Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Glenn Wager
SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR GLENN WAGAR
Funeral services for Glenn W. Wagar were held at the First Methodist Church today
(Wednesday) at 2 p.m. with the Rev. John R. Scott officiating. Burial was in Highland
cemetery. Mr. Wagar died at the Gladwin Hospital Sunday evening, October 24 at 9:00 o'clock,
after an illness of three months. Born August 4, 1897 at Wagarville in Gladwin county, he was
the son of the late Wellington and Elizabeth Wagar. He married the former Reby Dawe in 1925.
Mr. Wagar was well known, throughout Central Michigan, having been a district Accountant with
the Michigan Department of Revenue for 20 years.
He was a former City Clerk in Gladwin, serving for 12 years. Mr. Wagar was a member of the
Methodist Church, Odd Fellows and its Encampment; Lansing Lodge F. and A.M. No. 33 and Honorary
member of the Gladwin Lodge F. and A.M. No. 397; past patron of the O.E.S. White Clover Chapter
No. 84 for several years the American Legion and 40 et 8. He served in the submarine service
during World War I.
Surviving are his wife, Reby, one daughter, Mrs. Mary Louis Gundrum of Ypsilanti; one sister,
Mrs. D. J. Bort of Sault St. Marie; three brothers, Egerton of Houghton Lake, Harold of Saginaw
and Joseph of Owosso. One brother, Hugh A., preceded him in death in 1920. The active pallbearers
were Lester Millard, Clyde Zettel, Lorin Leitner, Glen McClure, Don Kigar, Kenneth Shaw. Honoray
pallbearers were Dr. Kenneth Platt, J.C. Shaffer, Walter Hopson, Thomas Wolohan, Harry Goldberg,
Willard Walton, Richard Smith, Fred Leonard and W.E. Parker.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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10/24/1954
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Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, MI
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MI GM3 USNRF WWI
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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10/27/1954
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:1 C:5
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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