Esther Elizabeth Wagner
Esther Elizabeth Wagner, 92, died April
12, 2016, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 1,
1924, in rural Harvey County, to Jacob and Marie (Friesen) Stucky.
She received a degree in cosmetology
and after graduation worked as a hairdresser for Wiley's and Pegues
in Hutchinson in the 1950's and 60's. Later, she and her husband
Charlie purchased and operated Wagner Memorial Company for 25 years
before her retirement in 1984. They were residents of Hutchinson
since 1955.
On Aug. 13, 1950, she married Charles
Wagner in Hutchinson. He died Oct. 10, 2002. Survivors include: son,
Charles Wagner and wife Viki, Springdale, Ark.; daughter, Marsha
Roszel and husband Lynn, Wylie Texas; five grandchildren; a
great-grandchild; and sisters, Amanda Nightingale, Halstead, and
Linda Evans, Portland, Ore. She was preceded in death by: her
husband; brothers, Albert, Harold, Eldo, and Richard Stuckey;
sisters, Frieda Pauls and Nahida Miller.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m.
Friday, April 15, 2016, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor
Wayne Pittman presiding. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery,
Hutchinson. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
at Elliott Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Crossroads Christian
Church or Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, in care of Elliott
Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
