Dawson-Lancaster County NeArchives Obituaries.....Wagener, Viola M. Frank July 22, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danny Gruber danny.gruber@gmail.com July 29, 2010, 2:49 pm Lexington Clipper-Herald July 25, 2009 Viola M. Wagener, 81, of Lincoln, formerly of Overton, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at her home in Lincoln. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Christian Church in Overton with Pastor Dean Pofahl officiating.   Visitation was held Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Overton Funeral Home in Overton.   Burial will be in the Overton Cemetery. She is survived by a son, Phillip Wagener and daughters, Linda (Richard) Thornton and Carol Wagener; one sister, Elsie (Al) Lott; two brothers, Carl Frank and Joe Frank; six grandchildren, Curt (Cassie) Wagener, Brad (Chrissy) Wagener, Jeremy (Tana) Wagener, Ryan (Christina) Wagener, Zach Wagener and Kelsi Wagener; eight great-grandchildren and many friends and distant relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Bobbie Lee, Eugene and Marvin, and her beloved husband of 60 years.  She was born March 13, 1928, at Montgomery City, Mo., to Everett and Myrtle M. (Eaton) Frank.   She married Henry Wagener on Feb. 14, 1946, at St. Charles, Mo. They traveled with the dam building crew through Iowa and Nebraska for three years. When the children came they settled in Missouri until 1955 and then moved to rural Dawson County, eventually settling in Overton.   After the death of Henry, Viola moved to Lincoln to live with her daughter, Carol. She loved her flower gardens, painting, cooking and collecting, but mostly she loved her family. She was active in garden clubs, grand generation centers and the Overton Christian Church.   File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/obits/w/wagener281gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb