PAULDING: Kenneth George Wagner age 82 died Monday, August 2, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Hospice, Defiance.
He was born April 23, 1939 in Payne, OH, son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Paxton) Wagner. He married Janet M. Laukhuf who survives. He was a US Air Force veteran and retired from BF Goodrich & Navistar.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Wagner, Paulding; daughters, Kimberly (Don) Gilpin, Shelli Wagner, both of Indianapolis, and Pamela Whitaker of Knightstown, IN; brother, Adam David Wagner, Tampa, FL, sisters, Norma Jean Butler, Kingman, AZ, and Dorothy Silance, Van Wert; and three grandsons.
Along with his parents, he is also preceded in death by brothers, Harold, Richard and James, and sister, Mary Ann Nunnery.
Graveside services will be conducted by Pastor Ian Ferguson at 11 AM Saturday, August 14, 2021 at St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding, with military graveside rites accorded by VFW Post #587.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Smile Train (For Children), www.smiletrain.org
Friends may share condolences at www.denherderfh.com
Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, is handling arrangements.
