Obituary: Myrtle Wagner
Posted Jun. 18, 2013 @ 1:01 am
KS_Newton — Myrtle Wagner, 90, of
Doland, S.D., passed away on June 16, 2013, at the Redfield Community
Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the Doland United Methodist Church, with
Pastor Shirley Scotter officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior
to the funeral service at the church. Burial will take place at
Walton City Cemetery in Walton, on Friday, June 21, 2013, at 10:30
a.m.
Myrtle Mae Robinson was born June 21,
1922, in Marion County to Clyde and Myrtle (Liggett) Robinson.
Prior to Myrtle and her husband Lester
moving to the Doland area, Myrtle served as a phone operator in
Kansas. During her many years on the farm, Myrtle was active in
various aspects of the dairy farm business.
She was a wonderful cook and baker,
famous for her roast beef, chokecherry jam and Christmas candies.
Myrtle enjoyed watching the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team on TV,
loved to talk on the phone with family, and, over the years, took
pleasure in the companionship of many different pets. Myrtle was
well-known for her beautiful hand-sewn quilts. She was a member of
the Doland United Methodist Church.
Myrtle leaves behind her grandchildren,
Alex (Theresa) Felderman of Mandan, N.D., Joel (Angela) Wagner of
Brookings, S.D., Lindsey (Leif) Oveson of Washington, D.C.; her
step-daughters, Barb (Edward) Reimer, Elaine (Richard) Kasitz, and
Jan (Marlin) Hiebert; her daughter-in-law, Bonnie Wagner of Doland,
S.D.; her great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Sophia Felderman of
Mandan, N.D., and Grayson Wagner of Brookings, S.D.; and many
step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Lester; her son, Kenneth; her siblings, Ben (Alice)
Robinson, Cecil (Eunice) Robinson, Betty (Bill) Hiebert, and Doris
(Hiram) Young; and her brothers-in-law, Wayne (Alice) and Earl (Ruth)
Wagner.
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