Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: John Carl WAGNER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, April 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern Dec. 30, 1927 p. 4 Former Ripon Man Dies John Carl Wagner Passes Away at Home of His Daughter-- Funeral Will Be Held Monday John Carl Wagner died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.C. Koehler, 577 Bowen street, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, at the age of 90 years. Mr. Wagner was born in Mecklenburg, Strelitz, Germany, Oct. 9, 1837. He lived near Ripon for forty-one years, but came to Oshkosh three years ago to live with his daughter. Mr. Wagner is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fred Heft of Ripon, Mrs. W.F. Eckart of Rush Lake and Mrs. Koehler of this city; and one son, Rev. W.F. Wagner of Sun Prairie, Wis. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 12:30 o'clock at the Fiss & Bill's funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the German Methodist Episcopal church at Ripon. Interment will be in the Ripon cemetery. Those wishing to view the remains may do so Saturday afternoon and up to the time of the services. January 3, 1928 p.4 Wagner- The funeral of John Carl Wagner was held Monday afternoon at 12:30 from the Fiss & Bill's funeral home and at 2 o'clock from the German Methodist church at Ripon. Rev. W.C. Kurtz of Oshkosh officiated at the service at the funeral home and Rev. H. Karnopp was the officiating clergyman at Ripon. The pallbearers were Harold Wagner, Milton Koehler, Art Heft, Edmund Sherwood, Gust Weis and John Wagner. Interment was in the Ripon cemetery.