Obit: Wagner, Dale E. (1947? - 2015)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: McCormick, Morris, Uhlig, Wagner

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 1/24/2015

Wagner, Dale E. (1947? - 11 JAN 2015)

Dale E. Wagner, age 68, of Smyrna, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. He was a native of Harvard, Ill., and a longtime resident of Colby.

Mr. Wagner was a member of Abiding Faith Lutheran Church. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was a retired technician with Allen’s Air Care. He was a member of the Colby VFW Post No. 2227.

Mr. Wagner, beginning in childhood, loved steam engine trains. He enjoyed traveling and was able to visit all 50 states, his favorite being Alaska.

Mr. Wagner is survived by his loving wife, Paulette Uhlig Wagner; mother, Carol Wagner McCormick; children, Judy Wagner and Kevin Wagner and his wife, Rebekah; grandchildren, Matthew, Steven, Schyler, Sierra, Dakota and Allyson; great-grandchild, Bionca; sisters, Karen Morris and her husband, Ralph, and Mary McCormick; brothers, David McCormick and his wife, Joan, Dan McCormick and his wife, Sandy, Philip McCormick and his wife, Julie, and Frank McCormick and his wife, Michele; sister-in-law, Marlene McCormick; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, James McCormick; and brother, Michael McCormick.

Family and friends were welcomed from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, at Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. A graveside service followed at Pine Hill Cemetery in Curtiss with military honors provided by the Colby VFW Post No. 2227. Funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Smyrna.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

Note: Birth information was not published with obituary.