, 1903. He came with his parents when six months old to the farm southeast of Oakdale where he grew to manhood. He attended the Oakdale School, finishing the tenth grade when he quit to farm, but would have graduated with the class of 1925 if he had continued school. He was a hardworking lad and had a host of friends. Saturday afternoon, after finishing the oat harvest, he with others went for a swim and in diving injured his spine. He was taken to the Hospital at Norfolk Sunday where an operation was performed Monday morning. He was conscious with a bright, normal mind and went with a smile and hope into his operation. He came out from under the effects of the ether about ten o’clock and was bright and happy until nearly four o’clock when he found he was losing the battle. He looked to his Creator and Saviour and was soon after unconscious, answering the last great call about six p.m. Monday, July 20, 1925, aged 21 years, 10 months and 28 days. He leaves to mourn for and miss him, a father and mother, fives sisters, and one brother; Violet, Hazel, Lewis, Mabel, Alta and Venus. Two sisters and a brother preceded him to the great beyond, having died in infancy. There is also a host of young friends and schoolmates who will miss him.

Abridged Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel, Thursday, April 11, 1940

CHARLES AUGUST WAGNER

Charles August WAGNER, son of J. H. B. and Louisa WAGNER, was born April 3, 1866, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and passed away at his farm home April 1, 1940, at noon, aged seventy-three years, eleven months and twenty-nine days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. J. LAMM at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon. Burial was made in the Oakdale cemetery. While yet a small boy he moved from Milwaukee to Rantoul where he grew to manhood ad here he worked in factories where building materials were made. In 1880 he moved to Joliet, Illinois, where he was employed by the American Steel and Wire Company for fourteen years. By trade he was a plate setter and toolmaker. In 1885 the Wagners came to Nebraska but Charles remained in Illinois. While on a visit to Nebraska and at a camp meeting he met Miss Emma EISSLER. He returned to Illinois and continued his work at the factory. He came again to Nebraska and on February 21, 1890, He and Emma S. EISSLER were united in marriage at the EISSLER home in Oakdale. They returned to Joliet where he continued at the factory for twelve years. To this union ten children were born, six were born in Nebraska. Four preceded him in death. In March 1904, he came to Nebraska with his family and settled on the farm where he passed away and where he had lived for thirty-six years. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, his five daughters, Mrs. Violet SPRINGER and Mabel WAGNER of Oakdale; Mrs. Hazel KRAUSEE of Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. Alta CORNETT of Meadow Grove and Venus WAGNER of Norfolk; one son Lewis WAGNER of Oakdale; four grandchildren; other relatives and a host of friends.

Obituary-The Neligh News-March 27, 1963

EMMA SELMA EISSLER WAGNER

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 23 at the Methodist Church in Oakdale for Mrs Emma Selma WAGNER who died Wednesday, March 20, 1963 at the home of her daughter, Mrs Gwyn WINGATE in Oakdale. Emma Selma (EISSLER) WAGNER daughter of the late John and Dorothea EISSLER, was born December 31, 1873 near Long Grove, Illinois. At the age of eleven years she came to Oakdale with her parents and settled on a farm one mile east of town. At the age of 14 she was confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Tilden. She received her education in Illinois and Oakdale, Nebraska. On February 21, 1892 she was united in marriage to Charles A WAGNER of Joliet, Illinois and to this union ten children were born. Following their marriage they lived in Illinois for 12 years returning to Oakdale in 1904 to a farm three and one-half miles southeast of Oakdale. She had been living at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Gwyn WINGATE, since august of 1962. Preceding her in death were two daughters, Hattie and Esther, two sons Carl and Chester and her husband. Survivors include four daughters, Violet of Neligh, Hazel of Casper, Wyoming, Mabel of Oakdale, and Alta of Enumclaw, Washington, two sons, Lewis of Oakdale and Venus of Madison, a sister, Mrs Carrie TIMM of Neligh; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Abridged Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel, Thursday, October 31, 1946

FRED A. WAGNER

Fred A. WAGNER was born November 28, 1862, at Scherberygen, Wisconsin, and departed from this life October 22, 1946, at his home south of Oakdale at the age of eighty three years, ten months and twenty one days. In early childhood he moved with his family to Illinois and in April 1885, they came to Antelope County where he had since resided. He was married to Miss Matilda JOHNSON February 28, 1891, in Oakdale, Nebraska. They spent the first few years of their married life on a farm in St. Clair Valley, later moving to their present farm where they have lived fifty-one years. He was a member of the United Brethren church. He is survived by his wife and four sons Arthur WAGNER, Ralph WAGNER, and Irven WAGNER of Oakdale and Jesse WAGNER of Columbus; two daughters Mrs. Cora OELSLIGLE of Tilden and Edna of Oakdale; thirteen grandchildren, one great granddaughter; two brothers, William WAGNER and Edward WAGNER, and one sister, Mrs. Elvina SIMMONS, all of Oakdale. One son died in early childhood. The Rev. Dawson J. PARK conducted funeral services at the Methodist church Friday afternoon. Burial was made in the Oakdale Cemetery. Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse WAGNER and family of Columbus, Mrs. Robert HOGAN and Linda Kay of Denver, Colo., Miss Erma NELSON of Champaign, Ill., John SCHULDT and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence SCHULDT of Emery, SD., Mr. and Mrs. Edward JOHNSON of Tripp, SD., and Mrs. Arthur WAGNER of Norfolk.

Obituary-Norfolk Daily News- April 1984

Lewis A WAGNER

Services will be at 11 am Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Oakdale for Lewis A Wagner, 77, Elgin, a veteran traveler who rode motorcycles across the U. S. and Europe during his lifetime. In a 1982 interview, Wagner said he started riding 60 years ago and had owned 20 motorcycles. He logged 60,000 miles on one of his trips through Europe in 1977 and estimated he had journeyed over one million miles in total. Also a pilot, Wagner used his ski-equipped airplane to deliver groceries and mail to snowbound farmers and provide emergency transportation during the winter of 1948-49. Visitation will be 4-9 pm Monday at Huffman’s Brooks Chapel and Rev. Clifford Stevens will officiate with burial in the Oakdale Cemetery. He was born January 24, 1907 at Oakdale, the son of Charles A and Emma (Eissler) Wagner and died Friday, April 15, 1984, at the Neligh hospital. The 1927 Oakdale High School graduate was married to Evelyn Leta Hotaling on February 16, 1941. They farmed and were in the dairy business near Oakdale until 1973 when they moved to a farm northwest of Elgin. Wagner was also a seed dealer for the DeKalb Company. He was a lay leader of the United Methodist Church and a member of Methodist Men and the Town and Country Club. Survivors include his wife, one daughter, Deborah Wagner Ashton of Fort Collins, CO, one son, Michael A. of Elgin, two grandchildren, five sisters, Violet Spring and Venus Thatch of Madison, Hazel Krusee of Casper, WY, Mabel Wingate of Oakdale and Alta Cornett of Enumclaw, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.