Harry A. Wagner (90yrs) Muncie passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at his residence. He just celebrated his 90th birthday with family on the 10th of June. He was born June 10, 1927 in Spencerville, Ohio, the son of Ralph and Iva (Fryer) Wagner.
Harry graduated from Spencerville High School, Spencerville, Ohio in 1945 and was a Veteran of the Air Force from 1945 to 1947 and thereafter served three years in the Ohio National Guard. On December 13, 1952 at the First Evangelical and Reformed Church in New Knoxville, Ohio, he married Gloria M. Roediger, who survives. They would have been married 65 years in December. From 1952 to 1961 he lived in Lima, Ohio where he was employed in Lima by the Norfolk and Southern Railway. Harry completed his apprenticeship in the Motive Power Department at Lima and transferred to Muncie, Indiana in 1961. He retired November, 1989 as Mechanical Supervisor in Muncie, after 41 years of service.
Harry was a 50 year member of Masonic Lodge 306, Spencerville, Ohio, Elks Lodge 1776, Dunkirk, Indiana and Eagles Lodge 1771, Alexandria, Indiana. He enjoyed his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also did woodworking, gardening, line dancing, ballroom and polka dancing, all which he enjoyed very much and pitching horseshoes in various leagues in Indiana and Arizona. Since the year 2000, he and his wife, Gloria wintered in Mesa, Arizona-which they looked forward to and going line dancing at many resorts where they made many friends and looked forward to seeing them every year.
Harry is survived by his wife, Gloria; son Dennis (wife Janice) Wagner, Muncie, IN; daughter, Beverly (husband Dan) Berry, Eaton, IN; and son, Ronald (wife Rosario) Wagner, Seymour, IN; one brother, Dow Wagner, Spencerville, OH; and two sisters, Lola Rockhold, Spencerville, OH and Ruthela Hager, St. Mary''s, OH; eight grandchildren, Jason (wife Tammy) Berry, Apollo Beach, FL; twins, Dr. Nicholas Berry, Apollo Beach, FL; and Joshua (wife Lisa) Berry, Marietta GA; Loryn (husband Lucas) Ratz, Noblesville, IN, Kyle (wife Angela) Wagner, New Haven, IN; Meghan (husband Jason) Wiener, Boulder Colorado, Cristina and Asael, Seymour, IN; six great-grandchildren, twins Graham and Lincoln Berry, Apollo Beach, FL; Kylynn, Dominic and Lena Wagner, New Haven, IN; Alden Wiener, Boulder, Colorado and nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends around and also in Arizona.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Tom Wagner and Ray Wagner, brother-in-laws, Eugene Roediger, Delbert Scheer, Curtiss Hager, Richard Roediger, sister-in-laws, Fern Wagner, Margaret Wagner and Juanita Scheer.
Funeral services will be Monday, July 10, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Garden View Funeral Home 10501 N State Rd 3, Muncie. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery with military honors being conducted by the United States Army and the Delaware County Honor Guard. Visiting hours will be 11:00am to 1:00p.m. the day of the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor''s choice.