Wageman, Elmer (1924 - 2017)
WAGEMAN, KLEIN, BRUCK, KOESTERS, MCCOWN, MCDONALD, SIEMERS, COENEN, COX, LANGENFELD, SONDERMAN, BERTELSEN, MARSHALL, BUMAN, MCCOLLUM, WETHERBY
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/6/2017 at 20:58:02
Name of deceased: Elmer Raymond Wageman
Aged: 92 yrs, 4 mo, 1 day
Residence: Harlan, IA
Born: Oct. 2, 1924; Defiance, IA
Died: Feb. 3, 2017; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA
Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017; St. Peter's Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; burial was in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Defiance, IA
Survived by: Children, Don Wageman (spouse, Rose) of Earling, IA, Linda (spouse, Ken) Bruck of Harlan, IA, Rose (spouse, Matt) Koesters of Harlan, IA, and Kathleen (spouse, Ken) McCown of Lincoln, NE; stepchildren, Gary McDonald (spouse, Chris) of Blair, NE, and Larry McDonald of Denison, IA; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; brother, Edward Wageman (spouse, Mona) of Alamo, Texas; sisters-in-law, Helen Siemers of Dallas City, IA, Dee Coenen of Woodward, IA, and Betty (spouse, Carroll) Cox of Council Bluffs, IA; brother-in-law, Greg Langenfeld of Dunlap, IA; special nephew, Jack Wageman of Apple Valley, MN; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Edward and Magdalena (nee Klein) Wageman; first wife, Theresa; second wife, “Boots;” sisters, Kathryn Sonderman, Verdilla Bertelsen, Josephine Marshall, Leona Buman, Rose McCollum and Ann Wetherby; brothers, Henry and George Wageman
Education: attended country school to Grade 8
Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at, and a life-long member of, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA
Military service: no information provided
Marriages: (1) Theresa Langenfeld; April 26, 1949; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA (2) Margaret “Boots” McDonald; 1982; location not provided
Employment: farmed until he retired in 1973 due to health reasons
Hobbies/Interests: loved playing cards and having house parties with first wife, Theresa; loved to dance and gamble with second wife, Boots. In later years, he loved to cook and bake.
Sources: pauleyjones.com
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