Sixth Generation

71. Lt. Col. Ronald WAGNER was born on 21 October 1949 in Hillsboro, Vernon County, WI.⁹⁰ He died on 22 May 2014 at the age of 64 in Cambridge, Jefferson County, WI.⁹⁰

Obituary Notes: "Lt. Col. (Ret.) Ronald Robert Wagner, 64, of Cambridge passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at his home. Ron was born in Hillsboro, Oct. 21, 1949, the son of Robert John and Carol Charlotte (Campfield) Wagner.

Ron joined the Air Force in 1968. He served tours in Thailand and Germany, before separating in 1972, when he joined the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He was commissioned in 1979, and served in recruiting logistics and finance positions with the Guard. He retired from active duty in 2000. Presently, he was executive director of Wisconsin National Guard Association, Inc. He also served as president of the National Guard Executive Directors Association and on numerous committees with the National Guard Association of the United States.

On Dec. 9, 1972, Ron married Kathleen Giertych in Oak Lawn, Ill. Ron was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cambridge, the Madison VFW Post #8483, the Oregon Masonic Lodge #151, and the Tomah American Legion Post #201. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, bowling and trips to Canada.

Ron is survived by his wife, Kathleen Wagner, Cambridge; his children, Matthew (Marion) Wagner, Waconia, Minn., Kelly (James Enser) Wagner, Williston, Vt., Paul ( Erica McCollum) Wagner, Cambridge, and Christopher Wagner, Cambridge; grandchildren, Adam, Michael, and Sofia Wagner, River Enser and Brielle Wagner; and siblings, Dewey (Pat) Wagner, Verona, Wis., Candis (Gary) Chapman, Friendship, Wis., and Rhonda (Duane) Von Haden, Tomah; Ron is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 701 W. Water St., Cambridge, with Father Francisco Higuera celebrating. Interment with military rites will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Tomah."

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Lt. Col. Ronald WAGNER and Katherine "Kitty" GIERTYCH were married on 9 December 1972 in Oak Lawn, Cook County, IL.^40,90 Katherine "Kitty" GIERTYCH was born (date unknown).