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Date of death: January 25, 2005 Interment will be at the Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Iowa. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 AM Monday until the time of the service.
Jack Wagers was born August 26, 1930 at Stanberry, Missouri, son of Ralph Trueman Wagers and Lillie Mae Reece Wagers. Jack graduated from Stanberry High School. He was very active in Boy Scouts throughout his youth. From 1947 - 1955 he served as a member of the Iowa National Guard in Jefferson, Iowa. On September 4, 1949, Jack was united in marriage to Norma Irene Ogren at the Baptist parsonage in Jefferson. They were the parents of four children: Patricia, Bruce, Debra and David. Jack was employed by J.C. Penney for 27 years. In addition to the Jefferson store, he also worked at other stores in Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. After retirement, he and his wife Norma, owned and operated various small family businesses in Moose Lake, MN. Jack died January 25, 2005 at the Heartland Medical Facility in St. Joseph, MO. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Norma; his father True Wagers, his brother Rex Wagers and brother-in-law Charles Gerringer. Survivors include his daughter Patricia and her husband Steven Brown of Oconomowoc. WI; son Bruce Wagers and his wife Patricia of Moose Lake, MN; daughter Debra and her husband Steven Youso of Hastings, MN; and son David Wagers of St. Louis Park, MN; mother Lillie Wagers of Stanberry, MO; brother Max Wagers of Topeka, KS; sister Sue Gerringer of Del Rio, TX; and sister-in-law Darlene (Mrs. Rex) Wagers of Chippewa Falls, MI; 8 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends. Jack also had an extra large extended family of close friends, many of whom called him "Dad" or "Grandpa Jack". Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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