Mable Wagner
October 10, 1935 ~ November 18, 2008
Mable Mae Wagner, 73, of Miller, passed away, Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller.
A Celebration of Life Service was held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008 at the United Methodist Church with Rev. David Andrews and Rev. Mary Ann Sheldon officiating. Burial was in the G.A.R. Cemetery in Miller.
Mable Mae Haeffner was born October 10, 1935 to Jacob & Caroline (Guthmiller) Haeffner in Hand County, South Dakota. She attended all 12 years in the Miller School System, graduating from high school in 1953.
On March 3, 1953 she married Clarence Wagner at Renville, Minnesota. They continued to farm, for many years of their married life. While raising their four children, Mable became active in 4-H where she judged art work, crafts and horticulture for Hand, Hyde, Spink and Beadle Counties for several years. She was also interested in community activities, thereby serving various positions on the Miller School Board, Art’s Council, Miller Country Club Board, C & C Organization, Member of Business & Professional Women and various positions as a member of the First United Methodist Church. Mable also became a licensed Real Estate Broker in 1984, operating MW Realty business for 21 years.
Mable’s hobbies included golfing, bowling, various art mediums and was one of the artist that helped paint the mural on Main Street, honoring Miller’s 100th Anniversary. She had also enjoyed her chance the last couple of years to support a family from Cambodia.
She chose the purpose of her life to be a loving, understanding and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, friend and disciple for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mable is survived by her husband: Clarence of Miller; three children: Rodney (Mary) Wagner of Miller, Lynette (Bob) Moser of Rapid City and Gary (Julie) Wagner of Miller; eleven grandchildren: Sara (Casey) Gates, Matt Wagner, Cody & Cassie Moser, Ryan, Justin, Jamie, Blaine, Lyndsay, Rhett and Camrynn Wagner; three great grandchildren: Tyra and Ellie Gates and Landon Wagner; four siblings: Una Nicholas of Freeman, Donna (Cliff) Peterson and Gene (Mary) Haeffner all of Miller, and Dwaine (Eleanor) Haeffner of Ohio and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins,
She was preceded in death by her son, Dale Wagner; parents, Jacob & Caroline; infant sister, Betty Lou; beloved brother, Raymond and his wife Mary and brother-in-law: Roy Nicholas.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Mable’s arrangements.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this painful time.
Chris and Christina Kruml and Family
Clarence & family,
Our deepest condolences go to all of you. It seems like the Wagners have always been a part of our lives. All of us hurt as though one of our immediate family has gone. I have so many good memories growing up with the Wagner family. I believe we had our first pizza (homemade of course) and pop at the Wagner home. I remember thinking “What a treat!” Mable was always a good mentor to all of us growing up. And what fun those times were!
Please know that our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you including those grandchildren and great grandbabies. I feel so privileged to have known Mable and know that now she is at rest and finally in no pain with our Lord & Savior. With loving thoughts, Debbie
Dear Lynette and family, So sorry to hear about your Mom. It looked like from the video that you were a very close family and that she obviously took great joy in the fact that you were all a part of her life. Very sorry for your loss. I’ll keep you in my prayers, Evelyn
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. She will be greatly missed by alot of people.
Our sympathy to you Clarence and your family.
I will cherish our times together. The Arizona visits and your trip to Havasu.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Janize Nissen
Clarence our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you always!! She was a great person with lots of love. Tania & Dana Ruhnke and kids
My sincere condolences on the loss of Mabel. I always enjoyed visiting with her. She was a classy lady. Marcy Fritz
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Wagner family and friends and other realtives of Mable.
Mable was a great person she will be missed each and every day.